San Andres, Quezon

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San Andres, officially the Municipality of San Andres (Template:Langx; Template:Langx), is a municipality in the province of Quezon, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 37,454 people.Template:PH census

History

President Carlos P. Garcia issued Executive Order (EO) No. 353 on August 20, 1959, wherein six barrios of San Narciso were organized into the municipal district of San Andres.[1] His successor, Diosdado Macapagal, issued EO No. 357 on October 5, 1965, declaring and considering the said political unit a municipality "beginning July 1, 1963".[2]

In March 1973, San Andres was close to the epicenter of a magnitude 7.4 earthquake. The town suffered unknown fatalities and damage to almost 1,000 homes.

Geography

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Barangays

San Andres is politically subdivided into 7 barangays, as indicated below. Each barangay consists of puroks and some have sitios.

  • Alibihaban
  • Camflora
  • Mangero
  • Pansoy
  • Tala
  • Talisay
  • Poblacion

Climate

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Demographics

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Economy

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Churches

  • San Andrés Apóstol Parish - Poblacion (est. 1965)

References

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External links

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