Bindoy
Bindoy (formerly Payabon), officially the Municipality of Bindoy (Cebuano: Lungsod sa Bindoy; Tagalog: Bayan ng Bindoy), is a 3rd class municipality in the province of Negros Oriental, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 40,308 people.[3]
Bindoy
Payabon | |
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Municipality of Bindoy | |
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Coordinates: 9°46′N 123°08′E | |
Country | Philippines |
Region | Central Visayas |
Province | Negros Oriental |
District | 1st district |
Named for | Hermenegildo Villanueva |
Barangays | 22 (see Barangays) |
Government | |
• Type | Sangguniang Bayan |
• Mayor | Eniego C. Jabagat (NP) |
• Vice Mayor | Louie A. Rastica (NP) |
• Representative | Jocelyn Sy-Limkaichong |
• Municipal Council | Members |
• Electorate | 26,289 voters (2022) |
Area | |
• Total | 173.70 km2 (67.07 sq mi) |
Elevation | 147 m (482 ft) |
Highest elevation | 842 m (2,762 ft) |
Lowest elevation | 0 m (0 ft) |
Population (2020 census)[3] | |
• Total | 40,308 |
• Density | 230/km2 (600/sq mi) |
• Households | 9,813 |
Economy | |
• Income class | 3rd municipal income class |
• Poverty incidence | 37.80 |
• Revenue | ₱ 155.8 million (2020) |
• Assets | ₱ 401.7 million (2020) |
• Expenditure | ₱ 189.8 million (2020) |
• Liabilities | ₱ 65.27 million (2020) |
Service provider | |
• Electricity | Negros Oriental 1 Electric Cooperative (NORECO 1) |
Time zone | UTC+8 (PST) |
ZIP code | 6209 |
PSGC | |
IDD : area code | +63 (0)35 |
Native languages | Cebuano Tagalog |
History
Negros Oriental's lone municipality named after a native of distinction, Bindoy started out as barrio Payabon of Manjuyod. In 1949, President Elpidio Quirino separated it as the Municipality of Bindoy. Hermenegildo “Bindoy” Teves Villanueva (1876-1941) was, at various times, governor of Negros Oriental, congressman of the First District, Labor Secretary of the Quezon cabinet, and senator of the Republic.
70 kilometres (43 mi) from Dumaguete, Bindoy is known as the hub of the Negros Oriental I Electric Cooperative, which energizes the northern towns. Its principal produce are copra, rice and corn, sugar cane, mangoes; and quantities of bamboo, pandan and romblon, tikog, buri, maguey and abaca to support cottage industries.
Bindoy's Bulod flatstones are weighty export items, their quarrying makes for an interesting sight. Bindoy's mangroves salute nature conservationists, as do dainty Mantahaw Falls and limpid Mantahaw Lake.
The annual Libod-Sayaw sa Bindoy, with streetdancing based on folk dances, is a colorful highlight of the town fiesta.[5]
Geography
Barangays
Bindoy is politically subdivided into 22 barangays.
- Atotes
- Batangan
- Bulod
- Cabcaban
- Cabugan
- Camudlas
- Canluto
- Danao
- Danawan
- Domolog
- Malaga
- Manseje
- Matobato
- Nagcasunog
- Nalundan
- Pangalaycayan
- Peñahan
- Poblacion (Payabon)
- Salong
- Tagaytay
- Tinaogan
- Tubod
Climate
Climate data for Bindoy, Negros Oriental | |||||||||||||
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Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
Average high °C (°F) | 29 (84) |
29 (84) |
30 (86) |
32 (90) |
31 (88) |
30 (86) |
30 (86) |
30 (86) |
30 (86) |
30 (86) |
29 (84) |
29 (84) |
30 (86) |
Average low °C (°F) | 23 (73) |
23 (73) |
23 (73) |
24 (75) |
25 (77) |
25 (77) |
24 (75) |
24 (75) |
24 (75) |
24 (75) |
24 (75) |
23 (73) |
24 (75) |
Average precipitation mm (inches) | 35 (1.4) |
28 (1.1) |
38 (1.5) |
51 (2.0) |
125 (4.9) |
195 (7.7) |
194 (7.6) |
173 (6.8) |
180 (7.1) |
192 (7.6) |
121 (4.8) |
64 (2.5) |
1,396 (55) |
Average rainy days | 9.2 | 8.2 | 9.9 | 11.3 | 22.5 | 27.3 | 28.0 | 27.2 | 27.1 | 26.9 | 19.7 | 12.7 | 230 |
Source: Meteoblue[6] |
Demographics
Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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1960 | 13,348 | — |
1970 | 18,334 | +3.22% |
1975 | 21,121 | +2.88% |
1980 | 23,638 | +2.28% |
1990 | 29,347 | +2.19% |
1995 | 29,472 | +0.08% |
2000 | 34,773 | +3.61% |
2007 | 36,226 | +0.57% |
2010 | 39,416 | +3.12% |
2015 | 39,819 | +0.19% |
2020 | 40,308 | +0.24% |
Source: Philippine Statistics Authority[7][8][9][10] |
Economy
Notable people
- Juanita Amatong (b. 1935) - former secretary of Department of Finance (2003 - 2005)
References
- Municipality of Bindoy | (DILG)
- "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.
- Census of Population (2020). "Region VII (Central Visayas)". Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. PSA. Retrieved 8 July 2021.
- "PSA Releases the 2018 Municipal and City Level Poverty Estimates". Philippine Statistics Authority. 15 December 2021. Retrieved 22 January 2022.
- "About | Cities & Towns", Negros Oriental Tourism Office. Retrieved 2013-05-28.
- "Bindoy: Average Temperatures and Rainfall". Meteoblue. Retrieved 6 May 2020.
- Census of Population (2015). "Region VII (Central Visayas)". Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. PSA. Retrieved 20 June 2016.
- Census of Population and Housing (2010). "Region VII (Central Visayas)". Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. NSO. Retrieved 29 June 2016.
- Censuses of Population (1903–2007). "Region VII (Central Visayas)". Table 1. Population Enumerated in Various Censuses by Province/Highly Urbanized City: 1903 to 2007. NSO.
- "Province of". Municipality Population Data. Local Water Utilities Administration Research Division. Retrieved 17 December 2016.
- "Poverty incidence (PI):". Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved December 28, 2020.
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- "PSA Releases the 2018 Municipal and City Level Poverty Estimates". Philippine Statistics Authority. 15 December 2021. Retrieved 22 January 2022.