Sawangan

Sawangan was a coastal settlement on Albay Gulf beneath the great volcanic cone of Mayon. Its inhabitants fished and cultivated the surrounding land, while boats connected the shore to other communities of southern Luzon. Mayon's eruption of 1814 devastated nearby settlements, including Cagsawa, and changed the lives of people around the volcano. In 1818 Sawangan, then known as Albay, was separated from Cagsawa and became the seat of the district of Ibalon.