Pulupandan

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Municipality in Negros Occidental, Philippines

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::summary Municipality in Negros Occidental, Philippines ::

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Pulupandan, officially the Municipality of Pulupandan (; ), is a municipality in the province of Negros Occidental, Philippines. According to the , it has a population of people. The town is known for their annual "Salapan Festival".

Etymology

The town's name is derived from the vernacular phrase Pulo sang Pandan, meaning the "Isle of Pandan". Pandan itself is a Malayo-Polynesian vocabulary for a plant with the scientific name Pandanus amaryllifolius.

Saint Philomena is the patron saint of Pulupandan. February 15 is the feast day. The main street is named after St. Philomena, the Wonderworker.

History

The town was once a barrio of Valladolid before it became a separate municipality in 1917. It was in the beaches of Pulupandan in the early dawn of March 29, 1945 that the historical event of the landing of American liberation forces without any opposition, who together with the Filipino guerillas, drive the Japanese forces away from the island of Negros during the Battle of the Visayas.

Geography

With an area of 23 square kilometers, Pulupandan is the smallest town in terms of area in Negros Occidental. It is 29 km from Bacolod.

Barangays

Pulupandan is politically subdivided into 20 barangays. Each barangay consists of puroks and some have sitios.

  • Barangay Zone 1-A (Pob. / Paco beach)-Punong Barangay Rodolfo A. Verde
  • Barangay Zone 4-A (Poblacion)
  • Barangay Zone 1 (Pob. / Green beach)
  • Barangay Zone 2 (Poblacion)
  • Barangay Zone 3 (Poblacion)
  • Barangay Zone 4 (Poblacion)
  • Barangay Zone 5 (Poblacion)
  • Barangay Zone 6 (Poblacion)
  • Barangay Zone 7 (Poblacion)
  • Canjusa- Punong Barangay Cecilia J. Yuro
  • Crossing Pulupandan
  • Culo
  • Mabini
  • Pag-ayon
  • Palaka Norte
  • Palaka Sur
  • Patic (Sitio Calubihan)
  • Tapong
  • Ubay
  • Utod

Climate

| location = Pulupandan, Negros Occidental | width = auto | metric first = Yes | single line = Yes | Jan high C = 28 | Jan low C = 23 | Feb high C = 29 | Feb low C = 23 | Mar high C = 30 | Mar low C = 23 | Apr high C = 32 | Apr low C = 24 | May high C = 32 | May low C = 25 | Jun high C = 31 | Jun low C = 25 | Jul high C = 30 | Jul low C = 25 | Aug high C = 29 | Aug low C = 24 | Sep high C = 29 | Sep low C = 24 | Oct high C = 29 | Oct low C = 24 | Nov high C = 29 | Nov low C = 24 | Dec high C = 28 | Dec low C = 23 | Jan precipitation mm = 57 | Feb precipitation mm = 37 | Mar precipitation mm = 41 | Apr precipitation mm = 42 | May precipitation mm = 98 | Jun precipitation mm = 155 | Jul precipitation mm = 187 | Aug precipitation mm = 162 | Sep precipitation mm = 179 | Oct precipitation mm = 188 | Nov precipitation mm = 114 | Dec precipitation mm = 78 | Jan rain days = 12.0 | Feb rain days = 7.7 | Mar rain days = 9.2 | Apr rain days = 10.2 | May rain days = 19.5 | Jun rain days = 24.6 | Jul rain days = 26.9 | Aug rain days = 25.1 | Sep rain days = 25.5 | Oct rain days = 25.2 | Nov rain days = 18.0 | Dec rain days = 13.0 | source 1 = Meteoblue | url = https://www.meteoblue.com/en/weather/historyclimate/climatemodelled/pulupandan_philippines_1692489 | title = Pulupandan: Average Temperatures and Rainfall | publisher = Meteoblue | accessdate = 7 May 2020 }} | date = 7 May 2020

Demographics

| align= none | title= Population census of | 1903 = | 1918 = | 1939 = | 1948 = | 1960 = | 1970 = | 1975 = | 1980 = | 1990 = | 1995 = | 2000 = | 2007 = | 2010 = | 2015 = | 2020 = | 2024 = | 2030 = | footnote= Source: Philippine Statistics Authority

Languages

The people in the municipality speak Hiligaynon. Tagalog and English are generally understood.

Religion

Majority of the town are adherents of the Roman Catholic Church, followed secondly by the Philippine Independent Church.

Economy

Politics

The current mayor of Pulupandan is Miguel C. Peña, son of its former mayor Magdaleno "Magsie" Peña who, until recently, was mayor of Moises Padilla town.

Known for being a bailiwick of the Liberal Party, the town is notable for being the only municipality in Negros Occidental where Rodrigo Duterte won during the 2016 presidential election.

President Bongbong Marcos won by a landslide with a delivery vote of 89% (12,544 votes) in the 2022 Presidential election.

Transportation

Pulupandan currently has a sea port with RORO vessels traveling straight to the island province of Guimaras.

Notable personalities

References

References

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