Isabela, Negros Occidental

Isabela
Isabela
Municipality
	Municipality of Isabela
	Barangay Camangcamang with Mabinay Mountains in the distance
	Nickname: The Sweet Heart of Negros
	Map of Negros Occidental with Isabela highlighted
	Isabela Location within the Philippines
	Coordinates: 10°12′N 122°59′E / 10.2°N 122.98°E
Country	Philippines
Region	Negros Island Region
Province	Negros Occidental
District	5th district of Negros Occidental
Barangays	30 (see Barangays)
Government
• Type	Sangguniang Bayan
• Mayor	Joselito Malabor
• Electorate	41,301 voters (2022)
Area
• Total	178.76 km2 (69.02 sq mi)
Population (2020 census)
• Total	64,516
• Density	360/km2 (930/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+8 (PST)
ZIP code	6128
PSGC	064514000
IDD : area code	+63 (0)34
Income class	2nd municipal income class
Revenue (₱)	₱ 200.6 million (2020)
Native languages	Hiligaynon; Ati; Tagalog
Website	www.isabela.gov.ph

Isabela, officially the Municipality of Isabela, is a 2nd class municipality in the province of Negros Occidental, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 64,516 people.^[3]

Isabela is known for BISCOM (Binalbagan Isabela Sugar Company).

In 1951, the barrios of Magallon, Odiong and Guinpanaan were separated from Isabela and formed into the town of Magallon (now Moises Padilla).^[4]

Barangays

Isabela is politically subdivided into 30 barangays ("Pob." means poblacion).

Amin
Banogbanog
Bulad
Bungahin
Cabcab
Camangcamang
Camp Clark
Cansalongon
Guintubhan
Libas
Limalima
Makilignit
Mansablay
Maytubig
Panaquiao
Barangay 1 (Poblacion)
Barangay 2 (Poblacion)
Barangay 3 (Poblacion)
Barangay 4 (Poblacion)
Barangay 5 (Poblacion)
Barangay 6 (Poblacion)
Barangay 7 (Poblacion)
Barangay 8 (Poblacion)
Barangay 9 (Poblacion)
Riverside
Rumirang
San Agustin
Sebucawan
Sikatuna
Tinongan

Demographics

Population census of Isabela
Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1903	12,836	—
1918	19,653	+2.88%
1939	43,509	+3.86%
1948	33,743	−2.78%
1960	29,769	−1.04%
1970	33,636	+1.23%
1975	37,400	+2.15%
1980	39,704	+1.20%
1990	47,010	+1.70%
1995	49,019	+0.79%
2000	48,719	−0.13%
2007	58,819	+2.63%
2010	59,523	+0.43%
2015	62,146	+0.82%
Source: Philippine Statistics Authority^[5]^[6]^[7]^[8]

Festival

"Tigkalalag" is celebrated on the evening of Nov. 2 every year in the town of Isabela.^[9] The Pana-ad victory of Tigkalalag festival is expected to boost the attraction of this unique festival that began in Purok Manacup beside the public cemetery in Isabela town where people would have fun during the night of All Souls Day that was capped with a beauty pageant called Search for the White Lady. It spun off into the municipal festival under Mayor Renato Malabor, when the town was searching for a festival that was going to be its tourism plank.

Tigkalalag festival of Isabela turned what otherwise are morbid concepts of coffins, candelabras and crashing tombs into a whimsical, tightly-designed, skillfully-choreographed presentation that sent it howling to success in yearly competition of all the festivals of Negros Occidental. Tigkalalag is Hiligaynon for All Souls' Day.

References

^ Municipality of Isabela | (DILG)
^ "Province:". PSGC Interactive. Quezon City, Philippines: Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved 12 November 2016.
^ ^a ^b Census of Population (2020). "Region VI (Western Visayas)". Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved 8 July 2021.
^ "An act creating the municipality of Magallon in the province of Negros Occidental". LawPH.com. Retrieved 2011-04-09.
^ Census of Population (2015). "Region VI (Western Visayas)". Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved 20 June 2016.
^ Census of Population and Housing (2010). "Region VI (Western Visayas)" (PDF). Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. National Statistics Office. Retrieved 29 June 2016.
^ Censuses of Population (1903–2007). "Region VI (Western Visayas)". Table 1. Population Enumerated in Various Censuses by Province/Highly Urbanized City: 1903 to 2007. National Statistics Office.
^ "Province of". Municipality Population Data. Local Water Utilities Administration Research Division. Retrieved 17 December 2016.
^ "Municipality of Isabela". Negros Occidental Provincial Government. Retrieved 6 March 2013.

External links

[1] Municipality of Isabela | (DILG)

[nscb-area-2] "Province:". PSGC Interactive. Quezon City, Philippines: Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved 12 November 2016.

[PSA20–06-3] Census of Population (2020). "Region VI (Western Visayas)". Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved 8 July 2021.

[4] "An act creating the municipality of Magallon in the province of Negros Occidental". LawPH.com. Retrieved 2011-04-09.

[PSA15–06-5] Census of Population (2015). "Region VI (Western Visayas)". Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved 20 June 2016.

[NSO10–06-6] Census of Population and Housing (2010). "Region VI (Western Visayas)" (PDF). Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. National Statistics Office. Retrieved 29 June 2016.

[NSO07-06-7] Censuses of Population (1903–2007). "Region VI (Western Visayas)". Table 1. Population Enumerated in Various Censuses by Province/Highly Urbanized City: 1903 to 2007. National Statistics Office.

[LWUA-PopulationData-8] "Province of". Municipality Population Data. Local Water Utilities Administration Research Division. Retrieved 17 December 2016.

[9] "Municipality of Isabela". Negros Occidental Provincial Government. Retrieved 6 March 2013.

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v t e Province of Negros Occidental
Bacolod (capital and largest city)
Municipalities	Binalbagan Calatrava Candoni Cauayan Don Salvador Benedicto Enrique B. Magalona Hinigaran Hinoba-an Ilog Isabela La Castellana Manapla Moises Padilla Murcia Pontevedra Pulupandan San Enrique Toboso Valladolid
Component cities	Bago Cadiz Escalante Himamaylan Kabankalan La Carlota Sagay San Carlos Silay Sipalay Talisay Victorias
Highly urbanized city	Bacolod (Administratively independent from the province but grouped under Negros Occidental by the Philippine Statistics Authority.)