Sagay, Negros Occidental

Sagay City is a city on the island of Negros in the province of Negros Occidental. It is a city of the third income class in the Philippines. The city is located about 84 km from the provincial capital Bacolod City away in an easterly direction and can be reached in about 2 hours drive from there. The travel time from Cebu City is about four hours, including 1 hour of driving time with the fast ferry via Toledo City.

Geography

The territory of the city area has the shape of a cone, which Silay spray called " Eiscremhütchen " earned. It is located in the northernmost tip of the island of Negros and its area covers an area of ​​33,034 hectares. It has a population of 140 740. The city is divided into 25 barangays. It is bordered on the north by the Visayan Sea, on the west by Cadiz City and Silay City, in the east on Escalante City and the Municipality Toboso, to the south by Talisay City and the Municipality of Calatrava.

History

Sagay was originally known as settlement Arguelles, which was founded by the Spanish Teniente Francisco Rodriguez and Basiliio Cordova in the mouth of the River Bulanon in 1860. On 11 June 1996, the Municipality of the city was raised; The basis for this was the Republic Act 8192, which was ratified on August 10. The then President Fidel V. Ramos proclaimed the seventh city in the province of Negros Occidental.

Attractions

The church in Barangay Vito was built during the 1850s, in her stands the shrine of San Vicente de Ferrer.

The Sagay City Garden and Living Tree Museum is a landscape exhibition with the most varied flowers, bushes and trees. It is located in Sitio Chloe, which is the Barangay Rizal belonging.

The Museo Sang Bata sa Negros is an active children's museum, which is to promote with the help of 3- D applications, the Potzenzial the children. It is the first educational institution of its kind outside of Metro Manila in the Philippines.

Along the coastline, the marine reserve Sagay Marine Reserve was established. It covers an area of 320 km ² and includes the Carbin Reef, Panal the riff and the Macahulom Reef, presenting an astonishing biodiversity.

Barangays

  • Andres Bonifacio
  • Bato
  • Baviera
  • Bulanon
  • Campo Himoga - on
  • Colonia Divina
  • Rafaela Barrera
  • Fabrica
  • General Luna
  • Himoga - to Baybay
  • Lopez Jaena
  • Malubon
  • Makiling
  • Molocaboc
  • Old Sagay
  • Paraiso
  • Plaridel
  • Poblacion I ( Barangay 1)
  • Poblacion II ( Barangay 2)
  • Puey
  • Rizal
  • Sewahon I ( Campo Santiago)
  • Taba -ao
  • Tadlong
  • Vito

Swell

  • Sagay in Negros Inside
  • Sagay the National Statistical Coordination Board
Western Visayas Negros (island) Toledo, Cebu Cadiz, Negros Occidental Escalante, Negros Occidental Toboso, Negros Occidental Talisay, Negros Occidental Calatrava (Negros Occidental) La Carlota, Negros Occidental San Carlos, Negros Occidental Sipalay Binalbagan, Negros Occidental Candoni, Negros Occidental Cauayan, Negros Occidental Enrique B. Magalona, Negros Occidental Hinigaran, Negros Occidental Hinoba-an, Negros Occidental Ilog, Negros Occidental Isabela (Negros Occidental) La Castellana, Negros Occidental Manapla, Negros Occidental Moises Padilla, Negros Occidental Murcia (Negros Occidental) Pontevedra (Negros Occidental) Pulupandan, Negros Occidental Salvador Benedicto, Negros Occidental San Enrique (Negros Occidental) Valladolid (Negros Occidental)
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