President Carlos P. Garcia Pitogo | |
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Municipality of President Carlos P. Garcia | |
Location within the Philippines | |
Coordinates: 10°07′16″N124°33′11″E / 10.121°N 124.553°E | |
Country | Philippines |
Region | Central Visayas |
Province | Bohol |
District | 2nd district |
Founded Renamed | 21 June 1969 |
Named for | Carlos P. Garcia |
Barangays | 23 (see Barangays) |
Government | |
• Type | Sangguniang Bayan |
• Mayor | Fernando B. Estavilla |
• Vice Mayor | Nestor M. Abad |
• Representative | Erico Aristotle C. Aumentado |
• Municipal Council | Members |
• Electorate | 16,793 voters (2022) |
Area | |
• Total | 54.82 km2 (21.17 sq mi) |
Elevation | 5.0 m (16.4 ft) |
Highest elevation | 108 m (354 ft) |
Lowest elevation | 0 m (0 ft) |
Population (2020 census) [3] | |
• Total | 23,625 |
• Density | 430/km2 (1,100/sq mi) |
• Households | 5,727 |
Economy | |
• Income class | 4th municipal income class |
• Poverty incidence | 36.50 |
• Revenue | ₱ 107.3 million (2020) |
• Assets | ₱ 332.6 million (2020) |
• Expenditure | ₱ 109 million (2020) |
• Liabilities | ₱ 142.8 million (2020) |
Service provider | |
• Electricity | Bohol 2 Electric Cooperative (BOHECO 2) |
Time zone | UTC+8 (PST) |
ZIP code | 6346 |
PSGC | |
IDD : area code | +63 (0)38 |
Native languages | Boholano dialect Cebuano Tagalog |
President Carlos P. Garcia, officially the Municipality of President Carlos P. Garcia (Cebuano : Munisipyo ni Presidente Carlos P. Garcia; Tagalog : Bayan ni Pangulong Carlos P. Garcia) and alternatively known as Pitogo, is a 4th class municipality in the province of Bohol, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 23,625 people. [3]
It primarily consists of Lapinig Island along with a few surrounding islets. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 23,625. [3]
The town of President Carlos P. Garcia (Pitogo), Bohol celebrates its feast on January 10, to honor the town patron the Holy Child. [5]
In the early part of the 19th century, the place was part of the municipality of Ubay, known as Lapinig Grande and subdivided into six barrios: Pitogo, Aguining, Basiao, Bonbonon, Gaus, and Tugas.
Congressman Teodoro Galagar of the 3rd Congressional District of the province of Bohol, initiated the formation of Lapining Grande into a town. Aguining, Pitogo, and Bonbonon were the barangays bidding for township. On 21 June 1969, RA 5864 was approved creating Pitogo as the 46th town of the province of Bohol with 23 regular barangays. [6] Eight years later on 27 October 1977, it was renamed by Presidential Decree 1228 in honour of President Carlos P. Garcia, [7] who was born in nearby Talibon.
President Carlos P. Garcia is politically subdivided into 23 barangays. Each barangay consists of puroks and some have sitios.
PSGC | Barangay | Population | ±% p.a. | |||
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2020 [3] | 2010 [8] | |||||
071235001 | Aguining | 9.2% | 2,175 | 2,294 | −0.53% | |
071235003 | Basiao | 3.8% | 898 | 911 | −0.14% | |
071235004 | Baud | 2.7% | 633 | 603 | 0.49% | |
071235005 | Bayog | 1.3% | 304 | 309 | −0.16% | |
071235006 | Bogo | 4.8% | 1,128 | 990 | 1.31% | |
071235007 | Bonbonon | 5.5% | 1,296 | 1,286 | 0.08% | |
071235023 | Butan | 2.4% | 569 | 626 | −0.95% | |
071235009 | Campamanog | 6.8% | 1,607 | 1,560 | 0.30% | |
071235008 | Canmangao | 4.0% | 939 | 948 | −0.10% | |
071235010 | Gaus | 5.1% | 1,202 | 1,365 | −1.26% | |
071235011 | Kabangkalan | 1.9% | 456 | 309 | 3.97% | |
071235012 | Lapinig | 3.8% | 896 | 967 | −0.76% | |
071235013 | Lipata | 2.5% | 595 | 685 | −1.40% | |
071235014 | Poblacion (Pitogo) | 11.6% | 2,745 | 2,700 | 0.17% | |
071235015 | Popoo | 4.2% | 985 | 977 | 0.08% | |
071235016 | Saguise | 3.0% | 715 | 745 | −0.41% | |
071235017 | San Jose (Tawid) | 5.0% | 1,186 | 1,109 | 0.67% | |
071235024 | San Vicente | 4.4% | 1,047 | 893 | 1.60% | |
071235018 | Santo Rosario | 1.4% | 322 | 475 | −3.81% | |
071235019 | Tilmobo | 0.9% | 202 | 197 | 0.25% | |
071235020 | Tugas | 3.1% | 723 | 756 | −0.45% | |
071235021 | Tugnao | 5.5% | 1,311 | 1,309 | 0.02% | |
071235022 | Villa Milagrosa | 6.0% | 1,422 | 1,273 | 1.11% | |
Total | 23,625 | 23,287 | 0.14% |
Climate data for President Carlos P. Garcia, Bohol | |||||||||||||
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Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
Average high °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) |
Average low °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 [9] |
Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. | ||
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1970 | 8,831 | — | ||
1975 | 16,597 | +13.49% | ||
1980 | 18,142 | +1.80% | ||
1990 | 21,173 | +1.56% | ||
1995 | 19,096 | −1.92% | ||
2000 | 20,744 | +1.79% | ||
2007 | 25,118 | +2.67% | ||
2010 | 23,287 | −2.72% | ||
2015 | 23,356 | +0.06% | ||
2020 | 23,625 | +0.23% | ||
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Source: Philippine Statistics Authority [10] [8] [11] [12] |
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