Casiguran, Sorsogon

Casiguran, Sorsogon

Casiguran is a 4th class municipality in the province of Sorsogon, Philippines. This town is on the coast of Sorsogon Bay. According to the 2000 census, it has a population of 28,057 people in 5,381 households.

Barangays

Casiguran is politically subdivided into 25 barangays.


* Adovis (Pob.)
* Boton
* Burgos
* Casay
* Cawit
* Central (Pob.)
* Colambis
* Escuala
* Cogon
* Inlagadian
* Lungib
* Mabini
* Ponong
* Rizal
* San Antonio (Boho)
* San Isidro
* San Juan
* San Pascual
* Santa Cruz
* Somal-ot (Pob.)
* Tigbao
* Timbayog (Pob.)
* Tiris
* Trece Martirez
* Tulay

History

Established in the year 1600, Castiguran was the first missionary parish of Sorsogon. When the Spaniards first set foot in this part of Luzon in the 1570s, Casiguran was considered as their center of Kabikolan.

In 1583, the Franciscan missionaries took over the evangilization work started by the Augustinians.

The name Casiguran is believed to come from the Bicol phrase "casi gurang", meaning, mostly old, pointing to the fact that it was the first parish and therefore to be considered to be populated by senior inhabitants.

External links

* [http://www.nscb.gov.ph/activestats/psgc/default.asp Philippine Standard Geographic Code]
* [http://www.t-macs.com/kiso/local/ 2000 Philippine Census Information]


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