Duero, Bohol

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Duero, officially the Municipality of Duero, is a 4th class municipality in the province of Bohol, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 18,861 people. Duero is 77 km from Tagbilaran. Duero celebrates its fiesta on December 8, to honor the town patron Immaculate Conception.

History

The town may have been named after the Douro (Duero) river in the Iberian Peninsula. Roman Catholicism was introduced to the town in 1860 by a Spanish priest. Duero was established as a municipality two years later, in 1862, and a convent was constructed in 1868.

Geography

Barangays

Duero politically subdivided into 21 barangays. Each barangay consists of puroks and some have sitios.

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