Bien Unido, Bohol
Encyclopedia
Bien Unido is a 4th class municipality in the province of Bohol, Philippines
. According to the 2007 census, it has a population of 23,412 people.
The principal industries of the town are fishing, farming and mat-weaving. Fish is sold to Cebu
and mats are sold to Mindanao
, Leyte
and also to Cebu.
Bien Unido is 108 km and is approximately 2 hours and 30 minutes from Tagbilaran City
by land transportation. By ferry
-land, it is approximately 2 hours and 30 minutes from Cebu City
following the Cebu-Talibon-Bien Unido route.
s in the northern Trinidad
were united into one barangay and was given the name of Bien Unido, a Spanish word which means "well united". In order to hasten its economic, social, cultural and political upliftments the people of Barangay Bien Unido aspire for independence and wanted to become a municipality. This long time dream of the residents which started in 1965 became a reality when in 1981, it was approved by Batasang Pambansa Blg.93 through the efforts of then Assemblyman Bartolomeo Cabangbang and Eutiquio Cimafranca. This makes Bien Unido the youngest of all municipalities in Bohol.
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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 2007 census, it has a population of 23,412 people.
The principal industries of the town are fishing, farming and mat-weaving. Fish is sold to Cebu
Cebu
Cebu is a province in the Philippines, consisting of Cebu Island and 167 surrounding islands. It is located to the east of Negros, to the west of Leyte and Bohol islands...
and mats are sold to Mindanao
Mindanao
Mindanao is the second largest and easternmost island in the Philippines. It is also the name of one of the three island groups in the country, which consists of the island of Mindanao and smaller surrounding islands. The other two are Luzon and the Visayas. The island of Mindanao is called The...
, Leyte
Leyte
Leyte is a province of the Philippines located in the Eastern Visayas region. Its capital is Tacloban City and occupies the northern three-quarters of the Leyte Island. Leyte is located west of Samar Island, north of Southern Leyte and south of Biliran...
and also to Cebu.
Bien Unido is 108 km and is approximately 2 hours and 30 minutes from Tagbilaran City
Tagbilaran City
Tagbilaran City is a 2nd class component city in the island province of Bohol, Philippines and serves as its capital. Tagbilaran lies on the southwestern part of the province, and has a total land area of 32.7 km², with about 13 km of coastline...
by land transportation. By ferry
Ferry
A ferry is a form of transportation, usually a boat, but sometimes a ship, used to carry primarily passengers, and sometimes vehicles and cargo as well, across a body of water. Most ferries operate on regular, frequent, return services...
-land, it is approximately 2 hours and 30 minutes from Cebu City
Cebu City
The City of Cebu is the capital city of Cebu and is the second largest city in the Philippines, the second most significant metropolitan centre in the Philippines and known as the oldest settlement established by the Spaniards in the country.The city is located on the eastern shore of Cebu and was...
following the Cebu-Talibon-Bien Unido route.
History
In an executive order in 1935 two sitioSitio
A sitio in the Philippines is a territorial enclave that forms part of a barangay, the location of which may be distant from the center of the barangay itself....
s in the northern Trinidad
Trinidad, Bohol
Trinidad is a 1st class municipality in the province of Bohol, Philippines. According to the 2007 census, it has a population of 27,580 people. Trinidad is a derivation of the word Trinity, which Trinidad was part of the Diocese of Talibon. The town is known for Kawasan Falls and Batungay cave...
were united into one barangay and was given the name of Bien Unido, a Spanish word which means "well united". In order to hasten its economic, social, cultural and political upliftments the people of Barangay Bien Unido aspire for independence and wanted to become a municipality. This long time dream of the residents which started in 1965 became a reality when in 1981, it was approved by Batasang Pambansa Blg.93 through the efforts of then Assemblyman Bartolomeo Cabangbang and Eutiquio Cimafranca. This makes Bien Unido the youngest of all municipalities in Bohol.
Barangays
Bien Unido is politically subdivided into 15 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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- Bilangbilangan Dako
- Bilangbilangan Diot
- Hingotanan East
- Hingotanan West
- Liberty
- Malingin
- Mandawa
- Maomawan
- Nueva Esperanza
- Nueva Estrella
- Pinamgo
- Poblacion (Bien Unido Proper)
- Puerto San Pedro (Lawis)
- Sagasa
- Tuboran