Manjuyod

Manjuyod (Lungsod sa Manjuyod; Bayan ng Manjuyod), officially the Municipality of Manjuyod, is a 2nd class municipality in the province of Negros Oriental, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 44,799 people.

Manjuyod is 58 km from Dumaguete.

History
In 1850, Father Antonio Moreno, an Augustinian Recollect, spearheaded the construction of the municipality's town hall. He also laid out the layouts for the plaza and municipal streets. Moreno later opened more roads to the north, paving the way for the establishment of the sitios Payabon and Ayungon. Its position as a municipality was reaffirmed under Executive Order No. 37 in 1908.

As Manjuyod grew, several of its sitios seceded to form their own municipalities. In 1872, some sitios in the south separated to form the town of Bais, which later became a city. In 1949, sitio Payabon seceded to form Bindoy. In 1966, four sitios were transferred to the then-newly created municipality of Mabinay as part of its expansion. Sitio Kauswagan, however, did not secede, making it an exclave of Manjuyod that is not directly connected with any of the municipality's barangays.

Geography
Manjuyod is situated in the central part of Negros Oriental. It is bound by the municipality of Bindoy in the north, Mabinay to the west, and the city of Bais in the south. It shares a coastline with Tañon Strait to the east.

Barangays
Manjuyod is politically subdivided into 27 barangays. Each barangay consists of puroks and some have sitios.

Kauswagan is an exclave of the municipality; from the east, it is surrounded by the municipality of Mabinay and the city of Kabankalan in the province of Negros Occidental to the west.

Tourism
Tourist attractions in Manjuyod include the Himampangon Cave, a natural rock formation; and the Candabong forest, there are many species living in Candabong forest which is protected by the government. In recent years, the white sand bar, a narrow seven-kilometer strip of white beach sand, has been gaining attention from local and foreign tourists. It is often dubbed as the "Maldives of the Philippines."

Festival
Saint Francis of Assisi is the patron saint of Manjuyod, and his feast day is celebrated annually October 4 with the town fiesta. The fiesta is an official non-working holiday for the town.

Education
The public schools in the town of Manjuyod are administered by two school districts under the Schools Division of Negros Oriental.

Elementary schools:


 * Bagtic Elementary School — Panciao
 * Bala-as Elementary School — Balaas
 * Bolisong Elementary School — Bolisong
 * Butong Elementary School — Butong
 * Campuyo Elementary School — Campuyo
 * Candabong Elementary School — Candabong
 * Concepcion Elementary School — Concepcion
 * Dungoan Elementary School — Dungo-an
 * Kayotesan Elementary School — Kauswagan
 * Lamogong Elementary School — Lamogong
 * Libjo Elementary School — Libjo
 * Locay Elementary School — Sitio Locay, Bagtic
 * Managba Elementary School — Sitio Managba, Panciao
 * Mandalupang Elementary School — Mandalupang
 * Manjuyod Central Elementary School — Zulueta Street, Poblacion
 * Matambok Elementary School — Sitio Matambok, Mandalupang
 * Palay Elementary School — Sitio Palay, Candabong
 * Sacsac Elementary School — Sac-sac
 * Sagrada Elementary School — Alangilanan
 * Salvacion Elementary School — Salvacion
 * Sampiniton Elementary School — Sitio Sampiniton, Bantolinao
 * San Isidro Elementary School — San Isidro
 * San Jose Elementary School — San Jose
 * Sotero A. Singco Memorial Elementary School — Maaslum
 * Tanglad Elementary School — Tanglad
 * Tubod Elementary School — Tubod
 * Tupas Elementary School — Malvar Street, Tupas

High schools:
 * Kauswagan High School — Kauswagan
 * Manjuyod National High School — Paterno Street, Sundo-an
 * Manjuyod Science High School — Paterno Street, Sundo-an
 * Panciao High School — Panciao
 * Sampiniton Provincial Community High School — Sitio Sampiniton, Bantolinao