Panganiban, officially the Municipality of Panganiban, is a
municipality
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in the
province
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of
Catanduanes
Catanduanes (; ), officially the Province of Catanduanes (), is an island province located in the Bicol Region of Luzon in the Philippines. It is the 12th-largest island in the Philippines, and lies to the east of Camarines Sur, across the M ...
,
Philippines
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. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 9,713 people.
It is formerly known as Payo.
Etymology
Although the original name was Payo, this town has changed name from Panganiban to Payo and back again. During the last term of the late assemblyman Francisco Perfecto, Panganiban became Payo again on April 20, 1957, under Republic Act No. 1654. Congressman Jose M. Alberto (through Republic Act 2122 enacted without executive approval April 15, 1959) changed the name to Panganiban again by which it is officially known at present.
According to legend, the town's early settlers elected a tribal chief whom they called “Payo” which could have been their vernacular term for headman.
History
On January 1, 1921, Governor General
Francis B. Harrison signed into law Executive Order No. 55 officially segregating the municipality from
Viga; thenceforth was called Panganiban, in honor of
José María Panganiban, whose relative – Jose Blanca Panganiban – stood as sponsor during the inauguration.
Geography
It is situated on the northern part of Catanduanes, with its eastern part facing the Pacific Ocean. It is bounded on the north by the municipality of
Bagamanoc, on the south by the municipality of
Viga, and on the west by the municipality of
Caramoran which is covered by a dense forest.
The town proper is from
Virac, the capital town and commercial center of the province. Panganiban is from
Viga and from
Bagamanoc.
Bagamanoc was created from barrios of Quigaray, Hinipagan, Sukhan in the island of Panay; Lati, in the island of Lati; Bacac, Hinipaan, Bugao, Minaili and Bagamanoc of the municipality of Panganiban by virtue of
Republic Act
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No. 491 which was approved on June 12, 1950.
The municipal councils of Bagamanoc and Panganiban agreed on the boundary of the two towns on June 12, 1952. The agreement was approved by the provincial council of Catanduanes on July 12, 1952. The Congress formalized the agreement by passing Republic Act No. 1038 which was approved on June 12, 1954. The boundary was stated thus:
Barangays
Panganiban is politically subdivided into 23
barangay
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s. Each barangay consists of
purok
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s and some have
sitios
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.
* Alinawan
* Babaguan
* Bagong Bayan
* Burabod
* Cabuyoan
* Cagdarao
* Mabini
* Maculiw
* Panay
* Taopon (Pangcayanan)
* Salvacion (Poblacion)
* San Antonio
* San Joaquin (Poblacion)
* San Jose (Poblacion)
* San Juan (Poblacion)
* San Miguel
* San Nicolas (Poblacion)
* San Pedro (Poblacion)
* San Vicente (Poblacion)
* Santa Ana (Poblacion)
* Santa Maria (Poblacion)
* Santo Santiago (Poblacion)
* Tibo
Climate
Panganiban has a
tropical rainforest climate
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(Af) with heavy to very heavy rainfall year-round and with extremely heavy rainfall in November and December.
Demographics
In the 2020 census, the population of Panganiban was 9,713 people, with a density of .
Economy
References
External links
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Philippine Standard Geographic Codebr>
Philippine Census InformationMunicipality of Panganiban, Catanduanes
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