Sablayan

Sablayan
Sablayan
Municipality
	Official seal of Sablayan Seal
	Map of Occidental Mindoro showing the location of Sablayan
Country	Philippines
Region	MIMAROPA (Region IV-B)
Province	Occidental Mindoro
District	Lone District of Occidental Mindoro
Founded	1906
Barangays	22
Government
• Mayor	Eduardo B. Gadiano
Area
• Total	2,188.80 km2 (845.10 sq mi)
Population (2015)
• Total	83,169
• Density	38/km2 (98/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+8 (PST)
ZIP code	5104
Dialing code	43
Income class	1st Class; Partially Urban

Sablayan (Tagalog pronunciation: [sɐblajan])is a first class municipality in the province of Occidental Mindoro, Philippines. According to the 2015 census, it has a population of 83,169 people.^[3]

It has a total land area of 2,188.80 square kilometers,^[2] making it the largest municipality in the Philippines. The Apo Reef, North and South Pandan Islands, and a portion of Mounts Iglit-Baco National Park are part of its jurisdiction.

Geography

Sablayan is located in the central part of Occidental Mindoro. It is bounded to the north by the municipality of Santa Cruz and the municipalities of Baco, Naujan, Victoria and Socorro all in Oriental Mindoro province; to the east by the municipalities of Pinamalayan, Gloria, Bansud, Bongabong and Mansalay also in Oriental Mindoro; to the south by the municipality of Calintaan; and to the west by the Mindoro Strait.

Barangays

Sablayan is politically subdivided into 22 barangays.^[2] In 1957 the following barrios were renamed: Batasan to Claudio Salgado, Hinaya to Buhay na Bato (Batong Buhay) and Iriron to San Isidro.^[4]

Batong Buhay
Buenavista (town proper)
Burgos
Claudio Salgado
General Emilio Aguinaldo
Ibud
Ilvita
Ligaya
Poblacion (Lumangbayan)
Paetan
Pag-Asa
San Agustin
San Francisco
San Nicolas
San Vicente
Santa Lucia
Santo Niño
Tagumpay
Victoria
Lagnas
Malisbong
Tuban

History

The town used to be called Dongon, a coastal village located currently at Brgy. San Nicolas. The first accounts of the baptism of the locals under the Recollects were recorded in 1670. By 1749, Dongon became the biggest pueblo in the whole island of Mindoro in terms of population.

In 1754, the Moro pirates started attacking the town, and almost every year thereafter, until in 1791 when the Moros effectively wiped out the whole population from more than 600 inhabitants to less than 98 souls.

In 1814, the inhabitants of Dongon gradually transferred to the village of Sablayan, until Dongon ceased to become a village in 1829.^[5] In 1832, the missionary friar Simeon Mendoza de la V. de Ibernalo^[6] requested the Spanish government for the exemption of the town's inhabitants from paying taxes so that they could build a stone church, convent and fort at a hilly part of the village. The church that stands today at the town may have been built from 1832-1835, and its advocacy was placed under San Sebastian.

Demographics

Population census of Sablayan
Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1990	46,546	—
1995	55,573	+3.38%
2000	63,685	+2.96%
2007	70,506	+1.41%
2010	76,153	+2.84%
2015	83,169	+1.69%
Source: Philippine Statistics Authority^[3]

List of former mayors

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Culture

Held once a year the Dugoy Festival is a celebration of the Mangyan culture.

References

^ "Official City/Municipal 2013 Election Results". Intramuros, Manila, Philippines: Commission on Elections (COMELEC). 11 September 2013. Retrieved 23 December 2013.
^ ^a ^b ^c "Province: OCCIDENTAL MINDORO". PSGC Interactive. Makati City, Philippines: National Statistical Coordination Board. Retrieved 1 November 2012.
^ ^a ^b ^c "Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay: as of August 1, 2015 (Region IV-B)". Philippine Population 2015 Census of Population. Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved 20 May 2016.
^ "An Act Changing the Names of Certain Barrios in the Municipality of Sablayan, Province of Occidental Mindoro". LawPH.com. Retrieved 2011-04-12.
^ Candelario, Rudy. "History of the Town of Sablayan". https://sites.google.com/site/occidentalmindorohistory/histroysablayan. {{cite web}}: External link in |website= (help)
^ Provincia de San Nicolas de Tolentino de Agustinos Descalzos de la Congregacion de España e Indias. Manila: Imprenta del Colegio de Santo Tomas. 1879. pp. 118–119.

External links

[comelec-1] "Official City/Municipal 2013 Election Results". Intramuros, Manila, Philippines: Commission on Elections (COMELEC). 11 September 2013. Retrieved 23 December 2013.

[nscb-2] "Province: OCCIDENTAL MINDORO". PSGC Interactive. Makati City, Philippines: National Statistical Coordination Board. Retrieved 1 November 2012.

[PSA15-3] "Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay: as of August 1, 2015 (Region IV-B)". Philippine Population 2015 Census of Population. Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved 20 May 2016.

[4] "An Act Changing the Names of Certain Barrios in the Municipality of Sablayan, Province of Occidental Mindoro". LawPH.com. Retrieved 2011-04-12.

[5] Candelario, Rudy. "History of the Town of Sablayan". https://sites.google.com/site/occidentalmindorohistory/histroysablayan. {{cite web}}: External link in |website= (help)

[6] Provincia de San Nicolas de Tolentino de Agustinos Descalzos de la Congregacion de España e Indias. Manila: Imprenta del Colegio de Santo Tomas. 1879. pp. 118–119.

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