Sagbayan, officially the Municipality of Sagbayan (; ), is a municipality in the province of Bohol, Philippines. According to the 2024 census, it has a population of 25,329 people.

Its main attraction is Sagbayan Peak, a tourism site overlooking a scenic valley with an observation platform and children's playground. While some similar hill formations are visible, it is not within the main Chocolate Hills area.

Sagbayan is from Tagbilaran.

Sagbayan celebrates its feast on May 4/August 28, to honor the town patron San Agustin.

Etymology

The name Sagbayan came from the combination of the local words Sag which means nest, and Bay (short of Balay) which means house. Therefore, Sagbayan means a place for making tree-houses.

Long ago, the place was said to be plentiful of deer and wild pig. People often visit the place to hunt them. They constructed tree houses while waiting for their prey to appear. As time goes, these animals were depopulated, leaving only tree houses left by the hunters.

The proper pronunciation of word Ságbayan has a stress on its first syllable, in honor of Salustiano Borja, the first elected civil governor of the province of Bohol.). Barangay Sagbayan became its Poblacion which is the seat of government of the municipality.

Through the Republic Act No. 1741, it was reverted to its original name, Sagbayan on June 21, 1957, signed by President Carlos P. Garcia.

On October 15, 2013, Sagbayan was close to the epicenter of a magnitude 7.2 earthquake. The town suffered 12 fatalities and damage to almost 1,000 homes, as well as total destruction of its town hall.

Geography

Barangays

Sagbayan is politically subdivided into 24 barangays. Each barangay consists of puroks and some have sitios.

Climate

Demographics

Economy

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Sagbayan Bohol 2.jpg|Municipal Building (totally destroyed in the 2013 earthquake)

sagbayanpeak2.jpg|Sagbayan Peak

sagbayanpeak.jpg|View of the Chocolate Hills from Sagbayan Peak

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See also

  • List of renamed cities and municipalities of the Philippines

References

  • [ Philippine Standard Geographic Code]
  • Sagbayan
  • Municipality of Sagbayan
  • Sagbayan Peak Viewdeck - overlooking Chocolate hills