Padre Burgos Laguimanoc | |
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| Municipality of Padre Burgos | |
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| Coordinates:13°55′21″N121°48′42″E / 13.9226°N 121.81163°E /13.9226; 121.81163 | |
| Country | Philippines |
| Region | Calabarzon |
| Province | Quezon |
| District | 3rd district |
| Founded | January 1, 1917 |
| Renamed | December 3, 1927 (as Padre Burgos) |
| Named after | José Burgos |
| Barangays | 22 (seeBarangays) |
| Government | |
| • Type | Sangguniang Bayan |
| • Mayor | Ruben B. Uy Diokno |
| • Vice Mayor | Francis Raymond O. Altez |
| • Representative | Reynante U. Arrogancia |
| • Municipal Council | Members
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| • Electorate | 16,771 voters (2025) |
| Area | |
• Total | 69.10 km2 (26.68 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 25 m (82 ft) |
| Highest elevation | 280 m (920 ft) |
| Lowest elevation | 0 m (0 ft) |
| Population (2024 census)[3] | |
• Total | 23,392 |
| • Density | 338.5/km2 (876.8/sq mi) |
| • Households | 5,996 |
| Demonym | Padre Burgosin |
| Economy | |
| • Income class | 4th municipal income class |
| • Poverty incidence | 22.14 |
| • Revenue | ₱ 146.6 million (2022) |
| • Assets | ₱ 385.4 million (2022) |
| • Expenditure | ₱ 103 million (2022) |
| • Liabilities | ₱ 61.14 million (2022) |
| Service provider | |
| • Electricity | Quezon 1 Electric Cooperative (QUEZELCO 1) |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (PST) |
| ZIP code | 4303 |
| PSGC | |
| IDD : area code | +63 (0)42 |
| Native languages | Tagalog |
| Website | www |
Padre Burgos, officially theMunicipality of Padre Burgos (Tagalog:Bayan ng Padre Burgos), is amunicipality in theprovince ofQuezon,Philippines. According to the 2024 census, it has a population of 23,392 people.[5]
The town is known for its unspoiled beaches and theTulay Buhangin (Tagalog for "sand bridge").
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Padre Burgos was formerly known asLaguimanoc due to the shape of the coastline which resembles the bill of achicken, which translates to “manok” inTagalog. Another version is that chickens were so abundant in the town that hawks (Tagalog: “lawin”) 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 ofAtimonan, became a municipality. On December 3, 1927, the town's name was changed to Padre Burgos by virtue of Act No. 3389,[6] in honor of one of the country's martyrs,Fr. Jose 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 betweenManila and southern Luzon. This was also a port of call for ships exporting lumber toEurope during theSpanish 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.
Padre Burgos is located on theBondoc Peninsula just east ofLucena, the provincial capital, and named after Filipino priestJosé Burgos. It is bounded on the north byAtimonan, on the west and north-west byPagbilao, on the east byAgdangan, and on the south by theTayabas Bay. It is 33 kilometres (21 mi) fromLucena and 163 kilometres (101 mi) fromManila.
Padre Burgos is politically divided into 22 barangays, as indicated below. Each barangay consists ofpuroks and some havesitios.
| Climate data for Padre Burgos, Quezon | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 26 (79) | 27 (81) | 29 (84) | 31 (88) | 31 (88) | 30 (86) | 29 (84) | 29 (84) | 29 (84) | 29 (84) | 28 (82) | 26 (79) | 29 (84) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 22 (72) | 22 (72) | 22 (72) | 23 (73) | 24 (75) | 24 (75) | 24 (75) | 24 (75) | 24 (75) | 24 (75) | 23 (73) | 23 (73) | 23 (74) |
| Averageprecipitation mm (inches) | 83 (3.3) | 55 (2.2) | 44 (1.7) | 37 (1.5) | 90 (3.5) | 123 (4.8) | 145 (5.7) | 125 (4.9) | 135 (5.3) | 166 (6.5) | 163 (6.4) | 152 (6.0) | 1,318 (51.8) |
| Average rainy days | 15.1 | 10.8 | 11.9 | 11.4 | 19.9 | 23.7 | 26.3 | 23.9 | 23.9 | 22.1 | 20.2 | 18.6 | 227.8 |
| Source: Meteoblue[7] | |||||||||||||
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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| 1918 | 2,216 | — |
| 1939 | 5,262 | +4.20% |
| 1948 | 10,029 | +7.43% |
| 1960 | 16,262 | +4.11% |
| 1970 | 12,765 | −2.39% |
| 1975 | 13,016 | +0.39% |
| 1980 | 14,078 | +1.58% |
| 1990 | 15,219 | +0.78% |
| 1995 | 17,635 | +2.80% |
| 2000 | 18,962 | +1.57% |
| 2007 | 19,877 | +0.65% |
| 2010 | 20,161 | +0.52% |
| 2015 | 22,460 | +2.08% |
| 2020 | 23,488 | +0.95% |
| 2024 | 23,392 | −0.10% |
| Source:Philippine Statistics Authority[8][9][10][11][12] | ||
All the population are ofTagalog descent.
Poverty incidence of Padre Burgos
Source:Philippine Statistics Authority[13][14][15][16][17][18][19][20]
The economy is primarily based oncoconut husking and farming. Local tourism is also on the rise.
This island was also set from the movieAlkitrang Dugo in 1975.
A festival celebrated every February 17 annually. This feast explains the history of the municipality.Laguimanoc was the former name of the municipality before it was renamed to Padre Burgos.
The Padre Burgos-Agdangan 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.[21]
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