Barobo

Barobo
Municipality
Municipality of Barobo
Barobo plaque with official seal
Flag
Nickname:  Banana Capital of Surigao Del Sur
Map of Surigao del Sur with Barobo highlighted
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Barobo Location within the Philippines
Coordinates: 8°31′45″N126°07′18″E / 8.5292°N 126.1217°E / 8.5292; 126.1217
Country	Philippines
Region	Caraga
Province	Surigao del Sur
District	2nd district
Founded	October 24, 1960
Barangays	21 (see Barangays)
Government   [1]
• Type	Sangguniang Bayan
•  Mayor	Joey S. Pama
•  Vice Mayor	Allan C. Bernal
•  Representative	Johnny T. Pimentel
•  Electorate	35,627 voters (2022)
Area [2]
• Total	242.50 km2 (93.63 sq mi)
Elevation	48 m (157 ft)
Highest elevation	279 m (915 ft)
Lowest elevation	0 m (0 ft)
Population  (2020 census) [3]
• Total	53,146
• Density	220/km2 (570/sq mi)
•  Households	12,015
Demonym	Barobohanon
Economy
•  Income class	3rd municipal income class
•  Poverty incidence	33.17 % (2018) [4]
•  Revenue	₱ 198.4 million (2020)
•  Assets	₱ 324.3 million (2020)
•  Expenditure	₱ 173.6 million (2020)
•  Liabilities	₱ 64.15 million (2020)
Service provider
• Electricity	Surigao del Sur 1 Electric Cooperative (SURSECO 1)
Time zone	UTC+8 (PST)
ZIP code	8309
PSGC	166801000
IDD  :  area code	+63 (0)86
Native languages	Surigaonon Agusan Cebuano Kamayo Tagalog
Website	www.barobo.gov.ph

Barobo, officially the Municipality of Barobo (Surigaonon: Lungsod nan Barobo; Tagalog : Bayan ng Barobo) is a 3rd class municipality in the province of Surigao del Sur, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 53,146 people. ^[3]

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" (diplodiscus paniculatus), 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.

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). It is linked by a national road to the provincial capital of Tandag, Surigao del Sur, of 103 kilometers (64 mi) and the gateway to the regional center of the Caraga Region in Butuan of 107 kilometers (66 mi).

Tourism

15,000 hectares (37,000 acres) 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. The Barobo River was named as the cleanest urban river in the country by numerous blogging award-giving bodies.

Barangays

Barobo is politically subdivided into 22 barangays. Each barangay consists of puroks while some have sitios.

• 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

Climate

Climate data for Barobo
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Year
Mean daily maximum °C (°F)	29.0 (84.2)	29.1 (84.4)	30.1 (86.2)	31.1 (88.0)	31.7 (89.1)	31.6 (88.9)	31.7 (89.1)	31.9 (89.4)	31.9 (89.4)	31.5 (88.7)	30.7 (87.3)	29.7 (85.5)	30.8 (87.5)
Daily mean °C (°F)	25.3 (77.5)	25.4 (77.7)	26.1 (79.0)	26.8 (80.2)	27.4 (81.3)	27.2 (81.0)	27.2 (81.0)	27.3 (81.1)	27.3 (81.1)	27.1 (80.8)	26.5 (79.7)	25.9 (78.6)	26.6 (79.9)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F)	21.7 (71.1)	21.8 (71.2)	22.1 (71.8)	22.6 (72.7)	23.2 (73.8)	22.9 (73.2)	22.7 (72.9)	22.8 (73.0)	22.7 (72.9)	22.7 (72.9)	22.4 (72.3)	22.2 (72.0)	22.5 (72.5)
Average rainfall mm (inches)	639 (25.2)	482 (19.0)	402 (15.8)	297 (11.7)	264 (10.4)	227 (8.9)	207 (8.1)	198 (7.8)	211 (8.3)	221 (8.7)	325 (12.8)	535 (21.1)	4,008 (157.8)
Source: Climate-Data.org [5]

Barobo has a tropical rainforest climate (Af) with heavy to very heavy rainfall year-round.

Demographics

Population census of Barobo

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1970	16,717	—
1975	21,090	+4.77%
1980	23,346	+2.05%
1990	32,991	+3.52%
1995	32,226	−0.44%
2000	34,558	+1.51%
2007	40,933	+2.36%
2010	43,663	+2.38%
2015	49,730	+2.51%
2020	53,146	+1.31%
Source: Philippine Statistics Authority [6] [7] [8] [9]

Language

A native Barobohanon speaks Kamayo, a minor language spoken in the area of Barobo and also in Bislig, 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.

Notable

• Angel Aquino

References

1.   Municipality of Barobo | (DILG)
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. Census of Population (2020). "Caraga". Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. Philippine Statistics Authority . Retrieved July 8, 2021.
4. "PSA Releases the 2018 Municipal and City Level Poverty Estimates". Philippine Statistics Authority. December 15, 2021. Retrieved January 22, 2022.
5. "Climate: Barobo". Climate-Data.org. Retrieved October 25, 2020.
6. Census of Population (2015). "Caraga". Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. Philippine Statistics Authority . Retrieved June 20, 2016.
7. Census of Population and Housing (2010). "Caraga" (PDF). Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. National Statistics Office . Retrieved June 29, 2016.
8. Censuses of Population (1903–2007). "Caraga". Table 1. Population Enumerated in Various Censuses by Province/Highly Urbanized City: 1903 to 2007. National Statistics Office.
9. "Province of Surigao del Sur". Municipality Population Data. Local Water Utilities Administration Research Division. Retrieved December 17, 2016.
10. "Poverty incidence (PI):". Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved December 28, 2020.
11. "Estimation of Local Poverty in the Philippines" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. November 29, 2005.
12. "2003 City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. March 23, 2009.
13. "City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates; 2006 and 2009" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. August 3, 2012.
14. "2012 Municipal and City Level Poverty Estimates" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. May 31, 2016.
15. "Municipal and City Level Small Area Poverty Estimates; 2009, 2012 and 2015". Philippine Statistics Authority. July 10, 2019.
16. "PSA Releases the 2018 Municipal and City Level Poverty Estimates". Philippine Statistics Authority. December 15, 2021. Retrieved January 22, 2022.

External links

• Barobo Profile at PhilAtlas.com
• Barobo Profile at the DTI Cities and Municipalities Competitive Index
• Philippine Standard Geographic Code
• Philippine Census Information
• Local Governance Performance Management System