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About Jimalalud, Negros Oriental
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| Map of Negros Oriental showing the location of Jimalalud |
Jimalalud (ZIP Code: 6212), known as Little Big Town, is a 4th class, partially urban municipality in the 1st
district of Negros Oriental,
Philippines. To its north is La Libertad, Tayasan to the south, Negros Occidental to its west and Tanon Strait to its east. Jimalalud has a land area of 139,500,00 square meters (139.50 square kilometers) stretching from the Tañon Strait to the mountainous boundary of Banalbagan, Negros Occidental.
It has a population of 29,044 people according to the 2010 census, grows to 33,018 as of 2011 in 5,804 households of the 28 barangays.
It has a population of 29,044 people according to the 2010 census, grows to 33,018 as of 2011 in 5,804 households of the 28 barangays.
Jimalalud was founded in 1797 as part of Tayasan and in 1910, became a separate municipality.
The 2011 Internal Revenue Allotment Share for the municipality is Php 52,187,176.00 giving a total of Php 54,919,537.66 LGU Income including the Php
2,703,887.64 Local Sourced Revenues and the Php 28,474.02 other revenues. In 2012, the IRA share of Jimalalud is Php 50,612,546.00.
Barangay (Population as of May 2012, NSCB)
Jimalalud is politically subdivided into 28 barangays.
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Brief History of Jimalalud, Negros Oriental
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| Bust of Ninoy Aquino in Jimalalud Municipal Hall ground. |
Boundless sugar cane fields, typical of the northern landscape, green Jimalalud most months of the year. It has reported rich deposits of coal, copper, iron and related compounds of magnetite, pyrites and marcasite, but the lodes remain untouched. A Spanish soldier was said to have asked a native the name of the place, indicating the area. The native thought he was referring to a tree, and so informed the soldier that the tree was called a “hambabalud.”
In the late 1800s the Recollects built here a convent of hardwoods, an imposing structure that was reputed to be the biggest convent in the Province for over a quarter of a century. The Revolution against Spain compelled the friars to leave and the convent fell into disrepair. Jimalalud was made a town independent of Tayasan in 1910. In 1944 WWII guerillas burned down the entire town, leaving Jimalalud without a historical landmark standing. Barrio Bankal was the seat of the 7th District Government during World War II.
The pageantry of its revived Sinulog keeps Jimalalud’s religious and cultural heritage alive in a colorful way. Fiesta time and other special occasions usually bring on the town’s stallions for the exciting, if brutal, spectacle of the Paaway sa Kabayo.Most times, Jimalalud is serene and green, and the plaza is the picturesque public space for imbibing the town’s pastoral ambience.
