Barobo, Surigao del Sur

Barobo
Municipality

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Map of Surigao del Sur showing the location of Barobo
Barobo

Location within the Philippines

Coordinates: 08°33′N 126°12′E / 8.550°N 126.200°E / 8.550; 126.200Coordinates: 08°33′N 126°12′E / 8.550°N 126.200°E / 8.550; 126.200
Country Philippines
Region Caraga (Region XIII)
Province Surigao del Sur
District 2nd district of Surigao del Sur
Established October 24, 1960
Barangays 21
Government[1]
 • Mayor Felixberto S. Urbiztondo
Area[2]
 • Total 242.50 km2 (93.63 sq mi)
Population (2010)[3]
 • Total 43,663
 • Density 180/km2 (470/sq mi)
Time zone PST (UTC+8)
ZIP code 8309
Dialing code 86
Income class 3rd

Barobo is a third class municipality in the province of Surigao del Sur, Philippines. According to the 2010 census, it had a population of 43,663 people.[3]

Geography

Barobo lies in the central part of the province of Surigao del Sur. It is located between 8'34'00" and 8'25'00" latitude and 125'59"00 and 126'22'4" longitude. It is bounded on the north by Lianga Bay and the municipality of Lianga, on the south by the municipality of Tagbina, on the southeast by the municipality of Hinatuan, on the east by the Pacific Ocean, and on the west by the municipality of San Francisco, Agusan del Sur.

It has total land area of 24,250 hectares (59,900 acres).[2] It is linked by a national road to the provincial capital of Tandag, Surigao del Sur, of 103 kilometers and the gateway to the regional center of the Caraga Region in Butuan City of 107 kilometers.

15,000 hectares of its total land is used for the tourism industry with declared tourist destinations namely, Turtle Island, Kabgan Island, Vanishing Islet, Pongpong Resort, Pagbutuanan Cave, Bogac Spring, Bito Lagoon, and Dapdap Beach Resorts.

Barangays

Barobo is politically subdivided into 22 barangays.[2]

  • Amaga
  • Bahi
  • Cabacungan
  • Cambagang
  • Causwagan
  • Dapdap
  • Dughan
  • Gamut
  • Javier
  • Kinayan
  • Mamis
  • Poblacion
  • Guinhalinan
  • Rizal
  • San Jose
  • San Roque
  • San Vicente
  • Sua
  • Sudlon
  • Tambis
  • Unidad
  • Wakat

History

Legend has it that the Manobo tribesmen first inhabited the area in the central part of Surigao del Sur. Sometime in the 1930s, five families who were engaged in fishing landed in the up-end of the river, and settled in the area for easy access to the fishing grounds. The area became known for its bountiful fish catch, and therefore more people from neighboring areas also came and settled. The distinctive visual quality of the area was an endemic species of tree known as "barobo", which was plentiful on the site of the settlement. Subsequently, the place became popularly known as Barobo.

Barobo subsequently became a barrio under the municipality of Lianga. The creation of the province of Surigao del Sur under R.A. No. 2786, series of June 1960, created the municipality of Barobo on October 24, 1960, by virtue of Executive Order No. 407 issued by President Carlos P. Garcia. Thus the Municipality of Barobo was carved out (in a shape resembling that of a cigar pipe) from its mother municipality, Lianga.

Demographics

Population census of Barobo
YearPop.±% p.a.
1990 32,991—    
1995 32,226−0.44%
2000 34,558+1.51%
2007 40,933+2.36%
2010 43,663+2.38%
Source: National Statistics Office[3]

Language

A native Barobohanon speaks Kamayo, a minor language spoken in the area of Barobo and also in Bislig City, San Agustin and Marihatag, Surigao del Sur province in the southern Philippines. It has 7,565 speakers (2000, WCD). The dialect known as "Kamayo" varies from one municipality to another — Lingiganons are quite different from other municipalities on the way they speak the Kamayo language.

References

  1. ↑ "Official City/Municipal 2013 Election Results". Intramuros, Manila, Philippines: Commission on Elections (COMELEC). 1 July 2013. Retrieved 5 September 2013.
  2. 1 2 3 "Province: SURIGAO DEL SUR". PSGC Interactive. Makati City, Philippines: National Statistical Coordination Board. Retrieved 1 April 2014.
  3. 1 2 3 "Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay: as of May 1, 2010" (PDF). 2010 Census of Population and Housing. National Statistics Office. Archived from the original (PDF) on 26 June 2013. Retrieved 1 April 2014.

External links

 Prosperidad, Agusan del Sur Lianga / Lianga Bay
Philippine Sea
   Barobo  
San Francisco, Agusan del Sur Tagbina Hinatuan
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