Candijay

This municipality is located in the eastern part of Bohol. The name of the town is said to have been derived from Kang Dihay, which means belonging to Dihay, a strong man with many followers. In time, the name was changed to Candijay. The town was organized during the Spanish regime and was then one of the 34 towns in the province in 1879. It had a population of 5,030.

Candijay at a glance
Population:	30389
Number of households:	5420
Land area:	8687 ha
Number of barangays:	21
Distance from Tagbilaran:	92 km

Barangay	Population	Households
Abihilan	1140	206
Anoling	1360	233
Boyo-an	1402	291
Cadapdapan	1379	262
Cambane	571	88
Canawa	1406	240
Can-olin	2119	410
Cogtong	2766	482
La Union	1453	250
Luan	805	141
Lungsoda-an	1592	283
Mahangin	910	161
Pagahat	478	77
Panadtaran	1298	233
Panas	1465	265
Poblacion	3711	615
San Isidro	1186	223
Tambongan	1572	287
Tawid	970	197
Tubod (Tres Rosas)	1043	181
Tugas	1763	294

(Based on figures from the census of 2000)

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