Sogod, Southern Leyte
Sogod is a municipality in the province of Southern Leyte, Philippines.
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| Country |  Philippines |
| Region | {{safesubst:#property:P131}} |
| District | 2nd District of Southern Leyte |
| Founded | September 6, 1571 (as a district of the Leyte encomienda); 1603 (as a Catholic mission station) |
| Established | May 18, 1700 (as a barangay) |
| Incorporated | June 10, 1853 (as a municipality) |
| Barangays | 45 (see Barangays) |
| Government | |
| • Vice Mayor | Jose Ramil G. Golo |
| • Congressman | (election pending) [1] |
| • Electorate | voters (?) |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (PST) |
| ZIP code | {{safesubst:#property:P281}} |
| PSGC | [https://psa.gov.ph/classification/psgc/?q=psgc/barangays/{{#pro000®code={{&provcode=
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| Income class | {{safesubst:#property:P1879}} |
| Revenue (₱) | ₱ |
| Native languages | {{safesubst:#property:P2936}} |
| Website | http://{{safesubst:#property:P856}} |
Sogod, Southern Leyte Media
The old ruins of the Baluarte used to safeguard the village of then Sugut from Moro pirates during the 1700s.
In this clipped 1899 map of Leyte surveyed by the Observatorio de Manila and later published by the United States Coast and Geodetic Survey, the town is located east of the Subangdaku river in what is now barangay Consolacion. These labels in geographic features are still in used as names of the present villages, rivers and mountains in the towns of Sogod, Bontoc and Libagon.
The annual Sogod Founding Day Celebration Agro-Fair held every June 10, display and sell some of the town’s agricultural produce.
Rice paddies in barangay Salvacion with the Abuyog-Liloan Cordillera in the background. Wide plains characterize much of the south-eastern terrain of the town.
The view of Subangdaku River, as seen from the Subangdaku I Bridge in barangay Suba.
Mounds of gravel deposits are dumped beside the banks of Subangdaku River for the strengthening of the river control in barangay San Miguel. Farmers along the river banks complained on the soil erosion caused by the rechannelization project.
A map showing the Subangdaku River, as part of a position paper presented at the Ateneo de Naga University, dated March 21, 2002.
A portion of the national highway in barangay San Miguel taken during the 2002 overflowing of the river.
An aerial view of Sogod Bay from Milagroso hill. Every Lenten season, Catholics flock at the summit of the hill for the reenactment of the passion and death of Christ. The trail, leading to the summit of the hill, which starts from the national high school in barangay San Roque, is complete with life-size statues depicting the stations of the cross.
Gaisano Capital Sogod is the largest department store in the province.
References
- ↑ Commission on Elections (25 July 2019). "COMELEC Resolution No. 10552 - IN THE MATTER OF: (1) SETTING THE DATE OF THE FIRST REGULAR ELECTIONS FOR MEMBER, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES FOR THE FIRST AND SECOND LEGISLATIVE DISTRICTS OF SOUTHERN LEYTE, AND THE FIRST AND THIRD (LONE) LEGISLATIVE DISTRICTS OF SOUTH COTABATO; AND (2) PRESCRIBING THE CALENDAR OF ACTIVITIES AND PERIODS OF CERTAIN PROHIBITED ACTS IN CONNECTION WITH THE SAID ELECTIONS" (PDF). Retrieved 1 August 2019.
- ↑
- ↑ "Province:". PSGC Interactive. Quezon City, Philippines: Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved 12 November 2016.
