Mambusao, officially the Municipality of Mambusao (
Capiznon/
Hiligaynon: ''Banwa sang Mambusao''; ), is a
municipality
A municipality is usually a single administrative division having municipal corporation, corporate status and powers of self-government or jurisdiction as granted by national and regional laws to which it is subordinate.
The term ''municipality' ...
in the
province
A province is an administrative division within a country or sovereign state, state. The term derives from the ancient Roman , which was the major territorial and administrative unit of the Roman Empire, Roman Empire's territorial possessions ou ...
of
Capiz
Capiz (), officially the Province of Capiz (Capiznon language, Capiznon/Hiligaynon language, Hiligaynon: ''Kapuoran sang Capiz''; ), is a Provinces of the Philippines, province in the central part of the Western Visayas Regions of the Philippines ...
,
Philippines
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. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 40,690 people.
It is from
Roxas City.
Its economy is based on agriculture with rice and coconut as the primary products and crops. The annual festival of Mambusao is called "Inilusan" honoring of St.
Catherine of Alexandria
Catherine of Alexandria, also spelled Katherine, was, according to tradition, a Christian saint and Virginity, virgin, who was martyred in the early 4th century at the hands of the emperor Maxentius. According to her hagiography, she was both a ...
, the patron saint of the town, celebrated every November 25. ''Inilusan'' literally means sharing of dish by neighbors.
Mambusao is the home of the Villareal family, the most famous of whom is Speaker
Cornelio "Agurang Coni" Villareal and Governor Cornelio "Dodoy" Villareal. It is also the birthplace of the late Filipino diplomat and politician
Roy Señeres.
Geography
Barangays
Mambusao is politically subdivided into 26
barangay
The barangay (; abbreviated as Brgy. or Bgy.), historically referred to as ''barrio'', is the smallest Administrative divisions of the Philippines, administrative division in the Philippines. Named after the Precolonial barangay, precolonial po ...
s. Each barangay consists of
puroks and some have
sitios.
* Atiplo
* Balat-an
* Balit
* Batiano
* Bating
* Bato Bato
* Baye
* Bergante
* Bunga
* Bula
* Bungsi
* Burias
* Caidquid
* Cala-agus
* Libo-o
* Manibad
* Maralag
* Najus-an
* Pangpang Norte
* Pangpang Sur
* Pinay
*
Poblacion Proper
* Poblacion Tabuc
* Sinondojan
* Tugas
* Tumalalud
Climate
Demographics
In the 2020 census, the population of Mambusao was 40,690 people, with a density of .
Economy
References
External links
*
Philippine Standard Geographic Codebr>
Philippine Census Information
Municipalities of Capiz
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