Sagbayan

IJsselstein, Saturday, 14 January 2012 23:37:32

Southwest of Clarin town lies the municipality of Sagbayan which used to be a barrio made up of portions of Clarin, Inabanga, Carmen and Balilihan.

A view from Sagbayan Peak

Sagbayan Peak

By an Executive Order issued by the late Pres. Elpidio Quirino on Feb. 9, 1949 it was made into a municipality and was then first called Borja in honor of Salustiano Borja the first elected civil governor of the province of Bohol. Later the name was changed to its original name Sagbayan. As the story goes people used to hang (sagbay) hides of deers on trees to dry after hunting expeditions. So the place came to be known as Sagbayan, meaning a place for hanging. Sagbayan later became the center of trade of people from the interior and coastal towns. Here people bartered fish and other sea foods for rice and rootcrops. The principal industries of the town are farming, firecracker manufacturing, mat-weaving, basket weaving and bakya making.

Fiesta

Sagbayan celebrate its town fiesta on the 28th of August in honor of Saint Augustine

Sagbayan Police Station: +63 38 511 9110

Bank: First Consolidated Bank "FCB"

Sagbayan at a glance
Population (2010):	20091
Population (2000):	18346
Number of households (2000):	3688
Land area:	9675 ha
Number of barangays:	24
Distance from Tagbilaran:	76 km

Barangay	Population (2010)	Population (2000)	Households (2000)
Calangahan	910	838	172
Canmano	1006	973	211
Canmaya Centro	1317	1070	220
Canmaya Diot	1161	1278	240
Dagnawan	525	606	116
Kabasacan	490	431	85
Kagawasan	370	389	76
Katipunan	600	575	122
Langtad	570	510	99
Libertad Norte	316	253	51
Libertad Sur	184	201	43
Mantalongon	707	777	159
Poblacion	3945	3557	717
Sagbayan Sur	1011	882	168
San Agustin	867	711	153
San Antonio	852	814	147
San Isidro	736	674	137
San Ramon	405	329	78
San Roque	420	316	64
San Vicente Norte	715	738	130
San Vicente Sur	290	229	50
Santa Catalina	721	626	119
Santa Cruz	985	720	142
Ubojan	988	849	189

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

Jeroen Hellingman and Rodelyn Gallo Hellingman