Tiwi, Albay

Tiwi
Municipality
Municipality of Tiwi
Tiwi Church
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Map of Albay with Tiwi highlighted
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Tiwi Location within the Philippines
Coordinates: 13°27′31″N123°40′50″E / 13.4585°N 123.6805°E / 13.4585; 123.6805
Country	Philippines
Region	Bicol Region
Province	Albay
District	1st district
Founded	1696
Barangays	25 (see Barangays)
Government   [1]
• Type	Sangguniang Bayan
•  Mayor	Jaime C. Villanueva
•  Vice Mayor	David C. Beato
•  Representative	Edcel C. Lagman
•  Municipal Council	Members Jose Morel C. Climaco Pelagia S. Zepeda Lorenzo C. Carlet Shilla K. Corbilla Rammel A. Capa Adolfo V. Camu Jr. John M. Bron Aida B. de Leon
•  Electorate	36,928 voters (2022)
Area [2]
• Total	105.76 km2 (40.83 sq mi)
Elevation	61 m (200 ft)
Highest elevation	965 m (3,166 ft)
Lowest elevation	0 m (0 ft)
Population  (2020 census) [3]
• Total	56,444
• Density	530/km2 (1,400/sq mi)
•  Households	12,657
Economy
•  Income class	1st municipal income class
•  Poverty incidence	23.58 % (2018) [4]
•  Revenue	₱ 237.2 million (2020)
•  Assets	₱ 567.8 million (2020)
•  Expenditure	₱ 219.5 million (2020)
•  Liabilities	₱ 158 million (2020)
Service provider
• Electricity	Albay Power and Energy Corporation (APEC)
Time zone	UTC+8 (PST)
ZIP code	4513
PSGC	050518000
IDD  :  area code	+63 (0)52
Native languages	Central Bikol Tagalog
Website	www.tiwi.gov.ph

Tiwi, officially the Municipality of Tiwi (Central Bikol : Banwaan kan Tiwi; Tagalog : Bayan ng Tiwi) is a 1st class municipality in the Province of Albay, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 56,444 people. ^[3]

Etymology

Friars called the place Tigbi, which evolved into Tivi and, then, finally to its present name Tiwi. ^{[5] [6]}

History

Tiwi began as a barrio of Malinao before it was formally organized as a politically independent pueblo in 1696. As a pueblo, it was governed by a gobernadorcillo. As a Catholic parish, it was administered by a secular priest under the then Diocese of Nueva Caceres, now an archdiocese. In its primeval stages, it had some 1,105 houses, a parish church, a community-funded primary school, and a cemetery outside the town proper. The villagers ordinarily engaged in fishing, planting rice, corn, sugarcane, indigo, fruit-bearing trees, and vegetables. Aside from agriculture, they also busied themselves weaving cotton and abaca clothes, and in pottery. ^[7]

In Kagnipa, known today as Barangay Baybay, stands the dilapidated Sinimbahan. It is the remnant of the first concrete house of worship built by the Franciscans led by the pastor of Malinao, Fray Pedro de Brosas, remains to be the deaf witness of both the villagers' ready acceptance of the Christian faith and their suffering of persecution at the hands of the Moslems; Christian missionaries called them Moros. The parola by the shore of Sitio Nipa of the same barangay testifies to the people's paralyzing fear of the Moros' capricious forays. The market site of the pueblo before these raids was located in the present location of Baybay Elementary School. In order to sidetrack surprise attacks, at least temporarily, the market site was transferred to southernmost part of now Barangay Baybay; henceforth, it was called Binanwaan. The transfer, however, was useless. Finally, to have enough time to escape and keep themselves safer from their enemies' easy attacks, the inhabitants moved the market site and their settlement to the present poblacion now named as Barangay Tigbi. Before the Moro's assaults, Barangay Baybay was then the center of trade and commerce because of its easy accessibility to marine transportation of goods. The goods came from the islands of what are now known as Catanduanes, San Miguel, Rapu-Rapu, and Batan, not to mention those from adjoining pueblos in the mainland of Ibalon, now the province of Albay, and the Camarines. ^[7]

In the extant records of the municipality, the first chief executive of the municipal government was Don Lorenzo Mancilla installed in 1776.

Geography

Tiwi is located at 13°27′31″N123°40′50″E / 13.4585°N 123.6805°E / 13.4585; 123.6805 .

According to the Philippine Statistics Authority, the municipality has a land area of 105.76 square kilometres (40.83 sq mi)  ^[8] constituting 4.11% of the 2,575.77-square-kilometre- (994.51 sq mi) total area of Albay. Tiwi is 38 kilometres (24 mi) from Legazpi City and 565 kilometres (351 mi) from Manila.

Climate

Climate data for Tiwi, Albay
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Year
Mean daily maximum °C (°F)	27 (81)	27 (81)	28 (82)	30 (86)	31 (88)	30 (86)	29 (84)	29 (84)	29 (84)	29 (84)	28 (82)	27 (81)	29 (84)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F)	22 (72)	22 (72)	23 (73)	24 (75)	25 (77)	25 (77)	25 (77)	25 (77)	25 (77)	24 (75)	24 (75)	23 (73)	24 (75)
Average precipitation mm (inches)	138 (5.4)	83 (3.3)	74 (2.9)	50 (2.0)	108 (4.3)	165 (6.5)	202 (8.0)	165 (6.5)	190 (7.5)	186 (7.3)	188 (7.4)	183 (7.2)	1,732 (68.3)
Average rainy days	16.8	11.9	13.5	13.8	20.5	25.2	27.4	26.2	26.1	24.7	20.7	18.5	245.3
Source: Meteoblue [9]

Barangays

Tiwi is politically subdivided into 25 barangays. ^[10] Each barangay consists of puroks and some have sitios.

PSGC	Barangay	Population			±% p.a.
		2020 [3]		2010 [11]
050518001	Bagumbayan	4.1%	2,315	2,148	▴	0.75%
050518002	Bariis	1.9%	1,092	921	▴	1.72%
050518003	Baybay	4.0%	2,265	2,207	▴	0.26%
050518004	Belen (Malabog)	2.5%	1,406	1,273	▴	1.00%
050518005	Biyong	3.0%	1,680	1,543	▴	0.85%
050518006	Bolo	2.1%	1,205	1,173	▴	0.27%
050518007	Cale	9.8%	5,557	5,245	▴	0.58%
050518008	Cararayan	3.6%	2,012	2,011	▴	0.00%
050518009	Coro-coro	3.1%	1,747	1,587	▴	0.96%
050518010	Dap-dap	1.6%	891	765	▴	1.54%
050518011	Gajo	2.7%	1,536	1,489	▴	0.31%
050518012	Joroan	4.9%	2,741	2,667	▴	0.27%
050518013	Libjo	5.2%	2,936	2,624	▴	1.13%
050518014	Libtong	4.1%	2,304	2,253	▴	0.22%
050518017	Matalibong	2.5%	1,397	1,290	▴	0.80%
050518018	Maynonong	1.5%	824	674	▴	2.03%
050518019	Mayong	2.9%	1,632	1,660	▾	−0.17%
050518020	Misibis	3.9%	2,192	2,064	▴	0.60%
050518021	Naga	8.2%	4,629	4,614	▴	0.03%
050518023	Nagas	5.7%	3,206	2,925	▴	0.92%
050518024	Oyama	2.3%	1,289	1,208	▴	0.65%
050518025	Putsan	2.2%	1,234	1,186	▴	0.40%
050518026	San Bernardo	3.1%	1,759	1,530	▴	1.40%
050518027	Sogod	3.7%	2,103	1,993	▴	0.54%
050518028	Tigbi ( Poblacion )	5.6%	3,168	3,113	▴	0.18%
	Total		56,444	50,163	▴	1.19%

Lourdes is another Barangay in the Municipality of Tiwi, Albay.

Demographics

Population census of Tiwi

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1903	9,593	—
1918	10,557	+0.64%
1939	12,539	+0.82%
1948	14,350	+1.51%
1960	17,691	+1.76%
1970	22,037	+2.22%
1975	24,350	+2.02%
1980	28,726	+3.36%
1990	34,658	+1.90%
1995	39,733	+2.59%
2000	44,261	+2.34%
2007	49,185	+1.47%
2010	50,163	+0.72%
2015	53,120	+1.10%
2020	56,444	+1.20%
Source: Philippine Statistics Authority [12] [11] [13] [14]

In the 2020 census, Tiwi had a population of 56,444. ^[3] The population density was 530 inhabitants per square kilometre (1,400/sq mi).

Religion

Roman Catholicism remained the dominant religion since its propagation in the town 1696.

Language

Generally the town speaks Central Bikol as their first language while others speak Buhinon in the areas near Buhi, Camarines Sur. Other Bikol languages are spoken by significant minorities that are from other areas of the Bicol Region.^{[ citation needed ]}

The majority of the inhabitants also understand Tagalog (Filipino) and English as second languages.

Tourism

• Parish Church of Our Lady of Salvation, Barangay Joroan
• Parish Church of St. Lawrence, Deacon & Martyr, Barangay Tigbi
• Tiwi Hot Springs Resorts/Mendoza & Mirasol Resorts - Barangay Naga
• Corangon Shoal, Barangay Baybay
• PhilCeramics, Barangay Putsan
• Naglagbong Park and Science Centrum Museum, Barangay Naga
• Rangasa Spring Resort
• Sinimbahan Ruins, Barangay Baybay ^[22]
• Japanese Garden, Barangay Tigbi
• Bugsukan Falls, Barangay Misibis
• Baybay-Bolo Beach
• Sogod Beach
• Maslog Waterfalls, Barangay Misibis
• Tiwi Geothermal Power Plant
• DJC Halo-Halo
• Capantagan Waterfalls, Barangay Cale

• 
  Corangon shoal, made up of mainly crushed corals and white sand, is about 15 minutes boat ride from the shore of barangay Baybay. Mounts Mayon (left), Masaraga (center) and Malinao (right) serve as the background.
• 
  Tiwi Geothermal Plant
• 
  Joroan Beach

References

1.   Municipality of Tiwi | (DILG)
2. "2015 Census of Population, Report No. 3 – Population, Land Area, and Population Density" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. Quezon City, Philippines. August 2016. ISSN   0117-1453. Archived (PDF) from the original on May 25, 2021. Retrieved July 16, 2021.
3. Census of Population (2020). "Region V (Bicol Region)". Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. Philippine Statistics Authority . Retrieved 8 July 2021.
4. "PSA Releases the 2018 Municipal and City Level Poverty Estimates". Philippine Statistics Authority. 15 December 2021. Retrieved 22 January 2022.
5. The evolution of the nomenclature is not conclusive because a plant known as Tiwi (Bicol; Tua or Tui in Tagalog) also exists aside from the fact that the present poblacion was named differently being called Barangay Tigbi; otherwise, it would have been simply called "poblacion".
6. "Bureau of Plant Industry". Archived from the original on 2015-06-02. Retrieved 2015-06-02.
7. Natanauan, Rommel A. (December 2002), "Tiwi: Yesterday...Today...Tomorrow", 1st Tiwi Coron Festival Souvenir Magazine, pp. 17–19. Print
8. "Province: Albay". PSGC Interactive. Quezon City, Philippines: Philippine Statistics Authority . Retrieved 12 November 2016.
9. "Tiwi, Albay: Average Temperatures and Rainfall". Meteoblue. Retrieved 29 December 2018.
10. "Municipal: Tiwi, Albay". PSGC Interactive. Quezon City, Philippines: Philippine Statistics Authority . Retrieved 8 January 2016.
11. Census of Population and Housing (2010). "Region V (Bicol Region)" (PDF). Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. National Statistics Office . Retrieved 29 June 2016.
12. Census of Population (2015). "Region V (Bicol Region)". Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. Philippine Statistics Authority . Retrieved 20 June 2016.
13. Censuses of Population (1903–2007). "Region V (Bicol Region)". Table 1. Population Enumerated in Various Censuses by Province/Highly Urbanized City: 1903 to 2007. National Statistics Office.
14. "Province of Albay". Municipality Population Data. Local Water Utilities Administration Research Division. Retrieved 17 December 2016.
15. "Poverty incidence (PI):". Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved December 28, 2020.
16. "Estimation of Local Poverty in the Philippines" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. 29 November 2005.
17. "2003 City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. 23 March 2009.
18. "City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates; 2006 and 2009" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. 3 August 2012.
19. "2012 Municipal and City Level Poverty Estimates" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. 31 May 2016.
20. "Municipal and City Level Small Area Poverty Estimates; 2009, 2012 and 2015". Philippine Statistics Authority. 10 July 2019.
21. "PSA Releases the 2018 Municipal and City Level Poverty Estimates". Philippine Statistics Authority. 15 December 2021. Retrieved 22 January 2022.
22. "𝐀𝐥𝐛𝐚𝐲 𝐇𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐚𝐠𝐞 𝐌𝐨𝐧𝐭𝐡 𝐅𝐞𝐚𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐞: 𝐒𝐢𝐧𝐢𝐦𝐛𝐚𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐚𝐧 𝐑𝐮𝐢𝐧𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐓𝐢𝐰𝐢". Province of Albay. 11 May 2021. Retrieved 11 April 2023.

External links

• Philippine Standard Geographic Code