Dumangas, Iloilo
| Dumangas | |
|---|---|
| Municipality | |
 Map of Iloilo with Dumangas highlighted | |
.svg.png)  Dumangas Location within the Philippines | |
| Coordinates: 10°50′N 122°43′E / 10.833°N 122.717°ECoordinates: 10°50′N 122°43′E / 10.833°N 122.717°E | |
| Country | Philippines |
| Region | Western Visayas (Region VI) |
| Province | Iloilo |
| Legislative district | 4th district of Iloilo |
| Barangays | 45 |
| Government[1] | |
| • Mayor | Rolando Distura |
| Area[2] | |
| • Total | 128.70 km2 (49.69 sq mi) |
| Population (2010)[3] | |
| • Total | 66,108 |
| • Density | 510/km2 (1,300/sq mi) |
| Time zone | PST (UTC+8) |
| ZIP code | 5006 |
| Dialing code | 33 |
| Website |
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Dumangas is a first class municipality in the province of Iloilo, Philippines. The town is located north-east of Iloilo City on the island of Panay. According to the 2010 census, it has a population of 66,108 people.[3]
Like most parts in the Philippines, Dumangas is a rural town where agriculture and livestock are predominant. It is home of the Haw-as Festival.
Dumangas is located east of the province of Iloilo. Surrounded by the towns of Barotac Nuevo in the north, Pototan in the west, Zarraga in the south and the waters and islands of Guimaras and Negros Occidental in the east.
The town has a lot of tributaries like the rivers of Barasan, Agdarupan, Paloc, Talusan, Dumangas, Sulangan, Talauguis and Jalaur. Natural features found in Dumangas includes the mountains and hills of Ermita, Binaobao and Rosario. Sulangan has its own mini version of the "tinagong dagat" where a spring can be found and Binaobao has the Matagsing and Lacaran has the Elehan Caves.
Known tourist spots in the town includes the Lacaran Beach, Bacay Beach, Nalooyan Beach, Tinagong Dagat, fishponds in many barangays, the Aglipayan Church, the Ermita Shrine, the San Agustin Catholic Church, the RoRo Port, the coastal road and seafood restaurants found in the Monfort Coastal Road.
Although an hour drive from the port city of Iloilo, Dumangas continues to retain its provincial standing, but whose commitment to certain fundamental community values and innovation has produced many in the way of medicine, law and education. The town is one of the seven first class municipalities in Iloilo and the richest and the most populated municipality in the fourth district of Iloilo.
Barangays
Dumangas is politically subdivided into 45 barangays.[2]
- Bacay
- Bacong
- Balabag
- Balud
- Bantud
- Bantud Fabrica
- Baras
- Barasan
- Bolilao
- Calao
- Cali
- Cansilayan
- Capaliz
- Cayos
- Compayan
- Dacutan
- Ermita
- PD Monfort South (Guinsampanan)
- Ilaya 1st
- Ilaya 2nd
- Ilaya 3rd
- Jardin
- Lacturan
- PD Monfort North (Lublub)
- Managuit
- Maquina
- Nanding Lopez
- Pagdugue
- Paloc Bigque
- Paloc Sool
- Patlad
- Pulao
- Rosario
- Sapao
- Sulangan
- Tabucan
- Talusan
- Tambobo
- Tamboilan
- Victorias
- Burgos-Regidor (Pob.)
- Aurora-del Pilar (Pob.)
- Buenaflor-Embarcadero (Pob.)
- Lopez Jaena-Rizal (Pob.)
- J.M. Basa-Mabini Bonifacio (Pob.)
History
Dumangas was known as Araut until 1605.[4] The town is home to one of the oldest standing churches in the Visayas. It is where the Spanish Agustinian missionaries of the Catholic Church began converting the indigenous population at the time to Christianity.[5] There are many stories as how the town acquired its name, however the consensus is that which can be attributed to the mango trees that are abundant in this part of Panay island.
Demographics
| Population census of Dumangas | ||
|---|---|---|
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
| 1990 | 49,913 | — |
| 1995 | 51,092 | +0.44% |
| 2000 | 56,291 | +2.10% |
| 2007 | 62,769 | +1.51% |
| 2010 | 66,108 | +1.90% |
| Source: National Statistics Office[3] | ||
Notable people
- Hiligaynon writer Peter Solis Nery, a Palanca Awards Hall of Fame awardee, and the first Filipino author invited to the Sharjah International Book Fair.[6]
Superstitions about Aswang
Eclipsed by Capiz, Dumangas is rumored to harbor aswangs, a mythical ugly creature that possesses wings similar to those of the bats, and eats human flesh. The myth of the "Aswang" is popular in the Visayan region of the Philippines, specially in the western provinces of Capiz, Iloilo, and Antique. Aside from entertainment uses, mothers are said to tell their children "Aswang" stories to keep them off the streets and keep them home at night. Similar to Count Vlad III Dracula of Transylvania in Vampire stories, the most popular characters are the clan of "Teñente / Tenyente / Teniente" Gimo of the town of Dueñas, Iloilo.
Media
- 105.3 Dream Radio
- List of television and radio stations in Iloilo City
References
- ↑ "Municipalities". Quezon City, Philippines: Department of the Interior and Local Government. Retrieved 1 March 2013.
- 1 2 "Province: Iloilo". PSGC Interactive. Makati City, Philippines: National Statistical Coordination Board. Retrieved 1 March 2013.
- 1 2 3 "Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay: as of May 1, 2010" (PDF). 2010 Census of Population and Housing. National Statistics Office. Retrieved 1 March 2013.
- ↑ "También fundó convento el Padre Fray Martin de Rada en Araut- que ahora se llama el convento de Dumangas- con la advocación de nuestro Padre San Agustín...Está fundado este pueblo casi a los fines del río de Halaur, que naciendo en unos altos montes en el centro de esta isla (Panay)...Es el pueblo muy hermoso, ameno y muy lleno de palmares de cocos. Antiguamente era el emporio y corte de la más lucida nobleza de toda aquella isla...Hay en dicho pueblo algunos buenos cristianos...Las visitas que tiene son ocho: tres en el monte, dos en el río y tres en el mar...Las que están al mar son: Santa Ana de Anilao, San Juan Evangelista de Bobog, y otra visita más en el monte, entitulada Santa Rosa de Hapitan." Gaspar de San Agustin, O.S.A., Conquistas de las Islas Filipinas (1565-1615), Manuel Merino, O.S.A., ed., Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Cientificas: Madrid 1975, pp. 374-375.
- ↑ http://ilongo.weebly.com/iloilo-history-part-1.html
- ↑ http://www.iloilometropolitantimes.com/ilonggo-sets-record-as-first-filipino-author-in-sibf/
External links
- Philippine Standard Geographic Code
- Philippine Census Information
- Local Governance Performance Management System
- Volunteer Experience Malcolm Trevena's six month volunteer experience in Dumnagas
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