Briz District, also known as Barangay Magugpo East, is a district of Tagum City

Tagum City

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 in the Philippines

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The majority of the residents are descendants of Don Ricardo Briz, the post-Spanish era settlers in the area.

History

Briz District was first settled by native Mansakas

Mansakan languages

The Mansakan languages are a group of languages spoken in the Philippines. Davawenyo is the principal native language of the Davao region, though there is a high degree of bilingualism in Cebuano.-Overview:The Mansakan languages are:*Davawenyo*Eastern...

 of Magugpo Poblacion. In The 1900s, Cebuano

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-Spanish Mestizo Don Ricardo Briz with Doña Felisa Verallo Briz and their 10 children moved to Tagum and bought it from the Mansakas

Mansakan languages

The Mansakan languages are a group of languages spoken in the Philippines. Davawenyo is the principal native language of the Davao region, though there is a high degree of bilingualism in Cebuano.-Overview:The Mansakan languages are:*Davawenyo*Eastern...

. Originally 24 hectares in the 1920s and solely owned by Don Ricardo Briz at that time, but are now owned by several people descendants and non-descendants of Don Ricardo Briz.

The Don Ricardo Briz Street and Don Ricardo Briz Elementary School were named in honor of him.

Demographics

Briz District was once a residential area, but now is considered a commercial area. There is ongoing construction of a new Gaisano

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 mall in the area.

The barangay

Barangay

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 Magugpo East Urban Area had a population of 16,136 in 3,227 Households.
Magugpo East consist 1.3% land area of Tagum City.
It is approximately 2.00 km from city hall.

Barangay Classification	Urban Barangay
Means of Transportation	Pedicab, Single Motorcycle
Water Sources	Tagum Water District
Power Sources	Daneco
Fiesta	Last Sunday Of November
Araw Celebration	September 20

Location

Kilometer 55,Tagum National Highway, Brgy. Magugpo East, Tagum City, Davao del Norte

Davao del Norte

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, Philippines

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External links

• http://www.philippinecompanies.com/town.php?town=Tagum%20City&prov=Davao%20del%20Norte
• http://www.philippinecompanies.com/companyprofile/54235/liceo-de-davao
• http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=587121&page=72
• http://wikimapia.org/#lat=7.4528583&lon=125.8183908&z=15&l=0&m=b&v=1
• http://www.tagumcity.gov.ph/barangay_profile/BrgyMap_Links/MagEast/mageast.html