San Miguel, officially the Municipality of San Miguel (; ), 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 25,356 people. The town of San Miguel, Bohol celebrates its feast on May 10, to honor the town patron Saint Michael.

History

The Municipality was established in July 1961 by virtue of Executive Order No. 423 dated 14 March 1961. Its mother town is the municipality of Trinidad which also was formerly barrio Ipil of the Municipality of Talibon. The seat of government in the San Miguel was formerly Cambangay Sur which was formerly a part of Talibon when the latter became a pueblo during the Spanish regime. The place which is now the town site was one a forest area teeming with all kinds of games. The early years of American regime saw the migration of a handful of natives from Ipil which was settlement in the north along the Ipil River. The search for greener pastures brought more settlers into the area. The majority of these migrants originated from the municipality of Loon. San Miguel got its name from St. Michael the Archangel, the town's patron saint.

Geography

San Miguel is located in the northern interior of the province. The western portion of the municipality is generally hilly while the eastern portions are level lands primarily cultivated for agriculture. It is from Tagbilaran. It has a total land area of bounded in the north by the municipality of Trinidad, in the south by the municipality of Dagohoy, in the west municipality of Danao and in the east by the municipality of Ubay.

Barangays

San Miguel is politically subdivided into 18

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s. Each barangay consists of

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s and some have

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Climate

Demographics

Economy

Government

Since its township, 9 mayors have been elected into office.

Mayors of San Miguel

* Enrique Alvarez * Mateo Almedilla * Teodorico Palma * Mauricio Bonior * Segundino Hencianos * Hermogenes Ricafort
(acted as OIC Mayor after the EDSA Revolution) * Silvino Evangelista * Claudio Bonior * Nunila Mendez-Pinat * Atty. Virgilio Mendez

References

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