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Bible Encyclopedias
Hagonoy
1911 Encyclopedia Britannica
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a town of the province of Bulacan, Luzon, Philippine Islands, on Manila Bay and on the W. branch and the delta of the Pampanga Grande river, about 25 m. N.W. of Manila. Pop. (1903), 21,304. Hagonoy is situated in a rich agricultural region, producing rice, Indian corn, sugar and a little coffee. Alcohol is made in considerable quantities from the fermented juice of the nipa palm, which grows in the neighbouring swamps, and from the leaves of which the nipa thatch is manufactured. There is good fishing. The women of the town are very skilful in weaving the native fabrics. The language is Tagalog. Hagonoy was founded in 1581.
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Bibliography Information
Chisholm, Hugh, General Editor. Entry for 'Hagonoy'. 1911 Encyclopedia Britanica. https://www.studylight.org/encyclopedias/eng/bri/h/hagonoy.html. 1910.
Chisholm, Hugh, General Editor. Entry for 'Hagonoy'. 1911 Encyclopedia Britanica. https://www.studylight.org/encyclopedias/eng/bri/h/hagonoy.html. 1910.
