Trinidad, officially the Municipality of Trinidad ( ceb, Munisipyo sa Trinidad; tgl, Bayan ng Trinidad), is a 3rd class

municipality A municipality is usually a single administrative division having corporate status and powers of self-government or jurisdiction as granted by national and regional laws to which it is subordinate. The term ''municipality'' may also mean the go ...

in the

province A province is almost always an administrative division within a country or state. The term derives from the ancient Roman '' provincia'', which was the major territorial and administrative unit of the Roman Empire's territorial possessions ou ...

Bohol Bohol (), officially the Province of Bohol ( ceb, Lalawigan sa Bohol; tl, Lalawigan ng Bohol), is an island province of the Philippines located in the Central Visayas region, consisting of the island itself and 75 minor surrounding islands. It ...

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. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 35,119 people. The municipality was named after

Trinidad Roxas Trinidad de Leon-Roxas (''née'' de Leon y Roura; October 4, 1900 – June 20, 1995) was the wife of Philippine President Manuel Roxas and the fifth First Lady of the Philippines. They were married in 1921 and had two children, Ruby and Gerardo ...

, the wife of President

Manuel Roxas Manuel Acuña Roxas (born Manuel Roxas y Acuña; ; January 1, 1892 – April 15, 1948) was a Filipino lawyer and politician who served as the fifth president of the Philippines, who served from 1946 until his death due to heart attacks in 19 ...

, and the town is also known for Kawasan Falls and Batungay cave. The town of Trinidad, Bohol celebrates its feast on May 15, to honor the town patron San Isidro Labrador.

History

By virtue of ''

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No. 80'' signed by

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on August 14, 1947, the municipality of Trinidad was organized by segregating fifteen '' barrios'' from

Talibon Talibon, officially the Municipality of Talibon ( ceb, Lungsod sa Talibon; tgl, Bayan ng Talibon), is a 1st class municipality in the province of Bohol, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 71,272 people. It is lo ...

, including Ipil which was designated as the seat of government, and three ''barrios'' from Ubay. It is the province's 37th municipality with the organization became effective on September 1.

Geography

Barangays

Trinidad comprises 20

barangay A barangay (; abbreviated as Brgy. or Bgy.), historically referred to as barrio (abbreviated as Bo.), is the smallest administrative division in the Philippines and is the native Filipino term for a village, district, or ward. In metropolita ...

Climate

Demographics

Economy

Gallery

Trinidad Bohol 1.JPG, Town hall Trinidad Bohol 2.JPG, Public market

References

External links

* Philippine Standard Geographic Codebr>Trinidad
Municipalities of Bohol Establishments by Philippine executive order {{CVisayas-geo-stub