Jordan, Guimaras
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[[Image:Ph_locator_guimaras_jordan.png|right|Map of Guimaras showing the location of Jordan]]
'''Jordan''' is a 4th class [[Philippine municipality|municipality]] in the [[Philippine province|province]] of [[Guimaras province|Guimaras]], [[Philippines]]. It is the capital municipality of Guimaras, and it considered to be the gateway to the province.
Jordan is bounded by the three municipalities of the province, [[Buenavista, Guimaras|Buenavista]] to the north and the newly created municipality of [[San Lorenzo, Guimaras|San Lorenzo]] to the east and [[Sibunag, Guimaras|Sibunag]] to the south. Before founding of the five towns, the whole island of Guimaras was called "Himal-us".
According to the [[2000]] census, it has a population of 28,745 people in 5,397 households.
==Barangays==
Jordan is politically subdivided into 14 [[barangay]]s.
* Alaguisoc
* Balcon Maravilla
* Balcon Melliza
* Bugnay
* Buluangan
* Espinosa
* Hoskyn
* Lawi
* Morobuan
* Poblacion
* Rizal
* San Miguel
* Sinapsapan
* Santa Teresa
==History==
The name ''Jordan'' was chosen by the residents in honor of [[John the Baptist|St. John the Baptist]], their [[patron saint]]. According to local folklore, he saved the inhabitants from slaughter during the Moro raid in the Spanish era.
[[Nueva Valencia, Guimaras|Nueva Valencia]] was established as a separate municipality in [[1941]]. It was only in July [[1995]] when [[San Lorenzo, Guimaras|San Lorenzo]] and [[Sibunag, Guimaras|Sibunag]] were created, leaving Jordan with only 14 barangays. Before these two towns was created, Jordan was composed of 33 barangays.
==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]
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