Jordan (Guimaras)
| Municipality of Jordan | |||
| Location of Jordan in the province of Guimaras | |||
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| Basic data | |||
| Region : | Western Visayas | ||
| Province : | Guimaras | ||
| Barangays : | 14th | ||
| District: | 1. District of Guimaras | ||
| PSGC : | 067902000 | ||
| Income class : | 3rd income bracket | ||
| Households : | 5397 May 1, 2000 census
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| Population : | 36.096 August 1, 2015 census
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| Coordinates : | 10 ° 36 ' N , 122 ° 37' E | ||
| Postal code : | 5045 | ||
| Mayor : | Cresente P. Chavez | ||
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Jordan is a municipality in the Philippines and the seat of the provincial government of Guimaras Province .
geography
Neighboring communities
Jordan borders on the three municipalities of Buenavista in the north, San Lorenzo in the east and Sibunag in the south.
Barangays
Jordan is politically divided into 14 barangays .
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history
The name Jordan was chosen by the inhabitants in honor of the local saint John the Baptist . According to a local legend, it protected the inhabitants from the Moro uprisings during the Spanish colonial era .
In 1941 the municipality of Nueva Valencia was formed on the territory of the municipality of Jordan . In July 1995 the municipalities of San Lorenzo and Sibunag were formed on the territory of the municipality of Jordan, which reduced the number of barangays from 33 to 14.