Sagbayan

IJsselstein, Saturday, 14 January 2012

Southwest of Clarin town lies the municipality of Sagbayan which used to be a barrio made up of portions of Clarin, Inabanga, Carmen and Balilihan.

A view from Sagbayan Peak

Sagbayan Peak

By an Executive Order issued by the late Pres. Elpidio Quirino on Feb. 9, 1949 it was made into a municipality and was then first called Borja in honor of Salustiano Borja the first elected civil governor of the province of Bohol. Later the name was changed to its original name Sagbayan. As the story goes people used to hang (sagbay) hides of deers on trees to dry after hunting expeditions. So the place came to be known as Sagbayan, meaning a place for hanging. Sagbayan later became the center of trade of people from the interior and coastal towns. Here people bartered fish and other sea foods for rice and rootcrops. The principal industries of the town are farming, firecracker manufacturing, mat-weaving, basket weaving and bakya making.

Fiesta

Sagbayan celebrate its town fiesta on the 28th of August in honor of Saint Augustine

Sagbayan Police Station: +63 38 511 9110

Bank: First Consolidated Bank "FCB"

What to do and see in Sagbayan:

Sagbayan Peak, where you can enjoy the Chocolate Hills landscape of Sagbayan.

Sagbayan at a glance
Population (2015):	22339
Population (2010):	20091
Population (2000):	18346
Number of households (2000):	3688
Land area:	9675 ha
Number of barangays:	24
Distance from Tagbilaran:	76 km

Barangay	Population (2000)	Households (2000)	Population (2010)	Population (2015)
Calangahan	838	172	910	957
Canmano	973	211	1006	947
Canmaya Centro	1070	220	1317	1448
Canmaya Diot	1278	240	1161	1221
Dagnawan	606	116	525	842
Kabasacan	431	85	490	539
Kagawasan	389	76	370	376
Katipunan	575	122	600	591
Langtad	510	99	570	530
Libertad Norte	253	51	316	353
Libertad Sur	201	43	184	117
Mantalongon	777	159	707	952
Poblacion	3557	717	3945	4154
Sagbayan Sur	882	168	1011	1170
San Agustin	711	153	867	1037
San Antonio	814	147	852	966
San Isidro	674	137	736	882
San Ramon	329	78	405	563
San Roque	316	64	420	434
San Vicente Norte	738	130	715	789
San Vicente Sur	229	50	290	302
Santa Catalina	626	119	721	1136
Santa Cruz	720	142	985	920
Ubojan	849	189	988	1113

(Based on figures from the census of 2000, 2010, and 2015 from PSA)

Jeroen Hellingman and Rodelyn Gallo Hellingman

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