Magallanes, Sorsogon

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Magallanes
Municipality of Magallanes
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Magallanes
Location within the Philippines
Coordinates: 12°49′42″N123°50′04″E / 12.8283°N 123.8344°E / 12.8283; 123.8344
Country Philippines
Region Bicol Region
Province Sorsogon
District 1st district
Founded 1567
Named for Fernando Magallanes
Barangays 34 (see Barangays)
Government
[1]
  Type Sangguniang Bayan
   Mayor Augusto Manuel M. Ragragio
   Vice Mayor Allen A. Arambulo
   Representative Evelina G. Escudero
   Municipal Council
Members
   Electorate 24,718 voters (2022)
Area
[2]
  Total150.09 km2 (57.95 sq mi)
Elevation
24 m (79 ft)
Highest elevation
244 m (801 ft)
Lowest elevation
0 m (0 ft)
Population
 (2020 census) [3]
  Total37,411
  Density250/km2 (650/sq mi)
   Households
8,393
Demonym Magalleño
Economy
   Income class 3rd municipal income class
   Poverty incidence
35.89
% (2018) [4]
   Revenue 147.5 million (2020)
   Assets 369.4 million (2020)
   Expenditure 159.7 million (2020)
   Liabilities 70.23 million (2020)
Service provider
  ElectricitySorsogon 1 Electric Cooperative (SORECO 1)
Time zone UTC+8 (PST)
ZIP code
4705
PSGC
IDD : area code +63(0)56
Native languages Sorsogon
Tagalog
Website www.magallanes-sorsogon.gov.ph

Magallanes, officially the Municipality of Magallanes, is a 2nd class municipality in the province of Sorsogon, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 37,411 people. [3]

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According to renowned historians and anthropologists such as Domingo Abella, Luis Camara Dery, Merito Espinas, F. Mallari, Norman Owen, Mariano Goyena del Prado, et al., Magallanes was the location of the ancient settlement of Ibalong. [5] [6] [7] [8] [9] [10] [11]

History

In 1569, the Jimenez-Orta expedition landed at Barangay Ginangra near the village of Gibal-ong, the site where the first mass in the island of Luzon was said, the site of the first Christian settlement. Magallanes started as settlement called Parina, a name derived from the hardwood tree reputed to be so durable as to last for centuries that was known to abound in the place long before it became a barrio of Pueblo de Casiguran under the old province of Albay.

This settlement was not spared from sporadic sorties launched by punitive bands from the south, that in 1854 one group of that band ravage Ginangra and took as hostage one family from the village. As a countermeasure, the Spanish Comandancia of Parina constructed a watchtower in such strategic places as Telegrapo and Bagatao which were equipped with cannons and manned around the clock. Cannon also was mounted in Cañonera the present site of Binisitahan del Norte at the mouth of Incarizan River.

On July 16, 1860, the name Parina was changed to Magallanes in honor of the Portuguese who discovered the Philippines island in 1521 Ferdinand Magellan. [12] Magallanes was officially declared a pueblo with Don Manuel de Castro as its first appointed governadorcillo. In 1864 the Parish of our Lady of Mt. Carmel was canonically established with Rev. Fr. Higino de Castro as its first pastor. It was during this year that the first census was conducted resulting to a total count of 1400 inhabitants. Moreover, the town was split into six cabeseras each of which was entrusted to the administrative supervision of a cebeja de barangay.

Pursuant to the decree of the Spanish Crown, new official with new corresponding titles were elected. Don Juan de Castro was chosen as the first Capitan Municipal in 1894. In 1901 the municipality elected its first set of official under the American. Don Inocencio M. Mella was elected Presidente Municipal under the Malolos Constitution. [13]

Geography

Barangays

Magallanes is politically subdivided into 34 barangays. Each barangay consists of puroks and some have sitios.

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Map of the Municipality of Magallanes
  • Aguada Norte
  • Aguada Sur
  • Anibong
  • Bacalon
  • Bacolod
  • Banacud
  • Biga
  • Behia
  • Binisitahan del Norte
  • Binisitahan del Sur
  • Biton
  • Bulala
  • Busay
  • Caditaan
  • Cagbolo
  • Cagtalaba
  • Cawit Extension
  • Cawit Proper
  • Ginangra
  • Hubo
  • Incarizan
  • Lapinig
  • Magsaysay
  • Malbog
  • Pantalan
  • Pawik
  • Pili
  • Poblacion
  • Salvacion
  • Santa Elena
  • Siuton
  • Tagas
  • Tulatula Norte
  • Tulatula Sur

Climate

Climate data for Magallanes, Sorsogon
MonthJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecYear
Average high °C (°F)27
(81)
28
(82)
29
(84)
31
(88)
31
(88)
30
(86)
29
(84)
29
(84)
29
(84)
29
(84)
29
(84)
28
(82)
29
(84)
Average low °C (°F)22
(72)
21
(70)
22
(72)
23
(73)
24
(75)
25
(77)
25
(77)
25
(77)
25
(77)
24
(75)
23
(73)
23
(73)
24
(74)
Average precipitation mm (inches)65
(2.6)
44
(1.7)
42
(1.7)
39
(1.5)
87
(3.4)
150
(5.9)
184
(7.2)
153
(6.0)
163
(6.4)
154
(6.1)
127
(5.0)
100
(3.9)
1,308
(51.4)
Average rainy days13.99.211.012.519.624.326.525.025.524.419.415.1226.4
Source: Meteoblue [14]

Demographics

Population census of Magallanes
YearPop.±% p.a.
1903 4,921    
1918 10,012+4.85%
1939 15,412+2.08%
1948 17,982+1.73%
1960 18,144+0.07%
1970 23,896+2.79%
1975 23,101−0.68%
1980 25,765+2.21%
1990 24,754−0.40%
1995 28,707+2.81%
2000 31,315+1.88%
2007 34,418+1.31%
2010 35,443+1.07%
2015 37,038+0.84%
2020 37,411+0.20%
Source: Philippine Statistics Authority [15] [16] [17] [18]

Economy

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Magallanes Processed Products

Magallanes is primary considered a coastal town as 24 of its 34 barangays are situated along the seashore and with the abundant marine resource, the natives take to the sea daily for their food and livelihood.

Marine and fishpond fishing are the town's prime industry despite large agricultural lands being engaged as well in crop and livestock production. Fish drying is a common practice among the locals after which the produce is sold to neighboring towns. For the fishpond culture, they are able to produce milkfish, tilapia, prawns and mud crab. The variety of ways the marine and inland fishing produce are processed include sardine in oil, bangus in oil, dried posit, dilis tuyo, daing and tinapa.

Sardine and Bangus in Oil are OTOP products processed by the Magallanes Food Products [26] [27] while the dried and smoke fish are processed by the Bacolod Women's Cooperative and by the fish folks themselves.

Crops production of rice, corn, coconut, fruit trees, vegetables and root cops make an abundant produce for the town. Of these crops, coconut accounts about 96.15% making it the dominant major product. [28]

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