Padre Burgos, Quezon

Padre Burgos
—  Municipality  —
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Map of Quezon showing the location of Padre Burgos
Padre Burgos Location within the Philippines
Coordinates: 13°55′N 121°48′E
Country	Philippines
Region	CALABARZON (Region IV‑A)
Province	Quezon (0456)
District	3rd District
Municipality	Padre Burgos (045629)
Founded	January 1, 1917
Barangay	22 (see § Barangays)
Government
• Mayor	Roger A Panganiban
• Vice-mayor
• SB
• ABC President
• SK President
Area
• Total	68.6 km2 (26.5 sq mi)
Population (2010)
• Total	20,161
• Density	Bad rounding here290/km2 (Bad rounding here760/sq mi)
Time zone	PHT H-Hotel UTC+8
ZIP Code	4303
IDD‑Area code	+63 (0)42
Website	Padre Burgos

Padre Burgos is a fourth class municipality in the province of Quezon, Philippines. It is located in Bondoc Peninsula just east of Lucena City, the provincial capital, and named after José Burgos. According to the 2010 census, it has a population of 20,161 people. It is bounded on the north by Atimonan, on the west and northwest by Pagbilao, on the east by Agdangan, and on the south by the Tayabas Bay.

The town is notable for its unspoiled beaches and the Tulay Buhangin (Tagalog for "sand bridge"). All the population are of Tagalog descent. The economy is primarily based on coconut husking and farming. Local tourism is also on the rise.

Barangays

Padre Burgos is administratively divided into 22 barangays.

PSGC	pop.	Name
045629001	747	Cabuyao Norte
045629002	912	Cabuyao Sur
045629003	1,512	Danlagan
045629004	728	Duhat
045629005	1,490	Hinguiwin
045629006	1,319	Kinagunan Ibaba
045629007	403	Kinagunan Ilaya
045629008	534	Lipata
045629009	2,082	Marao
045629010	303	Marquez
045629011	923	Burgos (Pob.)
045629012	721	Campo (Pob.)
045629013	559	Basiao (Pob.)
045629014	492	Punta (Pob.)
045629015	1,016	Rizal
045629016	811	San Isidro
045629017	725	San Vicente
045629018	1,858	Sipa
045629019	665	Tulay Buhangin
045629020	256	Villapaz
045629021	1,380	Walay
045629022	725	Yawe

History

Padre Burgos was formerly known as Laguimanoc due to the shape of the coastline which resembles the bill of a chicken or “manok”. Another version is that chickens were so abundant in the town that hawks swept down on the place to snatch chicks from their mothers. When hawks flew overhead, as warning to their neighborhood, people shouted “Hawk Manok” or “Lawin-Manok”.

On January 1, 1917 the village of Laguimanoc, which was formerly a barrio of Atimonan, became a municipality. Ten years after, the town’s council changed the name to Padre Burgos, in honor of one of our country’s martyrs, Fr. Jose P. Burgos. The streets were named after local leaders who rendered valuable services to the community. Because of the physical and topographic conditions of the town, four sitios where clusters of houses were became the main district of the town namely Campo, Burgos, Basiao and Bundok-Punta. The community converged to be in this particular spot because of its sea which made this town as port of Laguimanoc. In the early days this port offered a good wharf for vessels plying between Manila and southern Luzon. This was also a port of call for ships exporting lumber to Europe during the Spanish regime. In this town was the residence of the “Alcalde Mar” or Port Officer.

Business and other industries prospered and people conglomerated in this spot. Spots of the historical interest are the wharf symbol of commercial progress, the old church with the old-fashioned “canyon” markers of the people’s religious faith, the Bag Cement Slabs and Stone quarries mute testimonies of the effervescent power and grandeur of the early foreign settlers, the hills near the railroad station where the Japanese tortured and massacred civilians in the barrios of Marao and Polo where the Hunter’s guerillas built their camps.

Laguimanoc Festival

A festival celebrated on February 17 every year. This feast explains the history of the municipality. ""Laguimanoc"" was the former name of the municipality before it was renamed to Padre Burgos.

External links

• Philippine Standard Geographic Code
• 1995 Philippine Census Information
• 2000 Philippine Census Information
• 2007 Philippine Census Information (1)
• 2007 Philippine Census Information (2)
• Local Governance Performance Management System