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Bien Unido, officially the Municipality of Bien Unido (Cebuano: Munisipyo sa Bien Unido; Tagalog: Bayan ng Bien Unido), is a 4th class municipality in the province of Bohol, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 26,666 people. [3]

Bien Unido
Municipality
Municipality of Bien Unido
Bien Unido Town Hall
Flag Seal
Map of Bohol with Bien Unido highlighted
OpenStreetMap
Bien Unido Location within the Philippines
Coordinates: 10°08′N 124°23′E
Country	Philippines
Region	Central Visayas
Province	Bohol
District	2nd district
Founded	1981
Barangays	15 (see Barangays)
Government  [1]
• Type	Sangguniang Bayan
• Mayor	Rene B. Borenaga
• Vice Mayor	Renato G. Hoylar
• Representative	Ma. Vanessa C. Aumentado
• Municipal Council	Members John Felix L. Garcia Leonardo B. Querubin Jr. Joselyn P. Villarias Procopio L. Macua Jr. Leonaria Avenido-Atillo Veer Angelo A. Autida Rosemarie A. Boniel Alex L. Mabalatan
• Electorate	18,170 voters (2019)
Area [2]
• Total	27.39 km2 (10.58 sq mi)
Elevation	2.0 m (6.6 ft)
Highest elevation	37 m (121 ft)
Lowest elevation	0 m (0 ft)
Population  (2020 census) [3]
• Total	26,666
• Density	970/km2 (2,500/sq mi)
• Households	5,604
Economy
• Income class	4th municipal income class
• Poverty incidence	32.00% (2018)[4]
• Revenue	₱100,084,817.00 (2020)
• Assets	₱194,091,223.56 (2020)
• Expenditure	₱129,379,180.69 (2020)
• Liabilities	₱38,803,621.34 (2020)
Service provider
• Electricity	Bohol 2 Electric Cooperative (BOHECO 2)
Time zone	UTC+8 (PST)
ZIP code	6326
PSGC	071248000
IDD : area code	+63 (0)38
Native languages	Boholano dialect Cebuano Tagalog
Website	www.bienunido.gov.ph

Bien Unido is the youngest municipality in Bohol being founded in 1981 after it was carved out and separated from the municipalities of Trinidad and Talibon.[5] Among the principal industries in Bien Unido are rice farming, seaweed farming, livestock raising, algaculture, fishing, and mat weaving. The town gained the nickname as the de facto Seaweeds Capital of the Visayas.[6]

The "Bien Unido Double Barrier Reef Marine Park" is the first underwater pilgrimage in Asia, established in 2012. It is situated along the Danajon Bank.[7]

The town of Bien Unido, Bohol celebrates its feast on December 28, to honor the town patron, the Holy Child.[8]

Accessibility

Bien Unido is 108 kilometres (67 mi) (2 hours or more) from Tagbilaran by road. Cebu City is approximately over 4 hours via the Cebu–Talibon and Cebu–Tubigon RORO routes, while it takes 3 hours via the Cebu–Tubigon ferry. Moreover, it takes approximately 2 or 3 hours to reach Bien Unido via the Cebu–Getafe ferry or motor boat. Bien Unido can also be reached directly from Cebu City through Pasil-Suba fish port via pump boat in more than 3 hours.

History

"Bien Unido" is a Spanish phrase translating to "well united" in English.

In 1935, two sitios in northern Trinidad were united into one barangay under an executive order and was given the name Bien Unido.

Barangay Bien Unido had aspired to become a separate municipality since 1965. On December 24, 1980, Batas Pambansa Blg. 93 was passed, providing for the creation of the municipality of Bien Unido comprising the barangay of Bien Unido and certain surrounding barangays in the municipalities of Talibon and Trinidad.[9] The creation of the municipality was approved by the majority of voters in a plebiscite on April 7, 1981.

On June 7, 2017, Gisela Bendong-Boniel, mayor of Bien Unido at that time, was kidnapped and killed, allegedly masterminded by her husband, Board Member Niño Rey Boniel, who was the former mayor of the town. Her body was dumped between the waters of Olango Island Group and Mactan. Her body has never been found.[10][11]

Geography

Barangays

Bien Unido comprises 15 barangays including the island barangays. Of these, only Bilangbilangan Diot and Hingotanan East are classified as rural and the rest are urban.

PSGC Barangay Population ±% p.a. 2020 [3] 2010 [12] 071248001 Bilangbilangan Dako 7.4% 1,960 1,920 ▴ 0.20%   071248002 Bilangbilangan Diot 3.1% 818 845 ▾ −0.31%   071248003 Hingotanan East 8.0% 2,143 2,283 ▾ −0.60%   071248004 Hingotanan West 7.4% 1,986 1,665 ▴ 1.70%   071248005 Liberty 3.7% 998 843 ▴ 1.63%   071248006 Malingin 6.3% 1,691 1,997 ▾ −1.58%   071248007 Mandawa 8.9% 2,385 2,328 ▴ 0.23%   071248008 Maomawan 6.3% 1,671 1,475 ▴ 1.20%   071248009 Nueva Esperanza 8.3% 2,205 2,527 ▾ −1.30%   071248010 Nueva Estrella 6.1% 1,638 1,576 ▴ 0.37%   071248011 Pinamgo 8.8% 2,344 2,177 ▴ 0.71%   071248012 Poblacion (Bien Unido Proper) 12.3% 3,273 3,082 ▴ 0.58%   071248013 Puerto San Pedro (Lawis) 4.3% 1,144 1,137 ▴ 0.06%   071248014 Sagasa 5.6% 1,483 1,308 ▴ 1.21%   071248015 Tuboran 4.0% 1,054 955 ▴ 0.95%   Total 26,666 25,796 ▴ 0.32%

Climate

Demographics

Population census of Bien Unido

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1990	19,047	—
1995	19,185	+0.14%
2000	22,176	+3.15%
2007	23,412	+0.75%
2010	25,796	+3.59%
2015	27,115	+0.95%
2020	26,666	−0.33%
Source: Philippine Statistics Authority [14] [12] [15][16]

The people in the municipality speak Cebuano and the Boholano dialect. Filipino and English are generally understood.

Economy

Fishes caught are brought and sold in Cebu while mats have markets in Mindanao, Leyte and Cebu.

Seaweed industry is recently the main livelihood in the municipality. The farmed seaweeds are used as essential ingredient for gel capsules, soap, toothpaste, slippers and other plastic wares.

Education

Health and social services

• Number of Municipal Health Center: 1
• Number of Barangay Health Stations: 7
• Number of Day Care Centers: 15

References

External links

• Philippine Standard Geographic Code
• Bien Unido Profile

На других языках

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[de] Bien Unido

Bien Unido ist eine an der nördlichen Küste der Provinz Bohol gelegene philippinische Stadtgemeinde mit 27.115 Einwohnern (Zensus 1. August 2015). Zum Gebiet der Gemeinde zählen auch die der Küste vorgelagerten Inseln Bilangbilangan, Hingotanan, Sagasa, Maomawan und Malingui, sowie der östliche Teil von Jao Island.

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