Lagonoy, Camarines Sur

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Lagonoy
Municipality
Municipality of Lagonoy
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Nickname(s): 
The True Heart of Partido
Motto(s): 
Dagos Ang Pagasenso
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Map of Camarines Sur with Lagonoy highlighted
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Lagonoy
Location within the Philippines
Coordinates: 13°44′N123°31′E / 13.73°N 123.52°E / 13.73; 123.52 Coordinates: 13°44′N123°31′E / 13.73°N 123.52°E / 13.73; 123.52
Country Flag of the Philippines.svg  Philippines
Region Bicol Region (Region V)
Province Camarines Sur
District 4th district
Founded1763
Barangays 38 (see Barangays)
Government
  [1]
 • Type Sangguniang Bayan
 •  Mayor Delfin "JB" F. Pilapil III
 •  Vice Mayor Jerry Jake R. Remoto
 • CongressmanArnulf Bryan B. Fuentebella
 • Electorate37,537 voters (2019)
Area
  [2]
 • Total377.90 km2 (145.91 sq mi)
Population
 (2015 census) [3]
 • Total55,465
 • Density150/km2 (380/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+8 (PST)
ZIP code
4425
PSGC
051717000
IDD  :  area code  +63 (0)54
Climate type tropical rainforest climate
Income class 2nd municipal income class
Revenue (₱)143.8 million  (2016)
Poverty incidence 37.56 (2012) [4]
Native languagesCentral Bikol
Tagalog

Lagonoy, officially the Municipality of Lagonoy, is a 2nd class municipality in the province of Camarines Sur, Philippines. According to the 2015 census, it has a population of 55,465 people. [3]

Camarines Sur Province in Bicol Region, Philippines

Camarines Sur is a province located in the Bicol Region in Luzon of the Philippines. Its capital is Pili and the province borders Camarines Norte and Quezon to the northwest, and Albay to the south. To the east lies the island province of Catanduanes across the Maqueda Channel.

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Etymology

There are two version as how Lagonoy got its name. Year 1734 when the first Spaniards in this place found a small forested area near a creek where "hagonoy", a medicinal plant grew abundantly. Because the Spaniards could hardly pronounce the word "hagonoy" with the "j" sound, with "ha" of the first syllable, they deliberately decided to change "ha" to "la". Since then, the place was known as "Lagonoy". Some of the residents also believed that the name was taken from the word "lango" meaning drunk. During fiestas and other forms or merry making, men used to drink too much "tuba" (native wine) that they become drunk or "lango" (Bikol for drunk) so that the place was called by the neighboring towns as "Lagonoy". [5]

History

In 1734, Partido towns of Caramoan, Lagonoy, Goa and Tigaon belonged to Albay. It was only in 1846 did Lagonoy belong to Camarines Sur. In a long research by Norman Owen, a feud between Lagonoy Parish and Franciscan Mission of Goa and Tigaon existed. In 1580, the administration by the Franciscans of Lagonoy Parish began until 1636, which was passed to the “mitre” of the bishop of Nueva Caceres. In 1580 to 1850, Lagonoy gulf had been very famous because of the constant moro raids in the Partido area and all coastal towns of Albay and Catanduanes. On the other hand, Lagonoy had other problems about the Remontados of Mt Isarog. F. Mallari, in his book- “Ibalon under siege and storm” said they were fallen Christians and confirmed by Fray Manuel Crespo, who spent many years inducing them to return to the town and live peacefully. Fray Matias de Valdesoto also noted in his visits to the sitios of Goa and Lagonoy that the natives planted corn, rice, root crops & tobacco.

Kinahulogan Falls at Lagonoy, Camarines Sur. Kinahulogan Falls, Lagonoy.jpg
Kinahulogan Falls at Lagonoy, Camarines Sur.

Barangays

Lagonoy is politically subdivided into 38 barangays.

Barangay Village in Philippines

A barangay or baranggay, sometimes referred to as barrio, is the smallest administrative division in the Philippines and is the native Filipino term for a village, district or ward. In metropolitan areas, the term often refers to an inner city neighbourhood, a suburb or a suburban neighborhood. The word barangay originated from balangay, a kind of boat used by a group of Austronesian peoples when they migrated to the Philippines.

Poblacion or población is the common term used for the central, downtown, old town or central business district area of a Philippine city or municipality, which may take up the area of a single barangay or multiple barangays. It is sometimes shortened to Pob.

Kagiskan River at Lagonoy Camarines Sur. Mountain at Kagiskan River, Lagonoy, Camarines Sur.jpg
Kagiskan River at Lagonoy Camarines Sur.

Demographics

Population census of Lagonoy
YearPop.±% p.a.
1903 9,725—    
1918 12,681+1.79%
1939 18,852+1.91%
1948 22,604+2.04%
1960 31,525+2.81%
1970 29,178−0.77%
1975 33,297+2.68%
YearPop.±% p.a.
1980 34,717+0.84%
1990 38,163+0.95%
1995 40,126+0.94%
2000 42,636+1.31%
2007 46,093+1.08%
2010 51,814+4.35%
2015 55,465+1.30%
Source: Philippine Statistics Authority [3] [6] [7] [8]

In the 2015 census, the population of Lagonoy, Camarines Sur, was 55,465 people, [3] with a density of 150 inhabitants per square kilometre or 390 inhabitants per square mile.

Climate

Climate data for Lagonoy, Camarines Sur
MonthJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecYear
Average high °C (°F)31
(88)		30
(86)		32
(90)		35
(95)		35
(95)		35
(95)		34
(93)		33
(91)		34
(93)		32
(90)		30
(86)		30
(86)		33
(91)
Average low °C (°F)26
(79)		26
(79)		28
(82)		30
(86)		31
(88)		30
(86)		29
(84)		29
(84)		29
(84)		28
(82)		27
(81)		27
(81)		28
(83)
Average precipitation mm (inches)82.88
(3.26)		137.93
(5.43)		63.69
(2.51)		78.31
(3.08)		229.42
(9.03)		288.31
(11.35)		280.99
(11.06)		112.39
(4.42)		210.87
(8.30)		599.07
(23.59)		194.80
(7.67)		454.3
(17.89)		2,732.96
(107.59)
Average rainy days242818202429312727302931318
Source: World Weather Online [9]

Economy

Lagonoy is the chief supplier of "tiger grass" to the prominent "walis tambo makers" of North Luzon and some parts of Central Luzon.

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  5. ↑ Cultural Inventory of the 4th District of Camarines Sur (Project in Social Science 4 classes, A/Y 2001- 2002
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