Garcia-Hernandez

The town of Garcia-Hernandez is located along the southern coast of Bohol halfway between the municipalities of Jagna and Valencia. It was formerly a part of Jagna, the western boundary of which used to be Punta Gorda or Balitbiton on the eastern side of Valencia. Because of the distance and the difficulty of transportation at that time, the people of barrio Saub and Sinugbuan found it hard to transact business in the Poblacion of Jagna. For this reason, They petitioned for an independent status for then the prosperous Sinugbuan, now Lungsodaan, as the site of their Poblacion. So, on March 11, 1958, this municipality was organized through the efforts of two priests from the towns of Guindulman and Loay. Out of gratitude to these two priests, the town was named after them, Garcia and Hernandez. The territory of the new town extended from the barrio of Ulbujan to Punta Gonda. The town was made an independent parish by the Bishop of Cebu. In 1879, it had a population of 6,847.

Fiesta

Garcia Hernandez celebrate its town fiesta on the 24th of June in honor of Saint John the Baptist.

Garcia Hernandez Police Station: +63 38 532 5146

Hospital

Bohol St. John Community Hospital has 12 beds capacity. Dr. Domiciano F. Nazareno - CEO and Dr. Amelia M. Nazareno - Medical Director

Bohol St. John Community Hospital Address: National Highway, Canaya-on, 6307 Garcia Hernandez, Bohol, Philippines

Garcia-Hernandez at a glance
Population (2015):	24194
Population (2010):	23038
Population (2000):	21428
Number of households (2000):	3989
Land area:	11684 ha
Number of barangays:	30
Distance from Tagbilaran:	53 km

Barangay	Population (2000)	Households (2000)	Population (2010)	Population (2015)
Abijilan	1276	236	1479	1411
Antipolo	545	99	627	613
Basiao	438	93	514	532
Cagwang	376	52	340	351
Calma	747	127	752	759
Cambuyo	556	102	614	638
Canayaon East	841	159	931	925
Canayaon West	1034	195	945	965
Candanas	800	165	771	765
Candulao	403	68	422	459
Catmon	267	46	220	277
Cayam	1050	175	1194	1410
Cupa	221	50	212	218
Datag	1132	185	1184	1268
Estaca	161	32	194	203
Libertad	346	66	421	436
Lungsodaan East	1146	194	1098	1114
Lungsodaan West	703	129	997	1105
Malinao	862	145	1046	1338
Manaba	1546	293	1679	1723
Pasong	848	182	918	1101
Poblacion East	1323	235	1328	1370
Poblacion West	1055	189	961	906
Sacaon	548	112	614	629
Sampong	193	34	241	243
Tabuan	1208	265	1277	1318
Togbongon	360	65	367	324
Ulbujan East	553	121	673	690
Ulbujan West	656	128	745	831
Victoria	234	47	274	272

(Based on figures from the census of 2000, 2010, and 2015 from PSA)

Source: www.bohol.ph