San Remigio, Cebu
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San Remigio
Kanghagas | |
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Country | Philippines |
Region | Central Visayas (Region VII) |
Province | Cebu |
District | 4th district of Cebu |
Founded | 1863 |
Barangays | Template:PH barangay parts |
Government | |
• Type | Sangguniang Bayan |
• Mayor | Mariano Martinez (LP) |
• Vice mayor | Alfonso Pestolante |
• Municipal Council | Members |
• Representative | Benhur Salimbangon |
Area | |
• Total | 95.27 km2 (36.78 sq mi) |
Population (2020 census)[3] | |
• Total | 65,744 |
• Density | 690/km2 (1,800/sq mi) |
• Voter (2022)[4] | 42,630 |
• Language | Cebuano Tagalog |
ZIP code | 6011 |
IDD : area code | +63 (0)32 |
Income class | 3rd class |
PSGC | 072243000 |
Website | sanremigio |
San Remigio (local pronunciation: /sænrəˈmiːjoʊ/) is a [[Template:PH plural of the Philippines#Income classification|3rd municipal income class municipality]] in the province of Cebu, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 65,744.[3] Template:PH electorate
San Remigio celebrates its annual fiestas on 15 and 16 May in honor of their patron saints, San Isidro Labrador and San Juan Nepomuceno. The parish had just had their 150th anniversary since it has been founded in the year 1864.
History
San Remigio was formerly known as "Kanghagas", a kind of tree that grew there in abundance. When the Spanish conquistadores came, they identified a town site by clearing the kanghagas trees through self-help labor. Kanghagas was a part of barangay Punta.
Initially the visita of Kanghagas was within the jurisdiction of Bantayan. In 1850 Bogo established a parish, and the three barrios of Kanghagas, Lambusan and Victoria (Maarat) became under the civil governance of Bogo. Kangahagas was renamed Isabel after the queen of Spain. In 1864 these barrios establish a new parish named as San Juan Nepomuceno Parish (Redondo 1886, p. 165) and a new town was called San Remigio.
Barangays
San Remigio comprises 27 barangays:[2]
PSGC | Barangay | Population | ±% p.a. | |||
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2020[3] | 2010[5] | |||||
072243001 | Anapog | 3.0% | 1,951 | 1,816 | 0.72% | |
072243002 | Argawanon | 6.3% | 4,118 | 3,996 | 0.30% | |
072243003 | Bagtic | 1.6% | 1,078 | 934 | 1.44% | |
072243004 | Bancasan | 2.5% | 1,644 | 1,423 | 1.45% | |
072243005 | Batad | 2.3% | 1,488 | 1,377 | 0.78% | |
072243006 | Busogon | 2.4% | 1,592 | 1,445 | 0.97% | |
072243007 | Calambua | 2.2% | 1,450 | 1,350 | 0.72% | |
072243008 | Canagahan | 2.3% | 1,489 | 1,377 | 0.78% | |
072243009 | Dapdap | 2.8% | 1,825 | 1,415 | 2.58% | |
072243010 | Gawaygaway | 2.2% | 1,423 | 1,426 | −0.02% | |
072243011 | Hagnaya | 6.3% | 4,127 | 3,527 | 1.58% | |
072243012 | Kayam | 2.1% | 1,350 | 1,307 | 0.32% | |
072243013 | Kinawahan | 1.3% | 869 | 896 | −0.31% | |
072243014 | Lambusan | 3.8% | 2,495 | 2,158 | 1.46% | |
072243015 | Lawis | 1.9% | 1,251 | 1,079 | 1.49% | |
072243016 | Libaong | 1.8% | 1,213 | 1,132 | 0.69% | |
072243017 | Looc | 3.3% | 2,201 | 2,021 | 0.86% | |
072243018 | Luyang | 3.6% | 2,343 | 2,152 | 0.85% | |
072243019 | Mano | 5.6% | 3,698 | 3,179 | 1.52% | |
072243020 | Poblacion | 8.1% | 5,356 | 4,309 | 2.20% | |
072243021 | Punta | 4.8% | 3,174 | 2,659 | 1.79% | |
072243022 | Sab‑a | 1.6% | 1,045 | 1,169 | −1.11% | |
072243023 | San Miguel | 2.6% | 1,706 | 1,568 | 0.85% | |
072243024 | Tacup | 3.6% | 2,354 | 2,269 | 0.37% | |
072243025 | Tambongon | 4.7% | 3,100 | 2,727 | 1.29% | |
072243026 | To‑ong | 2.0% | 1,307 | 1,163 | 1.17% | |
072243027 | Victoria | 2.9% | 1,910 | 1,520 | 2.31% | |
Total | 65,744 | 51,394 | 2.49% |
Demographics
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Source: Philippine Statistics Office[6][5][7] |
Tourism
San Remigio has the longest shoreline of any municipality in Cebu. There are several beach resorts, as well as public beaches with long stretches of white sand.
Today, San Remigio has become a new diving destination. There are a few marine sanctuaries, with new dive sites being developed all the time. A PADI dive shop in San Remigio Beach Club caters to beginner and experienced divers who want to enjoy San Remigio's marine life.
The port of Hagnaya offers a frequent ferry service to Bantayan Island.
Schools
The town of San Remigio has many public elementary and secondary schools.
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- Dapdap National High School
- Jose Martinez Memorial (Gawaygaway) National High School
- Lambusan National High School
- Libaong National High School
- Luyang National High School
- San Miguel National High School
- San Remigio National High School
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- Argawanon
- Anapog
- Batad
- Busogon
- Calambua
- Kinawahan
- Tambongon
Each barangay has an elementary school.
References
- ^ Municipality of San Remigio | (DILG)
- ^ a b "Municipal: San Remigio, Cebu". PSGC Interactive. Quezon City, Philippines: Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved 8 January 2016.
- ^ a b c Census of Population (2020). "Region VII (Central Visayas)". Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved 8 July 2021.
- ^ "Number of Registered Voters by Sex : 2019 National and Local Elections" (PDF). Commission on Elections. 2019.
- ^ a b Census of Population and Housing (2010). "Region VII (Central Visayas)" (PDF). Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. National Statistics Office. Retrieved 29 June 2016.
- ^ Census of Population (2015). "Region VII (Central Visayas)". Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved 20 June 2016.
- ^ Censuses of Population (1903–2007). "Region VII (Central Visayas)". Table 1. Population Enumerated in Various Censuses by Province/Highly Urbanized City: 1903 to 2007. National Statistics Office.
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Sources
- Ereccion de Pueblos: 1818-1887. (This contains the Spanish and original texts of the Creation of Towns: photocopied from the National Archives)
- Sendino y Redondo, Felipe (1886). Breve reseña de lo que fue y de lo que es la Diócesis de Cebú en las Islas Filipinas (in Spanish). Manila: Colegio de Sto. Tomas.
- Trota José, Regalado (2008). Curas de almas : a preliminary listing of parishes and parish priests in the 19th century Philippines based on the Guías de Forasteros, 1834-1898. UST Press. ISBN 978-9715064590.