Padre Burgos, Southern Leyte
Padre Burgos, officially the Municipality of Padre Burgos (Cebuano: Lungsod sa Padre Burgos; Tagalog: Bayan ng Padre Burgos), is a 5th class municipality in the province of Southern Leyte, Philippines. According to the 2015 census, it has a population of 11,091 people.[3]
Padre Burgos | |
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Municipality of Padre Burgos | |
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Etymology: Tamulayag | |
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Coordinates: 10°02′N 125°01′E | |
Country | ![]() |
Region | Eastern Visayas (Region VIII) |
Province | Southern Leyte |
District | 1st District |
Founded | 1957 |
Named for | José Burgos |
Barangays | 11 (see Barangays) |
Government | |
• Type | Sangguniang Bayan |
• Mayor | Hermenegildo C. Culpa |
• Vice Mayor | Maria Fe Crispina B. Poblete |
• Congressman | Roger G. Mercado |
• Electorate | 7,699 voters (2019) |
Area | |
• Total | 25.65 km2 (9.90 sq mi) |
Population (2015 census)[3] | |
• Total | 11,091 |
• Density | 430/km2 (1,100/sq mi) |
• Households | 2,386 |
Economy | |
• Income class | 5th municipal income class |
• Poverty incidence | 34.61% (2015)[4] |
• Revenue (₱) | 47,683,771.41 (2016) |
Time zone | UTC+8 (PST) |
ZIP code | 6602 |
PSGC | |
IDD : area code | +63 (0)53 |
Climate type | tropical rainforest climate |
Native languages | Boholano dialect Cebuano Tagalog |
Padre Burgos is named after Fr. José Burgos, one of the martyred priests collectively called Gomburza. The town is being surrounded by Sogod Bay in the East, Padre Burgos was once called "Tamulayag", a vernacular slang which means "Let's go fishing". Thus, the town's main livelihood is fishing.
The town is famous for its white-sand beaches like the Tangkaan Beach, from where you can see the island of Limasawa; the Likay-Likay Beach, where you can go fishing and snorkelling; the Bukana which is like a small swam of water and serve as a home of many fishes in Buenavista, the floating Balsa of Bas. And the beaches in Barangay Lungsodaan. Padre Burgos is also famous to diving enthusiasts, the underwater beauty boasts of many colourful clusters of corals. With the Local Government's cooperation, Coral Cay, a foreign non-profit organization established its offices in Barangay Tangkaan whose main purpose is to provide help among local people to maintain fish sanctuaries, awareness programs on ocean-life preservation, and clean-up activities on the shorelines of Padre Burgos.
Padre Burgos is also known for its "budbod" (suman), a very sweet sticky-rice.
Barangays
Padre Burgos is politically subdivided into 11 barangays.
- Buenavista
- Bunga
- Cantutang
- Dinahugan
- Laca
- Lungsodaan
- Poblacion
- San Juan
- Santa Sofia
- Santo Rosario
- Tangkaan
Demographics
Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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1960 | 7,125 | — |
1970 | 8,045 | +1.22% |
1975 | 9,848 | +4.14% |
1980 | 10,790 | +1.84% |
1990 | 7,375 | −3.73% |
1995 | 7,593 | +0.55% |
2000 | 8,926 | +3.53% |
2010 | 10,525 | +1.66% |
2015 | 11,091 | +1.00% |
Source: Philippine Statistics Authority [3][5][6][7] |
Climate
Climate data for Padre Burgos, Southern Leyte | |||||||||||||
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Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
Average high °C (°F) | 28 (82) |
28 (82) |
29 (84) |
31 (88) |
31 (88) |
31 (88) |
30 (86) |
30 (86) |
30 (86) |
29 (84) |
29 (84) |
28 (82) |
30 (85) |
Average low °C (°F) | 23 (73) |
23 (73) |
23 (73) |
24 (75) |
24 (75) |
25 (77) |
24 (75) |
24 (75) |
24 (75) |
24 (75) |
24 (75) |
23 (73) |
24 (75) |
Average precipitation mm (inches) | 98 (3.9) |
82 (3.2) |
96 (3.8) |
71 (2.8) |
104 (4.1) |
129 (5.1) |
101 (4.0) |
94 (3.7) |
99 (3.9) |
135 (5.3) |
174 (6.9) |
143 (5.6) |
1,326 (52.3) |
Average rainy days | 18.0 | 14.1 | 17.1 | 16.8 | 23.7 | 25.7 | 25.8 | 23.3 | 24.4 | 25.9 | 24.0 | 20.6 | 259.4 |
Source: Meteoblue [8] |
Religion
Majority of the population is Philippine Independent Church (IFI), while others belong to Roman Catholic, Hosanna Assembly of God, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints (Mormons), Iglesia ni Cristo, UCCP, among others.
List of Churches:
- Roman Catholic Church, Poblacion. Holy Mass every day. Monday & Friday 5:30 pm; Tuesday & Thursday 5:30 am. Sunday 5:30 am.
- Iglesia Filipina Independiente, Barangay Santa Sofia
- Hosanna Chapel Philippines (AG), Barangay Poblacion
- United Church of Christ in the Philippines, Barangay Poblacion
- Philippine Independent Church, Barangay Poblacion
- The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints (Mormons), Barangay Cantutang
- Iglesia ni Cristo, Barangay Cantutang
Places of interest
- Peter's Dive Resort
- Tangkaan Beach
- Michael's Resort and Dive
- Sogod Bay Scuba Resort
- Padre Burgos Castle Resort
References
- "Municipality". Quezon City, Philippines: Department of the Interior and Local Government. Retrieved 31 May 2013.
- "Province: Southern Leyte". PSGC Interactive. Quezon City, Philippines: Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved 12 November 2016.
- Census of Population (2015). "Region VIII (Eastern Visayas)". Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. PSA. Retrieved 20 June 2016.
- "PSA releases the 2015 Municipal and City Level Poverty Estimates". Quezon City, Philippines. Retrieved 12 October 2019.
- Census of Population and Housing (2010). "Region VIII (Eastern Visayas)". Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. NSO. Retrieved 29 June 2016.
- Censuses of Population (1903–2007). "Region VIII (Eastern Visayas)". Table 1. Population Enumerated in Various Censuses by Province/Highly Urbanized City: 1903 to 2007. NSO.
- "Province of Southern Leyte". Municipality Population Data. Local Water Utilities Administration Research Division. Retrieved 17 December 2016.
- "Padre Burgos, Southern Leyte : Average Temperatures and Rainfall". Meteoblue. Retrieved 13 January 2019.