Pinamungajan, officially the Municipality of Pinamungajan (; ), is a
municipality
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The term ''municipality' ...
in the
province
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of
Cebu
Cebu ( ; ), officially the Province of Cebu (; ), is a province of the Philippines located in the Central Visayas region, and consists of a main island and 167 surrounding islands and islets. The coastal zone of Cebu is identified as a ...
,
Philippines
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. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 75,131 people.
The town patroness is
Saint Monica
Monica ( – 387) was an early North African Christian saint and the mother of Augustine of Hippo. She is remembered and honored in the Catholic and Orthodox Churches, albeit on different feast days, for her outstanding Christian virtues, partic ...
, mother of one of the fathers and doctors of the Catholic Church,
Saint Augustine of Hippo. However, instead of August 27, Pinamungajan celebrates the memorial of the saint on May 4.
In 2008, in response to the call of then governor and now Congresswoman
Gwendolyn Garcia
Gwendolyn Fiel Garcia-Codilla (born October 12, 1955) is a Filipino politician who has served as the 24th governor of Cebu since 2019. She previously held the position from 2004 to 2013 and served as the representative for Cebu's third distr ...
for each Cebu town and city to hold a festival as part of local culture and heritage, Pinamungajan began the Pinamuohan Festival in honor of Saint Monica on her memorial.
Etymology
The municipality, also known as Pinamungahan, was established in the 1815 under the Spanish colonial government in the country. The municipality got its name from the diligent and hardworking people, working hand-in-hand especially during the agricultural harvest season – "Pinamungajan", which originated from the
Visayan word ''pinamuhuan'', meant a worker share for his effort during a farm harvest. Over time the Pinamuhuan eventually changed to the current name of the municipality.
Geography
Pinamungajan is bordered to the north by the City of
Toledo, to the west is the
Tañon Strait, to the east is the city of
Naga and the town of
San Fernando, and to the south is the town of
Aloguinsan. It is from
Cebu City
Cebu City, officially the City of Cebu, is a Cities of the Philippines#Legal classification, highly urbanized city in the Central Visayas region of the Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 964,169 people, making ...
.
Barangays
Pinamungajan is politically subdivided into 26 barangays. Each barangay consists of
purok
A ''purok'' () is an informal division within a barangay in the Philippines. While not officially considered a local government unit (LGU), a ''purok'' often serves as a unit for delivering services and administration within a barangay. ''Pur ...
s and some have
sitios
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.
Climate
Demographics
Economy
Tourism
* Campolabo Sandbar
* Hidden Valley Wave Pool Resort
* Odlom Falls
* Kamangon Cave
* Sinungkulan Falls
Notable personalities
*
June Mar Fajardo - 8-time
PBA Most Valuable Player (2014 to 2019, 2023 to 2024)
References
External links
*
Philippine Standard Geographic Code
{{Authority control
Municipalities of Cebu