Guinayangan

Guinayangan
Municipality
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{{#property:P242}} Map of Quezon showing the location of Guinayangan
Guinayangan Location within the Philippines
Coordinates:
Country	[[{{#property:P17}}]]
Region	CALABARZON (Region IV-A)
Province	[[{{#property:P131}}]]
District	4th district of Quezon
Founded	1769
Barangays	54
Government
• Mayor	Cezar Juarez Isaac III
Area
• Total	214.12 km2 (82.67 sq mi)
Population (2015)
• Total	45,155
• Density	210/km2 (550/sq mi)
Time zone	PST (UTC+8)
ZIP code	{{#property:P281}}
Dialing code	{{#property:P473}}
Income class	3rd class; partially urban
Website	{{#property:P856}}

Guinayangan is a third class municipality in the province of Quezon, Philippines. According to the 2015 census, it has a population of 45,155 people.

Guinayangan came from a native word for cane "gayang", they "copied"---ginaya and adopted the name to become "ginayangan" or what is now known as "Guinayangan". Its people pronounce it "Ginyangan" omitting the "a" sound.

The municipality is home to the Maulawin Spring Protected Landscape.

Barangays

Guinayangan is politically subdivided into 54 barangays.

• A. Mabini
• Aloneros
• Arbismen
• Bagong Silang
• Balinarin
• Bukal Maligaya
• Cabibihan
• Cabong Norte
• Cabong Sur
• Calimpak
• Capuluan Central
• Capuluan Tulon
• Dancalan Caimawan
• Dancalan Central
• Danlagan Batis
• Danlagan Cabayao
• Danlagan Central
• Danlagan Reserva
• Del Rosario
• Dungawan Central
• Dungawan Paalyunan
• Dungawan Pantay
• Ermita
• Gapas
• Himbubulo Este
• Himbubulo Weste
• Hinabaan
• Ligpit Bantayan
• Lubigan
• Magallanes
• Magsaysay
• Manggagawa
• Manggalang
• Manlayo
• Poblacion
• Salacan
• San Antonio
• San Isidro
• San Jose
• San Lorenzo
• San Luis I
• San Luis II
• San Miguel
• San Pedro I
• San Pedro II
• San Roque
• Santa Cruz
• Santa Maria
• Santa Teresita
• Sintones
• Sisi
• Tikay
• Triumpo
• Villa Hiwasayan

Demographics

Town Hall of Guinayangan

Population census of Guinayangan
Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1990	32,829	—
1995	36,775	+2.15%
2000	37,164	+0.23%
2007	39,074	+0.69%
2010	41,669	+2.37%
Source: Philippine Statistics Office

Fiesta

When the month of June comes, the people of Guinayangan, Quezon prepare for the annual celebration of Gayang Festival, wherein the coconut tree and the banana is the main attraction of the festivities. The festival is highlighted by a street dancing competition participated by the residents of different barangays, as well as by elementary and high school students.

In the later part of 2000, the very first Seafoods Festival was held in the town. However, it was replaced by Gayang Festival in the succeeding years to give importance to the town's history.

Schools

Prep / elementary schools:

• Aloneros ES
• Arbismen ES
• Bagong Silang ES
• Capuluan Tulon ES
• Dancalan Caimawan ES
• Dancalan Central ES
• Danlagan ES
• Don Guillermo Eleazar ES
• Dungawan Central ES
• Dungawan Paalyunan ES
• Gapas ES
• Gregorio M. Mendoza ES
• Guinayangan CS
• Guinayangan Elementary School
• Ligpit Bantayan ES
• Lubigan ES
• Mabini ES
• Nabangka ES
• Saint Aloysius Gonzaga Parochial School
• San Isidro ES
• San Luis I PS
• San Luis II ES
• San Roque PS
• Santa Cruz ES
• Santa Maria PS
• Sintones ES
• Sisi PS

High schools:

• Dungawan NHS
• Guinayangan Academy
• Guinayangan NHS
• Guinayangan NHS Extension - Sta. Cruz
• Lamon Bay SOF - Ext. (Aloneros, Guinayangan)
• Nabangka NHS
• Aloneros National High School
• Saint Aloysius Gonzaga Parochial HS

Colleges:

• Guinayangan Institute Of Technology (Permanently Closed)
• G-sisters Learning Institute of Technology (Temporarily Closed)
• Guinayangan College Foundation Inc. GCFI

External links

• Philippine Standard Geographic Code
• Philippine Census Information
• Local Governance Performance Management System