The Guinayangan Republic

Guinayangan is a small coastal town in northern tip of a gulf situated in the southern part of Luzon Island, Philippines. Its population grew rapidly in the latter part of 20th century, but ironically this was also the time its land area shrunk by two third of its original size. Eaten by its former baranggays which turned into independent fully grown towns (Tagkawayan and Buenavista).

Farming and fishing are basic sources of income, retailing and government employment tie in third. Neither factories nor industrial manufacturing find a way here. Maybe because of its non strategic point in the eye of business people, only some of small food processing and backyard business exist here.

As luck must have it, even its small population, Guinayangan has two of the largest privately owned modern transportation provider in Southern Quezon. Possibly this is the fourth largest employer of this town. This time its location as one of the farthest town from the nation's capital helps this bus liners grew into a major transportation provider in this area. Helping this town financially from the tax and for its employees to have an income that can sustain and be at par with the minimum wage in a city.

People here are self-sufficient ( because of their isolation from the main national highway which helps other town grow their economy faster) they learn to live on their own way of life but have a little propensity to foreigners. Life is cozy and very relax. No rush hour in the morning or in the afternoon, it’s just like an archetypal Filipino town. Anything but industrialization, development also gets their way here. Cell phones, computers and all of inventions of 21st century are already crawling in on those who have or have the appetite of these modern gadgets for modern way of living. Even in farming communities up in the mountains have already embrace this new way of life.

Guinayangan is bounded on the east by Ragay Gulf, on the west by the municipality of Lopez, on the north by the municipality of Calauag and partly by a navigable river of Viñas and on the south by the municipality of Buenavista.
The municipality is generally hilly and mountainous and some barangays are located in the coastal areas.
It has a total area of 144.6 km2 (55.8 sq mi) with the density of population of 270.2/km2 (699.9/sq mi)
[270.2 Guinayanganin per 1 square kilometer]

Latitude: 13.9005556
13° 54' 2" N
13 degrees, 54 minutes, 2 seconds North
Longitude: 122.4519444
122° 27' 6" E
122 degrees, 27 minutes, 6 seconds East

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Guinayangan - Berlin*10,072 km
Guinayangan - London*10,913 km
Guinayangan - Los Angeles*11,703 km
Guinayangan - Moscow*8,460 km
Guinayangan - New York*13,789 km
Guinayangan - Paris*10,974 km
Guinayangan - Peking*2,863 km
Guinayangan - Rio De Janeiro*18,239 km
Guinayangan - Sydney*6,034 km
Guinayangan - Tokyo*2,874 km
Guinayangan - Prague*10,096 km

Guinayangan - NAIA*169 km
Guinayangan - Manila*177 km
Guinayangan - Quezon*173 km
Guinayangan - Davao City*834 km
Guinayangan - Cebu City*429 km
Guinayangan - Zamboanga City*779 km
Guinayangan - Antipolo...118 km
Guinayangan - Cagayan De Oro*648 km
Guinayangan - Las Pinas*170 km
Guinayangan - Taguig*164 km
Guinayangan - Zamboanga*779 km
Guinayangan - Boayan 918 km
Guinayangan - General Santos*916 km
Guinayangan - Bacolod City*364 km
Guinayangan - Mansilingan*368 km

Poblacion - Calimpac*1.1 km
Poblacion - Capuluan*9.9 km
Poblacion - Himbubulo Este*1.9km
Poblacion - Catimo*3.7km
Poblacion - Dungawan*4.0km
Poblacion - Dancalan*4.1 km
Poblacion - Kinatakutan*6.3km
Poblacion - Kandalapdap*6.3km
Poblacion - Hinabaan*7.0km
Poblacion - Manato*9.0km
Poblacion - Gapas*9.4km
Poblacion - Villa Hiwasayan*9.6km

*all distances 'as the bird flies' and approximate