Bauang, La Union

Infobox Philippine municipality
infoboxtitle = Municipality of Bauang
sealfile =
region = Ilocos Region (Region I)
province = La Union
founded = 1590
pop2000 = 69,837
popden2000 = 975.38
areakm2 = 71.60
coordinates = 16°31'N 120°19'E
barangays = 39
districts = 2nd district of La Union
class = 1st class; urban
locatormapfile = Ph_locator_la union_bauang.png caption = Map of La Union showing the location of Bauang
mayor = Robert P. De Guzman
vice mayor = Bonifacio A. Malinao
website = [http://www.bauang.gov.ph www.bauang.gov.ph]

Bauang is a 1st class municipality in the province of La Union, Philippines. It is bordered by San Fernando City to the north, Caba to the south, Naguilian to the east, and the South China Sea to the west. According to the 2007 census, it has a population of 69,837 people in 12,298 households.

McArthur Highway runs through this town junctioning with Naguilian Road, one of the mountain roads into Baguio City.

Origin

There are three versions on how Bauang was named. First, the name came from the word "bua", which in English mean beetlenut. Beetlenuts grew in abundance at the town site, now Barangay Nagrebcan where an old Spanish Church was built. Second, its name arose from the word "baoang" (garlic). The Spanish colonizers changed the letter "o" into "u";, thus its present name "Bauang". Third, it came from the word "buang", which means "river split in two" before flowing to the sea. As it is, the Bauang River is split into two by a delta.

History

Bauang was established as a settlement in 1590. It was recognized as a town in 1765 as a part of Pangasinan when Don Francisco de los Reyes became the first gobernadorcillo. When La Union was created in 1850, Bauang was one of the twelve towns that formed the new province.

Manuel Arguilla, one of the Philippines' most influential English writers, grew up in Bauang's Barrio Nagrebcan and his stories, including the widely anthologized "How My Brother Leon Brought Home a Wife"," are set in Nagrebcan. [Citation |last = José |first=Francisco Sionil |author-link=F. Sionil José |editor= Alejandro Padilla |title=Termites in the Sala, Heroes in the Attic:Why We Are Poor |date= 2005 |publisher=Solidaridad Publishing House |location=Ermita, Manila |language= English |isbn=971-8845-41-0] [Citation |last=José |first=Francisco Sionil |author-link=F. Sionil José |title=A Sense of Time and Place |newspaper=Philippine Graphic |year=2003 |date=December 8, 2003 |url=]

Barangays

Bauang is politically subdivided into 39 barangays.

Tourism and Leisure

Bauang is famous for its, fine-sand beaches. It is the beach capital of the north. It attracts many foreigners because of the low cost of accommodation in the vicinity.

chools

Elementary Schools

*1. Bauang North Central School - Bgy. Central East
*2. Calumbaya Elementary School - Bgy. Calumbaya
*3. Boy-Utan Elementary School - Bgy. Boy-Utan
*4. Paringao Elementary School - Bgy. Paringao
*5. Bucayab Elementary School - Bgy. Bucayab
*6. Cabalayangan Elementary School - Bgy. Cabalayangan
*7. Bawanta Elementary School - Bgy. Bawanta
*8. Acao Elementary School - Bgy. Acao
*9. Ballay Elementary School - Bgy. Ballay
*10. Bagbag Elementary School - Bgy. Bagbag
*11. Baccuit Elementary School - Bgy. Baccuit
*12. Pugo Elementary School - Bgy. Pugo
*13. Beehive Learning Center(Private) - Bgy. Central West
*14. Bauang Montessori School(Private) - Bgy. Central East
*15. Sts. Peter and Paul School(Private) - Bgy. Central East(Beside the church)

High Schools

*1. Don Eulogio de Guzman Memorial National High School - Bgy. Calumbaya - Most Populous
*2. Sacred Heart High School(Private) - Bgy. Central East
*3. Paringao National High School - Bgy. Paringao
*4. Bawanta National High School - Bgy. Bawanta
*5. Baccuit National High School - Bgy. Baccuit
*6. Acao National High School - Bgy. Acao
*7. Ballay National High School - Bgy. Ballay

Tertiary

*1. La Union Colleges of Science and Technology(LUCST-Private) - Bgy. Central West

References

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External links

* [http://www.bauang.gov.ph/index.php?id1=1 Bauang Local Government Site]
* [http://www.pasyalan.net/la_union/ Pasyalan La Union]
* [http://www.nscb.gov.ph/activestats/psgc/default.asp Philippine Standard Geographic Code]
* [http://www.t-macs.com/kiso/local/ 2000 Philippine Census Information]