San Roque, Northern Samar
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San Roque is a 5th class municipality in the province of Northern Samar, Philippines. According to the 2000 census, it has a population of 19,845 people in 3,505 households.
San Roque was originally a part of Pambujan.
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[edit] History
Republic Act No. 2102, which created the municipality of San Roque, was enacted without executive approval on March 28, 1959. The territory of the town was described as follows:
- On the north by the limits of the municipal water as prescribed by the Revised Administrative Code;
- On the Northeast in straight line starting from the seashore down to the Cacapisan Creek passing Dale up to the bank of the Pambujan River;
- On the East thru a straight line from the bank of the Pambujan River running southwesterly to the mouth of the Cabigaho Creek;
- On the West by a straight line retaining the former boundary between Mondragon and Pambujan.
The law creating the town referred to the barrios of Lao-angan, Corocong, Dale, Balnasan, Bantayan, Pagsang-an, Malobago, Lawa-an, Ginagda-an, and Balud and the sitio of Cabigaho as comprising the town.[1]
[edit] Barangays
San Roque is politically subdivided into 16 barangays.
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[edit] References
- ^ "R.A. No. 2102, An Act to Create the Municipality of San Roque in the Province of Samar". LawPH.com. http://lawph.com/statutes/ra2102.html. Retrieved 2011-04-13.
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