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

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in the

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. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 75,131 people. The town patroness is

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, mother of one of the fathers and doctors of the Catholic Church,

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. However, instead of August 27, Pinamungajan celebrates the memorial of the saint on May 4. In 2008, in response to the call of then governor and now Congresswoman

Gwendolyn Garcia Gwendolyn Fiel Garcia-Codilla (born October 12, 1955) is a Filipino politician who has served as the 24th governor of Cebu since 2019. She previously held the position from 2004 to 2013 and served as the representative for Cebu's third distr ...

for each Cebu town and city to hold a festival as part of local culture and heritage, Pinamungajan began the Pinamuohan Festival in honor of Saint Monica on her memorial.

Etymology

The municipality, also known as Pinamungahan, was established in the 1815 under the Spanish colonial government in the country. The municipality got its name from the diligent and hardworking people, working hand-in-hand especially during the agricultural harvest season – "Pinamungajan", which originated from the

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word ''pinamuhuan'', meant a worker share for his effort during a farm harvest. Over time the Pinamuhuan eventually changed to the current name of the municipality.

Geography

Pinamungajan is bordered to the north by the City of

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, to the west is the

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, to the east is the city of

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and the town of

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, and to the south is the town of

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. It is from

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Barangays

Pinamungajan is politically subdivided into 26 barangays. Each barangay consists of

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s and some have

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Climate

Demographics

Economy

Tourism

* Campolabo Sandbar * Hidden Valley Wave Pool Resort * Odlom Falls * Kamangon Cave * Sinungkulan Falls Hidden Resort Wave Pool Mountain Resort

Notable personalities

June Mar Fajardo June Mar Sotto Fajardo (; born November 17, 1989) is a Filipino professional basketball player for the San Miguel Beermen of the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA). He is also known by his nickname "The Kraken" for his extraordinary size a ...

- 8-time PBA Most Valuable Player (2014 to 2019, 2023 to 2024)

References

External links

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