Mulanay is a first class sub-urban municipality in the province of Quezon, Philippines. According to the 2010 census, it has a population of 50,826 people.[3]
This place is situated on the Bondoc Peninsula; its geographical coordinates are 13° 31′ 20″ North, 122° 24′ 15″ East and its original name was Malunay. Mulanay is about 100 kilometres (62 mi) south-east from Lucena City.[4]
The town proper, with her plain landscape, is a coastal town facing the Tayabas Bay
Barangays[edit]
Mulanay is politically subdivided into 28 barangays.[2]
- Ajos
- Amuguis
- Anonang
- Bagong Silang
- Bagupaye
- Barangay Poblacion 1
- Barangay Poblacion 2
- Barangay Poblacion 3
- Barangay Poblacion 4
- Bolo
- Buenavista
- Burgos
- Butanyog
- Canuyep
- F. Nanadiego
- Ibabang Cambuga
- Ibabang Yuni
- Ilayang Cambuga (Mabini)
- Ilayang Yuni
- Latangan
- Magsaysay
- Matataja
- Pakiing
- Patabog
- Sagongon
- San Isidro
- San Pedro
- Santa Rosa
History[edit]
A 10th-century burial site was discovered in the Kamhantik forest which signified an early settlement around the mountain.[5][6]
Some legends, would relate Mulanay to have derived its name from the Tagalog word Malunay which means “Plenty of Lunay”.Lunay is the vernacular term for Pili wax which were abundant in the area.
In 1600, Franciscan missionaries evangelized the area for the Roman Catholic church. However, its civil foundation as a municipality effected only in 1745 thru the approval of the King of Spain as contained in his royal decree. This town at that time, encompasses the municipal territories of San Narciso, San Francisco, Catanauan and which if measured will be as big as the province of Bataan. The original town of Mulanay was composed of only six barangays.
The first town head of Mulanay during the Spanish regime was Alcalde Mayor Bustaquio Manlangit, while the first town mayor during the American occupation was Mayor Atanacio Ojeda. At present, Mulanay is composed of a total twenty eight barangays, four of which comprised the town proper.
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