Vinzons officially the Municipality of Vinzons (), is a

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in the

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Camarines Norte Camarines Norte (; ), officially the Province of Camarines Norte (; ), is a Provinces of the Philippines, province in the Philippines located in the Bicol Region in Luzon. Its capital is Daet, Camarines Norte, Daet, the most populous town in the ...

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. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 43,485 people. The

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Islands is under the jurisdiction of Vinzons.

Etymology

The first recorded name of Vinzons was ''Tacboan'' and was later changed to ''Indan'' at which time the Mayor was Pedro Barbin.''World News '', Vinzons, Camarines Norte, November 19, 2013
/ref> The town was then renamed "Vinzons" in honor of Wenceslao Q. Vinzons, then Governor of the province. He was the youngest delegate to the 1934 Philippine Constitutional Convention and a guerrilla leader martyred by the Japanese during World War II.

History

The town was established in 1581 by the

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priests without a patron saint and without a church. In 1611, Fr. Juan de Losar, OFM built a church named after

Saint Peter Saint Peter (born Shimon Bar Yonah; 1 BC – AD 64/68), also known as Peter the Apostle, Simon Peter, Simeon, Simon, or Cephas, was one of the Twelve Apostles of Jesus and one of the first leaders of the Jewish Christian#Jerusalem ekklēsia, e ...

. Fr. Losar was the first Parish Priest of the church. In 1624, the whole town of Tacboan was relocated and it was called Indan where a new church was built with the same Patron Saint, St. Peter the Apostle.

Geography

Barangays

Vinzons is politically subdivided into 19

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s. Each barangay consists of

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s and some have

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. Listed here with their current Barangay Captains. *Aguit-It - Roe Villanueva *Banocboc - Welisa Salen (ABC President) *Cagbalogo - Celso Mase *Calangcawan Norte - Joseph Pajarillo *Calangcawan Sur - Samuel Pajarillo *Guinacutan - Elizalde Daniel *Mangcayo - Roe Elep *Mangcawayan - Gracia Austria *Manlucugan - Ramon Avendaño *Matango - Alvin Clacio *Napilihan - Dolores Balane *Pinagtigasan - Azucena Buen *Barangay I (

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)- Felix Rigodon *Barangay II (

) - Jonna Valeros *Barangay III (

) - Neil A. Obusan *Sabang - Jeffrey Segundo *Santo Domingo - Samson Balce *Singi - Helen Almacin *Sula - Rosemarie Abogado

Climate

Demographics

In the 2020 census, the population of Vinzons, Camarines Norte, was 49,042 people, with a density of .

Religion

Roman Catholic Churches

St. Peter the Apostle Church St. Peter the Apostle Church was a Roman Catholic church located within the Archdiocese of Baltimore in Baltimore, Maryland. Constructed at the northwest corner of Hollins and South Poppleton Streets (848 Hollins) and (11-13 South Poppleton), ...

- Fire destroyed the St. Peter the Apostle Church on 26 December 2012 at around 1:30AM in the morning which started from the old convent. The 400-year-old church was one of the oldest churches in Bicol and erected during the Spanish Colony in 1600. *St. Paul The Apostle Quasi Parish in Sabang *Our Lady of Peace & Good Voyage Parish in Calaguas *Our Lady of Fatima Shrine in Mangcauayan *Santo Domingo in Santo Domingo *St. Augustine in Matango

Economy

Government

Municipal officials: * Municipal Mayor: Dr. Eleanor Ferrer Segundo, M.D. * Vice Mayor: Agnes Ang * Councilors: **Hon. Ligaya H. Heraldo **Hon. Edwin G. Pajarillo **Hon. Gilberto B. Adorino **Hon. Nestor A. Pajarillo **Hon. Domingo M. Guinto **Hon. Renee F. Herrera **Hon. Alexander R. Bardon **Hon. Manuel P. Obusan * ''Ex Officio'' (Liga ng mga Barangay) : Hon. Welisa B. Salen * ''Ex Officio'' (SK Federation) : Hon. Sarah Jade Icatlo

Education

Public secondary schools

*Vinzons Pilot High School (Main Campus) *D.Q. Liwag National High School *Matango National High School *Sabang National High School *E Quintela High School *Sarah Jane Ferrer High School

Public elementary schools

* Vinzons Pilot Elementary School (Main Campus) *Don Miguel Lukban Elementary School *Mangcayo Elementary School *Calangacawan Norte Elementary School *Calangacawan Sur Elementary School *P. Barbin Elementary School *Guinacutan Elementary School *Banocboc Elementary School *Juanita Balon Elementary School *Santo Domingo Elementary School *M. Guinto Elementary School *Pinagtigasan Elementary School *Magcawayan Island Elementary School *Aguit-it Elementary School *Sula Elementary School *Sabang Elementary School *Matango Elementary School

Private Elementary School

*St. Peter Kiddie School, Inc. *Vinzons Christian Academy

Private senior high school and higher educational institutions

*St. Francis Caracciolo Culinary Academy - Santo Domingo

Sectarian Seminary

*Adorno Fathers Seminary

Tourist destinations

Wenceslao vinzon shrine.jpg, Vinzons Shrine File:Mangcawayan Island.jpg, Mahabang Buhangin / Mangcawayan Island File:Balagbag Island 2.jpg, Balagbag Island File:Public Market of Vinzons.jpg, Public Market of Vinzons File:Saint Peter the Apostle Church Vinzons (FO Balse, Vinzons, Camarines Norte; 04-14-2023).jpg, Parroquia de San Pedro Apostol / St. Peter the Apostle Church

References

External links

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