Vinzons officially the Municipality of Vinzons ( Tagalog : Bayan ng Vinzons ), is a 3rd class municipality in the province of Camarines Norte , Philippines . According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 43,485 people.
8-456: The Calaguas Islands is under the jurisdiction of Vinzons. The first recorded name of Vinzons was Tacboan and was later changed to Indan at which time the Mayor was Pedro Barbin. The town was then renamed "Vinzons" in honor of Wenceslao Q. Vinzons , then Governor of the province. He was the youngest delegate to the 1934 Philippine Constitutional Convention and a guerrilla leader martyred by
16-469: Is a group of islands located in the Philippine province of Camarines Norte . It includes the major islands of Tinaga Island and Guintinua Island , the minor Maculabo Island , as well as several other minor. The group of islands is around 200 km away from the capital city of Manila and can be accessed through the ports at Paracale and Daet , Camarines Norte . Most of the islands are under
24-627: Is the current Municipal Mayor of town (2016–present) and wife of late ex-Mayor Jose "Buding" Tacalan Segundo . Vinzons is politically subdivided into 19 barangays . Each barangay consists of puroks and some have sitios . Listed here with their current Barangay Captains. In the 2020 census, the population of Vinzons, Camarines Norte, was 49,042 people, with a density of 350 inhabitants per square kilometre or 910 inhabitants per square mile. Poverty incidence of Vinzons Source: Philippine Statistics Authority Municipal officials: Calaguas Calaguas , also known as Calaguas Islands ,
32-559: The Apostle. Vinzons has contributed priests and nuns to the Catholic Church more than any other town in the province. The town has also had more provincial elective officials than in any other town in the province. There was a time when all three candidates for governor hailed from Vinzons as when Dominador Asis, Fernando V. Pajarillo, and Wenceslao G. Vinzons, Jr. ran for governor in the elections of 1964. Before that, majority of
40-526: The Japanese during World War II. The town was established in 1581 by the Franciscan priests without a patron saint and without a church. In 1611, Fr. Juan de Losar, OFM built a church named after Saint Peter . Fr. Losar was the first Parish Priest of the church. In 1624, the whole town of Tacboan was relocated and it was called Indan where a new church was built with the same Patron Saint, St. Peter
48-510: The administrative jurisdiction of Vinzons , while the minor island of Maculabo is under the jurisdiction of the municipality of Paracale . Recently, the island of Tinaga, where the well-known long beach called Mahabang Buhangin is located, is experiencing an influx of tourists despite the absence of accommodation. Campers and backpackers visit Mahabang Buhangin to experience its powdery white sands. The recent popularity of Calaguas Island has brought many tourists and travelers, especially during
56-424: The provincial governors came from Vinzons: Carlos Balce (1928-1931) Wenceslao Q. Vinzons (1937-1940), Carlos Ascutia (1944-1946), Regino Z. Guinto (1946-1947), Cayetano Vinzons (1958), Dominador Asis (1959-1963), Wenceslao G. Vinzons, Jr. (1964-1968), Fernando V. Pajarillo (who died while in office). The first Municipal Mayor , Jose "Buding" Tacalan Segundo , has accomplished to finish the three (3) terms . He
64-400: Was the only Municipal Mayor in this town who is from a rural barangay, which is Barangay Sabang. Another Prominent Mayor who served for two terms is Cesar Asis Cereno, who pushed for massive agricultural development in the countryside, particularly seaweeds production, which improved the living conditions of constituents in most fishing villages and island barangays. Mayor Eleanor Ferrer Segundo
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