Sara, officially the Municipality of Sara (, ), is a
municipality
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in the
province
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of
Iloilo
Iloilo ( ; ), officially the Province of Iloilo (; ; ; ), is a province in the Philippines located in the Western Visayas region. Its capital and largest city is Iloilo City, the regional center of Western Visayas and politically independen ...
,
Philippines
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. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 54,637 people.
Sara is from
Iloilo City
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and is from
Roxas City
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.
History
1877– the Spaniards who have travelled the northward coast of Iloilo had discovered natives who with their houses built near the seashore called this "Lakdayan". The Spaniards established a seat of government in Concepcion. Its surrounding barrios are San Dionisio, Ajuy and Sara. The head of the local government of Concepcion was called Kapitan while the subordinate leaders in San Dionisio were called Tenientes and Cabezas de Barangay.
Barangay of San Dionisio includes
# Odiongan
# Capinang
# Cudionan
# Bagacay
# Nipa
1877 – A village of San Juan separated from Concepcion and became a town . San Dionisio and Lemery were attached to San Juan . The Augustinians Fathers founded Sara into a "pueblo" under the patronage of Saint John the Baptist, whose feast is celebrated on June 24. Formerly, it's just barrio San Juan that includes much of Ajuy. It became a regular parish in 1895 with father Paulino Diaz as curate.
Barangay of Sara
Ilongbukid, Maremhon, Lawa-an, Bai-ran, Batuan, Agsinapot, Maligayligay, Samponongbolo, Alabidhan, Ambolong, Busay, Caburra, Asue Pabriaga, Balabago, Alawehao, Quinasop-an, Bolod, Aglahog, Madarag, Serruco, Salvacion, Ajuz, Talisay, Masonson, Quipot, Quipot, Damasco.
Sara and Ajuy remained the top sugar producers in Iloilo until the onset of the American colonization, followed by Balasan, Passi and Dingle (Panay Directory and Souvenir Book, 1937).
In 1928, the Central Azucarera de Sara-Ajuy was incorporated by the Ynchausti y Cia, and established a sugar mill in Ajuy (Annual Report of the Governor General of the Philippine Islands, 1929).
Sara-Ajuy sugar central's production steadily increased, starting with 1,842 tons in 1929, it climbed to 4,046 tons and 4,716 tons in 1930 and 1931, respectively (American Chamber of Commerce Journal, August 1931).
It became the top sugar producer in Iloilo by the late 1930s, followed by the Central Santos-Lopez in Barotac Nuevo, the Philippine Starch and Sugar Co. in Janiuay and the Central Lourdes in Dingle.
Before World War II broke out, the Central Azucarera de Sara-Ajuy recorded a production of 108,725.52 piculs during the crop year 1941–1942.
"However, in the course of the Japanese invasion... there came a total blackout on the sugar milling activities," wrote historian Henry Funtecha in "Iloilo in the 20th Century: An Economic History (1997)".
After the war, Central Azucarera de Sara-Ajuy briefly resumed operations but found it difficult to recover until it eventually closed.
Sara District Hospital was founded in 1960s in Anoring, Sara as co-referral hospital for Lemery, San Dionisio, Ajuy and Conception, Iloilo.
Geography
Barangays
Sara is politically subdivided into 42
barangay
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s. Each barangay consists of
purok
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s and some have
sitios
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.
* Aguirre
* Aldeguer
* Alibayog
* Anoring
* Apelo
* Apologista
* Aposaga
* Arante
* Ardemil
* Aspera
* Aswe-Pabriaga
* Bagaygay
* Bakabak
* Batitao
* Bato
* Del Castillo
* Castor
* Crespo
* Devera
* Domingo
* Ferraris
* Gildore
* Improgo
* Juaneza
* Labigan
* Lanciola
* Latawan
* Malapaya
* Muyco
* Padios
* Pasig
*
Poblacion
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Ilawod
* Poblacion Ilaya
* Poblacion Market
* Posadas
* Preciosa
* Salcedo
* San Luis
* Tady
* Tentay
* Villahermosa
* Zerrudo
1957 renaming
In 1957, Congress enacted
Republic Act
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Sources of Philippine laws
;Notes
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No. 1733 which renamed a lot of these barangays.
Demographics
In the 2020 census, the population of Sara, Iloilo, was 54,637 people, with a density of .
Climate
Economy
Sara is the Banking Center in Northern Iloilo where a number of banks are located such as Land Bank of the Philippines, RCBC and one network bank. Gaisano Grand Mall – Sara was opened on July 31, 2019.
Media
*107.5 Hot FM
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List of Radio & Television Station in Iloilo
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 ...
Philippine Census InformationLocal Governance Performance Management System
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