Candijay

IJsselstein, Sunday, 13 May 2018 23:00:13

Cadapdapan Rice Terraces
Cadapdapan Rice Terraces
Can-umantad Falls
Can-umantad Falls
The municipality of Candijay is located in the eastern part of Bohol, approximately 97 kilometers away from Tagbilaran city. 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.

The tourist destination of Candijay, Bohol: Canawa cold spring, Can-umantad watefalls and the beautiful rice terraces.

How to get there: You can probably take the bus from Dao integrated bus terminal (Adjacent to Island city mall) heading to Mabini. Just ask the driver to drop you in the center of Candijay. From there, you can take a habal habal to the rice terraces and waterfalls.

The Can-umantad watefalls is situated below the beautiful rice terraces. Please take note that the way to the waterfalls is quite steep. You can just walk or hire a habal habal, 1 passenger per habal habal for safety reason.

Hospital

Candijay Community Hospital
Address: Poblacion, 6312 Candijay, Bohol, Philippines
Phone: +63 38 562 0022

Candijay Community Hospital has a capacity of 24 beds. Dr. Melvin C. Lopez - Chief of Hospital

Fiesta

Candijay celebrate its town fiesta on the 19th of May in honor of Saint Joseph.

Candijay Police Station: +63 38 526 0016

Candijay at a glance
Population (2015): 29475
Population (2010): 29043
Population (2000): 30389
Number of households (2000): 5420
Land area: 8687 ha
Number of barangays: 21
Distance from Tagbilaran: 92 km

BarangayPopulation (2000)Households (2000)Population (2010)Population (2015)
Abihilan114020612091603
Anoling136023311141113
Boyo-an140229116121610
Cadapdapan137926213811273
Cambane57188435416
Canawa140624014151370
Can-olin211941022152155
Cogtong276648224922605
La Union145325013651449
Luan805141886731
Lungsoda-an159228314611499
Mahangin910161906891
Pagahat47877443430
Panadtaran12982331002940
Panas146526514771675
Poblacion371161533443421
San Isidro118622310421124
Tambongan157228715871542
Tawid97019710891090
Tubod (Tres Rosas)1043181928888
Tugas176329416401650

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

Jeroen Hellingman