Guiuan
| Municipality of Guiuan | |||
| Location of Guiuan in Eastern Samar Province | |||
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| Basic data | |||
| Region : | Eastern Visayas | ||
| Province : | Eastern Samar | ||
| Barangays : | 60 | ||
| District: | 1st district of Eastern Samar | ||
| PSGC : | 082609000 | ||
| Income class : | 3rd income bracket | ||
| Households : | 7618 May 1, 2000 census
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| Population : | 52,991 August 1, 2015 census
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| Population density : | 302 inhabitants per km² | ||
| Area : | 175.49 km² | ||
| Coordinates : | 11 ° 2 ′ N , 125 ° 43 ′ E | ||
| Postal code : | 6809 | ||
| Mayor : | Gonzales Annaliza Kwan | ||
| Website: | www.guiuan-esamar.gov.ph | ||
| Geographical location in the Philippines | |||
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Guiuan is a Filipino municipality in Eastern Samar Province . On November 8, 2013, Typhoon Haiyan destroyed almost the entire city.
geography
The municipality of Guiuan is located on the southern tip of the island of Samar . It borders the city of Mercedes to the north, the Pacific Ocean to the east, the Strait of Surigao to the south and the Gulf of Leyte to the west .
Around Guiuan there are numerous islands and islets such as Tubabao , Calicoan , Sulangan , Homonhon and Suluan .
Guiuan is 109 kilometers south of Borongan and 154 kilometers from Tacloban City .
Barangays
Guiuan is politically divided into 60 barangays . The majority of the 60 barangays are island barangays.
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Note: Población (Spanish for population) refers to several barangays in the center of a municipality in the Philippines.
history
When Ferdinand Magellan discovered the Philippines in 1521, it is believed that he first landed on Homonhon Island on March 16 .
In the town which was in the 18th century church of La Inmaculada Concepcion built on the proposed list of the Philippines for inclusion on the World Heritage List since 2006 UNESCO stands.
During the Second World War, the inhabitants fled to the mountains when some Japanese soldiers came into the place on June 28, 1943. The Japanese occupation of the place turned out to be not as brutal as feared. As a result, the refugees returned to the village.
In 1944 US troops landed on Suluan Island , where the first battle occurred during the Liberation of the Philippines, three days before General Douglas MacArthur landed on the beaches of Leyte .
During the Second World War , Guiuan was used by the Americans as a military base. Today only concrete slabs remain, which once served as the foundation of a huge supply warehouse, as well as the runway, which is still partially used as an airfield today.
The place name is derived from the geographical location of the place. The first settlers named the place Guibang , which signifies the abrupt interruption of the nearby mountain range at this point. Little by little the name changed to Guiuan .
The first signs of the imminent liberation by the Americans were submarine hunters of the US Navy , who cruised on November 27, 1944 in the port of Guiuan for reconnaissance purposes. On December 1, 1944, a fleet of LCTs , Liberty freighters and barges landed in Guiuan Bay to bring war material ashore. As a result, Guiuan became one of the largest naval bases in the Far East at that time.
On November 10, 1978, Proclamation No. 1801 was issued declaring Guiuan a tourist zone and a marine reserve under the administration and control of the Philippine Tourism Authority (PTA).
On November 8, 2013, Guiuan became the first city to be directly in the path of the devastating Typhoon Haiyan . Guiuan was cut off from the outside world for several days until a C-130 transport plane from the Philippine military brought relief supplies and troops to the completely destroyed city.
Population structure
The 2000 census counted 38,694 residents. Guiuan is thus the municipality with the second highest population in the Eastern Samar province and has the highest population density with 220 inhabitants per square kilometer.
languages
97.7% of the population speak Waray-Waray , less than 3.0% speak Cebuano , Tagalog and Boholano . However, a high percentage of the population can speak English .
Economy and Infrastructure
Fishing is an important industry and the coastal waters are rich in fish and marine resources.
38.2% of the community area is used for agriculture. Most of this area is planted with coconut trees. Other important field products are vegetables , root crops , palay , corn and bananas .
The urban parish area is also rich in mineral resources. The estimated reserves of bauxite , nickel and titanomagnetite add up to 26.7 million tons.
traffic
Guiuan's airport has a 2.8-kilometer runway that is used by light private aircraft, cargo aircraft, and military aircraft.
Guiuan also has a municipal and national port.
In 2004, 37 out of 60 barangays were supplied with electricity by the Eastern Samar Electric Cooperative (ESAMELCO). The island barangays are supplied with electricity by privately owned generators or generators operated by the Baranggay Council.
public finances
Guiuan was classified as a 4th income tier township in 2003 (3rd income tier in 2004). The total borrowing of the township government was 33.5 million Philippine pesos . The Internal Revenue Allotment (IRA) had a share of 96.1% of this.
Individual evidence
- ^ 'Everything is gone' in Guiuan, tropical paradise forever transformed by typhoon, accessed on November 12, 2013.
- ↑ Philippines: Several deaths from super typhoon Haiyan. In: Zeit Online. November 9, 2013, accessed November 10, 2013 .
- ↑ http://www.rappler.com/move-ph/issues/disasters/typhoon-yolanda/43373-guiuan-eastern-samar-damage-photos
- ↑ http://edition.cnn.com/2013/11/12/world/asia/philippines-typhoon-guiuan/index.html