Paoay, Ilocos Norte
Encyclopedia
Paoay is a 4th class municipality in the province of Ilocos Norte, Philippines
. According to the latest census, it has a population of 23,117 people in 4,567 households.
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called San Juan de Sahagun (Saint John of Sahagun). The materialism
of its people has angered God so He sent an earthquake
that sank the town.
On the shores of the lake lies a mansion
that belongs to the Marcoses
called Malacañang of the North.
Adjacent to the mansion is the Paoay Golf Course.
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 latest census, it has a population of 23,117 people in 4,567 households.
Barangays
Paoay is politically subdivided into 32 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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Paoay Lake
Perhaps the most prominent feature of the municipality is Paoay Lake. Legend has it that it was the site of a prosperous barangayBarangay
A barangay is the smallest administrative division in the Philippines and is the native Filipino term for a village, district or ward...
called San Juan de Sahagun (Saint John of Sahagun). The materialism
Materialism
In philosophy, the theory of materialism holds that the only thing that exists is matter; that all things are composed of material and all phenomena are the result of material interactions. In other words, matter is the only substance...
of its people has angered God so He sent an earthquake
Earthquake
An earthquake is the result of a sudden release of energy in the Earth's crust that creates seismic waves. The seismicity, seismism or seismic activity of an area refers to the frequency, type and size of earthquakes experienced over a period of time...
that sank the town.
On the shores of the lake lies a mansion
Mansion
A mansion is a very large dwelling house. U.S. real estate brokers define a mansion as a dwelling of over . A traditional European mansion was defined as a house which contained a ballroom and tens of bedrooms...
that belongs to the Marcoses
Ferdinand Marcos
Ferdinand Emmanuel Edralin Marcos, Sr. was a Filipino leader and an authoritarian President of the Philippines from 1965 to 1986. He was a lawyer, member of the Philippine House of Representatives and a member of the Philippine Senate...
called Malacañang of the North.
Adjacent to the mansion is the Paoay Golf Course.