Guinayangan, Quezon
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Location | |
Map of Quezon showing the location of Guinayangan. | |
Government | |
Region | CALABARZON (Region IV-A) |
Province | Quezon |
District | 2nd district of Quezon |
Barangays | 54 |
Income Class: | 4th class; partially urban |
Founded | 1769 |
Mayor | Manuel M. Butardo |
Official Website | elgu2.ncc.gov.ph |
Physical characteristics | |
Area | 228 km² |
Population | 37,164 163/km² |
Coordinates | 13° 54' N, 122° 27' E |
Guinayangan is a 4th class municipality in the province of Quezon, Philippines. According to the 2000 census, it has a population of 37,164 people in 7,390 households. Guinayangan came from a native word for cane "gayang", they "copied"---ginaya and adopted the name to become "ginayangan" or what is now known as "Guinayangan". Its people pronounce it "Ginyangan" omitting the "a" sound.
[edit] Barangays
Guinayangan is politically subdivided into 54 barangays.
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