Claveria, Masbate

Claveria
Municipality
Map of Masbate with Claveria highlighted
Claveria Location within the Philippines
Coordinates: 12°54′N 123°15′E / 12.900°N 123.250°E / 12.900; 123.250Coordinates: 12°54′N 123°15′E / 12.900°N 123.250°E / 12.900; 123.250
Country	Philippines
Region	Bicol (Region V)
Province	Masbate
District	1st district
Founded	September 5, 1959
Barangays	22
Government[1]
• Mayor	Henedina V. Andueza
Area[2]
• Total	182.98 km2 (70.65 sq mi)
Population (2010)[3]
• Total	41,572
• Density	230/km2 (590/sq mi)
Time zone	PST (UTC+8)
Zip Code	5419
Dialing code	56

Claveria is a third class municipality in the province of Masbate, Philippines. It is located on the southern portion Burias Island, southeast of the nation's capital of Manila. According to the 2010 census, it has a population of 41,572 people.^[3]

Etymology

The municipality was named after the Spanish governor-general Narciso Clavería y Zaldúa, who in 1844 anchored at Punduhan Paloha, the present site of Recodo (Poblacion District II), while in pursuit of Moro pirates, and named the place after himself.

Barangays

Claveria is politically subdivided into 22 barangays.^[2]

History

Bicolanos from Albay, Sorsogon and nearby provinces and Tagalogs from the Bondoc Peninsula are considered as the first settlers of Burias Island. Their original settlement, called Matandang Nayon ("Old Village"), was founded near the bank of the Siargao River.

In the 19th century, when the Spaniards were fighting the Moros in many parts of Mindanao, Burias Island became a refuge for retreating Moros due to its relatively isolated location and deep safe harbors. After Governor General Claveria's visit, it became the first sitio called “Visita”, a spanished term for visit.

In 1898 during the Philippine Revolution, Barrio Visita became a town and officially adopted the name Claveria, with Arcadio Sabaulan as Presidente Municipal. The first Justice of the Peace was Estanislao Abetria and the first priest was Padre Rebeya.

Three years later, in 1901, a cholera epidemic severely affected the municipality, resulting in a large population decrease. Consequently, the municipality was reverted to a barrio by virtue of a Municipal Council resolution, with Marcelo del Rosario as appointed Cabesa de Barangay.

In the middle of the 20th century, residents of Claveria began the initiative to reestablish Claveria into a municipality, especially spearheaded by Eleuterio C. Ombao, then head teacher of Claveria Elementary School. Despite strong opposition from the Municipality Council of San Pascual, Bill RA 2187 creating Claveria into a municipality was approved in the House of Representatives on May 7, 1959. September 5, 1959, was inauguration day, and Councilor Alfredo Alim was appointed Municipal mayor, also winning this position during the first local election in November of that year.

Demographics

References

External links

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

	San Pascual		Ligao, Albay Burias Pass / Pio Duran, Albay
	Sibuyan Sea
		Claveria
		Sibuyan Sea Aroroy	Sibuyan Sea Monreal

Province of Masbate
Masbate City (capital)
Municipalities	Aroroy Baleno Balud Batuan Cataingan Cawayan Claveria Dimasalang Esperanza Mandaon Milagros Mobo Monreal Palanas Pio V. Corpuz Placer San Fernando San Jacinto San Pascual Uson
Component city	Masbate City