Why visit Mansalay
Townapedia lists 1 museum or landmark, 2 parks and trails, 7 places to eat, 2 places to stay and 4 attractions in and around town.
Weather in Mansalay
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About Mansalay
Mansalay, officially the Municipality of Mansalay (Tagalog: Bayan ng Mansalay), is a municipality in the province of Oriental Mindoro, Philippines. According to the 2024 census, it has a population of 60,597 people.
From the Wikipedia article Mansalay (this version), under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Things to do4
Museums and landmarks1
Parks, trails and playgrounds2
Restaurants and cafes7
History
Prior to the Spanish arrival, and eventual colonisation in the Philippines, Mansalay was inhabited by migrants from nearby islands in the Philippine archipelago such as Palawan and Panay.
During the Spanish colonisation of the Philippines, Mansalay was under the jurisdiction of the government of Mangarin, Mindoro. (present-day San Jose, Occidental Mindoro.)
In the year of 1901, during the Philippine-American War, Mansalay was occupied by American forces.
On 24 July 1929, Mansalay was made its own municipality by a bill authored by Mariano Leuterio, representative at the time for Mindoro. Teotimo P. Cusi became the first Municipal-President.
During the later-Interwar years, Mansalay attracted migrants from provinces in Central Luzon, Batangas, Romblon, and Capiz.
On 16 December 1944, Mansalay was liberated by American troops from the Japanese occupation forces in the Battle of Mindoro.
From the History section of Mansalay on Wikipedia, under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Where to stay2
Churches and places of worship7
Dagum Seventh-Day Adventist Church
Place of worship · 13.3 km
Sitio Dagum, Panaytayan, Mansalay, Oriental Mindoro
Pentecostal Missionary Church of Christ (4th Watch)
Church · Christian · 12.1 km
Shopping1
Gas and EV charging7
Schools, colleges and libraries69
Marcelo I. Cabrera Vocational High School
School · 9.6 km
Calapan South Road, Roxas
Healthcare2
Map of Mansalay
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Getting there and nearby towns
San Jose Airport (SJI) is the nearest airport with scheduled flights listed in OpenStreetMap, 46 km away.
- Balugo 7 km north, about 7 min by car
- Santa Maria 7 km north, about 7 min by car
- Santa Brigida 8 km northeast, about 8 min by car
- Manaul 8 km south, about 8 min by car
- San Aquilino 10 km northeast, about 10 min by car
- Roxas 11 km northeast, about 11 min by car
- San Jose 44 km southwest, about 44 min by car
- Pinamalayan 58 km north, about 58 min by car
- Victoria 75 km north, about 1 h 15 min by car
- Sablayan 81 km northwest, about 1 h 15 min 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
- Mansalay road and public market, Hariboneagle927, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Meteorological history of storm samuel, ICMETEO, CC0
- ISS026-E-14061 - View of Earth, Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit , Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center, Public domain
- ISS066-E-48125 - View of Earth, Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit , Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center, Public domain
- ISS029-E-33233 - View of Earth, Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit , Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center, Public domain
- ISS066-E-48126 - View of Earth, Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit , Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center, Public domain
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