Padre Burgos, Southern Leyte

Padre Burgos, officially the Municipality of Padre Burgos, is a 5th class municipality in the province of Southern Leyte, Philippines. According to the 2015 census, it has a population of 11,091 people.[3]

Padre Burgos
Municipality
Municipality of Padre Burgos
Seal
Etymology: Tamulayag
Map of Southern Leyte with Padre Burgos highlighted
Padre Burgos
Location within the Philippines
Coordinates: 10°02′N 125°01′E
Country Philippines
RegionEastern Visayas (Region VIII)
ProvinceSouthern Leyte
District1st District
Founded1957
Barangays11 (see Barangays)
Government
 [1]
 • TypeSangguniang Bayan
 • MayorHermenegildo C. Culpa
 • Vice MayorMaria Fe Crispina B. Poblete
 • CongressmanRoger G. Mercado
 • Electorate7,699 voters (2019)
Area
 [2]
 • Total25.65 km2 (9.90 sq mi)
Elevation
5.1 m (16.7 ft)
Population
 (2015 census)[3]
 • Total11,091
 • Density430/km2 (1,100/sq mi)
 • Households
2,386
Economy
 • Income class5th municipal income class
 • Poverty incidence34.61% (2015)[4]
 • Revenue (₱)47,683,771.41 (2016)
Time zoneUTC+8 (PST)
ZIP code
6602
PSGC
086410000
IDD : area code +63 (0)53
Climate typetropical rainforest climate
Native languagesBoholano dialect
Cebuano
Tagalog

Padre Burgos is named after the priest Padre Jose Burgos of the Gomburza priest martyrs. The town being surrounded by Sogod Bay in the East, Padre Burgos was once called "Tamulayag", a vernacular slang which means "Let's go fishing". Thus, the town's main livelihood is fishing.

The town is famous for its white-sand beaches like the Tangkaan Beach, from where you can see the island of Limasawa; the Likay-Likay Beach, where you can go fishing and snorkelling; the Bukana which is like a small swam of water and serve as a home of many fishes in Buenavista, the floating Balsa of Bas. And the beaches in Barangay Lungsodaan. Padre Burgos is also famous to diving enthusiasts, the underwater beauty boasts of many colourful clusters of corals. With the Local Government's cooperation, Coral Cay, a foreign non-profit organization established its offices in Barangay Tangkaan whose main purpose is to provide help among local people to maintain fish sanctuaries, awareness programs on ocean-life preservation, and clean-up activities on the shorelines of Padre Burgos.

Padre Burgos is also known for its "budbod" (suman), a very sweet sticky-rice.

Barangays

Padre Burgos is politically subdivided into 11 barangays.

  • Buenavista
  • Bunga
  • Cantutang
  • Dinahugan
  • Laca
  • Lungsodaan
  • Poblacion
  • San Juan
  • Santa Sofia
  • Santo Rosario
  • Tangkaan

Demographics
Population census of Padre Burgos
YearPop.±% p.a.
1960 7,125—    
1970 8,045+1.22%
1975 9,848+4.14%
1980 10,790+1.84%
1990 7,375−3.73%
1995 7,593+0.55%
2000 8,926+3.53%
2007 10,194+1.85%
2010 10,525+1.17%
2015 11,091+1.00%
Source: Philippine Statistics Authority [3][5][6][7]

Climate
Climate data for Padre Burgos, Southern Leyte
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Average high °C (°F) 28
(82)		 28
(82)		 29
(84)		 31
(88)		 31
(88)		 31
(88)		 30
(86)		 30
(86)		 30
(86)		 29
(84)		 29
(84)		 28
(82)		 30
(85)
Average low °C (°F) 23
(73)		 23
(73)		 23
(73)		 24
(75)		 24
(75)		 25
(77)		 24
(75)		 24
(75)		 24
(75)		 24
(75)		 24
(75)		 23
(73)		 24
(75)
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 24.4 25.9 24.0 20.6 259.4
Source: Meteoblue [8]

Religion

Majority of the population is Philippine Independent Church (IFI), while others belong to Roman Catholic, Hosanna Assembly of God, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints (Mormons), Iglesia ni Cristo, UCCP, among others.

List of Churches:

  • Roman Catholic Church, Poblacion. Holy Mass every day. Monday & Friday 5:30 pm; Tuesday & Thursday 5:30 am. Sunday 5:30 am.
  • Iglesia Filipina Independiente, Barangay Santa Sofia
  • Hosanna Chapel Philippines (AG), Barangay Poblacion
  • United Church of Christ in the Philippines, Barangay Poblacion
  • Philippine Independent Church, Barangay Poblacion
  • The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints (Mormons), Barangay Cantutang
  • Iglesia ni Cristo, Barangay Cantutang

Places of interest
  • Peter's Dive Resort
  • Tangkaan Beach
  • Michael's Resort and Dive
  • Sogod Bay Scuba Resort
  • Padre Burgos Castle Resort

References
  1. "Municipality". Quezon City, Philippines: Department of the Interior and Local Government. Retrieved 31 May 2013.
  2. "Province: Southern Leyte". PSGC Interactive. Quezon City, Philippines: Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved 12 November 2016.
  3. Census of Population (2015). "Region VIII (Eastern Visayas)". Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. PSA. Retrieved 20 June 2016.
  4. "PSA releases the 2015 Municipal and City Level Poverty Estimates". Quezon City, Philippines. Retrieved 12 October 2019.
  5. Census of Population and Housing (2010). "Region VIII (Eastern Visayas)". Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. NSO. Retrieved 29 June 2016.
  6. Censuses of Population (1903–2007). "Region VIII (Eastern Visayas)". Table 1. Population Enumerated in Various Censuses by Province/Highly Urbanized City: 1903 to 2007. NSO.
  7. "Province of Southern Leyte". Municipality Population Data. Local Water Utilities Administration Research Division. Retrieved 17 December 2016.
  8. "Padre Burgos, Southern Leyte : Average Temperatures and Rainfall". Meteoblue. Retrieved 13 January 2019.
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