Bayabas, Surigao del Sur

Bayabas
Municipality
Municipality of Bayabas
Highway showing a bridge on the main road of Bayabas
Flag Seal
Etymology: Guava
Map of Surigao del Sur with Bayabas highlighted
OpenStreetMap
Bayabas Location within the Philippines
Coordinates: 8°58′04″N126°16′54″E / 8.9678°N 126.2817°E / 8.9678; 126.2817
Country	Philippines
Region	Caraga
Province	Surigao del Sur
District	1st district
Barangays	7 (see Barangays)
Government   [1]
• Type	Sangguniang Bayan
•  Mayor	Apolonio B. Lozada
•  Vice Mayor	Maria Clarita Garcia-Limbaro
•  Representative	Romeo S. Momo Sr.
•  Electorate	7,226 voters (2025)
Area [2]
• Total	117.84 km2 (45.50 sq mi)
Elevation	31 m (102 ft)
Highest elevation	275 m (902 ft)
Lowest elevation	0 m (0 ft)
Population  (2024 census) [3]
• Total	9,016
• Density	77/km2 (200/sq mi)
•  Households	2,133
Economy
•  Income class	5th municipal income class
•  Poverty incidence	37.53 % (2021) [4]
•  Revenue	₱ 115.2 million (2022)
•  Assets	₱ 218.7 million (2022)
•  Expenditure	₱ 96.81 million (2022)
•  Liabilities	₱ 90.07 million (2022)
Service provider
• Electricity	Surigao del Sur 2 Electric Cooperative (SURSECO 2)
Time zone	UTC+8 (PST)
ZIP code	8303
PSGC	1606802000
IDD  :  area code	+63 (0)86
Native languages	Surigaonon Agusan Cebuano Tagalog
Website	www.bayabas.gov.ph

Bayabas, officially the Municipality of Bayabas (Surigaonon: Lungsod nan Bayabas; Tagalog : Bayan ng Bayabas), is a municipality in the province of Surigao del Sur, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 8,979 people, making it the least populated municipality in the province. ^[5]

History

World War II

During 1943 and 1944 much of the east coast of Mindanao was occupied by the Japanese. Bayabas was not occupied, although at times Japanese navy ships anchored in the harbor off the coast of the town. As the Japanese occupied an increasing number of area coastal towns, refugees trickled into town. The prewar rector of San Nicolas School, in Surigao City, was one of a number of priests who sought refuge in Bayabas. Food supplies soon failed to reach town from the outside, since Japanese troops disrupted distribution. ^[6]

Geography

Bayabas is located between Tago and Cagwait. The Tago River separates the municipalities of Tago and Bayabas. Bayabas is consist of seven barangays mostly located along the coastlines. Though Bayabas is a small municipality, it is also abundant in natural resources especially seafoods.

Barangays

Bayabas seawall

Bayabas is politically subdivided into 7 barangays. Each barangay consists of puroks while some have sitios.

• Amag
• Balete (Poblacion)
• Cabugo
• Cagbaoto
• La Paz
• Magobawok (Poblacion)
• Panaosawon

Climate

Climate data for Bayabas
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Year
Mean daily maximum °C (°F)	28.9 (84.0)	29.1 (84.4)	30.0 (86.0)	31.0 (87.8)	31.8 (89.2)	31.7 (89.1)	31.7 (89.1)	32.0 (89.6)	32.0 (89.6)	31.4 (88.5)	30.5 (86.9)	29.5 (85.1)	30.8 (87.4)
Daily mean °C (°F)	25.6 (78.1)	25.6 (78.1)	26.3 (79.3)	27.0 (80.6)	27.7 (81.9)	27.5 (81.5)	27.4 (81.3)	27.7 (81.9)	27.6 (81.7)	27.2 (81.0)	26.6 (79.9)	26.0 (78.8)	26.9 (80.3)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F)	22.3 (72.1)	22.2 (72.0)	22.6 (72.7)	23.0 (73.4)	23.7 (74.7)	23.4 (74.1)	23.2 (73.8)	23.4 (74.1)	23.2 (73.8)	23.1 (73.6)	22.8 (73.0)	22.6 (72.7)	23.0 (73.3)
Average rainfall mm (inches)	730 (28.7)	616 (24.3)	456 (18.0)	328 (12.9)	260 (10.2)	181 (7.1)	186 (7.3)	152 (6.0)	169 (6.7)	208 (8.2)	454 (17.9)	629 (24.8)	4,369 (172.1)
Source: Climate-Data.org [7]

Bayabas has a tropical rainforest climate (Af) with heavy to very heavy rainfall year-round and with extremely heavy rainfall in January.

Demographics

Population census of Bayabas

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1970	4,810	—
1975	4,859	+0.20%
1980	5,881	+3.89%
1990	6,259	+0.62%
1995	6,423	+0.49%
2000	7,706	+3.98%
2007	7,439	−0.49%
2010	7,779	+1.64%
2015	8,164	+0.92%
2020	8,979	+2.02%
2024	9,016	+0.10%
Source: Philippine Statistics Authority [8] [9] [10] [11] [12]

Economy

Poverty incidence of Bayabas

10 20 30 40 50 60 2000 55.63 2003 56.29 2006 44.30 2009 39.44 2012 28.73 2015 41.10 2018 31.10 2021 37.53 Source: Philippine Statistics Authority [13] [14] [15] [16] [17] [18] [19] [20]

References

1.   Municipality of Bayabas | (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. "2024 Census of Population (POPCEN) Population Counts Declared Official by the President". Philippine Statistics Authority. July 17, 2025. Retrieved July 18, 2025.
4. "PSA Releases the 2021 City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates". Philippine Statistics Authority. April 2, 2024. Retrieved April 28, 2024.
5. "2024 Census of Population (POPCEN) Population Counts Declared Official by the President". Philippine Statistics Authority. July 17, 2025. Retrieved July 18, 2025.
6. Virginia Hansen Holmes, Guerrilla Daughter (Kent, Ohio: Kent State U. Press, 2009), pp. 141-1, 166, 205.
7. "Climate: Bayabas". Climate-Data.org. Retrieved October 26, 2020.
8. "2024 Census of Population (POPCEN) Population Counts Declared Official by the President". Philippine Statistics Authority. July 17, 2025. Retrieved July 18, 2025.
9. Census of Population (2015). "Caraga". Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. Philippine Statistics Authority . Retrieved June 20, 2016.
10. Census of Population and Housing (2010). "Caraga" (PDF). Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. National Statistics Office . Retrieved June 29, 2016.
11. Censuses of Population (1903–2007). "Caraga". Table 1. Population Enumerated in Various Censuses by Province/Highly Urbanized City: 1903 to 2007. National Statistics Office.
12. "Province of". Municipality Population Data. Local Water Utilities Administration Research Division. Retrieved December 17, 2016.
13. "Poverty incidence (PI):". Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved December 28, 2020.
14. "Estimation of Local Poverty in the Philippines" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. November 29, 2005.
15. "2003 City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. March 23, 2009.
16. "City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates; 2006 and 2009" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. August 3, 2012.
17. "2012 Municipal and City Level Poverty Estimates" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. May 31, 2016.
18. "Municipal and City Level Small Area Poverty Estimates; 2009, 2012 and 2015". Philippine Statistics Authority. July 10, 2019.
19. "PSA Releases the 2018 Municipal and City Level Poverty Estimates". Philippine Statistics Authority. December 15, 2021. Retrieved January 22, 2022.
20. "PSA Releases the 2021 City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates". Philippine Statistics Authority. April 2, 2024. Retrieved April 28, 2024.

External links

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