Mandaon
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Mandaon, officially the Municipality of Mandaon, is a municipality in the province of Masbate, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 44,122 people.Template:PH census
Mandaon is Template:Convert from Masbate City.
History
Mandaon was originally a barrio of Milagros, established by Barrio Lieutenant Feliciano Aquillo Sr. In 1948, Juan Valencia, a settler from Pampanga, advocated for its elevation into a municipality. On July 18, 1949, President Elpidio Quirino, through Executive Order No. 244, officially recognized Mandaon as an independent municipality, distinct from Milagros.[1]
Geography
Barangays
Mandaon is politically subdivided into 26 barangays.Template:PSGC detail Each barangay consists of puroks and some have sitios. Template:Div col
- Alas
- Ayat
- Bat-Ongan
- Bugtong
- Buri
- Cabitan
- Cagmasoso
- Canomoy
- Centro
- Dayao
- Guincaiptan
- Laguinbanwa
- Lantangan
- Looc
- Mabatobato
- Maolingon
- Nailaban
- Nanipsan
- Pinamangcaan
- Poblacion
- Polo Dacu
- San Juan
- San Pablo
- Santa Fe
- Tagpu
- Tumalaytay
Climate
Demographics
In the 2020 census, the population of Mandaon, Masbate, was 44,122 people,Template:PH census with a density of Template:Convert.
Economy
Education
The municipality is home to the 3,668-hectare campus of the only state college in the province of Masbate: the Dr. Emilio B. Espinosa Sr. Memorial State College of Agriculture and Technology (DEBESMSCAT), named after the former congressman of the province, Dr. Emilio B. Espinosa, Sr.
- Secondary Schools
- Federico A. Estipona Memorial High School
- Cabitan National High School
- San Pablo National High School
- Buri National High School
- Bugtong National High School
- Cleofe A. Arce Memorial High School
- Lantangan High School
- Tumalaytay High School
- Elementary Schools
- Cabitan Central School
- Jose Zurbito Mesa S. Memorial Elementary School
- Bugtong Elementary School
- Pulo Dacu Elementary School
- Pinamangcaan Elementary School
References
External links
- [[[:Template:NSCB detail]] Philippine Standard Geographic Code]
- Philippine Census Information
- Local Governance Performance Management System
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