Barotac Nuevo, Iloilo
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Philippines
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. According to the 2000 census, it has a population of 45,804 people in 8,757 households.
The town is approximately a one-hour car trip from the provincial capital of Iloilo City
Iloilo City
The City of Iloilo is a highly urbanized city in the Philippines and the capital city of Iloilo province. It is the regional center of the Western Visayas, as well as the center of the Iloilo-Guimaras Metropolitan Area...
. The town is bordered by Pototan
Pototan, Iloilo
Pototan is a 1st class municipality in the province of Iloilo, Philippines. Considered the rice granary of Panay, the town is bordered by Dingle to the north, Zarraga to the south, Barotac Nuevo to the east, and Mina to the west...
to the west, Dingle
Dingle, Iloilo
--Dingle is a 3rd Class municipality in the province of Iloilo, Philippines.-History:Dingle started as a pre-colonial settlement of Sumandig, which was under the jurisdiction of Simsiman, a pueblo of Laglag, now known as Dueñas. The settlement was also known as Sibucao, Ba-ong and Orvat. The...
to the northwest, Anilao
Anilao, Iloilo
*For Anilao in the Batangas province south of Manila on the Philippine island of Luzon, see Anilao .Anilao, Iloilo is a 4th class municipality in the province of Iloilo, Philippines...
to the northeast, and Dumangas
Dumangas, Iloilo
Dumangas is a 1st class municipality in the province of Iloilo, Philippines. The town is located northeast of Iloilo City on the island of Panay...
to the south.
Economy
Milkfish
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and tilapia
Tilapia
Tilapia , is the common name for nearly a hundred species of cichlid fish from the tilapiine cichlid tribe. Tilapia inhabit a variety of fresh water habitats, including shallow streams, ponds, rivers and lakes. Historically, they have been of major importance in artisan fishing in Africa and the...
are harvested from local fisheries. There are usually three annual rice harvests, depending on the season.
Demographics
The primary language spoken in Barotac Nuevo is HiligaynonHiligaynon language
Hiligaynon, often referred to as Ilonggo, is an Austronesian language spoken in the Western Visayas region of the Philippines.Hiligaynon is concentrated in the provinces of Iloilo, Negros Occidental and Capiz but is also spoken in the other provinces of the Panay Island group, including Antique,...
, also known as Ilonggo, and Kinaray-a, and the population is predominantly Roman Catholic.
Barangays
Barotac Nuevo is politically subdivided into 29 barangayBarangay
A barangay is the smallest administrative division in the Philippines and is the native Filipino term for a village, district or ward...
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History
The name Barotac is from the Spanish word baro, which means mud, as well as the last syllables of tac and lutac. With nuevo, translated as new, added to the name, it distinguished it from another town called Barotac ViejoBarotac Viejo, Iloilo
Barotac Viejo is a 4th class municipality in the province of Iloilo, Philippines. According to the 2007 census, it has a population of 39,326.-History:...
just north.
According to local folklore, Barotac Nuevo was famous for its well-bred horse
Horse
The horse is one of two extant subspecies of Equus ferus, or the wild horse. It is a single-hooved mammal belonging to the taxonomic family Equidae. The horse has evolved over the past 45 to 55 million years from a small multi-toed creature into the large, single-toed animal of today...
s. There was once a horse called Tamasak, a pure white stallion known for its strength, in the stead of one Don Simon, and who was offered much if he could sell it to Manuel Gonzales de Aguilar, the Governor General of the country at that time. Don Simon eventually sold Tamasak. But not for money, but for title, and separation from the town of Dumangas, which it was just a smaller section thereof. The barrio once known as Mulatac now stands the town of Barotac Nuevo.
Barotac Nuevo is a small town whose main industry and capital is in agriculture. The town church was built during the 16th century by Spanish
Spanish people
The Spanish are citizens of the Kingdom of Spain. Within Spain, there are also a number of vigorous nationalisms and regionalisms, reflecting the country's complex history....
missionaries.