Amlan, Negros Oriental

Amlan
Municipality
Municipality of Amlan
Map of Negros Oriental with Amlan highlighted
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Amlan Location within the Philippines
Coordinates: 9°27′52″N123°13′25″E / 9.464367°N 123.223653°E / 9.464367; 123.223653 Coordinates: 9°27′52″N123°13′25″E / 9.464367°N 123.223653°E / 9.464367; 123.223653
Country	Philippines
Region	Central Visayas (Region VII)
Province	Negros Oriental
District	2nd district
Barangays	8 (see Barangays)
Government   [1]
• Type	Sangguniang Bayan
•  Mayor	Manuel Jose "Manjoe" C. Sycip
•  Vice Mayor	Allan Marie R. Tan
• Congressman	Manuel T. Sagarbarria
• Electorate	16,930 voters (2019)
Area   [2]
• Total	111.85 km2 (43.19 sq mi)
Population  (2015 census) [3]
• Total	23,624
• Density	210/km2 (550/sq mi)
Economy
•  Income class	4th municipal income class
•  Poverty incidence	27.18% (2015) [4]
• Revenue (₱)	80,834,703.92 (2016)
Time zone	UTC+8 (PST)
ZIP code	6203
PSGC	074601000
IDD  :  area code	+63 (0)35
Climate type	tropical climate
Native languages	Cebuano Tagalog
Website	www.amlan.gov.ph

Amlan, officially the Municipality of Amlan, is a 4th class municipality in the province of Negros Oriental, Philippines. According to the 2015 census, it has a population of 23,624 people. ^[3]

Amlan was formerly known as Ayuquitan. ^[5]

History

Nineteenth-century chronicler Licinio Ruiz mentions Alman, a settlement said to have been named after a superior kind of guava. The town was made a parish independent of Tanjay in 1848, was renamed Ayuquitan in 1912, became Amlan after WW II.

Its Church of St. Andrew the Apostle, completed in 1853 (and said to have taken 50 years to build), is the centerpiece of the town's tourism while providing photo opportunists with a colonial period backdrop. The ruins of watch towers against the Moro depredations of old can still be seen in Buswang and near the mouth of the Amlan River; and two others near the school building of Ayuquitan and barrio Calo.

Barangays

Amlan is politically subdivided into 8 barangays:

• Bio-os
• Jantianon
• Jugno
• Mag-abo
• Poblacion
• Silab
• Tambojangin
• Tandayag

Demographics

Population census of Amlan
Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1903	10,373	—
1918	12,525	+1.26%
1939	14,904	+0.83%
1948	13,342	−1.22%
1960	9,399	−2.88%
1970	11,547	+2.08%
1975	12,457	+1.53%
1980	13,638	+1.83%
1990	16,145	+1.70%
1995	16,573	+0.49%
2000	19,227	+3.24%
2007	22,173	+1.99%
2010	22,206	+0.05%
2015	23,624	+1.19%
Source: Philippine Statistics Authority [3] [6] [7] [8]

Tourism

Amlan is home to many natural and man-made attractions:

Dreamland Nature and Adventure Park (DNAP)

A ten-minute ride away from the highway, DNAP is divided into two parks: the Animal Kingdom that showcases a collection of wildlife and other endangered species and the Adventure Park for those wanting some adrenaline rush. Activities in the Adventure Park include aerial walk, river tubing, and soon to be opened avatar zip line, tandem zip line and giant tandem swing.

Amlan Boulevard

The boulevard will soon host an array of aquatic adventure sports and is developed to become the jump off point to the town's two marine sanctuaries.

Aside from being carnivorous, coffee beans form part of the civet's diet.

Tandayag Marine Sanctuary

Touted as one of Tanon Strait's top sanctuaries, the sanctuary has not seen yet an overcrowding of scuba divers. The fisherfolk managing the area is keen in sustaining the carrying capacity of the marine reserve.

Bio-os "Takot-Diot Sanctuary

The second center piece to Amlan's sustained efforts to marine conservation, Takot Diot is just a short hop from the coastline in Bio-os.

Amlan Pasalan

The most majestic of the many falls found in Amlan, Pasalan is located in Silab Highlands. It can be accessed via all forms of vehicle but for the moment, anyone wanting to see the falls, must first secure approval from the local government for safety reasons.

Kang-Untol Falls

A prelude to its much bigger sister, Kang-Untol has a mini-lagoon for those wanting to soak in.

The most majestic of the many waterfalls the town has.

Asupri sa Maiti

A sulfur lagoon up in Jantianon Highlands, Asupri has seen an increase of tourists after photos and videos the attraction were posted in social media.

The aquamarine waters of the Asupri sa Maiti

Naparil and Cantalina Falls

The most accessible falls in Amlan, Naparil is a short 20-minute walk from the main road in Silab.

Lantawan Amlan

The town's highest peak at 1,101 meters above sea level.

Kang Atid

A good place to start river trekking and explore the environs along the banks of the Amlan River.

Jantianon Tri-Falls

The location may be difficult to access ,but the three falls, namely, Paphaan, Divine and Paphaun, are sure to delight those weary souls wanting to get away from life's hustle and bustle.

Products:

• Cogon-based paper products courtesy of Marina - from fans, scrapbook, picture frames. The store is located at the Amlan Municipal Market.
• Jiovencio's arts and crafts - bamboo and coco shells fashioned into decorative items.
• Tonya's Budlit - "budbud with tsokolit", hence, "budlit" is a know pasalubong. ^[9]

Education

The public elementary and secondary schools of Amlan are supervised by Amlan District which is under DepEd Division of Negros Oriental.

Public High Schools ^[10]

School Name	Location
Amlan National High School	Rizal Street, Poblacion
Amlan National High School -Jugno Campus	Jugno
Jantianon National High School	Jantianon
Silab Community High School	Silab

Public Elementary Schools ^[10]

• Amlan Central Elementary School
• Aurelio Ibero Memorial Elementary School (Jugno Elementary School)
• Bio-os Elementary School
• Cañete Elementary School
• Cantalina Elementary School
• Jantianon Elementary School
• Martin Benjamin Memorial Elementary School (Tambojangin Elementary School )
• Panusuan Elementary School
• Silab Elementary School
• Tandayag Elementary School

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. Census of Population (2015). "Region VII (Central 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. "An act to change the name of the municipality of New Ayuquitan, province of Negros Oriental, to "Amlan" and the name of barrio Old Ayuquitan to "Ayuquitan"". LawPH.com. Retrieved 2011-04-09.
6. Census of Population and Housing (2010). "Region VII (Central Visayas)". Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. NSO . Retrieved 29 June 2016.
7. 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.
8. "Province of". Municipality Population Data. Local Water Utilities Administration Research Division. Retrieved 17 December 2016.
9. http://www.tourismamlan.com
10. "myamlandistrict.weebly.com" . Retrieved 2019-12-10.

External links

• Philippine Standard Geographic Code
• Philippine Census Information
• Local Governance Performance Management System