Tiwi, Albay
Etymology
Friars called the place Tigbi, which evolved into Tivi and, then, finally to its present name Tiwi.
History
Tiwi began as a barrio of Malinao before it was formally organized as a politically independent pueblo in 1696. As a pueblo, it was governed by a gobernadorcillo. As a Catholic parish, it was administered by a secular priest under the then Diocese of Nueva Caceres, now an archdiocese. In its primeval stages, it had some 1,105 houses, a parish church, a community-funded primary school, and a cemetery outside the town proper. The villagers ordinarily engaged in fishing, planting rice, corn, sugarcane, indigo, fruit-bearing trees, and vegetables. Aside from agriculture, they also busied themselves weaving cotton and abaca clothes, and in pottery.
In Kagnipa, known today as Barangay Baybay, stands the dilapidated Sinimbahan. It is the remnant of the first concrete house of worship built by the Franciscans led by the pastor of Malinao, Fray Pedro de Brosas, remains to be the deaf witness of both the villagers' ready acceptance of the Christian faith and their suffering of persecution at the hands of the Moslems; Christian missionaries called them Moros. The parola by the shore of Sitio Nipa of the same barangay testifies to the people's paralyzing fear of the Moros' capricious forays. The market site of the pueblo before these raids was located in the present location of Baybay Elementary School. In order to sidetrack surprise attacks, at least temporarily, the market site was transferred to southernmost part of now Barangay Baybay; henceforth, it was called Binanwaan. The transfer, however, was useless. Finally, to have enough time to escape and keep themselves safer from their enemies' easy attacks, the inhabitants moved the market site and their settlement to the present poblacion now named as Barangay Tigbi. Before the Moro's assaults, Barangay Baybay was then the center of trade and commerce because of its easy accessibility to marine transportation of goods. The goods came from the islands of what are now known as Catanduanes, San Miguel, Rapu-Rapu, and Batan, not to mention those from adjoining pueblos in the mainland of Ibalon, now the province of Albay, and the Camarines.
In the extant records of the municipality, the first chief executive of the municipal government was Don Lorenzo Mancilla installed in 1776.
Geography
Tiwi is located at 13°27′31″N 123°40′50″E / 13.4585°N 123.6805°E.
According to the Philippine Statistics Authority, the municipality has a land area of 105.76 square kilometres (40.83 sq mi) constituting 4.11% of the 2,575.77-square-kilometre- (994.51 sq mi) total area of Albay. Tiwi is 38 kilometres (24 mi) from Legazpi City and 565 kilometres (351 mi) from Manila.
Climate
Climate data for Tiwi, Albay | |||||||||||||
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Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 27 (81) |
27 (81) |
28 (82) |
30 (86) |
31 (88) |
30 (86) |
29 (84) |
29 (84) |
29 (84) |
29 (84) |
28 (82) |
27 (81) |
29 (84) |
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 22 (72) |
22 (72) |
23 (73) |
24 (75) |
25 (77) |
25 (77) |
25 (77) |
25 (77) |
25 (77) |
24 (75) |
24 (75) |
23 (73) |
24 (75) |
Average precipitation mm (inches) | 138 (5.4) |
83 (3.3) |
74 (2.9) |
50 (2.0) |
108 (4.3) |
165 (6.5) |
202 (8.0) |
165 (6.5) |
190 (7.5) |
186 (7.3) |
188 (7.4) |
183 (7.2) |
1,732 (68.3) |
Average rainy days | 16.8 | 11.9 | 13.5 | 13.8 | 20.5 | 25.2 | 27.4 | 26.2 | 26.1 | 24.7 | 20.7 | 18.5 | 245.3 |
Source: Meteoblue |
Barangays
Tiwi is politically subdivided into 25 barangays. Each barangay consists of puroks and some have sitios.
PSGC | Barangay | Population | ±% p.a. | |||
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2020 | 2010 | |||||
050518001 | Bagumbayan | 4.1% | 2,315 | 2,148 | 0.75% | |
050518002 | Bariis | 1.9% | 1,092 | 921 | 1.72% | |
050518003 | Baybay | 4.0% | 2,265 | 2,207 | 0.26% | |
050518004 | Belen (Malabog) | 2.5% | 1,406 | 1,273 | 1.00% | |
050518005 | Biyong | 3.0% | 1,680 | 1,543 | 0.85% | |
050518006 | Bolo | 2.1% | 1,205 | 1,173 | 0.27% | |
050518007 | Cale | 9.8% | 5,557 | 5,245 | 0.58% | |
050518008 | Cararayan | 3.6% | 2,012 | 2,011 | 0.00% | |
050518009 | Coro-coro | 3.1% | 1,747 | 1,587 | 0.96% | |
050518010 | Dap-dap | 1.6% | 891 | 765 | 1.54% | |
050518011 | Gajo | 2.7% | 1,536 | 1,489 | 0.31% | |
050518012 | Joroan | 4.9% | 2,741 | 2,667 | 0.27% | |
050518013 | Libjo | 5.2% | 2,936 | 2,624 | 1.13% | |
050518014 | Libtong | 4.1% | 2,304 | 2,253 | 0.22% | |
050518017 | Matalibong | 2.5% | 1,397 | 1,290 | 0.80% | |
050518018 | Maynonong | 1.5% | 824 | 674 | 2.03% | |
050518019 | Mayong | 2.9% | 1,632 | 1,660 | −0.17% | |
050518020 | Misibis | 3.9% | 2,192 | 2,064 | 0.60% | |
050518021 | Naga | 8.2% | 4,629 | 4,614 | 0.03% | |
050518023 | Nagas | 5.7% | 3,206 | 2,925 | 0.92% | |
050518024 | Oyama | 2.3% | 1,289 | 1,208 | 0.65% | |
050518025 | Putsan | 2.2% | 1,234 | 1,186 | 0.40% | |
050518026 | San Bernardo | 3.1% | 1,759 | 1,530 | 1.40% | |
050518027 | Sogod | 3.7% | 2,103 | 1,993 | 0.54% | |
050518028 | Tigbi (Poblacion) | 5.6% | 3,168 | 3,113 | 0.18% | |
Total | 56,444 | 50,163 | 1.19% |
Lourdes is another Barangay in the Municipality of Tiwi, Albay.
Demographics
Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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1903 | 9,593 | — |
1918 | 10,557 | +0.64% |
1939 | 12,539 | +0.82% |
1948 | 14,350 | +1.51% |
1960 | 17,691 | +1.76% |
1970 | 22,037 | +2.22% |
1975 | 24,350 | +2.02% |
1980 | 28,726 | +3.36% |
1990 | 34,658 | +1.90% |
1995 | 39,733 | +2.59% |
2000 | 44,261 | +2.34% |
2007 | 49,185 | +1.47% |
2010 | 50,163 | +0.72% |
2015 | 53,120 | +1.10% |
2020 | 56,444 | +1.20% |
Source: Philippine Statistics Authority |
In the 2020 census, Tiwi had a population of 56,444. The population density was 530 inhabitants per square kilometre (1,400/sq mi).
Religion
Roman Catholicism remained the dominant religion since its propagation in the town 1696.
Language
Generally the town speaks Central Bikol as their first language while others speak Buhinon in the areas near Buhi, Camarines Sur. Other Bikol languages are spoken by significant minorities that are from other areas of the Bicol Region.
The majority of the inhabitants also understand Tagalog (Filipino) and English as second languages.
Economy
Poverty incidence of Tiwi
10
20
30
40
2006
38.10 2009
37.85 2012
27.41 2015
27.87 2018
23.58 2021
24.70 Source: Philippine Statistics Authority |
Tourism
- Parish Church of Our Lady of Salvation, Barangay Joroan
- Parish Church of St. Lawrence, Deacon & Martyr, Barangay Tigbi
- Tiwi Hot Springs Resorts/Mendoza & Mirasol Resorts - Barangay Naga
- Corangon Shoal, Barangay Baybay
- PhilCeramics, Barangay Putsan
- Naglagbong Park and Science Centrum Museum, Barangay Naga
- Rangasa Spring Resort
- Sinimbahan Ruins, Barangay Baybay
- Japanese Garden, Barangay Tigbi
- Bugsukan Falls, Barangay Misibis
- Baybay-Bolo Beach
- Sogod Beach
- Maslog Waterfalls, Barangay Misibis
- Tiwi Geothermal Power Plant
- DJC Halo-Halo
- Capantagan Waterfalls, Barangay Cale
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Tiwi Geothermal Plant
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Joroan Beach