Mandaon


Mandaon, officially the Municipality of Mandaon, is a municipality in the province of Masbate, Philippines. According to the, it has a population of people.
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History

Mandaon was originally a barrio of Milagros, established by Barrio Lieutenant Feliciano Aquillo Sr. In 1948, Juan Valencia, a settler from Pampanga, advocated for its elevation into a municipality. On July 18, 1949, President Elpidio Quirino, through Executive Order No. 244, officially recognized Mandaon as an independent municipality, distinct from Milagros.

Geography

Mandaon is from Masbate City.

Barangays

Mandaon is politically subdivided into 26 barangays. Each barangay consists of puroks and some have sitios.
  • Alas
  • Ayat
  • Bat-Ongan
  • Bugtong
  • Buri
  • Cabitan
  • Cagmasoso
  • Canomoy
  • Centro
  • Dayao
  • Guincaiptan
  • Laguinbanwa
  • Lantangan
  • Looc
  • Mabatobato
  • Maolingon
  • Nailaban
  • Nanipsan
  • Pinamangcaan
  • Poblacion
  • Polo Dacu
  • San Juan
  • San Pablo
  • Santa Fe
  • Tagpu
  • Tumalaytay

Demographics

In the, the population of Mandaon, Masbate, was people, with a density of.

Education

There are two schools district offices which govern all educational institutions within the municipality. They oversee the management and operations of all private and public, from primary to secondary schools. These are the:
  • Mandaon North Schools District
  • Mandaon South Schools District
The municipality is home to the 3,668-hectare campus of the only state college in the province of Masbate: the Dr. [Emilio B. Espinosa Sr. Memorial State College of Agriculture and Technology], named after the former congressman of the province, Dr. Emilio B. Espinosa, Sr.

Primary and elementary schools

  • Alas Elementary School
  • Ayat Elementary School
  • Bugtong Elementary School
  • Buri Elementary School
  • Cabitan Central School
  • Cagmasoso Elementary School
  • Canomoy Elementary School
  • Centro Elementary School
  • Dayao Elementary School
  • Diogenes R. Cabarles Elementary School
  • Guincaiptan Elementary School
  • Holy Family Diocesan School
  • Jose Zurbito Mesa S. Memorial Elementary School
  • Lantangan Elementary School
  • Mabato-bato Elementary School
  • Mandaon Christian Academy
  • Maolingon Elementary School
  • Montano P. Estipona MES
  • Nailaban Elementary School
  • Nanipsan Elementary School
  • Olegario O. Estrella Sr. Elementary School
  • Pinamangcaan Elementary School
  • Pulo Dacu Elementary School
  • San Juan Elementary School
  • San Pablo Elementary School
  • Santa Fe Elementary School
  • Tabuk Elementary School
  • Tagpu Elementary School
  • Tagpu High School
  • Tunog SDA Multigrade School
  • Yaneza Landed Estate Elementary School

Secondary schools

Higher educational institution