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'''Tarangnan''', officially the '''Municipality of Tarangnan''' ({{langx|war|Bungto han Tarangnan}}; {{langx|tl|Bayan ng Tarangnan}}), is a municipality in the province of Samar, Philippines. According to the 2024 census, it has a population of 26,013 people.{{PH wikidata|population_reference}}
Tarangnan is situated on the western coast of Samar Island, to the south-east of the ancient town of Bangahon (now Gandara) and to the north of Samar's capital Catbalogan. Tarangnan is found near the former ancient ''pueblo'' '''Tinago''', the first town to be Christianized and was made a center or ''cabecera''.<ref>Kobak, Cantius (2002). Historical Sketches of the Pueblos of Samar and Leyte: 1580-1900. Milwaukee, Wisconsin: Unpublished. p. 721 - 723.</ref>
Tarangnan has its own municipal hospital which was inaugurated in 1982, with a 10-bed capacity. It is augmented by Rural Health Unit extension workers. It has daycare centers which also cater the needs of pre-schoolers.
==History== During the earlier part of the 17th century, Tarangnan or Tinago was the first settlement of Jesuit missionaries on the island of Samar. Tinago was the first ''cabecera'' on Samar where the first Jesuits have arrived, that is October 15, 1596. When Tinago was devastated by the Moro attack in 1616, the Jesuits decided to transfer the ''cabecera'' to Catbalogan. Since that time Tinago had not came back to life as pueblo until 1725.<ref>ARSI, ''Catalogi'', Phil. 4. fol. 127, Central Archives of Rome</ref> The poblacion was established at Dapdap but for access and sanitation it was moved to tarangnan in 1883–1884.<ref>Cruikshank, Robert Bruce (1975). A History of Samar Island, 1768 - 1898. pp. 271.</ref>
The attempted transfer of the ''pueblo'' from Dapdap to Tarangnan in 1882 became highly celebrated case. It was a struggle or a fight between the parish priest of Dapdap, fr. Angel Pulido, OFM and the ''governadorcillo'' of '''Dapdap'''.<ref>Cruikshank: pp. 169 - 186</ref>
{{stack|float=right|left|thumb|Tarangnan Church}} The town of Dapdap was transferred in 1884 to a barrio called Tarangnan, from which it derived its name today. At first the church and ''convento'' were constructed of light materials which means bamboo and nipa. The new church was constructed in 1894 by P. Venancio Palencia, OFM and completed in 1897.<ref>Martin y Morales, ''Ensayo de una sintesis de los trabajos realizados por las corporaciones religiosas espanolas de Filipinas'' 1901 p. 493,</ref>
In the second half of the nineteenth century, the island of Samar experienced a commercial boom, especially in abaca, with imports and exports of abaca products. Moro raids in the island declined due to the presence of Spaniards. As the Spaniards settled in Samar, they saw the need of all-weather seaports and easy communications for their commercial activities and political administration. This development paved the way for the convergence of the inhabitants into the old town site of Tarangnan, where transport was relatively accessible. The settlement of Tarangnan was growing at a much faster pace than the pueblo of Dapdap.
Taking into consideration the island's commercial boom, with prospects of Tarangnan as a trading center and its religious vigilance over Dapdap, on June 21, 1881, Gov. Enrique Chacon wrote to his superiors. He recommended the transfer of the Poblacion from Dapdap to Tarangnan due to the former's poor accessibility, unavailability of land area for expansion, and its unsanitary environment.
On April 1, 1884, Tarangnan was declared as one of the municipalities of the Province of Samar by means of Royal Decree by the King of Spain, King Alfonso I.{{citation needed|date=May 2013}}
In 1957, the following sitios were declared barrios: Cabunga-an,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://lawph.com/statutes/ra1721.html|title=An Act to Convert the Sitio of Cabunga-an in the Municipality of Tarangnan, Province of Samar, into a Regular Barrio|publisher=LawPH.com|access-date=2011-04-12}}</ref> Tigdaranao,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://lawph.com/statutes/ra1910.html|title=An Act to Convert the Sitio of Tigdaranao in the Municipality of Tarangnan, Province of Samar, into a Regular Barrio|publisher=LawPH.com|access-date=2011-04-13}}</ref> and Binalayan.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://lawph.com/statutes/ra1911.html|title=An Act to Convert the Sitio of Binalayan in the Municipality of Tarangnan, Province of Samar, into a Regular Barrio|publisher=LawPH.com|access-date=2011-04-13}}</ref>
In 1979, by virtue of ''Batas Pambansa Blg. 16'', nine barangays were separated to create the municipality of Pagsanghan.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://lawphil.net/statutes/bataspam/bp1979/bp_16_1979.html |title=Batas Pambansa Blg. 16 |date=February 9, 1979 |website=The LawPhil Project |publisher=Arellano Law Foundation |access-date=March 22, 2023}}</ref>
==Geography== The municipality of Tarangnan is geographically situated in the west portion of the island of Samar, bounded on the north by the municipality of Pagsanghan, in the south by the capital city of Catbalogan and on the west by the Samar Sea or Maqueda Bay. The distance of the poblacion to Catbalogan is about {{convert|36|km}} and {{convert|60|km}} away from Calbayog. It can be reached via an {{convert|11|km}} road from the Maharlika Highway crossing Barangay Balugo by a provincial road.
=== Barangays === Tarangnan is politically subdivided into 41 barangays. Each barangay consists of puroks and some have sitios. {{Div col|colwidth=15em}} * Alcazar * Awang * Bahay * Balonga-as * Balugo * Bangon Gote * Baras * Binalayan * Bisitahan * Bonga * Cabunga-an * Cagtutulo * Cambatutay Nuevo * Cambatutay Viejo * Canunghan * Catan-agan * Dapdap * Gallego * Imelda Pob. (Posgo) * Lucerdoni (Irong-irong) * Lahong * Libucan Dacu * Libucan Gote * Majacob * Mancares * Marabut * Oeste - A * Oeste - B * Pajo * Palencia * Poblacion A * Poblacion B * Poblacion C * Poblacion D * Poblacion E * San Vicente * Santa Cruz * Sugod * Talinga * Tigdaranao * Tizon {{div col end}}
===Climate=== {{Weather box | location = Tarangnan, Samar | width = auto | metric first = Yes | single line = Yes | Jan high C = 28 | Jan low C = 21 | Feb high C = 29 | Feb low C = 21 | Mar high C = 29 | Mar low C = 21 | Apr high C = 31 | Apr low C = 22 | May high C = 31 | May low C = 24 | Jun high C = 30 | Jun low C = 24 | Jul high C = 29 | Jul low C = 24 | Aug high C = 29 | Aug low C = 25 | Sep high C = 29 | Sep low C = 24 | Oct high C = 29 | Oct low C = 24 | Nov high C = 29 | Nov low C = 23 | Dec high C = 28 | Dec low C = 22 | Jan precipitation mm = 72 | Feb precipitation mm = 52 | Mar precipitation mm = 65 | Apr precipitation mm = 62 | May precipitation mm = 87 | Jun precipitation mm = 129 | Jul precipitation mm = 153 | Aug precipitation mm = 124 | Sep precipitation mm = 147 | Oct precipitation mm = 157 | Nov precipitation mm = 139 | Dec precipitation mm = 117 | Jan rain days = 17.4 | Feb rain days = 13.4 | Mar rain days = 16.8 | Apr rain days = 18.0 | May rain days = 22.0 | Jun rain days = 25.3 | Jul rain days = 26.2 | Aug rain days = 24.2 | Sep rain days = 24.9 | Oct rain days = 26.0 | Nov rain days = 23.3 | Dec rain days = 20.8 | source 1 = Meteoblue<ref name="met_norms"> {{cite web | url = https://www.meteoblue.com/en/weather/historyclimate/climatemodelled/tarangnan_philippines_1682844 | title = Tarangnan: Average Temperatures and Rainfall | publisher = Meteoblue | access-date = 29 February 2020 }}</ref> | date = 29 February 2020 }}
==Demographics== {{Philippine Census | align= none | title= Population census of {{PH wikidata|name}} | 1903 = {{PH census population|1903}} | 1918 = {{PH census population|1918}} | 1939 = {{PH census population|1939}} | 1948 = {{PH census population|1948}} | 1960 = {{PH census population|1960}} | 1970 = {{PH census population|1970}} | 1975 = {{PH census population|1975}} | 1980 = {{PH census population|1980}} | 1990 = {{PH census population|1990}} | 1995 = {{PH census population|1995}} | 2000 = {{PH census population|2000}} | 2007 = {{PH census population|2007}} | 2010 = {{PH census population|2010}} | 2015 = {{PH census population|2015}} | 2020 = {{PH census population|2020}} | 2024 = {{PH census population|2024}} | 2030 = | footnote = Source: Philippine Statistics Authority {{PH census|2015}}{{PH census|2010}}{{PH census|2007}}{{LWUA population data}} }}
== Economy == {{PH poverty incidence}}
==Education== Some years back, Tarangnan was estimated to have a low literacy rate. But, with the opening of primary education in some barangays and expansion of secondary education (Tarangnan National High School) in Barangay Oeste, its literacy rose dramatically to 89.95%, as recorded in the NSO 1995 survey. *Tarangnan National High School *Oeste National High School *Tizon National High School *Majacob Integrated School
==Gallery== <gallery widths=200 heights=150> File:Entering_Town_Proper_of_Tarangnan.jpg|Entering Tarangnan Town Proper File:Going_to_pantalan (small pier).jpg|Going To Pantalan (Wharf) File:Tarangnan_Town_Hall.jpg|Town Hall File:Tarangnan_high_school.jpg|High School File:Tarangnan seaside, April 2007.jpg|Sea Side File:Panapukan_beach.jpg|Panapukan Beach (one of the beaches) </gallery>
==Notes== {{reflist}}
== External links == {{Commons category}} * [https://www.philatlas.com/visayas/r08/samar/tarangnan.html Tarangnan Profile at PhilAtlas.com] * [{{NSCB detail}} Philippine Standard Geographic Code] * [https://web.archive.org/web/20131004104825/http://census.gov.ph/ Philippine Census Information] * [http://www.blgs.gov.ph/lgpmsv2/cmshome/index.php?pageID=23&frmIdDcfCode=7&fLguType=CM&frmIdRegion=11&frmIdProvince=65&frmIdLgu=1308 Local Governance Performance Management System] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304060902/http://www.blgs.gov.ph/lgpmsv2/cmshome/index.php?pageID=23&frmIdDcfCode=7&fLguType=CM&frmIdRegion=11&frmIdProvince=65&frmIdLgu=1308 |date=2016-03-04 }}
{{Geographic location | Centre = Tarangnan | North = Gandara | Northeast = San Jorge | Southeast = Catbalogan | Southwest = Daram / ''Samar Sea'' | West = Santo Niño / ''Samar Sea'' | Northwest = Pagsanghan }} {{Samar}} {{Authority control}}
Category:Municipalities of Samar (province)