Guihulngan
| Guihulngan | ||
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| Component City | ||
| City of Guihulngan | ||
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 Negros Oriental map locating Guihulngan |
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 Guihulngan
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| Coordinates: 10°07′N 123°16′E / 10.117°N 123.267°ECoordinates: 10°07′N 123°16′E / 10.117°N 123.267°E | ||
| Country | Philippines | |
| Region | Negros Island Region (NIR/Region XVIII) | |
| Province | Negros Oriental | |
| Legis. district | 1st district of Negros Oriental | |
| Barangays | 33 | |
| Government | ||
| • Mayor | Guido Reyes | |
| • Vice Mayor | Ernesto A. Reyes | |
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| Area | ||
| • Total | 388.56 km2 (150.02 sq mi) | |
| Population (2015) | ||
| • Total | 95,969 | |
| • Density | 250/km2 (640/sq mi) | |
| Time zone | PST (UTC+8) | |
| ZIP code | 6214 | |
| IDD : area code | 35 | |
| Income class | 5th class | |
Guihulngan, officially the City of Guihulngan (Cebuano: Dakbayan sa Guihulngan; Filipino: Lungsod ng Guihulngan) and simply referred to as Guihulngan City, is a component city in the province of Negros Oriental in Negros Island Region of the Philippines. According to the 2015 census, it has a population of 95,969 people, making it the third-most populous city in Negros Oriental after the cities of Dumaguete and Bayawan. It is the only 5th-class city in the whole Negros Island Region.
Guihulngan is politically subdivided into 33 barangays.
There are several versions how the city derived its name. The first, according to old tales, was attributed to a river flowing directly to the town proper from the main spring in sitio Anahaw, Barangay Nagsaha, hence the name "GUIPADULNGAN" which means the point where the river flows to an end.
The second is associated with the gruesome incident in the 19th Century when the Philippines was a colony of Spain; men and women of different ages were said to be captured, beheaded and thrown into the sea by the Moros, now known as Tañon Strait. Other accounts claim that the Moro invaders dropped a bell into the sea when they found out that it was used by the lookout to warn the townsfolk of their coming. Since that time, the place has been called "GUIHULUGAN" which means, "Place where a thing was dropped". But in the Spanish writing, "U" and "N" are similar, which is why it became commonly written and known as GUIHULNGAN.
Whether it originated as "GUIPADULNGAN" or "GUIHULNGAN", the name is indeed symbolic, as the town is “dropped” with abundant blessings from the Almighty for a significant "end".
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