Vinzons officially the Municipality of Vinzons (), is a municipality in the province of Camarines Norte, Philippines. According to the , it has a population of people.
The Calaguas Islands is under the jurisdiction of Vinzons.
Etymology The first recorded name of Vinzons was Tacboan and was later changed to Indan at which time the Mayor was Pedro Barbin.World News , Vinzons, Camarines Norte, November 19, 2013 The town was then renamed "Vinzons" in honor of Wenceslao Q. Vinzons, then Governor of the province. He was the youngest delegate to the 1934 Philippine Constitutional Convention and a guerrilla leader martyred by the Japanese during World War II.
History
The town was established in 1581 by the Franciscan priests without a patron saint and without a church. In 1611, Fr. Juan de Losar, OFM built a church named after Saint Peter. Fr. Losar was the first Parish Priest of the church. In 1624, the whole town of Tacboan was relocated and it was called Indan where a new church was built with the same Patron Saint, St. Peter the Apostle. The 1818 census showed the area had 675 native families and 6 Spanish-Filipino families.
Geography
Barangays Vinzons is politically subdivided into 19 barangays. Each barangay consists of puroks and some have sitios.
Listed here with their current Barangay Captains.
Aguit-It - Roe Villanueva Banocboc - Welisa Salen (ABC President) Cagbalogo - Celso Mase Calangcawan Norte - Joseph Pajarillo Calangcawan Sur - Samuel Pajarillo Guinacutan - Elizalde Daniel Mangcayo - Roe Elep Mangcawayan - Gracia Austria Manlucugan - Ramon Avendaño Matango - Alvin Clacio Napilihan - Dolores Balane Pinagtigasan - Azucena Buen Barangay I (Poblacion)- Felix Rigodon Barangay II (Poblacion) - Abraham Lukban Barangay III (Poblacion) - Neil A. Obusan Sabang - Jeffrey Segundo Santo Domingo - Samson Balce Singi - Helen Almacin Sula - Rosemarie Abogado
Climate
Demographics
In the 2024 census, the population of Vinzons was 45,173 people, with a density of .
Religion
Roman Catholic Churches St. Peter the Apostle Church - Fire destroyed the St. Peter the Apostle Church on 26 December 2012 at around 1:30AM in the morning which started from the old convent. The 400-year-old church was one of the oldest churches in Bicol and erected during the Spanish Colony in 1600. St. Paul The Apostle Quasi Parish in Sabang Our Lady of Peace & Good Voyage Parish in Calaguas Our Lady of Fatima Shrine in Mangcauayan Santo Domingo in Santo Domingo St. Augustine in Matango
Economy
Government Municipal officials: Municipal Mayor: Agnes Ang Vice Mayor: Boyet Valeros Councilors: Hon. Ligaya H. Heraldo Hon. Justin "Bintao" Vinzons Hon. Jonna Valeros Hon. Niel Obusan Hon. Gilbert B. Adorino Hon. Nestor A. Pajarillo Hon. Manuel D. Obusan Hon. Jay Pimentel Ex Officio (Liga ng mga Barangay) : Hon. Welisa B. Salen Ex Officio (SK Federation) : Hon. Sarah Jade Icatlo
Education The Vinzons Schools District Office governs all educational institutions within the municipality. It oversees the management and operations of all private and public, from primary to secondary schools.
Primary and elementary schools
Aguit-it Elementary School Banocboc Elementary School Cagbalogo Elementary School Calangacawan Norte Elementary School Calangacawan Sur Elementary School Don Miguel Lukban Elementary School El Trino P. Zenarosa Elementary School Gregorio Jardin Elementary School Gorgonio Obusan Elementary School Guinacutan Elementary School Juanita Balon Elementary School M. Guinto Elementary School Magcawayan Island Elementary School Mangcayo Elementary School Matango Elementary School P. Barbin Elementary School Pinagtigasan Elementary School St. Peter Kiddie School Sto. Domingo Elementary School Sula Elementary School Vinzons Christian Academy Vinzons Pilot Elementary School
Secondary schools
D.Q. Liwag National High School E Quintela High School Matango National High School Sabang National High School Sarah Jane Ferrer High School Vinzons Pilot High School
Sectarian Seminary Adorno Fathers Seminary Private senior high school and higher educational institutions St. Francis Caracciolo Culinary Academy - Santo Domingo
Tourist destinations
See also List of renamed cities and municipalities in the Philippines LGU Vinzons website
References
External links
[ Philippine Standard Geographic Code] Philippine Census Information LGU Vinzons website