Manjuyod is a 3rd class municipality in the province of Negros Oriental,
PhilippinesThe Philippines , officially known as the Republic of the Philippines , is a country in Southeast Asia in the western Pacific Ocean. To its north across the Luzon Strait lies Taiwan. West across the South China Sea sits Vietnam...
. According to the 2000 census, it has a population of 37,863 people in 7,438 households.
Barangays
Manjuyod is politically subdivided into 27
barangayA barangay is the smallest administrative division in the Philippines and is the native Filipino term for a village, district or ward...
s.
- Alangilanan
- Bagtic
- Balaas
- Bantolinao
- Bolisong
- Butong
- Campuyo
- Candabong
- Concepcion
- Dungo-an
- Kauswagan
- Libjo
- Lamogong
- Maaslum
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- Mandalupang
- Panciao
- Poblacion
- Sac-sac
- Salvacion
- San Isidro
- San Jose
- Santa Monica
- Suba
- Sundo-an
- Tanglad
- Tubod
- Tupas
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People and culture
Saint Francis of Assisi is the patron Saint of Manjuyod, and his feast day is celebrated annually every October 04 with the town fiesta. The fiesta is an official non-working holiday for the town.
Tourism
Tourist attractions in Manjuyod include the Himampangon Cave, a natural rock formation; the white sand bar, a narrow seven kilometer strip of white beach sand; and the Candabong forest, there are many species living in Candabong forest which is protected by the government.
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