Galimuyod is a 4th class municipality in the province of Ilocos Sur, Philippines

Philippines

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. According to the latest census, it has a population of 10,310 people in 1,792 households.

Barangays

Galimuyod is politically subdivided into 24 barangay

Barangay

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Abaya Baracbac Bidbiday Bitong Borobor Calimugtong Calongbuyan Calumbaya Daldagan Kilang Legaspi Mabayag

Matanubong Mckinley Nagsingcaoan Oaig-Daya Pagangpang Patac Poblacion Rubio Sabangan-Bato Sacaang San Vicente Sapang

Origin of the Municipality's Name

This town, formerly known as Cabisilan, was once the biggest barrio of Candon during the Spanish Regime. A land dispute between them and residents of neighboring Sapang, another barrio of Candon, resulted in a "gin-nuyod" (Ilocano, "tug-of-war") contest, a common game during those days, to settle it. The people of Cabisilan won over the people of Sapang, making Cabisilan the center of barrios near it. The old folks renamed the barrio Galimuyod, from the Ilocano words tali ("rope") and ginuyod ("pulled").

External links

• Pasyalang Ilocos Sur
• Philippine Standard Geographic Code
• 1995 Philippine Census Information
• 2000 Philippine Census Information
• 2007 Philippine Census Information