Pagsanghan, officially the Municipality of Pagsanghan ( war, Bungto han Pagsanghan; tl, Bayan ng Pagsanghan), is a 5th class

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in the

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. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 7,959 people.

History

Pagsanghan is municipality located interior of San Agustin, Gandara, Samar along the National Road, and nearby the sea where its name came from. The islet of Bangon and the islet of Cambaye were two-of-two branching river going out to the sea which in local language called Sanga, Guin-sangahan or ''Pinag-sangahan''. Pagsanghan is the trading center of historical missionaries located in Dapdap, Tarangnan, Samar, were religious Jesuits settle.

Geography

Barangays

Pagsanghan is politically subdivided into 13

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s. * Bangon * Buenos Aires * Calanyugan * Caloloma (Rawis) * Cambaye * Canlapwas (

Poblacion ''Poblacion'' (literally "town" or "settlement" in Spanish language in the Philippines, Spanish; ) is the common term used for the administrative center, central, downtown, old town or central business district area of a Philippines, Philippi ...

) * Libertad (

) * Pange * San Luis * Santo Niño (

) * Viejo (

) *

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Occidental *

Oriental

Climate

Demographics

Economy

Infrastructure

;Water and Sanitation: The town water system is somewhat different here. They use

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s. Every household must have an Artesian JetMatic pump. Houses located near the coastline have long pipelines going into the forest for JetMatic pumping. ;Solid Waste Management: A garbage dumping site of the town is located right along the Provincial Road going and before the town, after Villahermosa. A garbage truck collects the wastes of the citizens here.

References

External links

Pagsanghan Profile at PhilAtlas.com
* Philippine Standard Geographic Code
Philippine Census Information

Local Governance Performance Management System
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