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 (2010):	29043
Population (2000):	30389
Number of households (2000):	5420
Land area:	8687 ha
Number of barangays:	21
Distance from Tagbilaran:	92 km

Barangay	Population (2010)	Population (2000)	Households (2000)
Abihilan	1209	1140	206
Anoling	1114	1360	233
Boyo-an	1612	1402	291
Cadapdapan	1381	1379	262
Cambane	435	571	88
Canawa	1415	1406	240
Can-olin	2215	2119	410
Cogtong	2492	2766	482
La Union	1365	1453	250
Luan	886	805	141
Lungsoda-an	1461	1592	283
Mahangin	906	910	161
Pagahat	443	478	77
Panadtaran	1002	1298	233
Panas	1477	1465	265
Poblacion	3344	3711	615
San Isidro	1042	1186	223
Tambongan	1587	1572	287
Tawid	1089	970	197
Tubod (Tres Rosas)	928	1043	181
Tugas	1640	1763	294

(Based on figures from the census of 2000 and 2010 from NSO)