Tigaon, Camarines Sur

Tigaon
—  Municipality  —
Map of Camarines Sur showing the location of Tigaon
Tigaon Location in the Philippines
Coordinates: 13°38′N 123°30′E
Country	Philippines
Region	Bicol Region (Region V)
Province	Camarines Sur
District	3rd district(Partido)
Founded
Barangays	23
Government
• Mayor	Arnulfo Bryan B. Fuentebella (NPC)
Area
• Total	91.02 km2 (35.1 sq mi)
Population (2007)
• Total	45,509
• Density	500/km2 (1,295/sq mi)
Time zone	PST (UTC+8)
ZIP code
Income class	3rd class municipality; partially urban

Tigaon is a 3rd class municipality in the province of Camarines Sur, Philippines. According to the 2007 census, it has a population of 45,509 people. It is located between Mt. Isarog and the Lagonoy Gulf. The economy is based on agricultural products like rice, corn, sugar cane, abaca fiber, fishery and piggery. Tigaon is also known for its cottage industry, especially high quality ships-in-bottles. The main tourist attractions are the Mt. Isarog Jungle Park at Barangay Concocep and several beach resorts.

History

In the early years of 19th century, Camarines Sur was divided into four districts by the Spaniards. This division include the districts of Bikol, Rinconanda, Yraya and Mambulao. The mission of Tigaon in the part of Mount Isarog belonged to the Bikol district. The history of this town, according to written accounts, was considered to be confusing as there are conflicting records with regards to its establishment as a municipality.

Although, in 1794, Tigaon gained her independence and was appointed a parish priest in the person of Fray Jose de Buensalida. Fray de Buensalida brought into existence the recognition of St. Claire of Assisi as the town's patroness, marking August 12 as her feastday.

Prominent families controlled the vast haciendas in Tigaon. The mestizo clans of the Garchitorena and the Estela owned these haciendas.

Notable residents

Prominent people came from this town. Don Andres Garchitorena, Governor and one of Aguinaldo's general; Don Mariano Garchitorena, Governor and Secretary of Agriculture and Commerce; Justice Francis E. Garchitorena, SandiganBayan Justice; Jomari Yllana and Anjo Yllana, actors. Marcos' appointed Ambassador to the Court of Saint James, England, Jose Manuel Estela Stilianopoulos was also born in this town.

Barangays

Tigaon is politically subdivided into 23 barangays.

Abo Cabalinadan Caraycayon Casuna Consocep Coyaoyao Gaao Gingaroy Gubat Huyonhuyon Libod Mabalodbalod

May-Anao Panagan Poblacion Salvacion San Antonio San Francisco San Miguel San Rafael Talojongon Tinawagan Vinagre

Socio-Economic Profile

Dialect

• Partido dialect

Religion

• There are 8 dominant religious groups in the locality, namely: - Roman Catholic - Members of Church of God International (Ang Dating Daan) - Seventh Day Adventist - The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints - Jehovah's Witnesses - Jesus Miracle Crusade - Iglesia Ni Cristo - United Church of Christ in the Philippines- Jesus the Loving shephered Church and a group of Born-Again Christian.

Housing

• Has an existing Rural BLISS I in Caraycayon with an area of 2.5 hectares and DAR Settlement Project in San Rafael
• There are on-going and proposed socialized housing projects

Education

• One college, Santa Clara College (formerly Santa Clara Academy), supervised by the Dominican Sisters.
• Five 5 secondary schools (1 private, 4 public)

Trade and Commerce

• Commercial establishments include the ff:
• - 2 banks are presently operating - 6 pawnshops - 6 hardware stores - a number of self service supermarkets - 5 drug stores - food chains and restaurants - pension house A Central Business District will soon to rise catering to a warehouse, food chain and an open market.
• Presence of a state-of-the-art slaughterhouse
• Presence of Information Technology Centers

Agricultural Sector

• Agricultural with abundant supply of palay, corn,root crops, sugarcane, coconut, citrus, vegetables, fish and other marine products,livestock and poultry products are also available

Tourism

• Tourist destinations include the following: - Consocep Mountain Resort - Beach resorts in Brgys. Casuna, Ranso - Falls: Kawa-kawa, Tumaguiti and Bulalakaw falls - Other proposed projects including construction of tourist inns, natural swimming pools and rest houses

Transportation Facilities

• Mode of transportation is mainly by land
• 71.456 kilometers of road classified as National, Provincial, Municipal and Barangay roads
• Presence of a bus terminal where air- conditioned as well as ordinary buses have regular trips to Manila and other provincial key cities and other light air-conditioned vehicles available for hire

Water Supply

• Has an existing Water District which is now under the Partido Development Authority (PDA)
• Several spring development project and free flowing wells

Power and Electricity

• CASURECO IV with its main office in Tigaon supplies power requirement in all Partido towns

Communication Facilities

Facilities include the following:

• Long distance and domestic calls
• Fax machines, Internet and VHF radios
• Local cable TV services
• Key-host of SMART and GLOBE Communications, Inc
• Emergence of computer shops
• Internet

External links

• Philippine Standard Geographic Code
• Philippine Census Information
• 2007 Philippine Census Information
• Official Site of the Province of Camarines Sur