Lake Wood Town is Named After a Lake

LAKE WOOD IN ZAMBOANGA DEL SUR

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The municipality was founded on November 11, 1977, when Barangays Gatub and Bagong Kahayag of the Municipality of Kumalarang and Barangays Lakewood, Bolalawan, Sebugay, Bisuangan, Lokoan, Backing, Dagum, Sapang Pinolis, Tubod, Gasa, Tiwales and Matalang of the Municipality of Lapuyan were separated and formed into an independent municipality named after Lake Wood, a large lake on which the poblacion is located. The most popular species of fish in the province can only be caught in the lake: the carpa and porang.

The Subanen tribe is the major ethnic group living in the suburban areas; they cultivate vegetables and corn for their own use. Subanens have their own dialect, but they also speak Cebuano as a common dialect for conversation. Read More: https://www.revolvy.com/page/Lakewood%2C-Zamboanga-del-Sur

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Lakewood indeed sounds like a strange name for a Philippine town, but it is a municipality in the province of Zamboanga Del Sur that gets its name from the wide, scenic Lake Wood, which itself has its own story, that intersects the length of the town. The natural charm of Lake Wood has slowly become known and has been drawing curious visitors from the country and beyond.

The lake got its name when Gen. Leonard Wood, the governor of the Moro Province in 1904, ordered Capt. Cornelius Smith to explore the inner territories of Mindanao starting from Iligan to Misamis. They stumbled upon the lake, which the natives called “Danao.” Capt. Smith renamed it “Lake Leonard Wood,” which eventually became “Lakewood.” Read More: https://www.vigattintourism.com/tourism/articles/Lakewood

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Lakewood, officially the Municipality of Lakewood, (Subanen: G’benwa Danaw), is a 4th class municipality in the province of Zamboanga del Sur, Philippines. According to the 2015 census, it has a population of 20,374 people.

The old name of Lakewood is Danaw Likowai and Tubod is Obod. Now Barangay Tubod is the largest barangay and most populated barangay, serving as a gateway to the town. Its name derives from the Cebuano term tubod which means “spring”. It has a hospital, the Singidas Medical Clinic, which is regarded as the cleanest hospital of the town. The Lily’s Hidden Spring in the upper part of Tubod, and Mainit Waterfall in the lower part of Gatub are among Lakewood’s tourist attractions. Read More: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lakewood,_Zamboanga_del_Sur

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