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Encyclopedia > Catbalogan City
City of Catbalogan
Location
Map of Samar showing the location of Catbalogan City
Government
Region Eastern Visayas (Region VIII)
Province Samar (Capital)
District 2nd district of Samar
Barangays 57
Income class: 5th class; Partially Urban
Mayor Hon. Coefredo "Tekwa" Uy
Cityhood March 15, 2007
Official Website catbalogan.lgu-ph.com
Physical characteristics
Area 274.22 km²
Population

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84,180
306.9/km²
Coordinates 11°47' N 124°53' E

Catbalogan City is a 5th class city in the province of Samar, Philippines. It is the capital city of Samar. According to the 2000 census, it has a population of 84,180 people in 16,100 households. Square kilometre (US spelling: Square kilometer), symbol km², is an SI unit of surface area. ... Map of Earth showing lines of latitude (horizontally) and longitude (vertically), Eckert VI projection; large version (pdf, 1. ... A city (lungsod, sometimes siyudad, in Filipino) is a tier of local government in the Philippines. ... Map of the Philippines showing all the regions and their provinces. ... Samar, formerly Western Samar, is a province of the Philippines located in the Eastern Visayas region. ... 2000 (MM) was a leap year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

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History

The city of Catbalogan was founded or settled sometime in October 1596, by the priests of the Jesuit Order. Friar Francisco de Otazo, who arrived in the Philippines in 1596, was the first missionary to bring the Catholic faith to the people of Catbalogan in 1768, the Spanish Franciscans took over.


The original name of the city was KATBALAUGAN or KABALAUGAN. The two syllables of the name are compounds of the prefix KAT or KA and the substantive noun BALAUG of the Samar-Leyte Visayan language. “Katbalaugan or Kabalaugan” means “a place were seafarers, fishermen or sailors take shelter or cover and are detained.” The old fishing village of Katbalaugan or Kabalaugan was the refuge of people riding in small boats and sailboats when the Northwest and Southwest monsoons blew during the months of July, August, and September. Wáray-Wáray (commonly spelled as Waray-Waray; also referred to as Winaray or L(in) eyte-Samarnon) is a language spoken in the provinces of Samar, Northern Samar, Eastern Samar, Leyte (eastern portion), and Biliran in the Philippines. ...


During the early days of Spanish occupation of the Philippines, Samar was under the jurisdiction of Cebu. Later, it was declared a separate province. But, in 1735, Samar and Leyte were united into one province with Carigara, in Leyte, as the capital. The union however, did not prove satisfactory. So in 1768, Samar again became a separate province from Leyte. Since then, Samar has emerged as an independent political unit with Catbalogan as the capital.


On January 27, 1900, the Americans captured the city of Catbalogan. Civil government was established on June 17, 1902 with Julio Llorente of Cebu as the first governor of Samar.


On May 24, 1942, the Japanese forces landed in Barrio Pangdan and occupied the capital. On December 18, 1945, the American liberation forces re-occupied the city.


On June 19, 1965, the Philippine Congress approved Republic Act No. 4221 dividing Samar into Western Samar, Eastern Samar and Northern Samar. Catbalogan thus ceased to be the capital of the whole island-province after enjoying the prestige of being the premier town of Samar for 197 years since 1768. Later Western Samar was renamed Samar with Catbalogan still as the capital city.


The greatest calamities that visited Catbalogan were big fires. The April 01, 1957 conflagration, considered as the most destructive fire, caused damage to properties in the amount of thirty million pesos (P30,000,000). The next was on May 19, 1969, where damage was estimated at twenty million pesos and the more than 100-year-old Catholic Church was razed to the ground. Paradoxically, each time Catbalogan suffered under the throes of these calamities, better buildings and structures emerged from the ashes.


As early as 1960, Catbalogan already agitated to become a city. In 1969, the bill creating Catbalogan into a city was being deliberated in the Senate, but the conflagration of 1969 caused it to be shelved.


On March 15, 2007, Catbalogan attained its cityhood status. Manny Villar (President of the Senate); Jose De Venecia, Jr. (Speaker of the House of Representatives); Oscar G. Yabes (Secretary of the Senate); Roberto P. Nazareno (Secretary General, House of Representatives) and Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo (President of the Philippines) were among its signatories.


Physical characteristics

A. Location


The capital city of Catbalogan is located in the western seacoast of the Province of Samar. It is bounded on the north by the Municipalities of Tarangnan and San Jorge, on the east by the Municipality of Jiabong, and on the west by Maqueda Bay. The Philippine-Japan Highway traverses the city from Barangay San Vicente in the north through the poblacion to Barangay Lagundi in the south. It is about 800 kilometers south of Manila.


B. Land area


The total land area of Catbalogan City is 274.22 km². Its city proper covers an area of 1.30 skm².


There are 57 barangays in the entire city. Twenty-one of which are situated in the poblacion, likewise, twenty-one also in the coastal areas and fifteen barangays in the interior/upland areas.


C. Topography


The topography of Catbalogan City is rough and its mountains are relatively high. Approximately 2% of the land area are plain and mostly found along the seacoast while 43% are rolling hills and 55% is mountainous.


The coastline of Catbalogan City is irregular with bays bordering the poblacion and other barangays. It has a total of ten (10) miles in length.


D. Climate and rainfall


The climate is classified as 4th type (mild) wherein rainfall is more or less distributed throughout the year.


In Catbalogan City there is hardly a month without rainfall. The driest month is April. Generally, there is no distinct dry season but the months of February, March, April and May comprise the shortest dry season. Rainfall is more or less uniform throughout the year and heaviest during the months of November and December.


Typhoons are very frequent during the months of August, September, October, November and December. Although Samar (Catbalogan City) has been popularly known as a typhoon-prone area, the truth is, the island of Samar is only being used as a reference point by PAG-ASA.


E. Soil types


The soils of Catbalogan City are of two types, namely, the Catbalogan clay loam and faraon clay. The clay loam, which is predominant, is the primary soil developed from shales and sandstones. The faraon clay is a residual from Caroline limestone. It is fair with organic matter contents. Limestone rocks are sometimes found on the surface. The clay loam is a type of soil suited for agriculture particularly for rootcrops.


Barangays

Catbalogan City is politically subdivided into 57 barangays. A barangay (Tagalog: baranggay , pronounced as ba-rang-gai, gai as in guy), also known by its former name, the barrio, is the smallest local government unit in the Philippines and is the native Filipino term for a village, district or ward. ...

  • Albalate
  • Bagongon
  • Bangon
  • Basiao
  • Buluan
  • Bunuanan
  • Cabugawan
  • Cagudalo
  • Cagusipan
  • Cagutian
  • Cagutsan
  • Canhawan Guti
  • Canlapwas (Pob.)
  • Cawayan
  • Cinco
  • Darahuway Daco
  • Darahuway Guti
  • Estaka
  • Guinsorongan
  • Iguid
  • Lagundi
  • Libas
  • Lobo
  • Manguehay
  • Maulong
  • Mercedes
  • Mombon
  • New Mahayag
  • Old Mahayag
  • Palanyogon
  • Pangdan
  • Payao
  • Poblacion 1 (Barangay 1)
  • Poblacion 2 (Barangay 2)
  • Poblacion 3 (Barangay 3)
  • Poblacion 4 (Barangay 4)
  • Poblacion 5 (Barangay 5)
  • Poblacion 6 (Barangay 6)
  • Poblacion 7 (Barangay 7)
  • Poblacion 8 (Barangay 8)
  • Poblacion 9 (Barangay 9)
  • Poblacion 10 (Barangay 10-Monsanto Street)
  • Poblacion 11 (Barangay 11)
  • Poblacion 12 (Barangay 12)
  • Poblacion 13 (Barangay 13)
  • Muñoz (Poblacion 14)
  • Pupua
  • Guindaponan
  • Rama
  • San Andres
  • San Pablo
  • San Roque
  • San Vicente
  • Silanga
  • Totoringon
  • Ibol
  • Socorro

2000 Population

2000 POPULATION

Barangay

Total Population

Household Population

Number of Household

Albalate 291 291 57
Bangongon 1,091 1,091 208
Bangon 221 221 45
Basiao 658 658 123
Buluan 656 656 117
Bunuanan 2,969 2,969 570
Cabugawan 637 637 130
Cagudalo 207 207 45
Cagusipan 361 361 67
Cagutian 211 211 31
Cagutsan 1,238 1,238 230
Canhawan Gote 285 285 51
Canlapwas 9,108 9,108 1,721
Cawayan 189 189 39
Cinco 964 964 174
Darahuway Daco 543 543 112
Darahuway Gote 581 581 108
Estaka 963 963 183
Guindaponan 2,720 2,720 587
Guinsorongan 3,384 3,384 678
Ibol 459 459 90
Iguid 1,096 1,096 200
Lagundi 485 485 99
Libas 295 295 59
Lobo 197 197 39
Manguehay 159 159 28
Maulong 5,030 5,013 988
Mercedes 8,278 8,277 1,569
Mombon 789 789 144
New Mahayag 944 944 189
Old Mahayag 744 744 149
Palanyogon 228 228 43
Pangdan 2,452 2,452 472
Payao 1,072 1,072 206
Poblacion 1 1,264 1,264 236
Poblacion 2 929 803 148
Poblacion 3 3,179 3,124 598
Poblacion 4 1,438 1,428 231
Poblacion 5 581 541 105
Poblacion 6 1,619 1,619 297
Poblacion 7 1,342 1,342 247
Poblacion 8 1,153 1,153 224
Poblacion 9 1,924 1,941 339
Poblacion 10 1,860 1,860 364
Poblacion 11 1,127 1,127 215
Poblacion 12 1,040 1,040 192
Poblacion 13 3,340 3,340 636
Muñoz 1,852 1,852 357
Papua 1,023 1,023 214
Rama 1,359 1,359 265
San Andres 3,179 3,179 624
San Pablo 1,183 1,183 214
San Roque 1,042 1,042 195
San Vicente 713 712 141
Silanga 2,219 2,219 447
Socorro 1,075 1,075 208
Totoringon 216 216 52
TOTAL 84,180 83,929 16,100

External links

  • Web Portal for Catbalogan and Samar
  • Philippine Standard Geographic Code
  • Catbalogan Airport
  • 2000 Philippine Census Information
  • Catbalogan LGU Website
  • Marine Resources

Coordinates: 11°47′N, 124°53′E Map of Earth showing lines of latitude (horizontally) and longitude (vertically), Eckert VI projection; large version (pdf, 1. ...



 
 

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