NationMaster - Encyclopedia: Angono, Rizal

Angono is a 1st class urban municipality in the province of Rizal, Philippines. According to the 2000 census, it has a population of 74,668 people in 15,740 households. Image File history File links Map of Rizal, Philippines highlighting the location of Angono, Rizal Created and copyright (2004) by seav. ... A municipality (bayan in Filipino) is a local government unit in the Philippines. ... Map of the Philippines showing all the regions and their provinces. ... Rizal is a province of the Philippines located in the CALABARZON region in Luzon, just 20 kilometers east of Manila. ... Jump to: navigation, search This article is about the year 2000. ...

First created as a pueblo in 1766, Angono became a municipality in 1935. It has achieved substantial economic progress over the years. What started out as a small fishing and farming based municipality, it has developed to a modern one which boasts of many small to medium sized local business concerns. Most major banks in the country have local branches. National retail chains like popular fastfood brands, have local outlets. It has a modern telecommunication system in place, offering telephone (same area code as greater Manila), cable TV, internet service and others. Jump to: navigation, search Pueblos are traditional Native American communities of the Southwest United States of America. ... 1766 was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... Jump to: navigation, search 1935 was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will take you to calendar). ...

Angono is popularly known as the Art Capital of the Philippines. Angono was home to two National Artist of the Philippines awardees, Carlos V. Francisco for Painting (1973) and Lucio D. San Pedro for Music (1991). It is also known for the Philippines' oldest prehistoric work of art, the Angono Petroglyphs although it sits along the boundaries of Angono, Binangonan and Antipolo of the province of Rizal. A National Artist of the Philippines is a Filipino who has been given the highest recognition for having made significant contributions to the culture and arts of the country. ... Carlos V. Francisco or more popularly known as Botong was the great muralist from Angono, Rizal. ... Jump to: navigation, search 1973 was a common year starting on Monday. ... Lucio San Pedro, Composer and Teacher in the Philippines, Dies at 89 Philippine Daily Inquirer [Manila] / andante - 2 April 2002 Lucio San Pedro, a Philippine composer and teacher who held the title National Artist for Music, died 31 March at age 89, according to the Philippine Daily Inquirer. ... Jump to: navigation, search 1991 (MCMXCI) is a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Angono Petroglyphs is the oldest known work of art in the Philippines. ... Jump to: navigation, search Binangonan is a 1st class urban municipality in the province of Rizal, Philippines. ... Antipolo City is a city in the Philippines and was recently made the capital of the province of Rizal. ... Rizal is a province of the Philippines located in the CALABARZON region in Luzon, just 20 kilometers east of Manila. ...

There are several art galleries and studios in Angono and here is a list of some of them: Blanco Family Museum, Nemiranda Arthouse & Gallery, Tiamson Art Gallery, Ang Nuno Artists Foundation Gallery, Village Artist Gallery, Juban Studio, Vicente Reyes Art Studio, the Second Gallery, and the Angono Ateliers Gallery. An art gallery or art museum is a space for the exhibition of art, usually visual art, and usually primarily paintings and sculpture. ...

Pope Clement_I, locally known as San Clemente, is the patron saint of Angono and like in most Philippine towns, a feast in his honor is celebrated annually. This celebration, every November 23 is highlighted by a fluvial procession called "Pagoda", and is participated in by townsfolk and tourists alike. This yearly event is usually covered by Philippine media. Saint Clement I, the bishop of Rome also called Clement of Rome and Clemens Romanus, was either the third or fourth pope, before or after Anacletus. ... Jump to: navigation, search For other uses, see November (disambiguation). ... ...

For a taste of exotic food, there is the Balaw-Balaw Restaurant, which is also an art gallery, right across the Nemiranda Art Cafe and Restaurant. The former's name was derived from the local side dish mainly made from fermented small shrimp. Besides the famous Balaw-Balaw Restaurant's cuisine, Angono is also known for its tasty fried itik, or duck. Local Filipino snacks, or kakanin can also be found at the Angono Public Market. Jump to: navigation, search Superfamilies and families Alpheoidea Alpheidae - snapping shrimps Barbouriidae Hippolytidae Ogyrididae Atyoidea Atyidae Bresilioidea Agostocarididae Alvinocarididae Bresiliidae Disciadidae Mirocarididae Campylonotoidea Bathypalaemonellidae Campylonotoidae Crangonoidea Crangonidae Glyphocrangonidea Galatheacaridoidea Galatheacarididae Nematocarcinoidea Eugonatonotidae Nematocarcinidae Rhynchocinetidae Xiphocarididae Oplophoroidea Oplophoridae Palaemonoidea Anchistioididae Desmocarididae Euryrhynchidae Gnathophyllidae Hymenoceridae Kakaducarididae Palaemonidae Typhlocarididae Pandaloidea Pandalidae Thalassocarididae Pasiphaeoidea... The act of frying. ... Jump to: navigation, search Subfamilies Dendrocygninae Oxyurinae Anatinae Merginae Duck is the common name for a number of species in the Anatidae bird family. ... A snack food is seen in Western culture as a type of food that is not meant to be eaten as part of one of the main meals of the day (breakfast, lunch, supper). ... Street markets such as this one in Rue Mouffetard, Paris are still common in France. ...

Barangays

Angono is politically subdivided into 10 barangays. A barangay (Filipino: baranggay) is the smallest local government unit in the Philippines and is very similar to a village. ...

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