Mayantoc

Mayantoc, officially the Municipality of Mayantoc (Kapampangan: Balen ning Mayantoc; Pangasinan: Baley na Mayantoc; Ilocano: Ili ti Mayantoc; Tagalog: Bayan ng Mayantoc), is a 3rd class municipality in the province of Tarlac, Philippines. According to the 2015 census, it has a population of 32,232 people. [3]

Mayantoc
Municipality
Municipality of Mayantoc
Municipal Hall
Seal
Map of Tarlac with Mayantoc highlighted
OpenStreetMap
Mayantoc
Location within the Philippines
Coordinates: 15°37′N 120°23′E
Country Philippines
RegionCentral Luzon (Region III)
ProvinceTarlac
District1st District
Founded1917
Barangays24 (see Barangays)
Government
 [1]
 • TypeSangguniang Bayan
 • MayorJulie P. Icmat
 • Vice MayorAvelino E. Pobre
 • RepresentativeCarlos O. Cojuangco
 • Electorate20,311 voters (2019)
Area
 [2]
 • Total311.42 km2 (120.24 sq mi)
Elevation
58 m (190 ft)
Population
 (2015 census) [3]
 • Total32,232
 • Density100/km2 (270/sq mi)
 • Households
7,456
Economy
 • Income class3rd municipal income class
 • Poverty incidence18.25% (2015)[4]
 • Revenue₱116,249,049.26 (2016)
Time zoneUTC+8 (PST)
ZIP code
2304
PSGC
036908000
IDD : area code +63 (0)45
Climate typetropical monsoon climate
Native languagesPangasinan
Abellen
Tagalog
Kapampangan
Ilocano
Websitewww.mayantoc.gov.ph

It is nestled in the foothills of the Zambales Mountains where the Camiling River originates and provides many scenic picnic and swimming sites, making it known as the summer capital of the province. The most common road to Mayantoc starts at "Crossing Mayantoc", at the national highway to Camiling, Tarlac just after the then Tarlac College of Agriculture (now the Tarlac Agricultural University) campus.

History

The first settlers of Mayantoc before the coming of Christian migrants were the negritos of the Abiling tribe. As they arrived in great numbers, so the natives were soon forced to move deeper into the forest areas of the Zambales mountain range.

The Christian settlers, mostly came from the Ilocos region, notably the towns of Cabugao, Tagudin, Sarrat, Paoay, Sinait and Bacarra settled in villages in the southern portion of the thriving town of Camiling, acknowledged as the mother town of Mayantoc. These villages later formed the barangay of Mayantoc under the township of Camiling. The place was still a forested area where rattan was abundant, a palm known by visitor traders as "Yantoc", so that in time the barangay became known as Na Maraming Yantoc – the place of yantoc – later just Ma-Yantoc. As the barangay progressed and grew in the size and population, its inhabitants retained "Mayantoc" as its official name.

In an effort to convert the barangay of Mayantoc into a town, a petition signed by the inhabitants was sent to the proper authorities on 23 December 1916, with title deeds of several parcels of lands attached for the proposed school, market, plaza and town hall sites.

There were many others who helped in the birth of the new town, including Governor Gardner and Representative Luis Morales. Don Sergio Osmena, the speaker of House of Representative also helped in the granting of the people's petition. Then the American Governor General Francisco Burton Harrison promulgated Executive Order No. 96 declaring Mayantoc a separate town from Camiling and the new town was inaugurated in 17 January 1917. Don Manuel de Leon, then Governor of Tarlac province appointed Castillan Antonio Sanz, as the town first Municipal President. However Sanz was autocratic in Spanish customs and was in office for only six months, before a petition seeking his ousting, signed by several municipal councilors.

When the provincial board of Tarlac received the petition, Antonio Sanz was unseated, to be succeeded by the Vice President, Don Francisco Pascual Santos. That same year, an election was held in which Don Francisco P. Santos became the first elected Municipal President of Mayantoc.

The question of leadership having been popularly decided, the townspeople then took up the task of building the physical facilities of the community. The problem of a presentable Presidencia came up. But the municipal government was very poor. Bridges and roads were urgently needed. Canals along the roads of the town, especially around the plaza, needed digging. There were plenty of problems but few resources. The principal resource was the people themselves, imbued with pioneering spirit, cooperative and loyal to the leadership. The people donated whatever material they could afford, and freely gave their time and labor on the different projects of the new town.

Barangays

Mayantoc is administratively divided into 24 barangays:

NamePSGC code [2]pop. (2010) [5]
Ambalingit036908001636
Baybayaoas036908002419
Bigbiga0369080031,350
Binbinaca036908004563
Calabtangan036908005574
Caocaoayan036908006643
Carabaoan036908007820
Cubcub036908008486
Gayonggayong036908009414
GoSo0D036908010767
Labney036908011922
Mamonit0369080122,305
Maniniog036908013755
Mapandan0369080141,406
Nambalan0369080151,443
Pedro L. Quines0369080161,794
Pitombayog0369080172,089
Poblacion Norte0369080183,367
Poblacion Sur0369080193,077
Rotrottooc0369080201,172
San Bartolome0369080211,576
San Jose0369080221,547
Taldiapan036908023700
Tangcarang (Melecio Manganaan)0369080241,162

Climate
Climate data for Mayantoc, Tarlac
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Average high °C (°F) 30
(86)		 31
(88)		 33
(91)		 35
(95)		 33
(91)		 31
(88)		 30
(86)		 29
(84)		 29
(84)		 30
(86)		 31
(88)		 30
(86)		 31
(88)
Average low °C (°F) 19
(66)		 19
(66)		 20
(68)		 22
(72)		 24
(75)		 24
(75)		 24
(75)		 24
(75)		 23
(73)		 22
(72)		 21
(70)		 20
(68)		 22
(71)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 3
(0.1)		 2
(0.1)		 5
(0.2)		 10
(0.4)		 80
(3.1)		 107
(4.2)		 138
(5.4)		 147
(5.8)		 119
(4.7)		 70
(2.8)		 26
(1.0)		 8
(0.3)		 715
(28.1)
Average rainy days 2.0 1.7 2.7 4.6 16.1 20.8 24.0 23.0 21.4 15.5 8.0 3.2 143
Source: Meteoblue [6]

Demographics
Population census of Mayantoc
YearPop.±% p.a.
1918 5,480—    
1939 7,196+1.31%
1948 7,988+1.17%
1960 10,228+2.08%
1970 13,558+2.86%
1975 16,427+3.92%
1980 17,135+0.85%
1990 21,170+2.14%
1995 22,952+1.53%
2000 24,693+1.58%
2007 27,274+1.38%
2010 29,987+3.51%
2015 32,232+1.38%
Source: Philippine Statistics Authority [3] [5] [7][8]

In the 2015 census, the population of Mayantoc, Tarlac, was 32,232 people, [3] with a density of 100 inhabitants per square kilometre or 260 inhabitants per square mile.

Points of interest
  • Saint Joseph The Patriarch Parish Church of Mayantoc (F-1842): Feast day, March 19; Parish Priest: Father Hipolito Pardinian; Vicariate of St. Michael the Archangel, Vicar Forane: Father Fred Dizon under the Roman Catholic Diocese of Tarlac.
  • Twin Falls, Nambalan
  • Kitti Callao Waterfalls, Nambalan
  • Nambalan River
  • Garma's Farms, Gossood
  • Hidden Paradise, Mapandan
  • Welcome arch
  • Saint Joseph The Worker Parish Church of Mayantoc
  • Crusaders Church
  • Park arcade, entrance
  • Covered court
  • Public market

References
  1.  Municipality of Mayantoc | (DILG)
  2. "Province: Tarlac". PSGC Interactive. Quezon City, Philippines: Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved 12 November 2016.
  3. Census of Population (2015). "Region III (Central Luzon)". Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. PSA. Retrieved 20 June 2016.
  4. "PSA releases the 2015 Municipal and City Level Poverty Estimates". Quezon City, Philippines. Retrieved 1 January 2020.
  5. Census of Population and Housing (2010). "Region III (Central Luzon)". Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. NSO. Retrieved 29 June 2016.
  6. "Mayantoc: Average Temperatures and Rainfall". Meteoblue. Retrieved 5 May 2020.
  7. Censuses of Population (1903–2007). "Region III (Central Luzon)". Table 1. Population Enumerated in Various Censuses by Province/Highly Urbanized City: 1903 to 2007. NSO.
  8. "Province of Tarlac". Municipality Population Data. Local Water Utilities Administration Research Division. Retrieved 17 December 2016.
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