Bindoy

Bindoy (formerly Payabon), officially the Municipality of Bindoy (Cebuano: Lungsod sa Bindoy; Tagalog: Bayan ng Bindoy), is a municipality in the province of Negros Oriental, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 40,308 people.^[5]

Bindoy Payabon
Municipality
Municipality of Bindoy
Flag
Map of Negros Oriental with Bindoy highlighted
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Bindoy Location within the Philippines
Coordinates: 9°46′N 123°08′E
Country	Philippines
Region	Negros Island Region
Province	Negros Oriental
District	1st district
Founded	June 17, 1949
Named after	Hermenegildo Villanueva
Barangays	22 (see Barangays)
Government  [1]
• Type	Sangguniang Bayan
• Mayor	Eniego C. Jabagat (NPC)
• Vice Mayor	Louie A. Rastica (PFP)
• Representative	Emmanuel L. Iway (PFP)
• Municipal Council	Members Rafael L. Amorganda Rebecca V. Dy Villiam V. Amaro Mel Bruce Y. Marquita Demetrio M. Duran Romeo C. Garsula Beverly I. Dy Renante C. Cadiente Joel Verenio ‡ Randolph Vince Y. Bomediano ◌ ‡ ex officio ABC president ◌ ex officio SK chairman
• Electorate	26,822 voters (2025)
Area [2]
• Total	173.70 km2 (67.07 sq mi)
Elevation	147 m (482 ft)
Highest elevation	842 m (2,762 ft)
Lowest elevation	0 m (0 ft)
Population  (2024 census)[3]
• Total	41,543
• Density	240/km2 (620/sq mi)
• Households	9,813
Economy
• Income class	3rd municipal income class
• Poverty incidence	38.75 % (2021)[4]
• Revenue	₱ 218.2 million (2022)
• Assets	₱ 611.8 million (2022)
• Expenditure	₱ 210.1 million (2022)
• Liabilities	₱ 175.4 million (2022)
Service provider
• Electricity	Negros Oriental 1 Electric Cooperative (NORECO 1)
Time zone	UTC+8 (PST)
ZIP code	6209
PSGC	074607000
IDD : area code	+63 (0)35
Native languages	Cebuano Tagalog

History

The current site of poblacion started as Barrio Payabon in Manjuyod. The municipality came to existence when Barrio Pabayon was joined with barrios of Malaga, Pangalaycayan, Cabugan, Piñahan, Batangan, Bulod, Atotes, Nalundan, Salong, Tubod, Canluto, Matobato, Tinaogan, Domolog, Tagaytay, and Danao and the sitios of Camodlas, Mansehe, and Cabcaban, to form the Municipality of Payabon when Executive Order No. 228 was signed on June 17, 1949 by then President Elpidio Quirino.^[6] On June 26, 1959, the municipality was renamed to its current name Bindoy,^[7] in honor of the late Hermenegildo “Bindoy” Teves Villanueva, who served as governor of Negros Oriental, assemblyman of the First District, Secretary of Labor, and Senator of the Republic.

Geography

Bindoy encompasses 173.7 square kilometers (67.07 square miles) of area. It is bounded with the municipalities of Ayungon in the north, Mabinay to the west, and Manjuyod to the south. It also shares a coastline with Tañon Strait. Bindoy is 70 kilometres (43 mi) from Dumaguete.

Bindoy's Bulod flatstones are weighty export items, their quarrying makes for an interesting sight. Bindoy's mangroves salute nature conservationists, as do dainty Mantahaw Falls and limpid Mantahaw Lake.

Barangays

Bindoy is politically subdivided into 22 barangays. Each barangay consists of puroks and some have sitios.

PSGC	Barangay	Population			±% p.a.
		2024[8]		2010[9]
074607001	Atotes	4.6%	1,905	2,285	▾	−1.27%
074607002	Batangan	2.2%	920	812	▴	0.88%
074607003	Bulod	4.7%	1,938	1,910	▴	0.10%
074607004	Cabcaban	7.4%	3,090	3,062	▴	0.06%
074607005	Cabugan	4.0%	1,642	1,514	▴	0.57%
074607006	Camudlas	2.2%	924	866	▴	0.46%
074607007	Canluto	3.5%	1,440	1,412	▴	0.14%
074607008	Danao	2.9%	1,215	1,079	▴	0.84%
074607009	Danawan	2.7%	1,133	1,211	▾	−0.47%
074607010	Domolog	4.6%	1,902	1,692	▴	0.82%
074607011	Malaga	4.5%	1,874	1,763	▴	0.43%
074607012	Manseje	2.4%	1,000	1,001	▾	−0.01%
074607013	Matobato	5.8%	2,392	2,158	▴	0.72%
074607014	Nagcasunog	1.4%	580	582	▾	−0.02%
074607015	Nalundan	17.2%	7,132	7,242	▾	−0.11%
074607016	Pangalaycayan	3.4%	1,395	1,198	▴	1.07%
074607017	Peñahan	1.8%	754	598	▴	1.64%
074607018	Poblacion (Payabon)	7.6%	3,160	3,113	▴	0.11%
074607019	Salong	1.7%	703	778	▾	−0.71%
074607020	Tagaytay	4.2%	1,727	1,662	▴	0.27%
074607021	Tinaogan	6.5%	2,686	2,713	▾	−0.07%
074607022	Tubod	1.9%	796	765	▴	0.28%
	Total		41,543	39,416	▴	0.37%

Climate

Climate data for Bindoy, Negros Oriental
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Year
Mean daily maximum °C (°F)	29 (84)	29 (84)	30 (86)	32 (90)	31 (88)	30 (86)	30 (86)	30 (86)	30 (86)	30 (86)	29 (84)	29 (84)	30 (86)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F)	23 (73)	23 (73)	23 (73)	24 (75)	25 (77)	25 (77)	24 (75)	24 (75)	24 (75)	24 (75)	24 (75)	23 (73)	24 (75)
Average precipitation mm (inches)	35 (1.4)	28 (1.1)	38 (1.5)	51 (2.0)	125 (4.9)	195 (7.7)	194 (7.6)	173 (6.8)	180 (7.1)	192 (7.6)	121 (4.8)	64 (2.5)	1,396 (55)
Average rainy days	9.2	8.2	9.9	11.3	22.5	27.3	28.0	27.2	27.1	26.9	19.7	12.7	230
Source: Meteoblue[10]

Demographics

Population census of Bindoy

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1960	13,348	—
1970	18,334	+3.22%
1975	21,121	+2.88%
1980	23,638	+2.28%
1990	29,347	+2.19%
1995	29,472	+0.08%
2000	34,773	+3.61%
2007	36,226	+0.57%
2010	39,416	+3.12%
2015	39,819	+0.19%
2020	40,308	+0.26%
2024	41,543	+0.73%
Source: Philippine Statistics Authority[11][12][9][13][14]

Economy

Poverty incidence of Bindoy

10 20 30 40 50 60 70 2000 66.73 2003 59.74 2006 56.70 2009 59.90 2012 55.77 2015 63.73 2018 37.80 2021 38.75 Source: Philippine Statistics Authority[15][16][17][18][19][20][21][22]

Bindoy is known as the hub of the Negros Oriental I Electric Cooperative, which energizes the northern towns. Its principal produce are copra, rice and corn, sugar cane, mangoes; and quantities of bamboo, pandan and romblon, tikog, buri, maguey and abaca to support cottage industries.

Festivities

The annual Libod-Sayaw sa Bindoy, with streetdancing based on folk dances, is a colorful highlight of the town fiesta.^[23]

Education

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

Elementary schools:

• Atotes Elementary School — Atotes
• Batangan Elementary School — Batangan
• Bindoy Central Elementary School — Poblacion
• Bulod Elementary School — Bulod
• Cabcaban Elementary School — Cabcaban
• Cabugan Elementary School — Cabugan
• Calatagan Elementary School — Sitio Calatagan, Nalundan
• Campulay Elementary School — Sitio Ogasim, Atotes
• Camudlas Elementary School — Camudlas
• Canluto Elementary School — Canluto
• Capipines Elementary School — Sitio Capipines, Nalundan
• Danao Elementary School — Danao
• Danawan Elementary School — Danawan
• Domolog Elementary School — Domolog
• Malaga Elementary School — Malaga
• Manseje Elementary School — Manseje
• Mantahaw Elementary School — Sitio Mantahaw, Nalundan
• Matobato Elementary School — Matobato
• Nagcasunog Elementary School — Nagcasunog
• Nalundan Elementary School — Nalundan
• Naula-an Elementary School — Sitio Naula-an, Danawan
• Pagsalayon Elementary School — Sitio Pagsalayon, Nalundan
• Pangalaycayan Elementary School — Pangalaycayan
• Peñahan Elementary School — Peñahan
• Salong Elementary School — Salong
• Tagaytay Elementary School — Tagaytay
• Talaptapan Elementary School — Sitio Talaptapan, Nalundan
• Tinaogan Elementary School — Tinaogan
• Tubod Elementary School — Tubod

High schools:

• Cabcaban Community High School — Cabcaban
• Demetrio L. Alviola National High School — Tinaogan
• Demetrio L. Alviola NHS - Malaga Extension — Malaga
• Demetrio L. Alviola NHS - Nalundan Extension — Sitio Lawi, Nalundan

Private schools:

• Bindoy UCCP Early Childhood Learning Center — Poblacion

Notable people

• Juanita Amatong (b. 1935) - former secretary of Department of Finance (2003 - 2005)

See also

• List of renamed cities and municipalities of the Philippines