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Atimonan, officially the Municipality of Atimonan (Tagalog: Bayan ng Atimonan), is a municipality in the province of Quezon, Philippines. According to the 2024 census, it has a population of 65,552 people.
There are three plausible origins of the name of the municipality:
Atimonan was founded by Simeona Mangaba on February 4, 1608, along the banks of the big Maling River, now known as Atimonan River.
Living along the riverbank, the people have always been prey to Moro attacks and so for fear of Moro reprisals, the inhabitants decided to transfer to Palsabangon, now a barrio of Pagbilao, Quezon. However, the people felt discontented in Palsabangon because the place abounds in wild crocodiles that from time to time disturbed them. So, in 1610, after two years of stay, they left the place and transferred to Babyaw, a part of Atimonan. They settled in Babyaw for almost 14 years but transferred again to another site called Minanukan for some unknown reasons.
In 1635, they again transferred to another place called Bisita, but some families separated from the majority and settled in Yawe, now San Isidro in what is now Padre Burgos. The next year, when Simeona Mangaba learned of what happened to the original group of settlers, she, together with Fray Geronimo de Jesus, a Spanish friar, tried to unite them once more and convinced them to return to the place where it was first founded. The place is known now as Bagumbayan was during the time of Captain Pablo Garcia.
On January 1, 1917, barrio Laguimanoc was separated from Atimonan to become an independent municipality that is now known as Padre Burgos. On December 23, 1941, the occupying Japanese Imperial Army entered the towns through landing beaches in Atimonan.
Atimonan lies on the eastern shore of the province, 42 kilometers (26 mi) from Lucena and 172 kilometers (107 mi) southeast of Manila. Atimonan is bounded by the municipalities of Gumaca, Plaridel, Pagbilao and Padre Burgos.
Atimonan is politically subdivided into 42 barangays, as indicated below. Each barangay consists of puroks and some have sitios.
Atimonan
Atimonan, officially the Municipality of Atimonan (Tagalog: Bayan ng Atimonan), is a municipality in the province of Quezon, Philippines. According to the 2024 census, it has a population of 65,552 people.
There are three plausible origins of the name of the municipality:
Atimonan was founded by Simeona Mangaba on February 4, 1608, along the banks of the big Maling River, now known as Atimonan River.
Living along the riverbank, the people have always been prey to Moro attacks and so for fear of Moro reprisals, the inhabitants decided to transfer to Palsabangon, now a barrio of Pagbilao, Quezon. However, the people felt discontented in Palsabangon because the place abounds in wild crocodiles that from time to time disturbed them. So, in 1610, after two years of stay, they left the place and transferred to Babyaw, a part of Atimonan. They settled in Babyaw for almost 14 years but transferred again to another site called Minanukan for some unknown reasons.
In 1635, they again transferred to another place called Bisita, but some families separated from the majority and settled in Yawe, now San Isidro in what is now Padre Burgos. The next year, when Simeona Mangaba learned of what happened to the original group of settlers, she, together with Fray Geronimo de Jesus, a Spanish friar, tried to unite them once more and convinced them to return to the place where it was first founded. The place is known now as Bagumbayan was during the time of Captain Pablo Garcia.
On January 1, 1917, barrio Laguimanoc was separated from Atimonan to become an independent municipality that is now known as Padre Burgos. On December 23, 1941, the occupying Japanese Imperial Army entered the towns through landing beaches in Atimonan.
Atimonan lies on the eastern shore of the province, 42 kilometers (26 mi) from Lucena and 172 kilometers (107 mi) southeast of Manila. Atimonan is bounded by the municipalities of Gumaca, Plaridel, Pagbilao and Padre Burgos.
Atimonan is politically subdivided into 42 barangays, as indicated below. Each barangay consists of puroks and some have sitios.
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