Maribojoc, Bohol

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Maribojoc is a 5th class municipality in the province of Bohol, Philippines. According to the 2000 census, it has a population of 16,786 people in 2,630 households.

The town has a land area of 53.31 square kilometers. The primary language spoken is Cebuano, though English and Filipino are also spoken and understood. Agriculture and fishing are the two main sources of livelihood.

[edit] History

Maribojoc was a flourishing village when the Jesuit priests Juan de Torres and Gabriel Sanchez landed in Baclayon in 1595 bringing the cross for the first time in Bohol. Fr. Francisco Colin, an early Jesuit historian, listed the town's name as Malabooch and later changed it to Malabohoc. How it became Maribojoc is not known. During the pre-Spanish era, the town's name was "Dunggoan", derived from the old port located at the shore of the famous bay where sailors used to land and engage business with the early settlers. Dunggoan was ruled by Datu Madag with Sadok and Pudit as his aides.

The Maribojoc parish, officially known as "Paroquia de Sta. Cruz", was founded in 1767 when the Jesuits left Bohol. Maribojoc was one of the nine big villages founded by the Augustinian Recollect friars when they took over in 1768. It was during the time of the Recollects that the foundation of the Maribojoc church was laid in 1798 on what was once a swampy land and was finished in 1816, after 18 years of work. At the back of the church is a flight of stone stairs built in 1864. Earlier, in 1796, the Punta Cruz watchtower was built as a lookout against marauding pirates. The town of Maribojoc was officially organized on October 15, 1860.

[edit] Barangays

Maribojoc is politically subdivided into 22 barangays.

San Roque (Aghao) Agahay Aliguay Anislag Bayacabac Bood Busao Cabawan Candavid Dipatlong Guiwanon

Jandig Lagtangon Lincod Pagnitoan Poblacion Punsod Punta Cruz San Isidro San Vicente Tinibgan Toril

[edit] External links

• Philippine Standard Geographic Code
• 2000 Philippine Census Information
• Municipality of Maribojoc