San Roque, Northern Samar
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Philippines
The Philippines , officially known as the Republic of the Philippines , is a country in Southeast Asia in the western Pacific Ocean. To its north across the Luzon Strait lies Taiwan. West across the South China Sea sits Vietnam...
. According to the 2000 census, it has a population of 19,845 people in 3,505 households.
San Roque was originally a part of Pambujan
Pambujan, Northern Samar
Pambujan is a 4th class municipality in the province of Northern Samar, Philippines. According to the 2007 census, it has a population of 27,837 people.-History:The name “Pambujan” has developed from the term “Pambubuhan” which means a place in...
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History
Republic Act No. 2102, which created the municipality of San Roque, was enacted without executive approval on March 28, 1959. The territory of the town was described as follows:- On the north by the limits of the municipal water as prescribed by the Revised Administrative Code;
- On the Northeast in straight line starting from the seashore down to the Cacapisan Creek passing Dale up to the bank of the Pambujan River;
- On the East thru a straight line from the bank of the Pambujan River running southwesterly to the mouth of the Cabigaho Creek;
- On the West by a straight line retaining the former boundary between MondragonMondragon, Northern SamarMondragon is a 4th class municipality in the province of Northern Samar, Philippines. According to the 2000 census, it has a population of 28,098 people in 5,252 households.-Barangays:Mondragon is politically subdivided into 24 barangays.*Bagasbas*Bugko...
and PambujanPambujan, Northern SamarPambujan is a 4th class municipality in the province of Northern Samar, Philippines. According to the 2007 census, it has a population of 27,837 people.-History:The name “Pambujan” has developed from the term “Pambubuhan” which means a place in...
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The law creating the town referred to the barrios of Lao-angan, Corocong, Dale, Balnasan, Bantayan, Pagsang-an, Malobago, Lawa-an, Ginagda-an, and Balud and the sitio of Cabigaho as comprising the town.
Barangays
San Roque is politically subdivided into 16 barangayBarangay
A barangay is the smallest administrative division in the Philippines and is the native Filipino term for a village, district or ward...
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