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Its former name is Montalban, from the town of Montalbán in Aragon, Spain.) Ronda, Cebu (named after the city of Ronda in Malaga, Spain.) Rosales, Pangasinan (Spanish surname. Named after Spanish member of the Real Audiencia Antonio Rosales.) Rosario, Agusan del Sur ("rosary" / from Nuestra Señora del Rosario, Spanish for "Our Lady of the ...
The more than 140 cities in the Philippines as of 2022 have taken their names from a variety of languages both indigenous (Austronesian) and foreign (mostly Spanish).The majority of Philippine cities derive their names from the major regional languages where they are spoken including Tagalog (), Cebuano, Ilocano, Hiligaynon, Bicolano, Kapampangan and Pangasinense.
Poverty incidence of Toledo 10 20 30 40 2000 38.46 2003 16.24 2006 34.30 2009 31.54 2012 18.89 2015 21.94 2018 17.20 2021 32.38 Source: Philippine Statistics Authority Toledo City is known as the "Copper City". Carmen Copper Corporation a subsidiary of Atlas Consolidated Mining and Development Corporation operates the Toledo Copper mine covering 1,674 hectares. The mine is located in Barangay ...
The present name of the Philippines was bestowed by the Spanish explorer Ruy López de Villalobos [1] [2] or one of his captains Bernardo de la Torre [3] [4] in 1543, during an expedition intended to establish greater Spanish control at the western end of the division of the world established between Spain and Portugal by the treaties of Tordesillas and Zaragoza.
It is named after Spain, the country that formerly held the Philippines as a colony for more than 300 years. True to its name, several Spanish names abound on the street. It starts in the east at the Welcome Rotonda near the boundary of Quezon City and Manila and ends in the west with a Y-intersection with Lerma and Nicanor Reyes Streets in Manila.
Poverty incidence of Madrid 10 20 30 40 50 60 2000 54.41 2003 46.44 2006 25.00 2009 32.97 2012 20.81 2015 30.52 2018 21.46 2021 23.29 Source: Philippine Statistics Authority Tourism Madrid is not identified as a major tourist destination of the Province of Surigao del Sur due to the lack of existing attractions, facilities and amenities. Tourism related activities have never been developed nor ...
Poverty Incidence of Bani 10 20 30 40 50 2000 42.70 2003 43.56 2006 29.90 2009 20.96 2012 17.57 2015 11.75 2018 10.58 2021 20.02 Source: Philippine Statistics Authority Government Local government Main article: Sangguniang Bayan The municipal hall in 2019 Bani, belonging to the first congressional district of the province of Pangasinan, is governed by a mayor designated as its local chief ...
Poverty Incidence of Barcelona 10 20 30 40 50 2000 44.85 2003 45.01 2006 37.20 2009 39.08 2012 29.39 2015 37.70 2018 28.35 2021 21.15 Source: Philippine Statistics Authority References ^ Municipality of Barcelona | (DILG) ^ "2015 Census of Population, Report No. 3 – Population, Land Area, and Population Density" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. Quezon City, Philippines. August 2016 ...