Jordan (), officially the Municipality of Jordan ( hil, Banwa sang Jordan; tl, Bayan ng Jordan), is a 3rd class

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and capital of the

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Guimaras Guimaras , officially the Province of Guimaras ( hil, Kapuoran sang Guimaras; tl, Lalawigan ng Guimaras), is an island province in the Philippines located in the Western Visayas region. Its capital is Jordan while its largest local government ...

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. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 39,566 people, making it the third largest settlement in the province. Natago Beach, Guimaras

With a

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closest to

Iloilo City Iloilo City, officially the City of Iloilo ( hil, Siyudad/Dakbanwa sang Iloilo; fil, Lungsod ng Iloilo), is a 1st class highly urbanized city in the Western Visayas region of the Philippines on the island of Panay. It is the capital city of ...

and a central location, Jordan is also the commercial center of the island. Jordan is bounded by the three municipalities of the province, Buenavista to the north,

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to the east, and

Sibunag Sibunag, officially the Municipality of Sibunag ( hil, Banwa sang Sibunag; tl, Bayan ng Sibunag), is a 4th class municipality in the province of Guimaras, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 23,162 people. Its terr ...

to the south. Before founding of the five towns, the whole island of Guimaras was called "Himal-us". Across the

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from Jordan is

on the island of

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. Jordan is a part of the

Metro Iloilo–Guimaras Metropolitan Iloilo–Guimaras ( hil, Kaulohan nga Iloílo–Guimarás; fil, Kalakhang Iloílo–Guimarás), also shortened as Metro Iloilo–Guimaras or simply MIG, is a metropolitan area in the Visayas in the Philippines. It consists of the ...

area, centered on Iloilo City.

History

The name of the town used to be Nagaba but was changed in 1902 to Jordan. The name ''Jordán'', the

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name for the

Jordan River The Jordan River or River Jordan ( ar, نَهْر الْأُرْدُنّ, ''Nahr al-ʾUrdunn'', he, נְהַר הַיַּרְדֵּן, ''Nəhar hayYardēn''; syc, ܢܗܪܐ ܕܝܘܪܕܢܢ ''Nahrāʾ Yurdnan''), also known as ''Nahr Al-Shariea ...

, was chosen by the residents in honor of

John the Baptist John the Baptist or , , or , ;Wetterau, Bruce. ''World history''. New York: Henry Holt and Company. 1994. syc, ܝܘܿܚܲܢܵܢ ܡܲܥܡܕ݂ܵܢܵܐ, Yoḥanān Maʿmḏānā; he, יוחנן המטביל, Yohanān HaMatbil; la, Ioannes Bapti ...

, their

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. According to local folklore, he saved the inhabitants from slaughter during the Moro raid in the Spanish era. In 1918, the municipality was formed when it separated from Buenavista, with Valeriano Villanueva as the first appointed ''Presidente Municipal''. After elections in 1919, Hugo Chávez became the next mayor, followed by Licerio Segovia (1921-1923), Alberto Gonzaga (1923-1925), Feliz Ronzales (1925-1928), Hilario Nava (1929-1932), again Hugo Chávez (1932-1938), and Leodegario Galarpe (1939-1941). Nueva Valencia was established as a separate municipality in 1941. In July 1995

and

were created, leaving Jordan with only 14 barangays. Before these two towns was created, Jordan was composed of 33 barangays.

Geography

Barangays

Jordan is subdivided into 14

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Climate

Demographics

In the 2020 census, the population of Jordan, Guimaras, was 39,566 people, with a density of . In the 2000 census, in an area of 126 km²., it had a population of 28,745 people in 5,397 households, and in 2007, 32,525 people. In the 2010 census, its population had increased to 34,791 persons.

Geography

Balaan bukid, a 558 feet (170 meters) mountain, located in Barangay Balcon Melliza, Jordan, Guimaras

Notable personalities

*Chrisanta Seboc - Child hero who saved two of her younger siblings from a fire at home in July 1996.

References

External links

Philippine Standard Geographic CodePhilippine Census Information
{{Authority control Municipalities of Guimaras Provincial capitals of the Philippines