Basay , officially the Municipality of Basay , is a 4th class municipality in the province of Negros Oriental , Philippines . According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 28,531 people.
7-491: Basay may refer to: Basay, Negros Oriental , Philippines Basay language , an extinct East Formosan language Basay people , an ethnic group in Taiwan Ivo Basay (born 1966), Chilean footballer See also [ edit ] Basai Basey Bazay Topics referred to by the same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with
14-510: Is a fishing village with fine swimming areas and game-fishing activities. Basay is approximately a two-hour-and-a-half drive from Dumaguete . Basay is located in the south of Negros Island on the coast of the Sulu Sea . Basay is politically subdivided into 10 barangays . Each barangay consists of puroks and some have sitios . Poverty incidence of Basay Source: Philippine Statistics Authority The public schools in
21-462: Is agricultural, with sugar cane, rice, corn and copra as major crops. Fringing its shoreline is the Mindanao Sea, considered the richest fishing waters in the country. Three major rivers running parallel from north to south traverse the town. Balatong Point, also known as Punta Tambongon, was the landing site of a submarine bearing the biggest shipment of WWII ammunition for Negros Oriental. The party
28-476: Is home to the highly significant Minagahat language , the indigenous language of Southern Negros as listed by the Komisyon ng Wikang Filipino . The language is vital to the culture and arts of the people. Basay is 122 kilometres (76 mi) from Dumaguete . The name stems from the abundance of natural springs in the area, which are locally called "busay." The name was later changed from "Busay" to "Basay" during
35-545: The Spanish era for unknown reasons. Basay was created under the Republic Act No. 5491, which was signed in 1968. Upon its separation from Bayawan in 1971, Basay became Oriental Negros’ westernmost town, with Negros Occidental at its rear. Diocesan chronicles reveal that it was already a far-flung outpost in the nineteenth century. It perked up in the 70s when CDCP and INKO arrived to mine its copper and iron magnetite. Basay
42-459: The title Basay . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Basay&oldid=541726786 " Category : Disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Basay, Negros Oriental The town
49-451: Was headed by Col Jesus Villamor, acting on the personal direction of Gen Douglas MacArthur who was then in Australia. The coves and shallow caves on the shoreline of Nagbo-alao are said to be enchanted. The Negros cave frog is endemic to Basay. Its Pagatban River is home to the alligator. Bal-os and Cabcaban springs are important sources of potable water as well as sunny picnic sites. Yardahan
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