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Bien Unido, Bohol

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Country
  
Philippines

Founded
  
1981

Time zone
  
PST (UTC+8)

Local time
  
Wednesday 7:17 PM

District
  
2nd district of Bohol

Barangay
  
15 (see § Barangays)

Area
  
27.39 km²

Province
  
Bohol

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Region
  
Central Visayas (Region VII)

Weather
  
27°C, Wind NE at 14 km/h, 79% Humidity

Oslob cebu bien unido bohol trip february 2016


Bien Unido is a 4th municipal income class municipality in the province of Bohol, Philippines. According to the 2015 census, it has a population of 27,115. In the 2016 electoral roll, it had 15,858 registered voters.

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Map of Bien Unido, Bohol, Philippines

The name "Bien Unido" is a Spanish word translated to "well united" in English and is the youngest municipality in Bohol being founded in 1981 after it was carved out and separated from the municipalities of Trinidad and Talibon. Among the principal industries in Bien Unido are rice farming, seaweed farming, livestock farming, algaculture, fishing, and mat weaving. The town gained the nickname as the de facto Seaweeds Capital of the Visayas.

Bien Unido is 108 kilometres (67 mi) (2 hours or more) from Tagbilaran by road. Cebu City is approximately over 4 hours via the Cebu—Talibon or Cebu—Tubigon RORO, while it takes approximately 3 hours via the Cebu—Getafe ferryboat. Bien Unido can also be reached directly from Cebu City through Barangay Pasil Fish Port via ferryboat in more than 3 hours.

The "Bien Unido Double Barrier Reef Marine Park" is the first underwater pilgrimage in Asia, established in 2012. It is situated along the Danajon Bank.

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Barangays

Bien Unido comprises 15 barangays. Of these, only Bilangbilangan Diot and Hingotanan East are classified as rural and the rest are urban.

Demographics

In the 2016 electoral roll, it had 15,858 registered voters, meaning that 58% of the population are aged 18 and over.

The people in the municipality speak Cebuano and the Boholano dialect. Filipino and English are generally understood.

References

Bien Unido, Bohol Wikipedia


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