Inabanga, officially the Municipality of Inabanga (; ), is a

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in the

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Bohol Bohol (), officially the Province of Bohol (; ), is an island province of the Philippines located in the Central Visayas Regions of the Philippines, region, consisting of the island itself and 75 minor surrounding islands. It is home to Bohola ...

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. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 48,534 people. Inabanga celebrates its fiesta on 29 and 30 June, to honor the town patron, Saint Paul. Inabanga was the site of the 2017 Bohol clashes between Philippine security forces and Moro ISIL-affiliated militants led by members of the

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Geography

Inabanga is located at the mouth of the

Inabanga River The Inabanga River is the largest river in Bohol, Philippines. It is long and up to deep at its mouth at the town of Inabanga. Its name means "Rented River", from the root word ''abang'' which means "rent". Due to drownings and attacks by cr ...

, the largest river in Bohol.It is from

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. Land use: * Timberland area: * Mangrove area: * Alienable & Disposable : None Soil cover: * Bantog clay * Inabanga clay * Bolinao clay * Annam clay * Hydrosol

Barangays

Inabanga is politically subdivided into 50 barangays. Each barangay consists of

purok A ''purok'' () is an informal division within a barangay in the Philippines. While not officially considered a local government unit (LGU), a ''purok'' often serves as a unit for delivering services and administration within a barangay. ''Pur ...

s and some have

sitios A ''sitio'' (Spanish language, Spanish for "site") in the Philippines is a territorial enclave that forms part of a barangay. Typically rural, a ''sitios location is usually far from the center of the barangay itself and could be its own bar ...

Climate

Demographics

Predominant religion: Roman Catholic.

Economy

Annual income (2016): ₱114.0 million Major industries: * farming * fishing * mat weaving * nipa thatch making

Tourism

The North Bohol fault, which appeared during the 2013 Bohol earthquake, became a tourist attraction in Bohol province.

Infrastructure

Transportation

Total road length: Total number of bridges: 8

Utilities

Water supply: * Main source of potable water: Groundwater ** L1 facilities – 489 water wells ** L2 systems in brgy Pob. ** L3 systems serving 22 barangays * Potable water demand (1998): per day Energization status (2010): * 50 barangays energized * 8,710 actual household connections (%) * 8,900 potential house connections Number of households with access to sanitary toilets: 7,686 (%)

Welfare

* Number of Barangay Health Stations: 28 * Number of Hospitals: 1 * Number of Municipal Health Centers: 1 * Number of Day Care Centers: 50

Education

Literacy rate: 92% Tertiary education: * Inabanga College of Arts and Sciences (INB-CAS) Secondary and high schools: * North: ** Cuaming HS ** Inabanga HS - Nabuad ** Inabanga North Integrated School ** San Jose NHS * South: ** Saint Paul's Academy ** Dagnawan Integrated School ** Southern Inabanga HS Elementary and primary schools: * North: ** Anonang ES ** Baogo ES ** Cambitoon ES ** Cuaming ES ** Dait Sur ES ** Datag ES ** Hambongan ES ** Inabanga North Integrated Sch. ** Lawis ES ** Liloan Norte ES ** Liloan Sur ES ** Nabuad ES ** Ondol ES ** San Isidro ES ** San Jose ES * South: ** Banahao ES ** Cagawasan ES ** Cawayan ES ** Dagnawaan Integrated Sch. ** Dagohoy ES ** Inabanga South Central ES ** Lutao ES ** Santo Rosario ES ** U-og Ubujan ES

Notable personalities

Francisco Dagohoy Francisco is the Spanish and Portuguese form of the masculine given name ''Franciscus''. Meaning of the name Francisco In Spanish, people with the name Francisco are sometimes nicknamed " Paco". San Francisco de Asís was known as ''Pater Comm ...

- Filipino revolutionary leading the longest revolt in the Philippines *

Yamyam Gucong William Goc-ong (; born December 8, 1993), professionally known as Yamyam Gucong, is a Filipino comedian and actor known for winning the Philippine reality television series, '' Pinoy Big Brother: Otso''. Early life Yamyam was born on Decemb ...

- Pinoy Big Brother: Otso Big Winner, actor and comedian

References

External links

Municipality of Inabanga
{{Authority control Municipalities of Bohol