Galimuyod
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| Municipality of Galimuyod | ||
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 Galimuyod
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| Coordinates: 17°11′N 120°28′E / 17.18°N 120.47°ECoordinates: 17°11′N 120°28′E / 17.18°N 120.47°E | ||
| Country |
 Philippines
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| Region | Ilocos Region (Region I) | |
| Province | Ilocos Sur | |
| District | 2nd District | |
| Barangays | 24 (see Barangays) | |
| Government | ||
| • Type | Sangguniang Bayan | |
| • Mayor | Jessie B. Balingsat | |
| • Electorate | 6,663 voters (2016) | |
| Area | ||
| • Total | 34.40 km2 (13.28 sq mi) | |
| Population (2015 census) | ||
| • Total | 10,748 | |
| • Density | 310/km2 (810/sq mi) | |
| Time zone | PST (UTC+8) | |
| ZIP code | 2709 | |
| PSGC | 012909000 | |
| IDD : area code | +63 (0)77 | |
| Climate type | tropical monsoon climate | |
| Income class | 4th municipal income class | |
| Website | www |
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Galimuyod, officially the Municipality of Galimuyod, is a 4th class municipality in the province of Ilocos Sur, Philippines. According to the 2015 census, it has a population of 10,748 people.
This town, formerly known as Cabisilan, was once the biggest barrio of Candon during the Spanish Regime. A land dispute between them and residents of neighboring Sapang, another barrio of Candon, resulted in a "gin-nuyod" (Ilocano for "tug-of-war") contest, a common game during those days, to settle it. The people of Cabisilan won over the people of Sapang, making Cabisilan the center of barrios near it. The old folks renamed the barrio Galimuyod, from the Ilocano words tali ("rope") and ginuyod ("pulled").
Galimuyod is politically subdivided into 24 barangays.
In the 2015 census, the population of Galimuyod was 10,748 people, with a density of 310 inhabitants per square kilometre or 800 inhabitants per square mile.
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