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Mainit, Surigao del Norte

Mainit, Surigao del Norte

Mainit, officially the Municipality of Mainit, is a 4th class municipality in the province of Surigao del Norte, Philippines. According to the 2015 census, it has a population of 26,741 people.[3]

It is situated on the north shore of Lake Mainit in the north-eastern part of Mindanao. The word "mainit" literally means "hot".

Mainit
Municipality
Municipality of Mainit
Sunset over Lake Mainit
Sunset over Lake Mainit
Map of Surigao del Norte with Mainit highlighted
Map of Surigao del Norte with Mainit highlighted
Mainit is located in Philippines
Mainit
Mainit
Location within the Philippines
Coordinates:9°32′06″N 125°31′23″E [15]
CountryPhilippines
RegionCaraga(Region XIII)
ProvinceSurigao del Norte
District2nd District
FoundedDecember 27, 1930
Barangays****21 (see Barangays)
Government
 • TypeSangguniang Bayan
 • MayorCrisanta Olvis Mondano, Ed.D
 • Vice MayorRamon Beltran Mondano
 • Electorate18,154 voters (2016)
Area
 • Total107.76 km2(41.61 sq mi)
Population
(2015 census)[3]
 • Total26,741
 • Density250/km2(640/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+8 (PST)
ZIP code
8417
PSGC [16]
166714000 [17]
IDD:area code+63 (0)86
Climate typetropical rainforest climate
Income class4th municipal income class
Revenue (₱)102.4 million  (2016)
Native languagesSurigaonon
Agusan language
Cebuano
Mamanwa
Tagalog
Websitewww.mainit.gov.ph [18]

Barangays

Mainit is politically subdivided into 21 barangays. In 1956, the sitios of Magpayang and Siana were elevated as barrios.[4]

  • Binga

  • Bobona-on

  • Cantugas

  • Dayano

  • Mabini

  • Magpayang

  • Magsaysay (Poblacion)

  • Mansayao

  • Marayag

  • Matin-ao

  • Paco

  • Quezon (Poblacion)

  • Roxas

  • San Francisco

  • San Isidro

  • San Jose

  • Siana

  • Silop

  • Tagbuyawan

  • Tapi-an

  • Tolingon

History

The first inhabitants of Mainit settled near Lake Mainit in what is now barangay San Isidro. It was believed that the constant harassment of pirates forced the original settlers to move to the present town site.

Mainit was made into a barrio in 1904 under the Municipality of Placer. In 1906, it became a Municipality of Agusan Province but after six months, Mainit was returned to the Province of Surigao del Norte and its status was reverted to being a barangay of Placer. Mainit was finally made into a municipality in Jan. 1, 1931 by virtue of Executive Order 290 dated December 27, 1930,[5] signed by Governor-General Dwight F. Davis.

Two of Mainit's barangays were made into full-fledged municipalities: Tubod in 1958 and Alegria in 1968. and Mainit the mainit has many Barangays Magsaysay, Quezon,Mansayao and others

Mainit got its name from the hot sulfuric spring which flows to the river the “Mapaso Hot Spring”. Mapaso literally is “hot”.[6]

Demographics

Population census of Mainit
YearPop.±% p.a.
19031,588—    
193913,951+6.22%
194817,681+2.67%
196018,542+0.40%
197014,759−2.25%
197517,064+2.95%
198018,078+1.16%
YearPop.±% p.a.
199021,505+1.75%
199521,780+0.24%
200023,417+1.57%
200723,952+0.31%
201025,596+2.45%
201526,741+0.84%
Source: Philippine Statistics Authority[3][7][8][9]

The Surigaonon language is the common local language, while Cebuano, Filipino, and English are also spoken.

See also

  • Lake Mainit Development Alliance

References

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Citation Linklawph.com"An Act Converting into Barrios Certain Sitios in the Province of Surigao, and Dividing the Barrio of Macalaya into Two Barrios, Municipality of Placer, in the Same Province". LawPH.com. Archived from the original on 2012-07-11. Retrieved 2011-04-12.
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