Marabut, Samar

Marabut
Municipality
Municipality of Marabut

Map of Samar with Marabut highlighted
Marabut
Location within the Philippines
Coordinates: 11°07′N 125°13′E / 11.12°N 125.22°E / 11.12; 125.22Coordinates: 11°07′N 125°13′E / 11.12°N 125.22°E / 11.12; 125.22
Country Philippines
Region Eastern Visayas (Region VIII)
Province Samar
District 2nd district of Samar
Founded July 22, 1949
Barangays 24 (see Barangays)
Government [1]
 • Type Sangguniang Bayan
 • Mayor Elizabeth Ortillo
 • Electorate 12,406 voters (2016)
Area [2]
 • Total 143.55 km2 (55.42 sq mi)
Population (2015 census)[3]
 • Total 16,962
 • Density 120/km2 (310/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+8 (PST)
ZIP code 6721
PSGC 086010000
IDD : area code  +63 (0)55
Climate type Tropical rainforest climate
Income class 5th municipal income class
Revenue (₱) 63,826,054.48 (2016)
Native languages Waray
Tagalog
Website elgu.ncc.gov.ph/ecommunity/marabut-wsamar/

Marabut, officially the Municipality of Marabut, is a 5th class municipality in the province of Samar, Philippines. According to the 2015 census, it has a population of 16,962 people.[3]

Its coast stretches more than twenty kilometers along the San Pedro Bay and Leyte Gulf.

Barangays

Marabut is politically subdivided into 24 barangays. In 1957, the sitio of Pinana-an was converted into barrio Pinalangga.[4]

  • Amambucale
  • Caluwayan
  • Canyoyo
  • Ferreras
  • Legaspi
  • Logero
  • Osmeña
  • Pinalanga
  • Pinamitinan
  • Catato (Poblacion)
  • San Roque (formerly sitio Cabugao[5])
  • Santo Niño (Poblacion)
  • Tagalag
  • Tinabanan
  • Amantillo (Poblacion)
  • Binukyahan
  • Lipata (Poblacion)
  • Mabuhay
  • Malobago
  • Odoc
  • Panan-awan
  • Roño
  • Santa Rita
  • Veloso

History

During the early Spanish Era, the municipality of Marabut was a mere sitio of Basey, which evolved into a barrio. In 1949, Ysidro M. Ferreras who was then the Mayor of Basey submitted to President Elpidio Quirino a proposal to convert Barrio Sto. Niño into a separate municipality. Thus on July 22, 1949, Executive Order No. 247 was signed creating the Municipality of Marabut, named in honor of Congressman Serafin Marabut who was a native of Basey. Ysidro Ferreras was elected as the first municipal mayor.

Demographics

Population census of Marabut
YearPop.±% p.a.
1960 7,662—    
1970 10,167+2.87%
1975 11,892+3.19%
1980 13,288+2.24%
1990 10,543−2.29%
YearPop.±% p.a.
1995 10,355−0.34%
2000 12,335+3.82%
2007 13,745+1.50%
2010 15,115+3.52%
2015 16,962+2.22%
Source: Philippine Statistics Authority [3][6][7][8]

References

  1. ↑ "Municipality". Quezon City, Philippines: Department of the Interior and Local Government. Retrieved 31 May 2013.
  2. ↑ "Province: Samar (Western Samar)". PSGC Interactive. Quezon City, Philippines: Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved 12 November 2016.
  3. 1 2 3 Census of Population (2015). "Region VIII (Eastern Visayas)". Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. PSA. Retrieved 20 June 2016.
  4. ↑ "An Act Converting the Sitio of Pinana-an in the Municipality of Marabut, Province of Samar, into a Regular Barrio". LawPH.com. Retrieved 2011-04-12.
  5. ↑ "An Act Creating the Barrio of San Roque in the Municipality of Marabut, Province of Samar". LawPH.com. Retrieved 2011-04-12.
  6. ↑ Census of Population and Housing (2010). "Region VIII (Eastern Visayas)". Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. NSO. Retrieved 29 June 2016.
  7. ↑ Censuses of Population (1903–2007). "Region VIII (Eastern Visayas)". Table 1. Population Enumerated in Various Censuses by Province/Highly Urbanized City: 1903 to 2007. NSO.
  8. ↑ "Province of Samar (Western Samar)". Municipality Population Data. Local Water Utilities Administration Research Division. Retrieved 17 December 2016.
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