Bongabon

', officially the ', is a of the Philippines in the province of,. According to the, it has a population of people.It has an area of, and is the leading producer of onion in the Philippines and in Southeast Asia.Each barangay in Bongabon has its own fiesta. The town fiesta, celebrated annually on the 1st to 2nd week of April, is known as the Sibuyasan Onion Festival.BarangaysBongabon is politically subdivided into 28 barangays, listed here with their 2010 populations:Poblacion barangays: Commercial - 333Kaingin - 2,714Magtanggol - 1,696Mantile - 1,118Palo Maria - 2,064Rizal - 2,796Sampalucan - 1,577San Roque - 2,344Sinipit - 2,398Sisilang - 657Social - 735Tulay na Bato (New Era) - 1,919 Rural barangays: Antipolo - 3,975Ariendo - 999Bantug - 913Calaanan - 2,047Cruz - 1,829Curva - 3,315Digmala - 1,118Labi - 1,302Larcon - 1,454Lusok - 2,002Macabaclay - 2,229Olivete - 1,872Pesa - 2,141Santor - 5,911Tugatug - 1,932Vega Grande - 5,953HistoryThe Augustinian missionaries who preached Catholicism in Pampanga extended their outposts into what is now the province of Nueva Ecija by following the Rio Grande dela Pampanga. Thus, Santol (present day Barangay Santor) was part of Pantabangan and established in 1659. In 1760, Bongabon was named as a town and parish under the patronage of St. Francis of Assisi.