Casiguran, Sorsogon

**Casiguran** is a coastal municipality of Sorsogon province in the Bicol Region of the Philippines. The name is conjectured to derive from _Gugurang_, after the deity of the indigenous _Ibalon_ peoples of Bicol. The settlement was Christianized by Augustinian missionaries in the 1570s.

## History

In 1583, the Franciscan missionaries took over the evangelization work started by the Augustinians. Casiguran became Sorsogon's first missionary parish in 1600, when it was identified as a regional center.

The coastal town has a flat to gradually sloping terrain, with farming and fishing as the main sources of livelihood. The water supply system of Casiguran was constructed in 1932 thru a grant from the U.S government. Today, the _Casiguran Water District_ manages the municipality's fresh water supply and coastal cleaup.

In 1978, a heritage burial site was excavated in _Barangay Escuela_ of Casiguran that unearthed pre-colonial earthenware and muti-colored whole pieces of flat-round glass beads.

## Gugurang Festival

Before being colonized, the region had an ancient religious system of deities. Gugurang, the "god of Good" who dwells inside of Mount Mayon is the guardian and protector of the sacred fire — which _Asuang_, his brother, tries to steal. When displeased, Gugurang would cause Mayon Volcano to erupt, but the lava also made the surrounding lands fertile. At some point, the name Ibalong was also used by the Spanish to refer to the entire Bicol Peninsula and, to some extent the entire island of Luzon. Ancient Bikolanos performed a ritual called _Atang_ to appease the volcano god, that becomes a festival. Casiguran, Sorsogon holds the _Gugurang Festival_ annually in October to celebrate _Gugurang_, the ancient god of Bicol.

## Casiguran Fish Port

**Casiguran Port, Plaza Escudero** is Casiguran's fish port where small to medium-sized vessels dock from the waters of _Sorsogon Bay_ — for their fresh catch to be landed, processed, stored and distributed, serving the municipality's vital fishing industry and local economy. It is also known for the port's sunset view overlooking the bay area.

## Barangays

Casiguran is politically subdivided into 25 barangays. Each barangay consists of _purok_s (districts) and some have _sitio_s (sites, or locations).

<table border=0><tr>
<td valign=top>
- Adovis (Poblacion)
- Boton
- Burgos
- Casay
- Cawit (Poblacion)
- Central (Poblacion)
- Colambis
- Escuela
</td><td valign=top>
- Ponong
- Inlagadean
- Lungib
- Mabini
- Ponong
- Rizal
- San Antonio
- San Isidro
- San Juan
</td><td valign=top>
- San Pascual
- Santa Cruz
- Somal-ot (Poblacion)
- Gogon
- Tigbao
- Timbayog (Poblacion)
- Tiris
- Trece Martires
- Tulay (Poblacion)
</td></tr></table>

## Other websites

- _Sorsogon Attraction Map_
- _Gugurang Festival Video_
- _Local Government Unit_)
- _Satellite Map_

## Infobox (mapframe)

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## Infobox (settlement)

- **name**: Casiguran, Sorsogon
- **settlement type**: Municipality of Sorsogon, Sorsogon province
- **image skyline**: Casiguran_simbahan.jpg
- **image caption**: Parish Church of Casiguran, Sorsogon
- **flag size**: 120x80px
- **image seal**: Seal_of_Casiguran,_Sorsogon.png
- **seal size**: 190x140px
- **image map**: Ph_locator_sorsogon_casiguran.png
- **pushpin map**: Philippines
- **pushpin label position**: left
- **pushpin map caption**: Location within the
- **subdivision type**: Country
- **subdivision name**: Philippines
- **subdivision type1**: Region
- **subdivision name1**: Bicol Region
- **subdivision type2**: Province
- **subdivision name2**: Sorsogon
- **subdivision type3**: Municipality
- **subdivision name3**: 1st district
- **subdivision type4**: Barangays
- **subdivision name4**: #Barangays, 25
- **established title**: Casiguran
- **established date**: October 7, 1600
- **area total km2**: 87.13
- **elevation max m**: 162
- **elevation min m**: 0
- **timezone**: Philippine Standard Time
- **utc offset1**: +8
- **postal code**: 4702
- **area code type**: IDD : area code
- **area code**: +63 (0)56
- **website**: [https://cmci.dti.gov.ph/lgu-profile.php?lgu=Casiguran%20(SO) cmci.dti.gov.ph LGU=Casiguran]