Santo Niño, Samar
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Santo Niño, officially the Municipality of Santo Niño (Template:Langx; Template:Langx; Template:Langx), is a municipality in the province of Samar, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 12,519 people.Template:PH census
Formerly known as Limbancauayan, it consists of the northern island of Camandag and the larger Santo Niño Island about Script error: No such module "convert". to the south. In between those two islands is the smaller Pilar Island.[1] The municipality's poblacion (town center) is located in Santo Niño Island.
History
This town has an ancient Bisayan name Limbankawayan which derived from the word limba meaning red and kawayan means bamboo thus a red colored bamboo (phyllostachys iridescens) which is abundant during those days.
It was separated from Calbayog and made a pueblo and a parish by a Royal Decree of September 29, 1898. The Bishop of Cebu had recommended in 1895 that it achieve parish status, though final approval and confirmation was not relayed from Madrid through Manila until the year 1897.
Geography
Santo Niño consists of three islands: Santo Niño Island, Camandag Island and Pilar Island. These islands are located in the Samar Sea about Script error: No such module "convert". south-west of Calbayog on the main island of Samar.
- Santo Niño Island
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- Camandag Island
The circular Camandag Island is located north of Santo Niño Island, about Script error: No such module "convert". shore to shore. It has area of about Script error: No such module "convert". with an elevation of Script error: No such module "convert"..[2][4]
- Pilar Island
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Barangays
Santo Niño is politically subdivided into 13 barangays. Each barangay consists of puroks and some have sitios.
| Barangay | Location |
|---|---|
| Balatguti | Camandag Island |
| Baras | Santo Niño Island |
| Basud (Poblacion) | Santo Niño Island |
| Buenavista | Santo Niño Island |
| Cabunga-an | Santo Niño Island |
| Corocawayan | Camandag Island |
| Ilijan | Santo Niño Island |
| Ilo (Poblacion) | Santo Niño Island |
| Lobelobe | Camandag Island |
| Pinanangnan | Camandag Island |
| Sevilla | Camandag Island |
| Takut | Santo Niño Island |
| Villahermosa | Camandag Island |
Climate
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Demographics
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Economy
Transportation
There are no airports on the islands of Santo Niño and Camandag. The islands are reached by boats from the Port of Calbayog.[3]
See also
References
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- ↑ "Pilar Island, Santo Niño, Philippines". Google Maps. Retrieved on 2013-11-10.
- ↑ a b U.S. Army Corps of Engineer (1954). "Bogo (topographical map)". University of Austin Library. Retrieved on 2013-11-11.
- ↑ a b Fabian, Galwin (2013-09-21). "Santo Niño Island in Samar". Intrepid Wanderer. Retrieved on 2013-11-11.
- ↑ Fabian, Galwin (2013-09-19). "Camandag Island in Samar". Intrepid Wanderer. Retrieved on 2013-11-11.
- ↑ U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey (1919). "United States Coast Pilot, Philippine Islands, Part 1", pg. 205. Government Printing Office, Washington.
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External links
- Santo Niño Profile at PhilAtlas.com
- [[[:Template:NSCB detail]] Philippine Standard Geographic Code]
- Philippine Census Information
- Local Governance Performance Management System
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