Carigara

Carigara, officially the Municipality of Carigara (Waray: Bungto han Carigara; Tagalog: Bayan ng Carigara), is a 2nd class municipality in the province of Leyte, Philippines. According to the 2015 census, it has a population of 51,345 people.[3]

Carigara
Municipality
Municipality of Carigara
Downtown area
Map of Leyte with Carigara highlighted
OpenStreetMap
Carigara
Location within the Philippines
Coordinates: 11°18′N 124°41′E
Country Philippines
RegionEastern Visayas (Region VIII)
ProvinceLeyte
District2nd district of Leyte
Barangays49 (see Barangays)
Government
 [1]
 • TypeSangguniang Bayan
 • MayorEduardo "Boy" C. Ong
 • Vice MayorEduardo T. Ong Jr.
 • CongressmanLolita T. Javier
 • Municipal Council
 • Electorate36,532 voters (2019)
Area
 [2]
 • Total117.86 km2 (45.51 sq mi)
Population
 (2015 census)[3]
 • Total51,345
 • Density440/km2 (1,100/sq mi)
 • Households
11,230
Economy
 • Income class2nd municipal income class
 • Poverty incidence31.2% (2015)[4]
 • Revenue (₱)124,365,044.73 (2016)
Time zoneUTC+8 (PST)
ZIP code
6529
PSGC
083715000
IDD : area code +63 (0)53
Climate typetropical rainforest climate
Native languagesWaray
Tagalog
Websitewww.carigara-leyte.gov.ph

Geography

It is a town in northern Leyte located right on the shore of Carigara Bay, and surrounded by wide rice fields fanning out towards the mountains in the distance.

Barangays

Carigara is politically subdivided into 49 barangays. [2]

  • Balilit
  • Barayong
  • Barugohay Central
  • Barugohay Norte
  • Barugohay Sur
  • Baybay (Poblacion)
  • Binibihan
  • Bislig
  • Caghalo
  • Camansi
  • Canal
  • Candigahub
  • Canlampay
  • Cogon
  • Cutay
  • East Visoria
  • Guindapunan East
  • Guindapunan West
  • Hiluctogan
  • Jugaban (Poblacion)
  • Libo
  • Lower Hiraan
  • Lower Sogod
  • Macalpi
  • Manloy
  • Nauguisan
  • Pangna
  • Parag-um
  • Parina
  • Piloro
  • Ponong (Poblacion)
  • Sagkahan
  • San Mateo (Poblacion)
  • Santa Fe
  • Sawang (Poblacion)
  • Tagak
  • Tangnan
  • Tigbao
  • Tinaguban
  • Upper Hiraan
  • Upper Sogod
  • Uyawan
  • West Visoria
  • Paglaum
  • San Juan
  • Bagong Lipunan
  • Canfabi
  • Rizal (Tagak East)
  • San Isidro

Climate
Climate data for Carigara, Leyte
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Average high °C (°F) 28
(82)		 29
(84)		 29
(84)		 31
(88)		 31
(88)		 30
(86)		 30
(86)		 30
(86)		 30
(86)		 29
(84)		 29
(84)		 29
(84)		 30
(85)
Average low °C (°F) 22
(72)		 22
(72)		 22
(72)		 23
(73)		 24
(75)		 25
(77)		 25
(77)		 25
(77)		 25
(77)		 24
(75)		 24
(75)		 23
(73)		 24
(75)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 73
(2.9)		 56
(2.2)		 75
(3.0)		 71
(2.8)		 114
(4.5)		 174
(6.9)		 172
(6.8)		 163
(6.4)		 167
(6.6)		 161
(6.3)		 158
(6.2)		 125
(4.9)		 1,509
(59.5)
Average rainy days 15.2 12.5 16.2 17.3 23.9 27.3 28.4 26.9 26.9 27.1 23.8 19.3 264.8
Source: Meteoblue (Use with caution: this is modeled/calculated data, not measured locally.) [5]

History
Holy Cross Parish Church

Carigara was originally called Kangara, meaning "that of Gara" or simply "Gara's". Gara was said to have come from Borneo, one of the unnamed companions of the ten datus who landed in Panay and purchased that island from the Ati (or Aeta) chief Marikudo. Later, for phonetic convenience, Kangara became Kalgara and when the Spaniards came, they called the place Carigara; hence its present name.

Carigara is the first town established in Eastern Visayas.[6] Its town fiesta which is celebrated every 16 July, commemorates the day of the first coming of the Spaniards dated July 16, 1569. The fiesta that is celebrated almost the entire month of July was dubbed as the Fiesta of the Holy Cross. In the first quarter of 2018, Puregold Jr. was able to penetrate the town market and became operational to serve Carigaran-ons and the neighboring towns. And the first mall was opened as well, and followed by Goldilocks in the second quarter of 2019.

Demographics
Municipal Hall
Population census of Carigara
YearPop.±% p.a.
1903 16,382—    
1918 17,558+0.46%
1939 23,236+1.34%
1948 26,803+1.60%
1960 26,761−0.01%
1970 32,869+2.07%
1975 34,194+0.80%
YearPop.±% p.a.
1980 34,377+0.11%
1990 38,863+1.23%
1995 42,302+1.60%
2000 43,455+0.58%
2007 45,696+0.70%
2010 47,444+1.38%
2015 51,345+1.52%
Source: Philippine Statistics Authority [3][7][8][9]

In the 2015 census, the population of Carigara, Leyte, was 51,345 people,[3] with a density of 440 inhabitants per square kilometre or 1,100 inhabitants per square mile.

Education

There are a total of 30 Elementary Schools, 4 Public High Schools and 2 College Institutions [10]

Grade School/Elementary School
  • A.T.A.M.C.S.
  • Balilit Elementary School
  • Barugohay Norte Elementary School
  • Barugohay Sur Elementary School
  • Binibihan Elementary School
  • Caghalo Elementary School
  • Camansi Elementary School
  • Candigahub Elementary School
  • Canfabi ES (Santa Fe ES)
  • Canlampay Elementary School
  • Carigara II CS
  • Cassidy Elementary School
  • Cogon Elementary School
  • Guindapunan Elementary School
  • Hiluctogan Elementary School
  • Hira-an Elementary School
  • M. Morales Elementary School
  • Macalpi Elementary School
  • Manloy Elementary School
  • Nauguisan Elementary School
  • Pangna Elementary School
  • Parag-um Elementary School
  • Ponong Elementary School
  • Sagkahan Elementary School
  • Sogod Elementary School
  • Santa Fe Elementary School
  • Tagak Elementary School
  • Tigbao Elementary School
  • Tinaguban Elementary School
  • Uyawan Elementary School

Secondary School/High School
  • Carigara National High School
  • Carigara National Vocational School (formerly Carigara School of Fisheries)
  • Jugaban National High School
  • Macalpi-ay National High School
  • Sogod National High School

College
  • Holy Cross College of Carigara
  • Eastern Visayas State University (Carigara Campus)

Notable people
  • Eduardo Makabenta Sr. - Waray-language poet and translator[11]

References
  1. "Municipality". Quezon City, Philippines: Department of the Interior and Local Government. Retrieved 31 May 2013.
  2. "Province: Leyte". PSGC Interactive. Quezon City, Philippines: Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved 12 November 2016.
  3. Census of Population (2015). "Region VIII (Eastern Visayas)". Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. PSA. Retrieved 20 June 2016.
  4. "PSA releases the 2015 Municipal and City Level Poverty Estimates". Quezon City, Philippines. Retrieved 12 October 2019.
  5. "Carigara: Average Temperatures and Rainfall". Meteoblue. Retrieved 9 February 2020.
  6. "Carigara Celebrates 446th Founding Anniversary". metrocarigarawd.gov.ph. 21 January 2017. Retrieved 3 December 2018.
  7. Census of Population and Housing (2010). "Region VIII (Eastern Visayas)". Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. NSO. Retrieved 29 June 2016.
  8. 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.
  9. "Province of Leyte". Municipality Population Data. Local Water Utilities Administration Research Division. Retrieved 17 December 2016.
  10. "Archived copy". School Torkis Directory. Archived from the original on October 30, 2018. Retrieved October 31, 2018.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  11. Sugbo, Victor, ed. (1995). Tinipigan: An Anthology of Waray Literature. Manila, Philippines: National Commission for Culture and the Arts. p. 271. OCLC 645852700. Retrieved 27 September 2019.
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