Guinayangan

Guinayangan, officially the Municipality of Guinayangan, is a 3rd class municipality in the province of Quezon, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 44,045 people.
The name of Guinayangan comes from "gayang", a native word for cane. Its people pronounce it "Ginyangan" omitting the "a" sound.
The municipality is home to the Maulawin Spring Protected Landscape and the critically endangered Inagta Lopez, a dialect of the critically endangered Inagta Alabat language, which has at most 30 speakers left in the world.
History
Guinayangan gained its territory with the transfer of the barrio Aloneros from Tagkawayan by virtue of Executive Order No. 78, signed by President Manuel Roxas on August 12, 1947. The annexation became effective on January 1, 1948.
Geography
Barangays
Guinayangan is politically subdivided into 54 barangays. Each barangay consists of puroks and some have sitios.
Climate
Demographics
Economy
Culture
Festivals
When the month of June comes, the people of Guinayangan, Quezon prepare for the annual celebration of Gayang Festival, wherein the coconut tree and the banana is the main attraction of the festivities. The festival is highlighted by a street dancing competition participated by the residents of different barangays, as well as by elementary and high school students.
In the later part of 2000, the very first Seafoods Festival was held in the town. However, it was replaced by Gayang Festival in the succeeding years to give importance to the town's history.
Tourism
Maulawin Spring Protected Landscape
Hinabaan Falls
YumiYami Farm and Resort
Salacan Resort
Guinayangan Mangrove Boardwalk
L.A.C Resort & Leisure Farm
La Playa Merced
Villa Leonora Beach Resort
White House
Guinayangan Highlands/Magsaysay Hills
Palad Island
Tabayigan Falls
Tabayigan Natural Rock Formation
Lumot Falls
Malapinggan Falls
Busay, Barangay Himbubulo Weste
Dungawan Falls
Mangalang Falls
Dumagundong Falls
Banot Falls
Malituko Caves
Libis Falls
Busay, Balinarin
Hillside Resort Balinarin
D' Pasigan
Paresan sa Niyugan
Education
Elementary schools
Guinayangan Elementary School
St. Aloysius Gonzaga Parochial School
Don Guillermo Elementary School
Gregorio M. Mendoza Elementary School
Sisi Primary School
Gapas Elementary School
Aloneros Elementary School
Danlagan Elementary School
Sta. Cruz Elementary School
San Roque Elementary School
Dancalan Central Elementary School
Dancalan Caimawan Elementary School
Lubigan Elementary School
Arbismen Elementary School
Sintones Elementary School
Capuluan Tulon Elementary School
Nabangka Elementary School
San Isidro Elementary School
Ligpit Bantayan Elementary School
A. Mabini Elementary School
Sta. Maria Primary School
Bagong Silang Elementary School
San Luis I Primary School
San Luis II Elementary School
Dungawan Central Elementary School
Dungawan Paalyunan Elementary School
Secondary schools
Dungawan National High School
Guinayangan Academy
Guinayangan National High School
Sta Cruz National High School
Lamon Bay SOF - Ext. (Aloneros, Guinayangan)
Nabangka National High School
Aloneros National High School
Saint Aloysius Gonzaga Parochial High School
Tertiary schools
Guinayangan Institute Of Technology (Permanently Closed)
G-sisters Learning Institute of Technology (Permanently Closed)
Guinayangan College Foundation Inc. GCFI
References
External links
Guinayangan Profile at PhilAtlas.com
[ Philippine Standard Geographic Code]
Philippine Census Information
Local Governance Performance Management System
Municipalities of Quezon
Populated places established in 1769