Manzana is Spanish for which fruit?
Manzana, San Jose "mansanas" (or apple in English). During those times, the "kanumoy" trees were abounding in the place and when the Spaniards saw its fruits which looked like an apple, they named the place after it and, as time evolved, the name of the place was changed from "mansanas" to "Manzana". Barangay Manzana is composed of six zones with a total land area of 109.490457 hectares of which 187 hectares are rice fields which is the main source of livelihood among its people. The place is bounded in the north by barangay Telegrafo, south by barangay Kinalansan, west by Lagonoy Gulf and
Manzana, San Jose Manzana, San Jose Manzana is one of the coastal barangays in San Jose, Camarines Sur, Philippines. It is about 7 km from the town center.<ref name="DILG/DRRM Barangay Profile"></ref> The barangay celebrates its annual fiesta to honor its patron saint, Nuestra Señora del Rosario, every 7 May. According to stories propagated by word of mouth by the old folks, barangay Manzana was just a small sitio of barangay Telegrafo because of its small population. As time went on, the population grew until it was eventually separated to become a new barangay. The name "manzana" was accordingly derived from the Spanish word