San Andres, Romblon
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Philippines
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. According to the 2000 census, it has a population of 13,460 people in 2,737 households. It is a coastal town on the northwest portion of Tablas Island
Tablas Island
Tablas is the largest of the islands that comprise the province of Romblon in the Philippines.Odiongan, on the west central coast of the island, is a major port and the largest municipality of Romblon in terms of population...
. It is bounded on the north by the Calatrava
Calatrava, Romblon
Calatrava is a 5th class municipality in the province of Romblon, Philippines. According to the 2000 census, it has a population of 8,878 people in 1,674 households....
, on the south by Odiongan
Odiongan, Romblon
Odiongan is a 2nd class municipality in the province of Romblon, Philippines. According to the 2000 census, it has a population of 39,069 people in 8,624 households...
, on the east by San Agustin
San Agustin, Romblon
San Agustin is a 4th class municipality in the province of Romblon, Philippines. According to the 2000 census, it has a population of 21,643 people in 4,275 households....
and on the west by the Tablas Strait
Tablas Strait
Tablas Strait is a strait in the Philippines, at . It separates the Mindoro and Panay islands. The approximate depth of the strait is 545 meters. It is known for being the place where the passenger ferry Dona Paz sank after colliding with the oil tanker MT Vector killing 4000+ people on December...
. San Andres has a land area of 75.50 km2.
History
San Andres was originally a barangay of OdionganOdiongan, Romblon
Odiongan is a 2nd class municipality in the province of Romblon, Philippines. According to the 2000 census, it has a population of 39,069 people in 8,624 households...
which became a municipality on 1920. It was a native settlement of nipa huts known as Parpaguha, named after a rare large bird that had its nest among the thicket along the river where settlement was located.
Among the first Spaniards to reach Parpaguha during the later half of the 19th century was Don Clinton Solidum, a military commander of Romblon who set out an inspection trip of the surrounding villages. On reaching the place he ordered a civil guard to fetch a glass of water from nearby well. The water turned out to be salty and the Spaniard yelled "Salado", issuing an official order to that effect.
In 1882, a prominent resident of Salado named Rufino Leano was accused of a crime by an influential Spaniard, Don Barcelo. Don Barcelo succeeded in having Leano imprisoned without trial in the provincial jail of Capiz
Capiz
Capiz is a province of the Philippines located in the Western Visayas region. Its capital is Roxas City and is located at the northeastern portion of Panay Island, bordering Aklan and Antique to the west, and Iloilo to the south. Capiz faces the Sibuyan Sea to the north...
(which Romblon then belonged to as a sub-province).
Years later, the Spanish Governor-General
Governor-General
A Governor-General, is a vice-regal person of a monarch in an independent realm or a major colonial circonscription. Depending on the political arrangement of the territory, a Governor General can be a governor of high rank, or a principal governor ranking above "ordinary" governors.- Current uses...
Eulogio Despujol
Eulogio Despujol
Eulogio Despujol y Dusay served as a Spanish Governor-General of the Philippines from 1891 to 1893. A native of Catalunya, at first, he ruled in the Philippines as a conservative but later became a reactionary...
visited Capiz, and Leano successfully sought an audience with him. Governor Despujol found Leano innocent and set him free. On reaching his hometown, he successfully petitioned the provincial governor to change the name of Salado to "Despujols" in honor of the Governor General.
The third change of name during the late years of President Carlos P. Garcia
Carlos P. Garcia
Carlos Polistico García was a Filipino teacher, poet, orator, lawyer, public official, political economist and guerrilla leader...
's administration. Because the town's name was reminiscent of Spanish tyranny, the town was renamed "San Andres" in honor of the town's patron, Saint Andrew, patron of fishermen. Most of the people of San Andres are fishermen. The name was changed by an executive order enacted June 18, 1961.
Population of San Andres at various times
| Barrio/Barangay Name |
Land Area (Hectares) |
1894 /a |
1896 /a,b |
1903 /a,n |
1918 /c |
1939 /a |
1948 /a |
1960 /a |
1970 |
1975 |
1980 |
1990 |
1995 |
2000 |
2007 /o |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Poblacion (U) | 133.33 | 759 | 348 | 514 | 617 | 579 | 654 | 904 | 988 | 1,281 | 1,243 | 1,430 | 1,421 | ||
| Agbadiang (Agbadyad Hcd.) |
82 | 176 | |||||||||||||
| Agpudlos | 1,203.09 | 262 | 339 | 354 | 280 | 384 | 472 | 461 | 510 | 712 | 876 | 873 | 1,049 | ||
| Calonacon (Calunacon) |
334.46 | 233 | 210 | 246 | 343 | 678 | 547 | 745 | 731 | 891 | 1,120 | 1,207 | 1,477 | 1,571 | |
| Camborocay | /i | ||||||||||||||
| Camogtong (Camugtong) |
218 | 387 | 212 | 679 | 749 | 553 | |||||||||
| Canlabha | 126 | /f | |||||||||||||
| Cullis (Collis / Culis) |
238 | ||||||||||||||
| Despujols | 421 | ||||||||||||||
| Doña Trinidad /p | 404.41 | 348 | 348 | 356 | 468 | 511 | 495 | 473 | |||||||
| Hagimit Hcd. | 109 | ||||||||||||||
| Juncarlo /q | /l | 378 | 442 | 469 | 576 | ||||||||||
| Liliauan (Linauan Hcd.) |
/k | ||||||||||||||
| Linawan | 334.46 | 82 | 185 | 281 | 469 | 537 | 531 | 881 | 913 | 1,193 | 1,386 | 1,234 | 1,272 | ||
| Mabini | 334.97 | 783 | 768 | 895 | 1,057 | 1,078 | 1,234 | ||||||||
| Marigondon Norte | 1,564.30 | 430 | 300 | 348 | 686 | 745 | 820 | 862 | 959 | 942 | |||||
| Marigondon Sur | 980.97 | 567 | 450 | 615 | 986 | 982 | 975 | 1,250 | 1,072 | 938 | |||||
| Marigondon (Marigondong / Mangondong) |
174 | 186 | 397 | 682 | |||||||||||
| Matutuna (Matotona) |
844.68 | 170 | 305 | 250 | 226 | 275 | 90 | 576 | 700 | 771 | 948 | 1,096 | 1,081 | 1,226 | |
| Pag-alad | 682.78 | /g | 267 | 642 | 626 | 630 | 632 | 764 | 877 | 833 | 1,048 | 1,144 | 1,214 | ||
| Panique | /f | ||||||||||||||
| Pasilagon | /e | ||||||||||||||
| Pili | /j | ||||||||||||||
| Navitas Hcd. | 140 | 195 | |||||||||||||
| Pamongtong /m | 160 | ||||||||||||||
| Tan-agan | 468.19 | 142 | 153 | 280 | 567 | 939 | 1,094 | 784 | 1,110 | 1,149 | 1,380 | 1,630 | 1,509 | 1,581 | |
| Tanatara (Taratana) |
180 | 224 | |||||||||||||
| Tinimboan (Tiningbauan / Tinimbaon) |
/d | ||||||||||||||
| Victoria | 1,243.03 | 310 | 610 | 579 | 567 | 596 | 639 | 623 | |||||||
| Ylaya | /h | ||||||||||||||
| Total | 8,528.67 | 2,228 | 2,362 | 2,788 | 4,059 | 5,634 | 5,256 | 6,480 | 8,634 | 8,964 | 9,529 | 11,570 | 13,204 | 13,460 | 14,120 |
Barangays
San Andres is politically subdivided into 13 barangayBarangay
A barangay is the smallest administrative division in the Philippines and is the native Filipino term for a village, district or ward...
s.
- Agpudlos
- Calunacon
- Doña Trinidad
- Linawan
- Mabini
- Marigondon Norte
- Marigondon Sur
- Matutuna
- Pag-Alad
- Poblacion
- Tan-Agan
- Victoria
- Juncarlo