Mandaon, officially the Municipality of Mandaon, is a
municipality
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The term ''municipality' ...
in the
province
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of
Masbate
Masbate, officially the Province of Masbate (Masbateño language, Masbateño: ''Probinsya san Masbate''; ), is an island Provinces of the Philippines, province in the Philippines located near the midsection of the nation's archipelago. Its provi ...
,
Philippines
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. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 44,122 people.
Mandaon is from
Masbate City
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.
History
Mandaon was originally a barrio of
Milagros, established by Barrio Lieutenant Feliciano Aquillo Sr. In 1948, Juan Valencia, a settler from Pampanga, advocated for its elevation into a municipality. On July 18, 1949, President
Elpidio Quirino
Elpidio Rivera Quirino (; November 16, 1890 – February 29, 1956) was a Philippine nationality law, Filipino lawyer and politician who served as the 6th President of the Philippines from 1948 to 1953.
A lawyer by profession, Quirino entered p ...
, through Executive Order No. 244, officially recognized Mandaon as an independent municipality, distinct from Milagros.
Geography
Barangays
Mandaon is politically subdivided into 26
barangay
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s. Each barangay consists of
purok
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s and some have
sitios
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.
* Alas
* Ayat
* Bat-Ongan
* Bugtong
* Buri
* Cabitan
* Cagmasoso
* Canomoy
* Centro
* Dayao
* Guincaiptan
* Laguinbanwa
* Lantangan
* Looc
* Mabatobato
* Maolingon
* Nailaban
* Nanipsan
* Pinamangcaan
*
Poblacion
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* Polo Dacu
* San Juan
* San Pablo
* Santa Fe
* Tagpu
* Tumalaytay
Climate
Demographics
In the 2020 census, the population of Mandaon, Masbate, was 44,122 people, with a density of .
Economy
Education
The municipality is home to the 3,668-hectare campus of the only state college in the province of Masbate: the
(DEBESMSCAT), named after the former congressman of the province, Dr. Emilio B. Espinosa, Sr.
;Secondary Schools
* Federico A. Estipona Memorial High School
* Cabitan National High School
* San Pablo National High School
*Buri National High School
* Bugtong National High School
* Cleofe A. Arce Memorial High School
*Lantangan High School
*Tumalaytay High School
;Elementary Schools
*Cabitan Central School
*Jose Zurbito Mesa S. Memorial Elementary School
*Bugtong Elementary School
*Pulo Dacu Elementary School
*Pinamangcaan Elementary School
References
External links
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Philippine Standard Geographic Code The Philippine Standard Geographic Code (PSGC) is a systematic classification and coding for geographic areas in the Philippines. It classifies areas based on the country's four levels of administrative divisions: regions, provinces, municipalities ...
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Municipalities of Masbate
Political divisions established by Philippine executive order