Cagdianao

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Cagdianao
OpenStreetMap
CountryPhilippines
FoundedDecember 23, 1959
Barangays(see Barangays)
Government
[1]
 • MayorMarc Adelson D. Longos
 • Vice MayorRufino P. Fermilan Jr.
 • RepresentativeAlan 1 B. Ecleo
 • Municipal Council
Members
 • Electoratevoters (?)
Highest elevation
529 m (1,736 ft)
Lowest elevation
0 m (0 ft)
Economy
 • Poverty incidence% (?)
Service provider
 • Electricity
Time zoneUTC+8 (PST)
PSGC
PSGC unknown

Cagdianao, officially the Municipality of Cagdianao (Surigaonon: Lungsod nan Cagdianao; Cebuano: Lungsod sa Cagdianao; Tagalog: Bayan ng Cagdianao), is a 3rd class municipality in the province of Dinagat Islands, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 18,350 people. [3]

Etymology

Cagdianao is derived from kagdianao, an alternate form of yugien balaod, meaning "place where mangroves grow", from agdao, a local name for a species of mangrove.[4]

History

RJ SALADAGA .[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]

Geography

Barangays

Cagdianao is politically subdivided into 14 barangays.

  • Boa
  • Cabunga-an
  • Del Pilar
  • Laguna
  • Legaspi
  • Ma-atas
  • Mabini
  • Nueva Estrella
  • Poblacion
  • R. Ecleo, Sr.
  • San Jose
  • Santa Rita
  • Tigbao
  • Valencia

Climate

Climate data for Cagdianao, Dinagat Islands
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Average high °C (°F) 27
(81)
28
(82)
28
(82)
30
(86)
30
(86)
30
(86)
29
(84)
30
(86)
30
(86)
29
(84)
29
(84)
28
(82)
29
(84)
Average low °C (°F) 23
(73)
23
(73)
23
(73)
23
(73)
25
(77)
25
(77)
25
(77)
25
(77)
25
(77)
25
(77)
24
(75)
24
(75)
24
(75)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 210
(8.3)
161
(6.3)
123
(4.8)
85
(3.3)
148
(5.8)
186
(7.3)
164
(6.5)
157
(6.2)
141
(5.6)
190
(7.5)
223
(8.8)
200
(7.9)
1,988
(78.3)
Average rainy days 21.0 16.8 18.5 18.2 24.9 27.7 28.4 27.0 26.1 27.6 24.6 22.0 282.8
Source: Meteoblue (Use with caution: this is modeled/calculated data, not measured locally.)[7]

Demographics

Population census of Cagdianao
YearPop.±% p.a.
Source: Philippine Statistics Authority[8][9][10]

Economy

References

  1. ^
  2. ^ "2015 Census of Population, Report No. 3 – Population, Land Area, and Population Density" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. Quezon City, Philippines. August 2016. ISSN 0117-1453. Archived (PDF) from the original on May 25, 2021. Retrieved July 16, 2021.
  3. ^ a b Census of Population (2020). Table B - Population and Annual Growth Rates by Province, City, and Municipality - By Region. PSA. Retrieved 8 July 2021.
  4. ^ Paredes, Francis Tom; Paredes, Sheila (2017). The Monosyllabic root -ao in Mindanao Languages. 8th Annual In-house Review of the Research Office of Agusan del Sur State College of Agriculture and Technology. Agusan del Sur State College of Agriculture and Technology.
  5. ^ Tetch Torres (2010-02-11). "Dinagat Islands province back to being a town". Philippine Daily Inquirer. Archived from the original on 2010-02-12. 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 September 3, 2014.
  7. ^ "Cagdianao: Average Temperatures and Rainfall". Meteoblue. Retrieved 25 December 2019.
  8. ^ Census of Population (2015). Highlights of the Philippine Population 2015 Census of Population. PSA. Retrieved 20 June 2016.
  9. ^ Census of Population and Housing (2010). Population and Annual Growth Rates for The Philippines and Its Regions, Provinces, and Highly Urbanized Cities (PDF). NSO. Retrieved 29 June 2016.
  10. ^ Censuses of Population (1903–2007). Table 1. Population Enumerated in Various Censuses by Region: 1903 to 2007. NSO.

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