Pagsanghan should not be confused with Pagsanjan.
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| Established Title: | Founded | ||
| Established Date: | 1979 | ||
| Parts Type: | Barangays | ||
| Parts Style: | para | ||
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| Leader Name: | Sed Hendrix Tan | ||
| Leader Title1: | Vice Mayor | ||
| Leader Name1: | Bienvenida P. Repol | ||
| Leader Name2: | Stephen James Tan | ||
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Pagsanghan, officially the Municipality of Pagsanghan (Waray: Bungto han Pagsanghan; Tagalog: Bayan ng Pagsanghan), is a 5th class municipality in the province of Samar, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 7,959 people.
Pagsanghan is municipality located interior of San Agustin, Gandara, Samar along the National Road, and nearby the sea where its name came from. The islet of Bangon and the islet of Cambaye were two-of-two branching river going out to the sea which in local language called Sanga, Guin-sangahan or Pinag-sangahan.
Pagsanghan is the trading center of historical missionaries located in Dapdap, Tarangnan, Samar, were religious Jesuits settle.
The municipality of Pagsanghan was established by virtue of Batas Pambansa Blg. 16 issued on February 9, 1979, upon separation of nine barangays in Tarangnan, with a barangay with the same name the seat of government.[1] A plebiscite was held on April 3.[2]
Pagsanghan is politically subdivided into 13 barangays. Each barangay consists of puroks and some have sitios.