Banayoyo
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| Municipality | ||
| Municipality of Banayoyo | ||
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| Coordinates: 17°14′N 120°29′E / 17.23°N 120.48°ECoordinates: 17°14′N 120°29′E / 17.23°N 120.48°E | ||
| Country |
 Philippines
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| Region | Ilocos Region (Region I) | |
| Province | Ilocos Sur | |
| District | 2nd District | |
| Founded | 1912 | |
| Barangays | 14 (see Barangays) | |
| Government | ||
| • Type | Sangguniang Bayan | |
| • Mayor | Severino P. Galanga | |
| • Electorate | 5,503 voters (2016) | |
| Area | ||
| • Total | 24.63 km2 (9.51 sq mi) | |
| Population (2015 census) | ||
| • Total | 7,748 | |
| • Density | 310/km2 (810/sq mi) | |
| Time zone | PST (UTC+8) | |
| ZIP code | 2708 | |
| PSGC | 012902000 | |
| IDD : area code | +63 (0)77 | |
| Climate type | tropical monsoon climate | |
| Income class | 4th municipal income class | |
| Website | www |
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Banayoyo, officially the Municipality of Banayoyo, is a 4th class municipality in the province of Ilocos Sur, Philippines. According to the 2015 census, it has a population of 7,748 people.
Settlements in the municipality are mostly established along the roads and in the areas near the people’s sources of livelihood. With limited economic opportunities in the municipality, some residents of the town have also left their town to seek higher education, better employment opportunities, better opportunities for trade and commerce not only to other more developed areas in the country but even abroad.
The municipality of Banayoyo is one of the 36 municipalities of Ilocos Sur in Region I. It is bounded on the south by the Bucong River, also called “Carayan a Bassit”; on the west by a small canal called “Calip”; on the east by the Cabeaburao Hills, and on the north by Bay-asan Hills. Municipalities abutting the town area are: on the east by Lidlidda; on the south by Candon; on the west by Santiago; and on the north by Burgos.
Banayoyo, which is one of the interior towns of Ilocos Sur, is approximately 3.5 kilometres (2.2 mi) east of the Manila North Road. It is 57 kilometres (35 mi) south of Vigan, the provincial capital city; 8.5 kilometres (5.3 mi) north-east of Candon; 85 kilometres (53 mi) from San Fernando, La Union, the regional capital; 145 kilometres (90 mi) from Baguio City; and 352 kilometres (219 mi) from Manila.
The municipality can be reached by jeepneys going to Lidlidda and San Emilio or tricycles from Candon.
Banayoyo is politically subdivided into 14 barangays.
The municipality of Banayoyo was originally called “Bacsayan”. How it got its present name could be recounted by the following story: in the eastern part of Poblacion, there was a big tree, which was called “Banayoyo”. The people built a “Dap-ay” under the shady branches of the big tree, where the old folks held their meetings and settled any disputes or criminal acts committed by the barangay folks. After every bountiful harvest, the people gathered around the “Banayoyo” tree and offered their thanksgiving in a festivity called “Kaniaw”, the rituals lasting for three days.
Due to old age, the big “Banayoyo” tree died. The death of the big tree brought famine and drought. The calamity prompted the older folks to gather in the “Dap-ay” and decided to change the name of the community. The people thought of a name so that the big “Banayoyo” tree will always be remembered, and called the place “Banayoyo” instead of “Bacsayan”.
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