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Victoria, officially the Municipality of Victoria ( tgl, Bayan ng Victoria), is a 2nd class
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in the
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Oriental Mindoro Oriental Mindoro ( tl, Silangang Mindoro), officially the Province of Oriental Mindoro, is a province in the Philippines located on the island of Mindoro under Mimaropa region in Luzon, about southwest of Manila. The province is bordered by th ...
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. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 52,175 people. The Municipality of Victoria is known as "Fruit Basket of Oriental Mindoro" and celebrates its annual Kapakyanan Festival every October 15 as graces and thanks giving for the bountiful blessings that every Victoreños received from God. It is from
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History

Victoria was once part of the municipality of
Naujan Naujan, officially the Municipality of Naujan ( tgl, Bayan ng Naujan), is a 1st class municipality in the province of Oriental Mindoro, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 109,587 people. It assumed the status of ...
until its creation on October 15, 1953, and was originally known as Barbocolon or “a big river”. The municipality was named after Victoria Quirino, daughter of President
Elpidio Quirino Elpidio Rivera Quirino (born Elpidio Quirino y Rivera; ; November 16, 1890 – February 29, 1956) was a Filipino lawyer and politician who served as the sixth president of the Philippines from 1948 to 1953. A lawyer by profession, Quirino enter ...
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Geography


Barangays

Victoria is politically subdivided into 32
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s. Five (5) barangays are classified as urban (Alcate, Leido, Macatoc, Poblacion I, Poblacion III) and other 27 barangays are rural.


Climate


Demographics

Out of the 32 barangays of Victoria, eight are perceived to be Ilokano dominated communities. In fact, several Punong Barangays (Barangay Captains) and kagawads are Ilokanos. One barangay is even a namesake of the place where they came from: Urdaneta.


Economy


Tourism

* Villa Villapando Resort * Tongloy Mountain Lake * Fruit Orchards * Philippine Tree Farm, Inc. * Polester and Butterfly Farms * Gipit Picnic Grove * Villa Bautista Resort * Double L Resort * Singko Marias Agrifarm * Aurelio B. Escala Plant Nursery


Education

Colleges: * Mindoro State University (MinSU)
ACMCL College
* Mina de Oro Institute of Science and Technology (MIST) * ARABEL Technical School High Schools: * Aurelio Arago Memorial National High School (AAMNHS) * Macatoc National High School (MNHS) * Good Shepherd Academy (GSA) * Oriental Mindoro Academy (OMA) * Alcate National High School * Lakeside Institute * Our Lady of the Most Holy Rosary Academy (OLMHRA) * ACMCL College * Bethel High School * Fortunato G. Perez High School * Victoria High School Elementary Schools: * Bethel Elementary School * San Antonio Elementary School (SAES) * Victoria Central School * Simon Gayutin Memorial Elementary School (SGMES) * Ali-aly Roldan Memorial Elementary School * Macatoc Elementary School * Duongan Elementary School * Pakyas Elementary School * Good Shepherd Academy (GSA) * Loyal Elementary School (LES) * ACMCL College * Jesus Is Lord Christian School (JILCS) * Antonino Elementary School * Bagong Buhay Elementary School * Alcate Elementary School * Minas Elementary School * Villa Cerveza Elementary School * Jose P. Viola Villarica Memorial Elementary School (JPVVMES)


Notable personalities

*Michelle Callo Arcangel - Miss Oriental Mindoro 1990, the First Mindoreña who won, 1st Runner-up in Binibing Pilipinas 1999 and aside to that, she was also awarded as Best in Swimsuit and Bb. Avon. Became a model of known clothing and designer brands, cellphone company, slimmer’s world international, ramp & ads model and now based in Canada. *Rachel Anne M. Bustamante, a.k.a.
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- Miss Oriental Mindoro 2009, First runner up in Mossimo Bikini Contest (2009), Binibining Pilipinas 2010 Contestant and a Pinoy Big Brother: Teen Clash 2010 Housemate. Shey is one of the Artist and Talent of
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References


External links


Victoria Profile at PhilAtlas.com
* Philippine Standard Geographic Codebr>Philippine Census InformationLocal Governance Performance Management System
{{Authority control Municipalities of Oriental Mindoro