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15-494: It has a total land area of 2,188.80 square kilometers, making it the largest municipality in the Philippines . The Apo Reef , North and South Pandan Islands, and a portion of Mounts Iglit–Baco National Park are part of its jurisdiction. Sablayan Penal Colony , the Philippines' largest penal facility with sprawling lot of 16,190 hectares (40,000 acres) is also located in this municipality. The town used to be called Dongon,

30-539: A municipality such as a city or town . The concept developed in Europe during the Middle Ages . Traditionally, the granting of a charter gave a settlement and its inhabitants the right to town privileges under the feudal system . Townspeople who lived in chartered towns were burghers , as opposed to serfs who lived in villages. Towns were often " free ", in the sense that they were directly protected by

45-529: A province . In Canada, charters are granted by provincial authorities . Since the beginning of American colonial rule, Philippines cities were formally established through laws enacted by the various national legislatures in the country. The Philippine Commission gave the city of Manila its charter in 1901, while the city of Baguio was established by the Philippine Assembly which was composed by elected members instead of appointed ones. During

60-639: A coastal village located currently at Barangay San Nicolas. The first accounts of the baptism of the locals under the Recollects were recorded in 1670. By 1749, Dongon became the biggest pueblo in the whole island of Mindoro in terms of population. In 1754, the Moro pirates started attacking the town, and almost every year thereafter, until in 1791 when the Moros effectively wiped out the whole population from more than 600 inhabitants to less than 98 people. In 1814,

75-726: Is a complete list of cities and municipalities in the Philippines . The Philippines is administratively divided into 82 provinces ( Filipino : lalawigan ). These, together with the National Capital Region , are further subdivided into cities (Filipino: lungsod ) and municipalities (Filipino: bayan ). Cities are classified under the Local Government Code of 1991 (Republic Act No. 7160) into three categories: highly urbanized cities, independent component cities, and component cities. Cities are governed by their own municipal charters in addition to

90-699: The Commonwealth era , the National Assembly established an additional ten cities. Since achieving independence from the United States in 1946 the Philippine Congress has established 149 more cities (as of September 2024 ), the majority of which required the holding of a plebiscite within the proposed city's jurisdiction to ratify the city's charter. In Sweden until 1951, cities were established by royal charter . In

105-527: The United Kingdom , cities are established by royal charter . In the United States , such charters are established either directly by a state legislature by means of local legislation , or indirectly under a general municipal corporation law, usually after the proposed charter has passed a referendum vote of the affected population. A municipal charter is the basic document that defines

120-493: The Local Government Code of 1991, which specifies their administrative structure and powers. They are given a bigger share of the Internal Revenue Allotment (IRA) compared to regular municipalities. As of June 30, 2024, there are 149 cities (33 highly urbanized, 5 independent component, 111 component) and 1,493 municipalities encompassing the country. There are a total of 1,642 cities and municipalities in

135-664: The P20 million award from the Department of Tourism 's Tourism Champions Challenge, for the development of "Pinagpalang Lagusan sa Bakawanan" (Mangrove Forest park ). The tourist attraction is a 12-hectare biodiversity with 925-meter mangrove nature conservation boardwalk. Held once a year the Dugoy Festival is a celebration of the Mangyan culture. List of Philippine cities and municipalities by area This

150-584: The Philippines. Cities with provinces in italics denote that the city is administered independently from such provinces to which they are traditionally grouped with. Metro Manila (NCR) is not a province but is included for comparative purposes. Under class,  Mun  indicates municipalities,  CC  indicates component cities,  ICC  independent component cities, and  HUC  highly urbanized cities. Cells with thick borders mark official ( de jure ) provincial capitals while cities/municipalities with asterisk(*) mark

165-462: The inhabitants of Dongon gradually transferred to the village of Sablayan, until Dongon ceased to become a village in 1829. In 1832, the missionary friar Simeon Mendoza de la V. de Ibernalo requested the Spanish government for the exemption of the town's inhabitants from paying taxes so that they could build a stone church, convent and fort at a hilly part of the village. The church that stands today at

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180-455: The king or emperor, and were not part of a feudal fief . Today, the process for granting is determined by the type of government of the state in question. In monarchies, charters are still often a royal charter given by the Crown or the authorities acting on behalf of the Crown. In federations, the granting of charters may be within the jurisdiction of the lower level of government, such as

195-429: The province's largest settlement, double asterisk(**) marks the country's largest city and a yellow cell marks the national capital. [REDACTED] Municipality [REDACTED] Component city [REDACTED] Independent component city [REDACTED] Highly urbanized city Municipal charter A city charter or town charter (generically, municipal charter ) is a legal document ( charter ) establishing

210-625: The south by the municipality of Calintaan ; and to the west by the Mindoro Strait. Sablayan is 87 kilometres (54 mi) from Mamburao . Sablayan is politically subdivided into 22 barangays . Each barangay consists of puroks and some have sitios . In 1957 the following barrios were renamed: Batasan to Claudio Salgado, Hinaya to Buhay na Bato (Batong Buhay) and Iriron to San Isidro. Poverty incidence of Sablayan Source: Philippine Statistics Authority On April 15, 2024, second placer, Sablayan's Mayor Walter B. Marquez received

225-527: The town may have been built from 1832 to 1835, and its advocacy was placed under San Sebastian. Sablayan is located in the central part of Occidental Mindoro . It is bounded to the north by the municipality of Santa Cruz and the municipalities of Baco , Naujan , Victoria and Socorro all in Oriental Mindoro province; to the east by the municipalities of Pinamalayan , Gloria , Bansud , Bongabong and Mansalay also in Oriental Mindoro ; to

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