Bien Unido
Bien Unido | |
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| Municipality of Bien Unido | |
Bien Unido Town Hall | |
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Flag Seal | |
Map of Bohol with Bien Unido highlighted | |
Interactive map of Bien Unido | |
Bien Unido Location within the Philippines | |
| Coordinates: 10°08′10″N 124°22′44″E / 10.136°N 124.379°E | |
| Country | Philippines |
| Region | Central Visayas |
| Province | Bohol |
| District | 2nd district |
| Founded | 1981 |
| Barangays | 15 (see Barangays) |
| Government | |
| • Type | Sangguniang Bayan |
| • Mayor | John Felix L. Garcia |
| • Vice Mayor | Leonardo B. Querubin Jr. |
| • Representative | Ma. Vanessa C. Aumentado |
| • Municipal Council | Members |
| • Electorate | 19,271 voters (2025) |
| Area | |
• Total | 27.39 km2 (10.58 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 2.0 m (6.6 ft) |
| Highest elevation | 37 m (121 ft) |
| Lowest elevation | 0 m (0 ft) |
| Population (2024 census) | |
• Total | 26,278 |
| • Density | 959.4/km2 (2,485/sq mi) |
| • Households | 6,100 |
| Economy | |
| • Income class | 4th municipal income class |
| • Poverty incidence | 38.73 |
| • Revenue | ₱ 142.4 million (2022) |
| • Assets | ₱ 223.1 million (2022) |
| • Expenditure | ₱ 121.8 million (2022) |
| • Liabilities | ₱ 44.34 million (2022) |
| Service provider | |
| • Electricity | Bohol 2 Electric Cooperative (BOHECO 2) |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (PST) |
| ZIP code | 6326 |
| PSGC | |
| IDD : area code | +63 (0)38 |
| Native languages | Boholano dialect Cebuano Tagalog |
| Website | https://bohol.gov.ph/bien-unido/ |
Bien Unido, officially the Municipality of Bien Unido (Cebuano: Munisipyo/Lungsod sa Bien Unido; Tagalog: Bayan ng Bien Unido), is a municipality in the province of Bohol, Philippines. According to the 2024 census, it has a population of 26,278 people.
Bien Unido is the youngest municipality in Bohol being founded in 1981 after it was carved out and separated from the municipalities of Trinidad and Talibon. Among the principal industries in Bien Unido are rice farming, seaweed farming, livestock raising, algaculture, fishing, and mat weaving. The town gained the nickname as the de facto Seaweeds Capital of the Visayas.
The "Bien Unido Double Barrier Reef Marine Park" is the first underwater pilgrimage in Asia, established in 2012. It is situated along the Danajon Bank.
The town of Bien Unido, Bohol celebrates its feast on December 28, to honor the town patron, the Holy Child.