Padre Burgos, Quezon

Padre Burgos
Municipality
Municipality of Padre Burgos

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Map of Quezon with Padre Burgos highlighted
Padre Burgos
Location within the Philippines
Coordinates: 13°55′N 121°48′E / 13.92°N 121.8°E / 13.92; 121.8Coordinates: 13°55′N 121°48′E / 13.92°N 121.8°E / 13.92; 121.8
Country  Philippines
Region Calabarzon (Region IV-A)
Province Quezon
District 3rd District
Founded February 17, 1917
Named for José Burgos
Barangays 22 (see Barangays)
Government [1]
 • Type Sangguniang Bayan
 • Mayor Roger A Panganiban
 • Electorate 13,345 voters (2016)
Area [2]
 • Total 69.10 km2 (26.68 sq mi)
Population (2015 census)[3]
 • Total 22,460
 • Density 330/km2 (840/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+8 (PST)
ZIP code 4303
PSGC 045629000
IDD : area code  +63 (0)42
Climate type Tropical rainforest climate
Income class 4th municipal income class
Revenue (₱) 65,459,042.91 (2016)
Native languages Tagalog
Website www.padburque.gov.ph

Padre Burgos, officially the Municipality of Padre Burgos, (Tagalog: Bayan ng Padre Burgos), is a 4th class municipality in the province of Quezon, Philippines. According to the 2015 census, it has a population of 22,460 people.[3]

It is located on the Bondoc Peninsula just east of Lucena City, the provincial capital, and named after José Burgos. It is bounded on the north by Atimonan, on the west and north-west by Pagbilao, on the east by Agdangan, and on the south by the Tayabas Bay.

The town is notable for its unspoiled beaches and the Tulay Buhangin (Tagalog for "sand bridge"). All the population are of Tagalog descent. The economy is primarily based on coconut husking and farming. Local tourism is also on the rise.

Barangays

Padre Burgos is administratively divided into 22 barangays.

Barangay name PSGC code[4] pop. (2015)
Cabuyao Norte045629001922
Cabuyao Sur0456290021005
Danlagan0456290031,564
Duhat045629004761
Hinguiwin0456290051,495
Kinagunan Ibaba0456290061,344
Kinagunan Ilaya045629007452
Lipata045629008580
Marao0456290092,372
Marquez045629010324
Burgos (Poblacion)045629011978
Campo (Poblacion)045629012731
Basiao (Poblacion)045629013657
Punta (Poblacion)045629014596
Rizal0456290151,271
San Isidro0456290161,003
San Vicente045629017809
Sipa0456290181,900
Tulay Buhangin045629019782
Villapaz045629020236
Walay0456290211,855
Yawe045629022823

History

Padre Burgos was formerly known as Laguimanoc due to the shape of the coastline which resembles the bill of a chicken or “manok”. Another version is that chickens were so abundant in the town that hawks swept down on the place to snatch chicks from their mothers. When hawks flew overhead, as warning to their neighborhood, people shouted “Hawk Manok” or “Lawin-Manok”.

On January 1, 1917 the village of Laguimanoc, which was formerly a barrio of Atimonan, became a municipality. Ten years after, the town’s council changed the name to Padre Burgos, in honor of one of the country’s martyrs, Fr. Jose P. Burgos. The streets were named after local leaders who rendered valuable services to the community. Because of the physical and topographic conditions of the town, four sitios where clusters of houses were became the main district of the town namely Campo, Burgos, Basiao and Bundok-Punta. The community converged to be in this particular spot because of its sea which made this town as port of Laguimanoc. In the early days this port offered a good wharf for vessels plying between Manila and southern Luzon. This was also a port of call for ships exporting lumber to Europe during the Spanish regime. In this town was the residence of the “Alcalde Mar” or Port Officer.

Business and other industries prospered and people conglomerated in this spot. Spots of the historical interest are the wharf symbol of commercial progress, the old church with the old-fashioned “canyon” markers of the people’s religious faith, the Bag Cement Slabs and Stone quarries mute testimonies of the effervescent power and grandeur of the early foreign settlers, the hills near the railroad station where the Japanese tortured and massacred civilians in the barrios of Marao and Polo where the Hunter’s guerillas built their camps.

Demographics

Population census of Padre Burgos
YearPop.±% p.a.
1918 2,216—    
1939 5,262+4.20%
1948 10,029+7.43%
1960 16,262+4.11%
1970 12,765−2.39%
1975 13,016+0.39%
1980 14,078+1.58%
1990 15,219+0.78%
1995 17,635+2.80%
2000 18,962+1.57%
2007 19,877+0.65%
2010 20,161+0.52%
2015 22,460+2.08%
Source: Philippine Statistics Authority[3][5][6][7]

Laguimanoc Festival

A festival celebrated on February 17 every year. This feast explains the history of the municipality. Laguimanoc was the former name of the municipality before it was renamed to Padre Burgos.

This island was also set from the movie Alkitrang Dugo in 1975.

Notes

    References

    1. ↑ "Municipality". Quezon City, Philippines: Department of the Interior and Local Government. Retrieved 31 May 2013.
    2. ↑ "Province: Quezon". PSGC Interactive. Quezon City, Philippines: Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved 12 November 2016.
    3. 1 2 3 Census of Population (2015). "Region IV-A (Calabarzon)". Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. PSA. Retrieved 20 June 2016.
    4. ↑ Philippines Standard Geographical Code
    5. ↑ Census of Population and Housing (2010). "Region IV-A (Calabarzon)". Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. NSO. Retrieved 29 June 2016.
    6. ↑ Censuses of Population (1903–2007). "Region IV-A (Calabarzon)". Table 1. Population Enumerated in Various Censuses by Province/Highly Urbanized City: 1903 to 2007. NSO.
    7. ↑ "Province of Quezon". Municipality Population Data. Local Water Utilities Administration Research Division. Retrieved 17 December 2016.
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