Candoni, Philippines
Candoni is a town of 6,191 people in Western Visayas, Philippines, founded in 1958.
Why visit Candoni
Townapedia lists 1 museum or landmark and 3 attractions in and around town.
Highlights include Mount Malapantao and Panlubongan Mountain.
Weather in Candoni
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About Candoni
Candoni, officially the Municipality of Candoni (Hiligaynon: Banwa sang Candoni; Cebuano: Lungsod sa Candoni; Tagalog: Bayan ng Candoni), formerly known as Tabla Valley, is a municipality in the province of Negros Occidental, Philippines. According to the 2024 census, it has a population of 22,083 people.
From the Wikipedia article Candoni (this version), under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Things to do3
Museums and landmarks1
Churches and places of worship2
Calamunding Seventh-day Adventist Church
Church · Seventh Day Adventist · 6.2 km
Gas and EV charging1
History
Formerly a barrio of the Municipality of Cauayan, Candoni started as the center of the Tabla Valley Settlement founded in 1935 by Santiago H. Diego, a prominent man from the Municipality of Isabela. He led a group of settlers with a pioneering spirit and prompted by the desire to have a piece of land they could call their own. Pooling their resources and organizing themselves into a cooperative they called Tablenos, the settlers started clearing the valley starting from where the town is now located. Many residents died of malaria.
Their efforts were noticed by the Provincial Government who supported them, starting with Gov. Emilio Gaston to Gov. Valenciano Gatuslao, who along with then Speaker Gil Montilla, helped them appeal to President Manuel Roxas in Malacanang for tangible government aid, which came in the form of the road from Dancalan, Ilog to Candoni, following the trail blazed by the Tablenos.
Candoni was finally declared a municipality on August 22, 1958, through Executive Order No. 314 signed by President Carlos P. Garcia. It was inaugurated on August 12, 1961, with Benjamin R. Nava as its first acting mayor.
From the History section of Candoni on Wikipedia, under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Schools, colleges and libraries43
Caningay National High School – Banga Extension
School · 1.7 km
S.N. Pajarillo Street
Healthcare1
Map of Candoni
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Getting there and nearby towns
Dumaguete-Sibulan Airport (DGT) is the nearest airport with scheduled flights listed in OpenStreetMap, 93 km away.
- Cauayan 17 km north, about 17 min by car
- Sipalay 23 km west, about 23 min by car
- Kabankalan 30 km northeast, about 30 min by car
- Ilog 29 km northeast, about 29 min by car
- Himamaylan 43 km northeast, about 43 min by car
- Binalbagan 50 km northeast, about 50 min by car
- Bayawan 55 km southeast, about 55 min by car
- Hinigaran 57 km northeast, about 57 min by car
- Santa Catalina 61 km southeast, about 1 h by car
- Bais 62 km southeast, about 1 h by car
Drive times are estimates from straight-line distance, not routes.
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Sources and licences
- GeoNames (CC BY 4.0): population, coordinates, regions and time zone
- OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL 1.0): places, airports, map data
- Wikidata (CC0 1.0): elevation, founding date, time zone, website
- Wikimedia Commons (see each image): photos
- Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0): overview and history text
Photo credits
- Candoni Negros, Squeezyboy, CC BY 2.0
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