Mansalay, Oriental Mindoro


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This town is notable for its indigenous Mangyan population. The municipal hall is located on the upper land of Mansalay Town proper, in front of a Medical Care Hospital. Nearby is the church and the only Catholic School, Mansalay Catholic High School. Santa Catalina is the town's patron saint.
The town also has a wide ammonite formation area discovered in the 1940s. Since then, thousands of ammonite fossils have been discovered. Due to the complexity and vastness of the collection found in the area, the town has been called the Ammonite Capital of the Philippines. Various local and international scientific institutions have conducted research on the ammonite formations of Mansalay. Scholars have argued that due to the natural significance of the area to Southeast Asian pre-history, the site has a big chance of being declared as a UNESCO World Heritage Site or a UNESCO Geopark Reserve. It is from Calapan.

Barangays

Mansalay is politically subdivided into 17 barangays. In 1957, the sitios of Santa Brigida, Santa Maria, Roma, Budburan, and Mahabangsapa were constituted into barrios.
BarangayPopulation
B. Del Mundo8,208
Balugo2,663
Bonbon1,955
Budburan1,370
Cabalwa1,192
Don Pedro3,077
Maliwanag1,731
Manaul3,321
Panaytayan10,592
Poblacion4,201
Roma1,993
Santa Brigida2,083
Santa Maria1,980
Villa Celestial1,649
Wasig2,323
Santa Teresita4,711
Waygan1,484
Total54,533

Climate

Demographics

Economy

Its people relies heavily on fishing and farming to survive and earn a living. Because of meager income opportunities, Mansalay has produced a large number of overseas Filipino workers who send remittance back.