Sindangan, Zamboanga del Norte
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Sindangan is a 1st class municipality in the province of Zamboanga del Norte, Philippines
. According to the Dec 2010 CBMS Survey on Population and Households, it has a population of 89,546 people in 20,217 households. There are plans in making the municipality of Sindangan into a city since the growth of its economy is enough for its conversion to become a city. The people in Sindangan are just waiting for the government officials to work for its cityhood.
, joined the list of Guinness World Records
as the shortest man on earth. He is the son of a poor blacksmith and stands less than 2 feet (60 centimetres) tall.
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 Dec 2010 CBMS Survey on Population and Households, it has a population of 89,546 people in 20,217 households. There are plans in making the municipality of Sindangan into a city since the growth of its economy is enough for its conversion to become a city. The people in Sindangan are just waiting for the government officials to work for its cityhood.
History of the name Sindangan
As to how Sindangan got its name, several stories have been told. The first version narrates that a native fisherman carrying a basket full of fish was on his way home met a Guardia Civil, military guards during the Spanish regime, who asked this question, "Que es el nombre de este lugar, amigo?" And the fisherman who did not understand the Spanish language answered "Indangan", believing he asked on the kind of fish he caught. The stranger heard this as "Sindangan", thinking that was the exact answer to his inquiry to the fisherman about the name of the fish. From then on, the natives used Sindangan to name the place until it became into a municipality on 1936.Townhood
On December 22, 1936, by virtue of Executive Order No. 27 issued by the then President of the Commonwealth of the Philippines, Manuel L. Quezon , Bartolome Lira Sr.. was appointed to organize the Municipality of Sindangan and was its first Municipal President.As his appointive tenure expired, he was elected as the first Municipal Mayor of Sindangan until 1941.Shortest man
In June 2011 it achieve world fame when one of its citizens, Junrey BalawingJunrey Balawing
Junrey Balawing, born June 12, 1993 in Sindangan, Zamboanga del Norte, Philippines is the world's shortest living man according to the Guinness Book of World Records, measuring at . The declaration came during Balawing's 18th birthday celebration...
, joined the list of Guinness World Records
Guinness World Records
Guinness World Records, known until 2000 as The Guinness Book of Records , is a reference book published annually, containing a collection of world records, both human achievements and the extremes of the natural world...
as the shortest man on earth. He is the son of a poor blacksmith and stands less than 2 feet (60 centimetres) tall.
List of Mayors
HistoryIn 1955, four barrios were created:
In 1959, the sitios of Gonayen, Gowayan, Domogok, Dinoyak, Mangilay, Pange, Balak, Laclac, Siriac, Macasing and Diongan were constituted into the barrio of Gonayen. BarangaysSindangan is politically subdivided into 52 barangayBarangay A barangay is the smallest administrative division in the Philippines and is the native Filipino term for a village, district or ward... s.
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