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 2020 census, it has a population of 23,488 people.[3]
Padre Burgos
Laguimanoc | |
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| Municipality of Padre Burgos | |
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| Coordinates: 13°55′21″N 121°48′42″E / 13.9226°N 121.81163°E | |
| Country | Philippines |
| Region | Calabarzon |
| Province | Quezon |
| District | 3rd district |
| Founded | January 1, 1917 |
| Renamed | December 3, 1927 (as Padre Burgos) |
| Named for | José Burgos |
| Barangays | 22 (see Barangays) |
| Government | |
| • Type | Sangguniang Bayan |
| • Mayor | Ruben B. Uy Diokno |
| • Vice Mayor | Edonna D. Amith |
| • Representative | Reynante U. Arrogancia |
| • Municipal Council | Members |
| • Electorate | 18,182 voters (2022) |
| Area | |
• Total | 69.10 km2 (26.68 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 25 m (82 ft) |
| Highest elevation | 280 m (920 ft) |
| Lowest elevation | 0 m (0 ft) |
| Population (2020 census)[3] | |
• Total | 23,488 |
| • Density | 340/km2 (880/sq mi) |
| • Households | 5,996 |
| Demonym | Padre Burgosin |
| Economy | |
| • Income class | 4th municipal income class |
| • Poverty incidence | 22.14 |
| • Revenue | ₱ 111.4 million (2020) |
| • Assets | ₱ 285.8 million (2020) |
| • Expenditure | ₱ 90.11 million (2020) |
| • Liabilities | ₱ 67.08 million (2020) |
| Service provider | |
| • Electricity | Quezon 1 Electric Cooperative (QUEZELCO 1) |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (PST) |
| ZIP code | 4303 |
| PSGC | |
| IDD : area code | +63 (0)42 |
| Native languages | Tagalog |
| Website | www |
Padre Burgos is located on the Bondoc Peninsula just east of Lucena, 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. It is 33 kilometres (21 mi) from Lucena and 163 kilometres (101 mi) from Manila.
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.
History
editPadre Burgos was formerly known as Laguimanoc due to the shape of the coastline which resembles the bill of a chicken, which translates to “manok” in Tagalog. Another version is that chickens were so abundant in the town that hawks (Tagalog: “lawin”) 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. On December 3, 1927, the town's name was changed to Padre Burgos by virtue of Act No. 3389,[5] in honor of one of the country's martyrs, Fr. Jose 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.
Geography
editBarangays
editPadre Burgos is politically divided into 22 barangays. Each barangay consists of puroks and some have sitios.
- Basiao (Poblacion)
- Burgos (Poblacion)
- Cabuyao Norte
- Cabuyao Sur
- Campo (Poblacion)
- Danlagan
- Duhat
- Hinguiwin
- Kinagunan Ibaba
- Kinagunan Ilaya
- Lipata
- Marao
- Marquez
- Punta (Poblacion)
- Rizal
- San Isidro
- San Vicente
- Sipa
- Tulay Buhangin
- Villapaz
- Walay
- Yawe
Climate
edit| Climate data for Padre Burgos, Quezon | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 26 (79) |
27 (81) |
29 (84) |
31 (88) |
31 (88) |
30 (86) |
29 (84) |
29 (84) |
29 (84) |
29 (84) |
28 (82) |
26 (79) |
29 (84) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 22 (72) |
22 (72) |
22 (72) |
23 (73) |
24 (75) |
24 (75) |
24 (75) |
24 (75) |
24 (75) |
24 (75) |
23 (73) |
23 (73) |
23 (74) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 83 (3.3) |
55 (2.2) |
44 (1.7) |
37 (1.5) |
90 (3.5) |
123 (4.8) |
145 (5.7) |
125 (4.9) |
135 (5.3) |
166 (6.5) |
163 (6.4) |
152 (6.0) |
1,318 (51.8) |
| Average rainy days | 15.1 | 10.8 | 11.9 | 11.4 | 19.9 | 23.7 | 26.3 | 23.9 | 23.9 | 22.1 | 20.2 | 18.6 | 227.8 |
| Source: Meteoblue[6] | |||||||||||||
Demographics
edit| Year | Pop. | ±% 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% |
| 2020 | 23,488 | +0.88% |
| Source: Philippine Statistics Authority[7][8][9][10] | ||
Economy
editPoverty incidence of Padre Burgos
10
20
30
40
2006
33.60 2009
17.19 2012
26.97 2015
20.90 2018
8.01 2021
22.14 Source: Philippine Statistics Authority[11][12][13][14][15][16][17][18] |
Culture
editIn popular culture
editThis island was also set from the movie Alkitrang Dugo in 1975.
Laguimanoc festival
editA festival celebrated every February 17 annually. This feast explains the history of the municipality. Laguimanoc was the former name of the municipality before it was renamed to Padre Burgos.
Notes
editReferences
edit- ^ Municipality of Padre Burgos | (DILG)
- ^ "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.
- ^ a b Census of Population (2020). "Region IV-A (Calabarzon)". Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved 8 July 2021.
- ^ "PSA Releases the 2021 City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates". Philippine Statistics Authority. 2 April 2024. Retrieved 28 April 2024.
- ^ An Act to Change the Name of the Municipality of Laguimanoc, Province of Tayabas (3380). December 3, 1927. Retrieved April 20, 2022.
- ^ "Padre Burgos: Average Temperatures and Rainfall". Meteoblue. Retrieved 27 January 2020.
- ^ Census of Population (2015). "Region IV-A (Calabarzon)". Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved 20 June 2016.
- ^ Census of Population and Housing (2010). "Region IV-A (Calabarzon)" (PDF). Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. National Statistics Office. Retrieved 29 June 2016.
- ^ Censuses of Population (1903–2007). "Region IV-A (Calabarzon)". Table 1. Population Enumerated in Various Censuses by Province/Highly Urbanized City: 1903 to 2007. National Statistics Office.
- ^ "Province of Quezon". Municipality Population Data. Local Water Utilities Administration Research Division. Retrieved 17 December 2016.
- ^ "Poverty incidence (PI):". Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved December 28, 2020.
- ^ "Estimation of Local Poverty in the Philippines" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. 29 November 2005.
- ^ "2003 City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. 23 March 2009.
- ^ "City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates; 2006 and 2009" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. 3 August 2012.
- ^ "2012 Municipal and City Level Poverty Estimates" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. 31 May 2016.
- ^ "Municipal and City Level Small Area Poverty Estimates; 2009, 2012 and 2015". Philippine Statistics Authority. 10 July 2019.
- ^ "PSA Releases the 2018 Municipal and City Level Poverty Estimates". Philippine Statistics Authority. 15 December 2021. Retrieved 22 January 2022.
- ^ "PSA Releases the 2021 City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates". Philippine Statistics Authority. 2 April 2024. Retrieved 28 April 2024.