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Cauayan was the first town the Spanish missionaries established in the Diffun area (southern Isabela) and because the first missionaries of Cauayan came from Aragon, an autonomous community in Spain where Our Lady of the Pillar was specially revered, they dedicated Cauayan to La Virgen del Pilar.
Cauayan is 111 kilometres (69 mi) from the provincial capital of Bacolod and is known for its sandy beaches and pristine waters, limestone and dried fish products. With a population of 102,165 inhabitants, it is the most-populated out of the 19 municipalities in Negros Occidental.
10 mar 2023 · Gawagaway-yan Festival is a cultural festival and cityhood anniversary of the city of Cauayan, Isabela, Philippines every March 30. The city also celebrates the feast of its patroness, Our Lady of the Pillar, every October.
Cauayan, officially the City of Cauayan (Ibanag: Siyudad nat Cauayan; Gaddang: Siyudad na Cauayan; Ilocano: Siudad ti Cauayan; Filipino: Lungsod ng Cauayan), is a 2nd class component city in the province of Isabela, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 143,403 people. [4] Etymology.
Cauayan is a coastal municipality in the province of Negros Occidental, Western Visayas region (Region VI), Philippines. It has a population of 108,480 (2020 Census figures) distributed over 25 barangays.
HISTORY OF CAUAYAN. Long before the Spaniards came to Negros, this town was short of being a wilderness. It got its name from bamboo thickets abundant in the area.. Primitive people wore loincloth or “bahag” while hunting and fishing were their primary sources of livelihood.
22 kwi 2018 · January 25, Lubay-Lubay – Cauayan, Negros Occidental. Cauayan got its name from “kawayan”, which means “bamboo”. And like the resiliency of the bamboo, the locals celebrate this character through the Lubay-Lubay Festival, the word in itself is the swaying of the bamboo. Performers dance to the beat of bamboo sticks and poles.
