Pastrana, Leyte

Coordinates: 11°08′N 124°53′E / 11.13°N 124.88°E / 11.13; 124.88
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Pastrana
Municipality
Municipality of Pastrana
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Pastrana is located in Philippines
Pastrana
Pastrana
Location within the Philippines
Coordinates: 11°08′N 124°53′E / 11.13°N 124.88°E / 11.13; 124.88
CountryPhilippines
RegionEastern Visayas
ProvinceLeyte
District 2nd district
Barangays29 (see Barangays)
Government
 [1]
 • TypeSangguniang Bayan
 • MayorMaritess C. Marcos
 • Vice MayorEdgar C. Empillo
 • RepresentativeLolita T. Javier
 • Councilors
List
 • Electorate14,433 voters (2022)
Area
[2]
 • Total86.35 km2 (33.34 sq mi)
Elevation
202 m (663 ft)
Highest elevation
1,320 m (4,330 ft)
Lowest elevation
0 m (0 ft)
Population
 (2020 census)[3]
 • Total19,359
 • Density220/km2 (580/sq mi)
 • Households
4,967
Economy
 • Income class5th municipal income class
 • Poverty incidence
28.48
% (2018)[4]
 • Revenue₱ 97.51 million (2020)
 • Assets₱ 249.8 million (2020)
 • Expenditure₱ 76.81 million (2020)
 • Liabilities₱ 92.52 million (2020)
Service provider
 • ElectricityLeyte 3 Electric Cooperative (LEYECO 3)
Time zoneUTC+8 (PST)
ZIP code
6514
PSGC
0803741000
IDD : area code +63 (0)53
Native languagesWaray
Tagalog

Pastrana (IPA: [pɐs'trana]), officially the Municipality of Pastrana (Waray: Bungto han Pastrana; Tagalog: Bayan ng Pastrana), is a 5th class municipality in the province of Leyte, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 19,359 people.[3]

History[edit]

Prior to incorporation as a separate municipality, Pastrana was part of the municipality of Dagami.

Before the coming of the Spaniards, the settlement was called "Pamagpagan" because of the way the native inhabitants left their hair in disarray. In 1891, Captain Wenceslao Nielo, with the aid of a Spanish Franciscan friar by the name of Fr. Eusebio Ibanez, organized the settlement into a town and was transferred from Guinbaya-an to its present site. Father Ibanez blessed it with a holy mass. As a token of gratitude, the inhabitants called the town "Pastrana" in honor of Fr. Ibanez who was a native of Pastrana, Spain.

Shortly afterwards, parochial schools were established. At this time, the unit of local administration was the pueblo which embraced a number of barrios. The first gobernadorcillo was Captain Wenceslao Nielo. He was assisted in the administration of the pueblo by the "Guinhaupan," a group of men equivalent to the present councilors, by the "tenientes" and by the "Cabezas de barangay."

When the Philippine revolution broke out in 1898, the people fled to the mountains and for a time, the local government then headed by Andres Villablanca, was temporarily suspended. It was at this moment in the history of the town that Jorge Capili, a guerrilla leader, burned the whole town. By the year 1901, Gregorio Marquez was appointed municipal president. The Americans who occupied the whole country, stationed a detachment at Dagami. They came once in a while to Pastrana to look after the affairs of the little town. In 1903, the town was reverted into a barrio of Dagami due to inadequate finances.

Pastrana for a time remained a barrio of Dagami. In 1912, Agaton Villablanca worked for the establishment of the barrio to a municipality so that its former status was finally regained. In gratitude, the people appointed Agaton Villablanca president. After five years when the first municipal election was held, Agaton Villablanca retained his leadership of the municipal government.

When the Japanese occupied Pastrana in 1942, the people secretly fled to the mountains. The incumbent mayor also evacuated and his elder brother took his place. The Japanese did not stay long. The guerillas burned down the buildings and for some time there were no Japanese in the town. But in 1943, the Japanese returned, this time for long, for the soldiers constructed a garrison. The Japanese invaders ordered the civilians to live in the town proper. For two long years, the town residents suffered severely under the Japanese oppression.

In 1944 when the American liberation forces drove out the Japanese, Francisco Villablanca, who was the pre-war mayor, automatically resumed his position and under him, the town was restored to its former status as a peaceful community.

At present, Pastrana is fast progressing in the agricultural field because of the biggest gravity irrigation system in eastern Visayas, located at Barrio Tingib, lacing the whole municipality with irrigation canals. A direct road to Palo as well as feeder roads have been constructed. The Binaha-an Dam provides an ideal picnic site with the stately Amandawing mountain in the background.

Geography[edit]

Sometimes referred to as the "land of the fairies," Pastrana is an interior town of the province.

Geographically, it is in the southwestern part of Leyte, and about 27 kilometres (17 mi) from Tacloban City. Its rice fields and coconut plantations are the main assets of the place. The climate is cool and the soil fertile.

The water system at Tingib is designed to supply Tacloban and neighboring municipalities.

Barangays[edit]

Pastrana is politically subdivided into 29 barangays. [5] Each barangay consists of puroks and some have sitios.

  • Arabunog
  • Aringit
  • Bahay
  • Cabaohan
  • Calsadahay
  • Cancaraja
  • Canino-an
  • Capilla
  • Colawen
  • Dumarag
  • Guindapunan
  • Halaba
  • Jones
  • Lanawan
  • Lima
  • Lourdes
  • Macalpi-ay
  • Malitbogay
  • Manaybanay
  • Maricum
  • Patong
  • District 1 (Poblacion)
  • District 2 (Poblacion)
  • District 3 (Poblacion)
  • District 4 (Poblacion)
  • Sapsap
  • Socsocon
  • Tingib
  • Yapad

Climate[edit]

Climate data for Pastrana, Leyte
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) 28
(82) 		28
(82) 		29
(84) 		30
(86) 		30
(86) 		29
(84) 		29
(84) 		29
(84) 		29
(84) 		29
(84) 		29
(84) 		28
(82) 		29
(84)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) 22
(72) 		22
(72) 		22
(72) 		23
(73) 		24
(75) 		25
(77) 		25
(77) 		25
(77) 		25
(77) 		24
(75) 		24
(75) 		23
(73) 		24
(75)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 78
(3.1) 		57
(2.2) 		84
(3.3) 		79
(3.1) 		118
(4.6) 		181
(7.1) 		178
(7.0) 		169
(6.7) 		172
(6.8) 		180
(7.1) 		174
(6.9) 		128
(5.0) 		1,598
(62.9)
Average rainy days 16.7 13.8 17.3 18.5 23.2 26.5 27.1 26.0 26.4 27.5 24.6 21.0 268.6
Source: Meteoblue[6]

Demographics[edit]

Population census of Pastrana
YearPop.±% p.a.
1903 4,308—    
1918 6,533+2.81%
1939 8,078+1.02%
1948 7,787−0.41%
1960 8,794+1.02%
1970 9,676+0.96%
1975 10,746+2.13%
1980 10,854+0.20%
YearPop.±% p.a.
1990 12,565+1.47%
1995 14,442+2.64%
2000 14,351−0.14%
2007 16,008+1.52%
2010 16,649+1.44%
2015 18,002+1.50%
2020 19,359+1.44%
Source: Philippine Statistics Authority [7][8][9][10]

In the 2020 census, the population of Pastrana, Leyte, was 19,359 people,[3] with a density of 220 inhabitants per square kilometre or 570 inhabitants per square mile.

Economy[edit]

Poverty Incidence of Pastrana
Source: Philippine Statistics Authority[11][12]
[13][14][15][16][17]


References[edit]

  1. ^  Municipality of Pastrana | (DILG)
  2. ^ "2015 Census of Population, Report No. 3 – Population, Land Area, and Population Density" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. Quezon City, Philippines. August 2016. ISSN 0117-1453. Archived (PDF) from the original on May 25, 2021. Retrieved July 16, 2021.
  3. ^ a b c Census of Population (2020). "Region VIII (Eastern Visayas)". Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved 8 July 2021.
  4. ^ "PSA Releases the 2018 Municipal and City Level Poverty Estimates". Philippine Statistics Authority. 15 December 2021. Retrieved 22 January 2022.
  5. ^ "Province:". PSGC Interactive. Quezon City, Philippines: Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved 12 November 2016.
  6. ^ "Pastrana: Average Temperatures and Rainfall". Meteoblue. Retrieved 29 February 2020.
  7. ^ Census of Population (2015). "Region VIII (Eastern Visayas)". Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved 20 June 2016.
  8. ^ Census of Population and Housing (2010). "Region VIII (Eastern Visayas)" (PDF). Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. National Statistics Office. Retrieved 29 June 2016.
  9. ^ Censuses of Population (1903–2007). "Region VIII (Eastern Visayas)". Table 1. Population Enumerated in Various Censuses by Province/Highly Urbanized City: 1903 to 2007. National Statistics Office.{{cite encyclopedia}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  10. ^ "Province of". Municipality Population Data. Local Water Utilities Administration Research Division. Retrieved 17 December 2016.
  11. ^ "Poverty incidence (PI):". Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved December 28, 2020.
  12. ^ "Estimation of Local Poverty in the Philippines" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. 29 November 2005.
  13. ^ "2003 City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. 23 March 2009.
  14. ^ "City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates; 2006 and 2009" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. 3 August 2012.
  15. ^ "2012 Municipal and City Level Poverty Estimates" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. 31 May 2016.
  16. ^ "Municipal and City Level Small Area Poverty Estimates; 2009, 2012 and 2015". Philippine Statistics Authority. 10 July 2019.
  17. ^ "PSA Releases the 2018 Municipal and City Level Poverty Estimates". Philippine Statistics Authority. 15 December 2021. Retrieved 22 January 2022.

External links[edit]

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