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Sagbayan was formerly part of the surrounding municipalities of Clarin, Inabanga, Carmen, and Balilihan.It was created into a separate town through Executive Order No. 204 of President Elpidio Quirino on February 9, 1949, and named Borja, [10] in honor of Salustiano Borja, the first elected civil governor of the Province of Bohol.
Bohol had been divided into three congressional districts since 1907, although the district configurations were altered with the restoration of the House of Representatives in 1987. It was part of the representation of Region VII from 1978 to 1984, and from 1984 to 1986 it elected three assemblymen at-large.
The place is a panorama of verdant hills, rugged mountains and green fields. It is said to have been so named because of the grass "balili" which grew in abundance.. Before the beginning of the 19th century, Balilihan was a barrio of Baclayon and an old settlement.
Poverty incidence of San Isidro 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 2006 47.80 2009 64.01 2012 44.89 2015 30.88 2018 25.80 2021 26.95 Source: Philippine Statistics Authority Public market References ^ Municipality of San Isidro | (DILG) ^ "2015 Census of Population, Report No. 3 – Population, Land Area, and Population Density" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. Quezon City, Philippines. August 2016 ...
Baclayon was the first municipality to be established in Bohol by the Spaniards and included originally the areas now made up by the municipalities of Alburquerque, Balilihan, Corella, and Sikatuna. Its original name was Bacayan, from the root word bacay , meaning "detour" in reference to the fact that travellers used to make a detour there ...
Poverty incidence of Loon 10 20 30 40 50 2000 46.64 2003 23.14 2006 39.40 2009 38.76 2012 21.98 2015 21.40 2018 17.80 2021 21.10 Source: Philippine Statistics Authority Gross Annual Income (2014): ₱63.2 million Major industries: agriculture, fishery, cottage (ready-to-wear clothes, mats, baskets), transportation, trading, tourism Loon's public markets include two main public markets and five ...
Anda, officially the Municipality of Anda (Cebuano: Munisipyo sa Anda; Tagalog: Bayan ng Anda), is a municipality in the province of Bohol, Philippines.According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 17,778 people.
The town was formerly called "Sagunto", but according to the research of Jess Tirol of Bohol, it was called "Segunto". Local folklore holds that Alburquerque was named in honour of Afonso de Albuquerque, the famous Portuguese seafarer and conqueror of Malacca, Sumatra, though it might be odd to use a Portuguese name as a name of a place which is under Spanish control.