Why visit Manito
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About Manito
Manito, officially the Municipality of Manito (Central Bikol: Banwaan kan Manito; Tagalog: Bayan ng Manito), is a municipality in the province of Albay, Philippines. According to the 2024 census, it has a population of 26,425 people.
From the Wikipedia article Manito, Albay (this version), under CC BY-SA 4.0.
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History
The first settlers in the area came from Bacon, Cagraray Island or Casiguran which are geographically situated near Manito. In prehistoric time, the Bicolanos from the above-mentioned places had shown evidence of civilization. Recently artifacts unearthed from this place both by Filipino and foreign anthropologist show that Bicol is indeed inhabited first by Bicolanos, not traders from foreign lands.
The 1818 census showed 240 native families paying tribute and they were coexisting with 4 Spanish-Filipino families in the area.
In 1840, a few settlers the Visayas came and settled in the place near the coast of Manito, because of fear from Moro invaders. They officially established the place and named it Manito, because it was abounding in clinging vine called nito, which belongs to the rattan family and is used as raw material for making baskets. When nito vines are artistically made into baskets, the finished products are natural dark brown in color similar to the color of coffee. The prefix "Ma" means "plenty", then Manito means "plenty of nito".
From the History section of Manito, Albay on Wikipedia, under CC BY-SA 4.0.
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Map of Manito
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Getting there and nearby towns
Legazpi Airport (LGP) is the nearest airport with scheduled flights listed in OpenStreetMap, 15 km away.
- Legaspi 14 km west, about 14 min by car
- Sorsogon 21 km southeast, about 21 min by car
- Malilipot 26 km northwest, about 26 min by car
- Tabaco 30 km northwest, about 30 min by car
- Pilar 31 km southwest, about 31 min by car
- Gubat 36 km southeast, about 36 min by car
- Ligao 39 km west, about 39 min by car
- Tiwi 42 km northwest, about 42 min by car
- Oas 43 km west, about 43 min by car
- Polangui 46 km northwest, about 46 min by car
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