Sagbayan
Borja
Municipality
Municipality of Sagbayan
San Agustin
San Agustin
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Sagbayan is located in Philippines
Sagbayan
Sagbayan
Location within the Philippines
Coordinates: 9°55′N 124°06′E / 9.92°N 124.1°E / 9.92; 124.1
CountryPhilippines
RegionCentral Visayas
ProvinceBohol
District 2nd district
FoundedFebruary 9, 1949
RenamedJune 21, 1957
Barangays24 (see Barangays)
Government
 [1]
 • TypeSangguniang Bayan
 • MayorRestituto Q. Suarez III
 • Vice MayorAsuncion B. Ybañez
 • RepresentativeMa. Vanessa C. Aumentado
 • Municipal Council
Members
 • Electorate16,758 voters (2022)
Area
[2]
 • Total69.61 km2 (26.88 sq mi)
Elevation
424 m (1,391 ft)
Highest elevation
327 m (1,073 ft)
Lowest elevation
47 m (154 ft)
Population
 (2020 census)[3]
 • Total24,335
 • Density350/km2 (910/sq mi)
 • Households
5,897
Economy
 • Income class4th municipal income class
 • Poverty incidence
21.50
% (2018)[4]
 • Revenue₱ 113.5 million (2020)
 • Assets₱ 337.3 million (2020)
 • Expenditure₱ 137 million (2020)
 • Liabilities₱ 45.93 million (2020)
Service provider
 • ElectricityBohol 1 Electric Cooperative (BOHECO 1)
Time zoneUTC+8 (PST)
ZIP code
6331
PSGC
071236000
IDD : area code +63 (0)38
Native languagesBoholano dialect
Cebuano
Tagalog

Sagbayan, officially the Municipality of Sagbayan (Cebuano: Munisipyo sa Sagbayan; Tagalog: Bayan ng Sagbayan), is a 4th class municipality in the province of Bohol, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 24,335 people.[3]

Its main attraction is Sagbayan Peak, a tourism site overlooking a scenic valley with an observation platform and children's playground.[5] While some similar hill formations are visible, it is not within the main Chocolate Hills area.

Sagbayan is 74 kilometres (46 mi) from Tagbilaran.

Sagbayan celebrates its feast on May 4/August 28, to honor the town patron San Agustin.[6]

Etymology

The name Sagbayan came from the combination of the local words Sag which means nest, and Bay (short of Balay) which means house. Therefore, Sagbayan means a place for making tree-houses.

Long ago, the place was said to be plentiful of deer and wild pig. People often visit the place to hunt them. They constructed tree houses while waiting for their prey to appear. As time goes, these animals were depopulated, leaving only tree houses left by the hunters.[7]

The proper pronunciation of word Ságbayan has a stress on its first syllable,[7] not Sagbayán, which has stress on its suffix -an, therefore debunking the word Sagbayán which means a place to hang.[8]

History

Sagbayan was formerly part of the surrounding municipalities of Clarin, Inabanga, Carmen, and Balilihan. It was created into a separate town through Executive Order No. 204 of President Elpidio Quirino on February 9, 1949, and named Borja,[9] in honor of Salustiano Borja, the first elected civil governor of the Province of Bohol.[8]

The original list of its barangays and sitios were Sagbayan, Canmaya Centro, Canmaya Diot, Canmano, San Antonio, and San Isidro, and the sitios of Santa Cruz, San Vicente Norte, San Vicente Sur, San Ramon, and Kalangahan (Calangahan), from Clarin; the sitios of Mantalongon and Katipunan from Inabanga, and the sitios of Cabasacan (Kabasacan) and Ubuhan (Ubojan) from Balilihan (note: Catigbian is still part of Balilihan until its reorganization on June 17, 1949[10]). Barangay Sagbayan became its Poblacion which is the seat of government of the municipality.

Through the Republic Act No. 1741, it was reverted to its original name, Sagbayan on June 21, 1957, signed by President Carlos P. Garcia.[11]

On October 15, 2013, Sagbayan was close to the epicenter of a magnitude 7.2 earthquake. The town suffered 12 fatalities and damage to almost 1,000 homes, as well as total destruction of its town hall.[12]

Geography

Barangays

Sagbayan is politically subdivded into 24 barangays. Each barangay consists of puroks and some have sitios.


PSGC Barangay Population ±% p.a.
2020[3] 2010[13]
071236001 Calangahan 3.9% 957 910 ▴ 0.50%
071236002 Canmano 3.9% 947 1,006 ▾ −0.60%
071236003 Canmaya Centro 6.0% 1,448 1,317 ▴ 0.95%
071236004 Canmaya Diot 5.0% 1,221 1,161 ▴ 0.51%
071236005 Dagnawan 3.5% 842 525 ▴ 4.84%
071236006 Kabasacan 2.2% 539 490 ▴ 0.96%
071236007 Kagawasan 1.5% 376 370 ▴ 0.16%
071236008 Katipunan 2.4% 591 600 ▾ −0.15%
071236009 Langtad 2.2% 530 570 ▾ −0.72%
071236010 Libertad Norte 1.5% 353 316 ▴ 1.11%
071236011 Libertad Sur 0.5% 117 184 ▾ −4.43%
071236012 Mantalongon 3.9% 952 707 ▴ 3.02%
071236013 Poblacion 17.1% 4,154 3,945 ▴ 0.52%
071236014 Sagbayan Sur 4.8% 1,170 1,011 ▴ 1.47%
071236015 San Agustin 4.3% 1,037 867 ▴ 1.81%
071236016 San Antonio 4.0% 966 852 ▴ 1.26%
071236017 San Isidro 3.6% 882 736 ▴ 1.83%
071236018 San Ramon 2.3% 563 405 ▴ 3.35%
071236019 San Roque 1.8% 434 420 ▴ 0.33%
071236020 San Vicente Norte 3.2% 789 715 ▴ 0.99%
071236021 San Vicente Sur 1.2% 302 290 ▴ 0.41%
071236022 Santa Catalina 4.7% 1,136 721 ▴ 4.65%
071236023 Santa Cruz 3.8% 920 985 ▾ −0.68%
071236024 Ubojan 4.6% 1,113 988 ▴ 1.20%
Total 24,335 20,091 ▴ 1.93%

Climate

Climate data for Sagbayan, Bohol
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) 26
(79) 		27
(81) 		28
(82) 		29
(84) 		30
(86) 		29
(84) 		28
(82) 		29
(84) 		29
(84) 		28
(82) 		27
(81) 		27
(81) 		28
(83)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) 21
(70) 		21
(70) 		21
(70) 		22
(72) 		23
(73) 		23
(73) 		22
(72) 		22
(72) 		22
(72) 		22
(72) 		22
(72) 		22
(72) 		22
(72)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 98
(3.9) 		82
(3.2) 		96
(3.8) 		71
(2.8) 		104
(4.1) 		129
(5.1) 		101
(4.0) 		94
(3.7) 		99
(3.9) 		135
(5.3) 		174
(6.9) 		143
(5.6) 		1,326
(52.3)
Average rainy days 18.0 14.1 17.1 16.8 23.7 25.7 25.8 23.3 24.2 25.9 24.0 20.6 259.2
Source: Meteoblue [14]

Demographics

Population census of Sagbayan
YearPop.±% p.a.
1960 8,720—    
1970 10,822+2.18%
1975 12,500+2.93%
1980 12,703+0.32%
1990 15,364+1.92%
1995 16,488+1.33%
2000 18,346+2.32%
2007 19,399+0.77%
2010 20,091+1.28%
2015 22,339+2.04%
2020 24,335+1.70%
Source: Philippine Statistics Authority[15][13][16][17]

Economy

Poverty Incidence of Sagbayan
Graphs are unavailable due to technical issues. There is more info on Phabricator and on MediaWiki.org.
Source: Philippine Statistics Authority[18][19]
[20][21][22][23][24]


Gallery

See also

References

  1. ^  Municipality of Sagbayan | (DILG)
  2. ^ "2015 Census of Population, Report No. 3 – Population, Land Area, and Population Density" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. Quezon City, Philippines. August 2016. ISSN 0117-1453. Archived (PDF) from the original on May 25, 2021. Retrieved July 16, 2021.
  3. ^ 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.
  4. ^ "PSA Releases the 2018 Municipal and City Level Poverty Estimates". Philippine Statistics Authority. 15 December 2021. Retrieved 22 January 2022.
  5. ^ "Best of Bohol Attractions". www.bohol-philippines.com. Retrieved 2019-02-21.
  6. ^ "Bohol Festivals Timetable". www.bohol-philippines.com. Retrieved 2019-04-01.
  7. ^ a b Jes B. Tirol (March 13, 2011). "Toponyms of Bohol and its Towns, Part 10". Bohol Chronicle.
  8. ^ a b "Municipality of Sagbayan". Province of Bohol. Retrieved 2012-09-20.
  9. ^ Executive Order No. 1949 (9 February 1949), Organizing certain barrios and sitios of the municipalities of Clarin, Inabanga and Balilihan, province of Bohol, into an independent municipality under the name of Borja
  10. ^ Executive Order No. 229 (17 June 1949), ORGANIZING CERTAIN PORTIONS OF THE MUNICIPALITIES OF BALILIHAN, ANTEQUERA AND TUBIGON, ALL OF THE PROVINCE OF BOHOL, INTO AN INDEPENDENT MUNICIPALITY UNDER THE NAME OF SAN JACINTO. (PDF)
  11. ^ Republic Act No. 1741 (21 June 1957), An Act Changing the Name of the Municipality of Borja, Province of Bohol, to Sagbayan
  12. ^ "SitRep No. 35 re Effects of Magnitude 7.2 Sagbayan, Bohol Earthquake" (PDF). National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council. November 3, 2013. Retrieved November 7, 2013.
  13. ^ 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.
  14. ^ "Sagbayan: Average Temperatures and Rainfall". Meteoblue. Retrieved 9 May 2020.
  15. ^ Census of Population (2015). "Region VII (Central Visayas)". Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved 20 June 2016.
  16. ^ 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.((cite encyclopedia)): CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  17. ^ "Province of Bohol". Municipality Population Data. Local Water Utilities Administration Research Division. Retrieved 17 December 2016.
  18. ^ "Poverty incidence (PI):". Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved December 28, 2020.
  19. ^ "Estimation of Local Poverty in the Philippines" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. 29 November 2005.
  20. ^ "2003 City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. 23 March 2009.
  21. ^ "City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates; 2006 and 2009" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. 3 August 2012.
  22. ^ "2012 Municipal and City Level Poverty Estimates" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. 31 May 2016.
  23. ^ "Municipal and City Level Small Area Poverty Estimates; 2009, 2012 and 2015". Philippine Statistics Authority. 10 July 2019.
  24. ^ "PSA Releases the 2018 Municipal and City Level Poverty Estimates". Philippine Statistics Authority. 15 December 2021. Retrieved 22 January 2022.

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