Dinagat, Dinagat Islands

Dinagat
Municipality
Municipality of Dinagat
Nickname(s): Mother Municipality of Dinagat Islands
Motto(s): Pangga Dinagat!

Map of Dinagat Islands with Dinagat highlighted
Dinagat
Location within the Philippines
Coordinates: 9°57′N 125°37′E / 9.95°N 125.62°E / 9.95; 125.62Coordinates: 9°57′N 125°37′E / 9.95°N 125.62°E / 9.95; 125.62
Country  Philippines
Region Caraga (Region XIII)
Province Dinagat Islands
District Lone District
Founded 1830
Barangays 12 (see Barangays)
Government [1]
 • Type Sangguniang Bayan
 • Mayor Craig Ecleo
 • Electorate 6,549 voters (2016)
Area [2]
 • Total 139.94 km2 (54.03 sq mi)
Population (2015 census)[3]
 • Total 10,632
 • Density 76/km2 (200/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+8 (PST)
ZIP code 8412
PSGC 168503000
IDD : area code  +63 (0)86
Climate type Tropical monsoon climate
Income class 5th municipal income class
Revenue (₱) 60,621,325.90 (2016)
Native languages Surigaonon
Cebuano
Tagalog

Dinagat, officially the Municipality of Dinagat, is a 5th class municipality in the province of Dinagat Islands, Philippines. According to the 2015 census, it has a population of 10,632 people.[3]

History

Barangays San Jose, Matingbe, Jacques, Aurelio, Mahayahay, San Juan, Don Ruben Ecleo, Justiniana Edera, Sta. Cruz, Cuarenta, Wilson and Luna was separated from the original territory of Dinagat to form the new municipality of San Jose on November 15, 1989 under Republic Act No. 6769.[4]

The town became a part of the province of Dinagat Islands in December 2006, when the province was created from Surigao del Norte by Republic Act No. 9355. However, in February 2010, the Supreme Court ruled that the law was unconstitutional, as the necessary requirements for provincial land area and population were not met. The town reverted to Surigao del Norte.[5] On October 24, 2012, however, the Supreme Court reversed its ruling from the previous year, and upheld the constitutionality of RA 9355 and the creation of Dinagat Islands as a province.[6]

Barangays

Dinagat is politically subdivided into 12 barangays.

  • Bagumbayan
  • Cab-ilan
  • Cabayawan
  • Cayetano
  • Escolta (Poblacion)
  • Gomez
  • Justiniana Edera
  • Magsaysay
  • Mauswagon (Poblacion)
  • New Mabuhay
  • Wadas
  • White Beach (Poblacion)

Demographics

Population census of Dinagat
YearPop.±% p.a.
1903 3,050—    
1918 8,382+6.97%
1939 9,533+0.61%
1948 11,105+1.71%
1960 10,095−0.79%
1970 6,714−3.99%
1975 22,284+27.20%
1980 36,726+10.50%
1990 8,659−13.46%
1995 8,609−0.11%
2000 9,883+3.00%
2007 11,961+2.67%
2010 12,786+2.46%
2015 10,632−3.45%
Source: Philippine Statistics Authority[3] [7] [8] [9]


Former mayor Gwendolyn Ecleo of Dinagat

References

  1. ↑ "Municipality". Quezon City, Philippines: Department of the Interior and Local Government. Retrieved 31 May 2013.
  2. ↑ "Province: Dinagat Islands". PSGC Interactive. Quezon City, Philippines: Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved 12 November 2016.
  3. 1 2 3 Census of Population (2015). "Caraga". Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. PSA. Retrieved 20 June 2016.
  4. ↑ "Republic Act No. 6769" (PDF). House of Representatives of the Philippines. Archived from the original (PDF) on May 28, 2015. Retrieved September 28, 2012.
  5. ↑ Tetch Torres (2010-02-11). "Dinagat Islands province back to being a town". Philippine Daily Inquirer. Archived from the original on 12 February 2010. Retrieved 10 February 2010.
  6. ↑ "IRA Shares for LGUs Jump by 37.5% in 2013". Office of the President of the Philippines. January 9, 2013. Archived from the original on 2014-08-31.
  7. ↑ Census of Population and Housing (2010). "Caraga". Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. NSO. Retrieved 29 June 2016.
  8. ↑ Censuses of Population (1903–2007). "Caraga". Table 1. Population Enumerated in Various Censuses by Province/Highly Urbanized City: 1903 to 2007. NSO.
  9. ↑ "Province of Dinagat Islands". Municipality Population Data. Local Water Utilities Administration Research Division. Retrieved 17 December 2016.
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