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| Region | Ilocos Region (Region I) |
| Province | La Union |
| District | 1st district of La Union |
| Barangays | 33 |
| Income Class: | 3rd class |
| Mayor | Gary N. In the Philippines, regions ( Filpino: rehiyon, ISO 3166-2PH) are administrative division that serve primarily to organize the 81 The Ilocos Region or Region I ( Ilokano: Rehion ti Ilokos, Pangasinan: Rihiyon na Sagor na Baybay na Luzon) of the Philippines The provinces of the Philippines are the primary administrative divisions of the Philippines. "La Union" without an accented "o" refers to a province in the Philippines The House of Representatives of the Philippines ( Filipino: Kapulungan ng mga Kinatawan ng Pilipinas) is the lower chamber of the Congress of the Philippines This article refers to a political administrative division See Barangay Ginebra Kings for other uses A municipality ( bayan, sometimes munisipyo in Cebuano or used infrequently in Tagalog) is a local government unit in the Philippines A mayor (from the Latin māior, meaning "greater" is a modern title used in many countries for the highest ranking officer in a municipal government Pinzon |
| Official Website | www.bangar.gov.ph |
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| Area | 46. Area is a Quantity expressing the two- Dimensional size of a defined part of a Surface, typically a region bounded by a closed Curve. 80 km² |
| Population
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31,491 |
Bangar is a 3rd class municipality in the province of La Union, Philippines. Square Kilometre ( US spelling square kilometer) symbol km2, is a decimal multiple of the SI unit of In Biology a population is the collection of inter-breeding organisms of a particular Species; in Sociology Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. A municipality ( bayan, sometimes munisipyo in Cebuano or used infrequently in Tagalog) is a local government unit in the Philippines The provinces of the Philippines are the primary administrative divisions of the Philippines. The Philippines ( Filipino: Pilipinas, officially known as the Republic of the Philippines (fil ''Republika ng Pilipinas'' RP It is composed of 33 barangays with an area approximately 4,379 of land lies on the northern tip of La Union. This article refers to a political administrative division See Barangay Ginebra Kings for other uses It is bounded by the China Sea on the western side, Tagudin Ilocos Sur on the north, Sudipen on the east and Balaoan and Luna on the southwestern side. According to the 2000 census, it has a population of 31,491 people in 5,699 households.
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Etymologies
Name of the town
The town Bangar (pronounced: Bang-Gar) got its name from the bangar (pronounced: ba- ngar) tree which was growing abundantly in the place where the town now stands.
Its barangays
- Agdeppa- a certain notorious was executed with outstretched arms. Since then, the place had been called as "agdeppa" meaning outstretched arms.
- Alzate- named after the Spanish officer Alzate who manned the garrison in that place against the "revolucionarios" (rebels). It is said that the Amburayan river which flowed to the part of Bangar was favorite swimming spot of Spaniards and the early "Illustrados".
- Bangaoilan- Anonang was the old name, however it was changed to Bangaoilan because of the abundance of poisonous plant called bangaoil.
Barangays/Districts
Bangar is politically has 33 barangays and grouped into 10 districts.
- ABCQM District
- Alzate
- Barraca
- Caggao
- Quintarong
- Mindoro
- Ag-Na District
- Agdeppa
- Nagsabaran
- CadaLuSan District
- Cadapli
- Luzong Norte
- Luzong Sur
- San Cristobal
- Centro District
- Central East No. 1
- Central East No. 2
- Central West No. 1
- Central West No. 2
- Central West No. 3
- GenPriBa District
- General Prim East
- General Prim West
- Bangaoilan East
- Bangaoilan West
- Ma. Cris District
- Maria Cristina East
- Maria Cristina West
- Paratong District
- Paratong Norte
- Paratong No. 3
- Paratong No. 4
- RUS District
- Reyna Regente
- Ubbog
- San Blas
- SinapRis District
- Sinapangan Norte
- Sinapangan Sur
- Rissing
- TerCon District
- General Terrero
- Consuegra
Schools
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Elementary schools
Bangar is composed of 16 public elementary schools and 1 private elementary school
Below is a list of elementary schools in Bangar
- St. Christopher Academy- Elementary Department
- Agna Elementary School
- Bangaoilan Elementary School
- Bangar Central School
- Cadapli Elementary School
- Caggao Elementary School
- Gen. High school is the name used in some parts of the world (in particular Scotland, North America and Australia) to describe an institution History The school started with a single classroom consisting of 60 bright Prim Elementary School
- Luzong Norte Elementary School
- Luzong Sur Elementary School
- Ma. Cristina Elementary School
- Mindoro Elementary School
- Paratong Elementary School
- Pudoc Primary School
- Rissing Elementary School
- RUS Elementary School
- Sinapangan Elementary School
- Ter-con Elementary School
High schools
Currently Bangar has four complete secondary schools. 1 Private Diocesan, which is also the oldest school in Bangar, 2 National High Schools and 1 Specialized Science High School.
Below is a list of high schools in Bangar.
- Saint Christopher Academy(High School department)- founded in 1945, it is the oldest secondary school in Bangar, La Union.
- Dona Francisca Lacsamana de Ortega Memorial National High School
- Casacristo National High School
- Regional Science High School for Region 1
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Student Body Organization • Regional Organization on Youth Science Clubs• Mathematical Association of Students in La Union• Kapisanan ng Mag-aaral sa Filipino• ROTAR- ACT• |
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Vocational schools
TSI Technical Institute is the first and only technical/vocational school in Bangar. History The school started with a single classroom consisting of 60 bright History The school started with a single classroom consisting of 60 bright History The school started with a single classroom consisting of 60 bright History The school started with a single classroom consisting of 60 bright The RSHS Catalyst or abbreviated as TRC or simply called Catalyst is the official English Broadsheet of Regional Science High School for Region 1. Ang Tagatuklas ( The Explorer in English- is the official broadsheet of Regional Science High School for Region 1 published in Filipino History Timeline Campuses See also This is a list of Regional Science High Schools in the Philippines It is located in Rissing, Bangar, La Union.
Tertiary schools
Currently Bangar has no tertiary schools. There were plans of putting up a college in the future.
Trivia
- The Patron saint of Bangar is St. Christopher. Bangarenos celebrates the feast of their patron saint every July 25. Events 285 - Diocletian appoints Maximian as Caesar, co-ruler
- Town Fiesta of Bangar is celebrated every December 26 & 27.
- Abel-Panday festival was first celebrated during 2005 town fiesta of Bangar. However the festival wasn't followed due some circumstances.
- Bangar's main product is abel and panday.
Warren Gaerlan was the man of the town
External links
- Bangar La Union Community Site
- Pasyalan La Union
- Philippine Standard Geographic Code
- 2000 Philippine Census Information
- Bangar, La Union Yellow Pages and Online Directory
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