Isabela, officially the Municipality of Isabela, is a
municipality
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The term ''municipality' ...
in the
province
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of
Negros Occidental
Negros Occidental (; ), officially the Province of Negros Occidental (; ), is a Provinces of the Philippines, province in the Philippines located in the Negros, Negros Island. Its capital is the city of Bacolod, of which it is geographically s ...
,
Philippines
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. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 64,516 people.
Isabela is known for BISCOM (Binalbagan Isabela Sugar Company) located in nearby
Binalbagan town.
History
In 1951, the barrios of Magallon, Odiong, and Guinpanaan were separated from Isabela and formed into the town of Magallon (now
Moises Padilla).
Geography
Isabela is from
Bacolod
Bacolod, officially the City of Bacolod (; ; ; ), is a Cities of the Philippines#Legal classification, highly urbanized city in the Negros Island Region in the Philippines. With a total of 600,783 inhabitants as of the 2020 census, it is th ...
(via
La Castellana) or (via
Hinigaran
Hinigaran, officially the Municipality of Hinigaran (; ), is a municipality in the province of Negros Occidental, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 88,909 people.
It is south from Bacolod.
Hinigaran bagged for ...
), from
Guihulngan, from
Binalbagan, and from
Hinigaran
Hinigaran, officially the Municipality of Hinigaran (; ), is a municipality in the province of Negros Occidental, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 88,909 people.
It is south from Bacolod.
Hinigaran bagged for ...
.
Barangays
Isabela is politically subdivided into 30
barangay
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s. Each barangay consists of
purok
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s and some have
sitios
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.
* Amin
* Banogbanog
* Bulad
* Bungahin
* Cabcab
* Camangcamang
* Camp Clark
* Cansalongon
* Guintubhan
* Libas
* Limalima
* Makilignit
* Mansablay
* Maytubig
* Panaquiao
* Barangay 1 (
Poblacion
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)
* Barangay 2 (
Poblacion
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)
* Barangay 3 (
Poblacion
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)
* Barangay 4 (
Poblacion
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)
* Barangay 5 (
Poblacion
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)
* Barangay 6 (
Poblacion
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)
* Barangay 7 (
Poblacion
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)
* Barangay 8 (
Poblacion
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)
* Barangay 9 (
Poblacion
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)
* Riverside
* Rumirang
* San Agustin
* Sebucawan
* Sikatuna
* Tinongan
Climate
Demographics
Economy
Festival
"Tigkalagkalag" is celebrated on the evening of Nov. 2 every year in the town of Isabela.
The
Pana-ad victory of Tigkalagkalag (Kalag-Kalag) festival is expected to boost the attraction of this unique festival that began in Purok Manacup beside the public cemetery in Isabela town where people would have fun during the night of All Souls Day that was capped with a beauty pageant called Search for the
White Lady, this is the same of San Juan Balete Drive . It spun off into the municipal festival under former Mayor Renato Malabor, when the town was searching for a festival that was going to be its tourism plank.
Tigkalalag festival of Isabela turned what otherwise are morbid concepts of coffins, candelabras and crashing tombs into a whimsical, tightly designed, skillfully-choreographed presentation that sent it howling to success in yearly competition of all the festivals of Negros Occidental. Tigkalalag is
Hiligaynon for
All Souls' Day
All Souls' Day, also called The Commemoration of All the Faithful Departed, is a day of prayer and remembrance for the faithful departed, observed by Christians on 2 November. In Western Christianity, including Roman Catholicism and certain p ...
.
Notable personalities
*Lt.
Cesar Basa, World War II pilot and hero. First Filipino aviator killed during aerial combat.
*
Allan K.
Alan Joveness Quilantang (born December 13, 1958), known professionally as Allan K., is a Filipino comedian, actor, and television personality. He is one of the co-hosts of the noontime variety show '' Eat Bulaga''.
Quilantang also previously ...
, actor-comedian/TV host/entrepreneur
References
External links
*
Philippine Standard Geographic Codebr>
Isabela Profile at the Official Website of Negros OccidentalPhilippine Census InformationMunicipality of IsabelaLocal Governance Performance Management System
{{Authority control
Municipalities of Negros Occidental