Jimalalud

Jimalalud
Municipality
Municipality of Jimalalud
Nickname(s): Little Big Town

Map of Negros Oriental with Jimalalud highlighted
Jimalalud
Location within the Philippines
Coordinates: 9°59′N 123°12′E / 9.98°N 123.2°E / 9.98; 123.2Coordinates: 9°59′N 123°12′E / 9.98°N 123.2°E / 9.98; 123.2
Country  Philippines
Region Central Visayas (Region VII)
Province Negros Oriental
District 1st district of Negros Oriental
Founded 1798
Chartered 1910
Barangays 28 (see Barangays)
Government [1]
 • Type Sangguniang Bayan
 • Mayor Reynaldo Tuanda
 • Vice Mayor Hazel Billones
 • Electorate 17,060 voters (2016)
Area [2]
 • Total 139.50 km2 (53.86 sq mi)
Population (2015 census)[3]
 • Total 30,945
 • Density 220/km2 (570/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+8 (PST)
ZIP code 6212
PSGC 074612000
IDD : area code  +63 (0)35
Climate type Tropical climate
Income class 4th municipal income class
Revenue (₱) 86,004,882.49 (2016)
Native languages Cebuano
Tagalog
Website elgu.ncc.gov.ph/ecommunity/jimalalud-negor/

Jimalalud, officially the Municipality of Jimalalud, is a 4th class municipality in the province of Negros Oriental, Philippines. According to the 2015 census, it has a population of 30,945 people.[3]

Jimalalud has a land area of 139.50 square kilometres (53.86 sq mi).[4][5]

History

Jimalalud was founded in 1797 as part of Tayasan. In 1910, it was separated from Tayasan and became an independent municipality.

Boundless sugar cane fields, typical of the northern landscape, fill the lush lands of Jimalalud most months of the year. It has reported rich deposits of coal, copper, iron and related compounds of magnetite, pyrites and marcasite, but the lodes remain untouched. A Spanish soldier was said to have asked a native the name of the place, indicating the area. The native thought he was referring to a tree, and so informed the soldier that the tree was called a “hambabalud" (terminalia calamansanai).

In the late 1800s the Recollects built here a convent of hardwoods, an imposing structure that was reputed to be the biggest convent in the Province for over a quarter of a century. The Revolution against Spain compelled the friars to leave and the convent fell into disrepair. Jimalalud was made a town independent of Tayasan in 1910. In 1944 World War II guerillas burned down the entire town, leaving Jimalalud without a historical landmark standing. Barrio Bankal was the seat of the 7th District Government during World War II.

The pageantry of its revived Sinulog keeps Jimalalud’s religious and cultural heritage alive in a colorful way. Fiesta time and other special occasions usually bring on the town’s stallions for the exciting, if brutal, spectacle of the Paaway sa Kabayo.

Most times, Jimalalud is serene and green, and the plaza is the picturesque public space for imbibing the town’s pastoral ambience.[6]

Barangays

Jimalalud is politically subdivided into 28 barangays.

  • Aglahug
  • Agutayon
  • Ampanangon
  • Bae
  • Bala-as
  • Bangcal
  • Banog
  • Buto
  • Cabang
  • Camandayon
  • Cangharay
  • Canlahao
  • Dayoyo
  • Yli
  • Lacaon
  • Mahanlud
  • Malabago
  • Mambaid
  • Mongpong
  • Owacan
  • Pacuan
  • Panglaya-an
  • North Poblacion
  • South Poblacion
  • Polopantao
  • Sampiniton
  • Talamban
  • Tamao

Education

There are 2 nationally-funded high school in Jimalalud, Jimalalud National High School in South Poblacion with extension in Baranggay Tamao & Owacan National High School, and Infant King Academy manage by Religious of the Virgin Mary (RVM).

Demographics

Population census of Jimalalud
YearPop.±% p.a.
1903 3,613—    
1918 17,828+11.23%
1939 14,553−0.96%
1948 14,639+0.07%
1960 16,572+1.04%
1970 18,568+1.14%
1975 19,036+0.50%
1980 18,863−0.18%
1990 22,089+1.59%
1995 23,514+1.18%
2000 26,756+2.81%
2007 27,728+0.49%
2010 29,044+1.70%
2015 30,945+1.21%
Source: Philippine Statistics Authority[3][7][8][9]

References

  1. ↑ "Municipality". Quezon City, Philippines: Department of the Interior and Local Government. Retrieved 31 May 2013.
  2. ↑ "Province:". PSGC Interactive. Quezon City, Philippines: Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved 12 November 2016.
  3. 1 2 3 Census of Population (2015). "Region VII (Central Visayas)". Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. PSA. Retrieved 20 June 2016.
  4. ↑ "Local Government Unit of Negros Oriental Province", Department of the Interior and Local Government. Retrieved 2013-05-28.
  5. ↑ "About Jimalalud, Negros Oriental", Jimalalud Online Forum. Retrieved 2013-05-28.
  6. ↑ "About | Cities & Towns", Negros Oriental Tourism. Retrieved 2013-05-28.
  7. ↑ Census of Population and Housing (2010). "Region VII (Central Visayas)". Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. NSO. Retrieved 29 June 2016.
  8. ↑ Censuses of Population (1903–2007). "Region VII (Central Visayas)". Table 1. Population Enumerated in Various Censuses by Province/Highly Urbanized City: 1903 to 2007. NSO.
  9. ↑ "Province of". Municipality Population Data. Local Water Utilities Administration Research Division. Retrieved 17 December 2016.
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