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Bohol (Tagalog pronunciation:), officially the Province of Bohol (Cebuano: Lalawigan sa Bohol; Tagalog: Lalawigan ng Bohol), is an island province of the Philippines located in the Central Visayas region, consisting of the island itself and 75 minor surrounding islands. [5] It is home to Boholano people.
The more than 140 cities in the Philippines as of 2022 have taken their names from a variety of languages both indigenous (Austronesian) and foreign (mostly Spanish).The majority of Philippine cities derive their names from the major regional languages where they are spoken including Tagalog (), Cebuano, Ilocano, Hiligaynon, Bicolano, Kapampangan and Pangasinense.
The barangay [c] (/ b ɑːr ɑː ŋ ˈ ɡ aɪ /; abbreviated as Brgy. or Bgy.), historically referred to as barrio, [d] is the smallest administrative division in the Philippines.Named after the precolonial polities of the same name, modern barangays are political subdivisions of cities and municipalities which are analogous to villages, districts, neighborhoods, suburbs, or boroughs. [6]
Bien Unido is the youngest municipality in Bohol being founded in 1981 after it was carved out and separated from the municipalities of Trinidad and Talibon. [5] Among the principal industries in Bien Unido are rice farming , seaweed farming , livestock raising , algaculture , fishing , and mat weaving .
Katipunan Elementary School, in Katipunan, Alicia, Bohol, Philippines. The Alicia Bamboo Ensemble or the Alicia's Musika Kawayan therein is a school-based orchestra, which has received the National Champion Prize (1994, 1996, and 2000) in the National Musical Competition for Young Artists (NAMCYA).
The zoning system is merely for strategical purposes. Additionally, these three cities use a hybrid system for its barangays - all barangays have their corresponding numbers but only a few have corresponding names. For example, the name of a barangay in the City of Manila would read as "Barangay 288 Zone 27".
Trinidad, Bohol (Spanish given name which means "trinity". Named after Filipino First Lady Trinidad Roxas.) Tudela, Cebu (named after the town of Tudela in Navarra, Spain.) Tudela, Misamis Occidental; Tuy, Batangas (named after the town of Tuy in Galicia, Spain.)
Folk etymologies explaining the origin of the name include: misa-misa, a phrase that the natives used in the early days of Christianization of the northern coast of Mindanao to welcome priests that visited the area to celebrate mass; [79] and kuyamis, Subanon for a variety of sweet coconut that used to be the food staple of the natives. [80]