Bien Unido | |
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Municipality of Bien Unido | |
![]() Bien Unido Town Hall | |
![]() Map of Bohol with Bien Unido highlighted | |
Location within the Philippines | |
Coordinates: 10°08′N124°23′E / 10.13°N 124.38°E | |
Country | Philippines |
Region | Central Visayas |
Province | Bohol |
District | 2nd district |
Founded | 1981 |
Barangays | 15 (see Barangays) |
Government | |
• Type | Sangguniang Bayan |
• Mayor | Rene B. Borenaga |
• Vice Mayor | Renato G. Hoylar |
• Representative | Ma. Vanessa C. Aumentado |
• Municipal Council | Members |
• Electorate | 18,684 voters (2022) |
Area | |
• Total | 27.39 km2 (10.58 sq mi) |
Elevation | 2.0 m (6.6 ft) |
Highest elevation | 37 m (121 ft) |
Lowest elevation | 0 m (0 ft) |
Population (2020 census) [3] | |
• Total | 26,666 |
• Density | 970/km2 (2,500/sq mi) |
• Households | 6,100 |
Economy | |
• Income class | 4th municipal income class |
• Poverty incidence | 38.73 |
• Revenue | ₱ 100.1 million (2020) |
• Assets | ₱ 194.1 million (2020) |
• Expenditure | ₱ 129.4 million (2020) |
• Liabilities | ₱ 38.8 million (2020) |
Service provider | |
• Electricity | Bohol 2 Electric Cooperative (BOHECO 2) |
Time zone | UTC+8 (PST) |
ZIP code | 6326 |
PSGC | |
IDD : area code | +63 (0)38 |
Native languages | Boholano dialect Cebuano Tagalog |
Website | https://bohol.gov.ph/bien-unido/ |
Bien Unido, officially the Municipality of Bien Unido (Cebuano : Munisipyo/Lungsod sa Bien Unido; Tagalog : Bayan ng Bien Unido), is a 4th class municipality in the province of Bohol, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 26,666 people. [3]
Bien Unido is the youngest municipality in Bohol being founded in 1981 after it was carved out and separated from the municipalities of Trinidad and Talibon. [5] Among the principal industries in Bien Unido are rice farming, seaweed farming, livestock raising, algaculture, fishing, and mat weaving. The town gained the nickname as the de facto Seaweeds Capital of the Visayas. [6]
The "Bien Unido Double Barrier Reef Marine Park" is the first underwater pilgrimage in Asia, established in 2012. It is situated along the Danajon Bank. [7]
The town of Bien Unido, Bohol celebrates its feast on December 28, to honor the town patron, the Holy Child. [8]
"Bien Unido" is a Spanish phrase translating to "well united" in English.
In 1935, two sitios in northern Trinidad were united into one barangay under an executive order and was given the name Bien Unido.
Then-Barangay Bien Unido had aspired to become a separate municipality since 1965. On December 24, 1980, Batas Pambansa Blg. 93 was passed, providing for the creation of the municipality of Bien Unido comprising the barangay of Bien Unido and certain surrounding barangays in the municipalities of Talibon and Trinidad. [9] The creation of the municipality was approved by the majority of voters in a plebiscite on April 7, 1981.
On June 7, 2017, Gisela Bendong-Boniel, mayor of Bien Unido at that time, was kidnapped and killed, allegedly masterminded by her husband, Board Member Niño Rey Boniel, who was the former mayor of the town. Her body was dumped between the waters of Olango Island Group and Mactan. Her body has never been found. [10] [11]
Bien Unido is located in the northern part of the island province of Bohol.
Bien Unido is politically subdivided into 15 barangays. Each barangay consists of puroks and some have sitios.
Currently, only Barangays Bilangbilangan Diot and Hingotanan East are classified as rural and the rest are urban.
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Climate data for Bien Unido, Bohol | |||||||||||||
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Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 28 (82) | 28 (82) | 29 (84) | 31 (88) | 31 (88) | 30 (86) | 30 (86) | 30 (86) | 30 (86) | 29 (84) | 29 (84) | 28 (82) | 29 (85) |
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 23 (73) | 23 (73) | 23 (73) | 23 (73) | 24 (75) | 24 (75) | 24 (75) | 24 (75) | 24 (75) | 24 (75) | 24 (75) | 23 (73) | 24 (74) |
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 | 24.2 | 25.9 | 24.0 | 20.6 | 259.2 |
Source: Meteoblue [13] |
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Source: Philippine Statistics Authority [14] [12] [15] [16] |
The people in the municipality speak Cebuano and the Boholano dialect. Filipino and English are generally understood.
Poverty incidence of Bien Unido
10 20 30 40 50 60 70 2006 45.20 2009 63.72 2012 48.80 2015 50.38 2018 32.00 2021 38.73 Source: Philippine Statistics Authority [17] [18] [19] [20] [21] [22] [23] [24] |
Fishes caught are brought and sold in Cebu while mats have markets in Mindanao, Leyte and Cebu.
Seaweed industry is recently the main livelihood in the municipality. The farmed seaweeds are used as essential ingredient for gel capsules, soap, toothpaste, slippers and other plastic wares.
Bien Unido is 108 kilometres (67 mi) (2 hours or more) from Tagbilaran by road.
Cebu City is approximately over 4 hours via the Cebu–Talibon and Cebu–Tubigon RORO routes, while it takes 3 hours via the Cebu–Tubigon ferry (fastcraft) and over 2 hours via the Cebu–Talibon ferry (fastcraft).
Moreover, it takes approximately 2 or 3 hours to reach Bien Unido via the Cebu–Getafe ferry (fastcraft) or motor boat, while it takes 3 hours via the Cebu–Getafe RORO.
Bien Unido can also be reached directly from Cebu City through Pasil-Suba fish port via pump boat in more than 3 hours.
Secondary and High schools: [25] [26]
Elementary schools: [27]
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