Sablayan
Municipality in Occidental Mindoro, Philippines From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Sablayan (Tagalog pronunciation: [sɐ'blajan]), officially the Municipality of Sablayan (Tagalog: Bayan ng Sablayan), is a municipality in the province of Occidental Mindoro, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 92,598 people.[3]
Sablayan | |
|---|---|
| Municipality of Sablayan | |
 Barangay Ligaya | |
 Flag  Seal | |
| Nickname: Heart of Mindoro | |
 Map of Occidental Mindoro with Sablayan highlighted | |
OpenStreetMap  | |
.svg) Sablayan Location within the Philippines | |
| Coordinates: 12°50′34″N 120°46′30″E | |
| Country | Philippines |
| Region | Mimaropa |
| Province | Occidental Mindoro |
| District | Lone district |
| Founded | 1906 |
| Barangays | 22 (see Barangays) |
| Government | |
| • Type | Sangguniang Bayan |
| • Mayor | Walter B. Marquez |
| • Vice Mayor | Edwin N. Mintu |
| • Representative | Leody F. Tarriela |
| • Municipal Council | Members |
| • Electorate | 50,763 voters (2022) |
| Area | |
• Total | 2,188.80 km2 (845.10 sq mi) |
| • Rank | 1st |
| Elevation | 150 m (490 ft) |
| Highest elevation | 2,518 m (8,261 ft) |
| Lowest elevation | 0 m (0 ft) |
| Population (2020 census)[3] | |
• Total | 92,598 |
| • Density | 42/km2 (110/sq mi) |
| • Households | 21,709 |
| Economy | |
| • Income class | 1st municipal income class |
| • Poverty incidence | 28.28 |
| • Revenue | ₱ 631.2 million (2020) |
| • Assets | ₱ 1,269 million (2020) |
| • Expenditure | ₱ 615.1 million (2020) |
| • Liabilities | ₱ 228.9 million (2020) |
| Service provider | |
| • Electricity | Occidental Mindoro Electric Cooperative (OMECO) |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (PST) |
| ZIP code | 5104 |
| PSGC | |
| IDD : area code | +63 (0)43 |
| Native languages | Alangan Tawbuid Tagalog |
| Website | www |
History
The town used to be called Dongon, a coastal village located currently at Barangay San Nicolas. The first accounts of the baptism of the locals under the Recollects were recorded in 1670. By 1749, Dongon became the biggest pueblo in the whole island of Mindoro in terms of population.
In 1754, the Moro pirates started attacking the town, and almost every year thereafter, until in 1791 when the Moros effectively wiped out the whole population from more than 600 inhabitants to less than 98 people.
In 1814, the inhabitants of Dongon gradually transferred to the village of Sablayan, until Dongon ceased to become a village in 1829.[5] In 1832, the missionary friar Simeon Mendoza de la V. de Ibernalo[6] requested the Spanish government for the exemption of the town's inhabitants from paying taxes so that they could build a stone church, convent and fort at a hilly part of the village. The church that stands today at the town may have been built from 1832 to 1835, and its advocacy was placed under San Sebastian.
Geography
Summarize
Perspective
Sablayan has a total land area of 2,188.80 square kilometers, making it the largest municipality in the Philippines. The Apo Reef, North and South Pandan Islands, and a portion of Mounts Iglit–Baco National Park are part of its jurisdiction. Sablayan Penal Colony, the Philippines' largest penal facility with sprawling lot of 16,190 hectares (40,000 acres) is also located in this municipality.
Sablayan is located in the central part of Occidental Mindoro. It is bounded to the north by the municipality of Santa Cruz and the municipalities of Baco, Naujan, Victoria and Socorro all in Oriental Mindoro province; to the east by the municipalities of Pinamalayan, Gloria, Bansud, Bongabong and Mansalay also in Oriental Mindoro; to the south by the municipality of Calintaan; and to the west by the Mindoro Strait.
Sablayan is 87 kilometres (54 mi) from Mamburao.
Barangays
Sablayan is politically subdivided into 22 barangays. Each barangay consists of puroks and some have sitios.
In 1957 the following barrios were renamed: Batasan to Claudio Salgado, Hinaya to Buhay na Bato (Batong Buhay) and Iriron to San Isidro.[7]
- Batong Buhay
- Buenavista (town proper)
- Burgos
- Claudio Salgado
- General Emilio Aguinaldo
- Ibud
- Ilvita
- Lagnas
- Ligaya
- Malisbong
- Paetan
- Pag-Asa
- Poblacion (Lumangbayan)
- San Agustin
- San Francisco
- San Nicolas
- San Vicente
- Santa Lucia
- Santo Niño
- Tagumpay
- Tuban
- Victoria
Climate
| Climate data for Sablayan, Occidental Mindoro | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 29 (84) |
30 (86) |
31 (88) |
32 (90) |
31 (88) |
30 (86) |
29 (84) |
29 (84) |
29 (84) |
29 (84) |
29 (84) |
29 (84) |
30 (86) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 21 (70) |
21 (70) |
22 (72) |
23 (73) |
25 (77) |
26 (79) |
25 (77) |
25 (77) |
25 (77) |
24 (75) |
23 (73) |
22 (72) |
24 (74) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 42 (1.7) |
31 (1.2) |
49 (1.9) |
71 (2.8) |
249 (9.8) |
368 (14.5) |
426 (16.8) |
350 (13.8) |
381 (15.0) |
292 (11.5) |
144 (5.7) |
80 (3.1) |
2,483 (97.8) |
| Average rainy days | 10.2 | 8.3 | 11.7 | 15.9 | 25.2 | 27.5 | 28.9 | 27.0 | 27.5 | 26.0 | 18.2 | 13.0 | 239.4 |
| Source: Meteoblue[8] | |||||||||||||
Demographics
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1918 | 3,078 | — |
| 1939 | 2,861 | −0.35% |
| 1948 | 3,332 | +1.71% |
| 1960 | 12,685 | +11.78% |
| 1970 | 18,256 | +3.70% |
| 1975 | 31,117 | +11.29% |
| 1980 | 36,699 | +3.35% |
| 1990 | 46,546 | +2.41% |
| 1995 | 55,573 | +3.38% |
| 2000 | 63,685 | +2.96% |
| 2007 | 70,506 | +1.41% |
| 2010 | 76,153 | +2.84% |
| 2015 | 83,169 | +1.69% |
| 2020 | 92,598 | +2.13% |
| Source: Philippine Statistics Authority[9][10][11][12] | ||
Economy
Poverty incidence of Sablayan
10
20
30
40
50
2006
46.30 2009
34.82 2012
28.03 2015
28.61 2018
12.84 2021
28.28 Source: Philippine Statistics Authority[13][14][15][16][17][18][19][20] |
Tourism
Pinagpalang Lagusan sa Bakawanan
On April 15, 2024, second placer, Sablayan's Mayor Walter B. Marquez received the P20 million award from the Department of Tourism's Tourism Champions Challenge, for the development of "Pinagpalang Lagusan sa Bakawanan" (Mangrove Forest park). The tourist attraction is a 12-hectare biodiversity with 925-meter mangrove nature conservation boardwalk.[21]
Government
List of former chief executives
- Juan Daño (1907—1910)
- Santiago Dangeros (1913–1918)
- Policarpio Urieta (1919–1921)
- Benigno Lontoc (1922–1924)
- Maximo Papa (1925–1927, 1938–1940)
- Hermogenes Daño (1928–1930)
- Lucas Fernandez (1931–1933)
- Primitovo Zamora (1934–1937)
- Pedro Gonzales (1941–1947, 1972–1986)
- Paulino Legaspi Sr. (1948–1951)
- Loreto Urieta (1952–1959, 1964–1971)
- Floresto Cariaga Sr. (1959–1960)
- Leoncio Ordenes Sr. (1960–1963)
- Godofredo B. Mintu (1986–1998, 2001–2010)
- Andres D. Dangeros (1998–2001, 2019–present)
- Eduardo B. Gadiano (2010–2019)
Culture
Held once a year the Dugoy Festival is a celebration of the Mangyan culture.
References
External links
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