Palanas, Masbate

Palanas is a 4th class municipality in the province of Masbate, Philippines. According to the 2000 census, it has a population of 24,666 people in 5,141 households.

Barangays

Palanas is politically subdivided into 24 barangays.

* Antipolo * Banco * Biga-a * Bontod * Buenasuerte * Intusan * Jose A. Abenir Sr. (Libtong) * Maanahao * Mabini * Malibas * Maravilla * Matugnao

* Miabas * Nabangig * Nipa * Parina * Piña * Poblacion * Salvacion * San Antonio * San Carlos * San Isidro * Santa Cruz * Malatawan

Palanas is a bi-dialect town, cebuano in the remote barangays and masbateño along provincial road. Several nice beach resorts are found and a town-famous Bodong falls rear Brgy. Nabangig. Poblacion is quite; almost exclusive residential area with few variety (sari-sari) stores in every streets.

The town is slowly recognized for its unique "pasayaw sa leon" or lion dance. It is completely different from chinese dragon dance as it has a hero, a giant couple and a lion. The script, less has changed since, is a battle ofwhich is won by the hero thus saving the land from terror.

Another festival unique is the "pasayaw sa puso" wherein steamed rice wrapped in a diamond-shaped young coconut leaves are hanged in leafless bamboo stems and town-paraded.

External links

* [http://www.nscb.gov.ph/activestats/psgc/default.asp Philippine Standard Geographic Code]
* [http://www.t-macs.com/kiso/local/ 2000 Philippine Census Information]