Biabas, Ubay
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Biabas is one of the 44 barangays constituting the municipality of Ubay
Ubay, Bohol
Ubay is a 1st class municipality in the province of Bohol, Philippines. According to the 2007 census, it has a population of 65,900 people and has a land area of approximately , as the largest and most populated municipality in Bohol...
, in the province of Bohol
Bohol
Bohol is an island province of the Philippines located in the Central Visayas region, consisting of Bohol Island and 75 minor surrounding islands. Its capital is Tagbilaran City. With a land area of and a coastline long, Bohol is the tenth largest island of the Philippines...
, Philippines
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The barangay's total land area is approximately 2,200 hectares, making the barangay the second largest barangay in terms of land area, after barangay San Vicente. It has a population
Population
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of 2,207 as of 2007. In the last 2010 National election
Philippine general election, 2010
Elections for all positions in the Philippines above the barangay were held on Monday, May 10, 2010. The elected president will become the 15th President of the Philippines, succeeding President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo, who is barred from seeking re-election due to term restrictions...
, it has 681 registered voters.
Barangay Biabas celebrates its annual fiesta every May 17 in honor of their patron saint.
Location
Located on the eastern part of the municipality, Biabas overlooks Bohol SeaBohol Sea
The Bohol Sea, also called the Mindanao Sea, is located between Visayas and Mindanao in the Philippines. It lies south of Bohol and Leyte and north of Mindanao...
to the east. To the west, it is bounded by Barangay San Pascual, to the south by barangay Abaca and Paraiso, part of the municipality Bohol
Mabini, Bohol
Mabini is a 4th class municipality in the province of Bohol, Philippines. According to the 2007 census, it has a population of 28,788 people.-Barangays:Mabini is politically subdivided into 22 barangays.-External links:*****...
, and to the north by barangay Lomangog and San Vicente has approximate distance of 15 km from the town center, Poblacion.
It is accessible by all kinds of land transportation with a travel time of approximately 20–30 minutes by private vehicles (jeep, motorcycle, automobiles) and approximately 40–50 minutes by public utility vehicles.
Etymology
The barangay was named after the BayabasGuava
Guavas are plants in the myrtle family genus Psidium , which contains about 100 species of tropical shrubs and small trees. They are native to Mexico, Central America, and northern South America...
tree, Biabas, in Visayan
Cebuano language
Cebuano, referred to by most of its speakers as Bisaya , is an Austronesian language spoken in the Philippines by about 20 million people mostly in the Central Visayas. It is the most widely spoken of the languages within the so-named Bisayan subgroup and is closely related to other Filipino...
vernacular, which are plenty throughout the barangay since the Spanish colonization
Spanish Empire
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Government
There are seven puroks or units in the barangay manned by the elected kagawads including the Punong Barangay or Barangay chairman.Facilities and Services
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