Calintaan, Occidental Mindoro
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 Map of Occidental Mindoro showing the location of Calintaan |
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| Coordinates: 12°34′32″N 120°56′34″E / 12.57556°N 120.94278°ECoordinates: 12°34′32″N 120°56′34″E / 12.57556°N 120.94278°E | ||
| Country | Philippines | |
| Region | MIMAROPA (Region IV-B) | |
| Province | Occidental Mindoro | |
| District | Lone District of Occidental Mindoro | |
| Barangays | 7 | |
| Government | ||
| • Mayor | Lily R. Estoya | |
| Area | ||
| • Total | 382.50 km2 (147.68 sq mi) | |
| Population (2015) | ||
| • Total | 29,826 | |
| • Density | 78/km2 (200/sq mi) | |
| Time zone | PST (UTC+8) | |
| ZIP code | 5102 | |
| IDD : area code | +63 (0)43 | |
| Income class | 3rd class municipality | |
Calintaan is a third class municipality in the province of Occidental Mindoro, Philippines. According to the 2015 census, it has a population of 29,826 people.Tagalog is the main language spoken in Calintaan, being spoken by approximately 62% of the household population, followed by Ilocano which is spoken by about 22%.
Calintaan has a total land area of 383 square kilometres (148 sq mi). It is covered in vast rice paddies and coryphas, which are used for making buri. The land area is around 82% mountainous with the rest of it being mostly coastal plains and hills.
Calintaan is politically subdivided into 7 barangays.
Ililin is the first village mentioned in the history of Calintaan; this village is now believed to be Barangay Iriron based on its location in the old maps. Records left by the Jesuits in 1666 mentioned that adults 20 to 24 years old were baptized in Ililin. The village is recorded as belonging to the Parish of Mangarin in 1733.
In the pre-dawn hours of October 23, 1739, 100 Moro pirates aboard five bancas laid siege to the village. Most of the residents escaped, but a few villagers and a visiting missionary were captured by the pirates and brought to Jolo. Word reached the Order of Augustinian Recollects in 1740 that the missionary, Fr. Leon de San Jose, has been killed.
In 1754, pirates again attacked Ililin, but the people beat the pirates into retreat. The pirates instead attacked Dongon, a neighboring village. Later records reveal that Ililin was eventually destroyed by the Moros. The residents migrated to plains and mountains further from the coast. In 1819, by which time Ililin was being called Iriron, a new parish was created with a population of 1,300 persons. Pirate attacks continued to plague the region, and residents continued to leave until, by 1829, the population had dwindled to 150. Only a few buildings were left, among them the church, a convent and the prison.
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