Vinzons


Vinzons officially the Municipality of Vinzons, is a municipality in the province of Camarines Norte, Philippines. According to the, it has a population of people.
The Calaguas Islands is under the jurisdiction of Vinzons.

Etymology

The first recorded name of Vinzons was Tacboan and was later changed to Indan at which time the Mayor was Pedro Barbin. The town was then renamed "Vinzons" in honor of Wenceslao Q. Vinzons, then Governor of the province. He was the youngest delegate to the 1934 Philippine Constitutional Convention and a guerrilla leader martyred by the Japanese during World War II.

History

The town was established in 1581 by the Franciscan priests without a patron saint and without a church. In 1611, Fr. Juan de Losar, OFM built a church named after Saint Peter. Fr. Losar was the first Parish Priest of the church. In 1624, the whole town of Tacboan was relocated and it was called Indan where a new church was built with the same Patron Saint, St. Peter the Apostle.

Geography

Barangays

Vinzons is politically subdivided into 19 barangays. Each barangay consists of puroks and some have sitios.
Listed here with their current Barangay Captains.
  • Aguit-It - Roe Villanueva
  • Banocboc - Welisa Salen
  • Cagbalogo - Celso Mase
  • Calangcawan Norte - Joseph Pajarillo
  • Calangcawan Sur - Samuel Pajarillo
  • Guinacutan - Elizalde Daniel
  • Mangcayo - Roe Elep
  • Mangcawayan - Gracia Austria
  • Manlucugan - Ramon Avendaño
  • Matango - Alvin Clacio
  • Napilihan - Dolores Balane
  • Pinagtigasan - Azucena Buen
  • Barangay I - Felix Rigodon
  • Barangay II - Abraham Lukban
  • Barangay III - Neil A. Obusan
  • Sabang - Jeffrey Segundo
  • Santo Domingo - Samson Balce
  • Singi - Helen Almacin
  • Sula - Rosemarie Abogado

Demographics

In the 2024 census, the population of Vinzons was 45,173 people, with a density of.

Religion

Roman Catholic Churches

  • St. Peter the Apostle Church - Fire destroyed the St. Peter the Apostle Church on 26 December 2012 at around 1:30AM in the morning which started from the old convent. The 400-year-old church was one of the oldest churches in Bicol and erected during the Spanish Colony in 1600.
  • St. Paul The Apostle Quasi Parish in Sabang
  • Our Lady of Peace & Good Voyage Parish in Calaguas
  • Our Lady of Fatima Shrine in Mangcauayan
  • Santo Domingo in Santo Domingo
  • St. Augustine in Matango

Government

Municipal officials:
  • Municipal Mayor: Agnes Ang
  • Vice Mayor: Boyet Valeros
  • Councilors:
  • *Hon. Ligaya H. Heraldo
  • *Hon. Justin "Bintao" Vinzons
  • *Hon. Jonna Valeros
  • *Hon. Niel Obusan
  • *Hon. Gilbert B. Adorino
  • *Hon. Nestor A. Pajarillo
  • *Hon. Manuel D. Obusan
  • *Hon. Jay PimentelEx Officio : Hon. Welisa B. SalenEx Officio : Hon. Sarah Jade Icatlo

Education

The Vinzons Schools District Office governs all educational institutions within the municipality. It oversees the management and operations of all private and public, from primary to secondary schools.

Primary and elementary schools

  • Aguit-it Elementary School
  • Banocboc Elementary School
  • Cagbalogo Elementary School
  • Calangacawan Norte Elementary School
  • Calangacawan Sur Elementary School
  • Don Miguel Lukban Elementary School
  • El Trino P. Zenarosa Elementary School
  • Gregorio Jardin Elementary School
  • Gorgonio Obusan Elementary School
  • Guinacutan Elementary School
  • Juanita Balon Elementary School
  • M. Guinto Elementary School
  • Magcawayan Island Elementary School
  • Mangcayo Elementary School
  • Matango Elementary School
  • P. Barbin Elementary School
  • Pinagtigasan Elementary School
  • St. Peter Kiddie School
  • Sto. Domingo Elementary School
  • Sula Elementary School
  • Vinzons Christian Academy
  • Vinzons Pilot Elementary School

Secondary schools

  • D.Q. Liwag National High School
  • E Quintela High School
  • Matango National High School
  • Sabang National High School
  • Sarah Jane Ferrer High School
  • St. Francis Caracciolo Culinary Academy
  • Vinzons Pilot High School

Sectarian Seminary

  • Adorno Fathers Seminary

Private senior high school and higher educational institutions

  • St. Francis Caracciolo Culinary Academy - Santo Domingo