Enrique B. Magalona, officially the Municipality of Enrique B. Magalona (; ), also known simply as E. B. Magalona and formerly known and still commonly referred to as Saravia, is a municipality in the province of Negros Occidental, Philippines. According to the , it has a population of people.
The town is also known for the Tomongtong Mangrove Eco-Trail.
History
Since 1967, the municipality is named after Enrique Barrera Magalona, former Senator of the Philippines and municipal president of the municipality. It was previously named Saravia, after Don Emilio Saravia, the first political-military governor in the island during the Spanish era.
Geography
Enrique B. Magalona is from Bacolod.
Barangays
Enrique B. Magalona is politically subdivided into 23 barangays. Each barangay consists of puroks and some have sitios.
- Alacaygan
- Alicante
- Poblacion I (Barangay 1)
- Poblacion II (Barangay 2)
- Poblacion III (Barangay 3)
- Batea
- Consing
- Cudangdang
- Damgo
- Gahit
- Canlusong
- Latasan
- Madalag
- Manta-angan
- Nanca
- Pasil
- San Isidro
- San Jose
- Santo Niño
- Tabigue
- Tanza
- Tuburan
- Tomongtong
Climate
Demographics
Economy
Notable personalities
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- Enrique Magalona - Senator of the Philippines
- Hiro Peralta - Film and television actor
- Stephen Paduano - Member of the Philippine House of Representatives for Abang Lingkod Party-list
- Haydee Yorac - 11th Chairperson of the Presidential Commission on Good Government, Acting Chairperson Commission on Elections (Philippines)
See also
- List of renamed cities and municipalities in the Philippines
References
External links
- [ Philippine Standard Geographic Code]
- Philippine Census Information
- Local Governance Performance Management System