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Dapitan
City of Dapitan
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Saint James the Greater Church
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Dakak Park and Beach Resort
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City Hall of Dapitan
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Nicknames: 
  • Shrine City of the Philippines
  • Historic City of the South
  • Rizal City of the South
Motto: 
Abante Kaayo Dapitanon (Forward More Dapitanon)
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Map of Zamboanga del Norte with Dapitan highlighted
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Dapitan
Location within the Philippines
Coordinates: 8°39′18″N123°25′27″E / 8.6549°N 123.4243°E / 8.6549; 123.4243
Country Philippines
Region Zamboanga Peninsula
Province Zamboanga del Norte
District 1st district
Founded 1629
CityhoodJune 22, 1963
Barangays 50 (see Barangays)
Government
[1]
  Type Sangguniang Panlungsod
   Mayor Seth Frederick P. Jalosjos (Nacionalista Party)
   Vice Mayor Alfredo A. Sy (APP)
   Representative Roberto T. Uy Jr.
   City Council
Members
   Electorate 15,672 voters (2022)
Area
[2]
  Total
390.53 km2 (150.78 sq mi)
Elevation
33 m (108 ft)
Highest elevation
590 m (1,940 ft)
Lowest elevation
0 m (0 ft)
Population
 (2020 census) [3]
  Total
85,202
  Density220/km2 (570/sq mi)
   Households
19,828
Demonym Dapitanon
Economy
   Income class 2nd city income class
   Poverty incidence
35.59
% (2021) [4]
   Revenue 890.5 million (2020), 369.5 million (2012), 396.2 million (2013), 443 million (2014), 502.5 million (2015), 548.2 million (2016), 621 million (2017), 679.6 million (2018), 743.9 million (2019), 886.9 million (2021), 1,299 million (2022)
   Assets 1,482 million (2020), 1,120 million (2012), 1,229 million (2013), 1,409 million (2014), 155.9 million (2015), 1,759 million (2016), 1,492 million (2017), 1,381 million (2018), 1,412 million (2019), 1,397 million (2021), 1,513 million (2022)
   Expenditure 786.5 million (2020), 341.3 million (2012), 332.3 million (2013), 371.6 million (2014), 393.5 million (2015), 417.1 million (2016), 505.8 million (2017), 634.4 million (2018), 681.1 million (2019), 852.1 million (2021), 913.6 million (2022)
   Liabilities 294.1 million (2020), 421 million (2012), 465.8 million (2013), 412.4 million (2014), 414.1 million (2015), 473.5 million (2016), 427.2 million (2017), 356.3 million (2018), 336.5 million (2019), 220.4 million (2021), 213 million (2022)
Service provider
  ElectricityZamboanga del Norte Electric Cooperative (ZANECO)
  WaterDapitan City Water District (DapCWD)
Time zone UTC+8 (PST)
ZIP code
7101
PSGC
IDD : area code +63(0)65
Native languages Subanon
Cebuano
Chavacano
Tagalog
Catholic diocese Roman Catholic Diocese of Dipolog
Patron saint Saint James the Great
Website dapitancity.gov.ph

Dapitan, officially the City of Dapitan (Cebuano : Dakbayan sa Dapitan; Subanon: Gembagel G'benwa Dapitan/Bagbenwa Dapitan; Filipino : Lungsod ng Dapitan), is a component city in the province of Zamboanga del Norte, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 85,202 people. [3]

Contents

It is historically significant as the place where José Rizal was exiled by the Spanish colonial authorities for his threat to start revolutionary activities. He is considered a national hero, and this is known as the "Shrine City in the Philippines." The city is also home to Gloria's Fantasyland, the first amusement park in Mindanao.

History

The earliest settlers of Dapitan were the Subanens, a nomadic tribe of Austronesian stock known to have settled and lived along the banks of the river or “suba” out of which their present-day tribal identity originated. [5]

Early cartographers of the Philippines showed Dapitan's location on their maps of Mindanao in varying names, such as "Dapito" in Kaerius' map of 1598, "Dapite" in Dudley's map of 1646, "Dapyto" in Sanson's map of 1652, and "Dapitan" in Moll's map of East Indies 1729 and in Murillo Velarde's map of 1734. [5]

Dapitan was already a thriving settlement when Miguel López de Legazpi arrived in 1595. It is believed that some Augustinian friars accompanied Legazpi's expedition, who converted the natives to Christianity. Foremost of the converts were Pedro Manooc, son of Pagbuaya, and Manooc's daughter, Maria Uray. A permanent mission was founded at Dapitan in 1629 headed by a Jesuit missionary, Father Pedro Gutierrez. [5]

It was only after the establishment of the Jesuit mission that a strong and stable form of government was finally established. The Spanish authorities adopted the local form of government that was already existing but placed the officials under the absolute control of the Spanish government. The settlement came to be known as the "pueblo", and its head variously called either "Datu", "Capitan" or "Cabeza de Barangay". The politico-military commandancia of Dapitan until the end of the Spanish domination in 1898 was still dependent on Misamis. It was only during the revolutionary period that Dapitan became an integral part of the Filipino forces in Zamboanga. [5]

Cityhood

On June 22, 1963, President Diosdado Macapagal signed R.A. 3811 which converted Dapitan into a chartered city. [6] It is officially renowned as the “Shrine City of the Philippines.”

Geography

Dapitan is situated at the mouth of the Dapitan River on Dapitan Bay, and is the northernmost point of the Zamboanga Peninsula. It is about 404 nautical miles (748 km; 465 mi) south of Metro Manila; 156 nautical miles (289 km; 180 mi) to Zamboanga City; and 14 kilometres (8.7 mi) to Dipolog. [7]

Climate

Climate data for Dapitan, Zamboanga del Norte
MonthJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecYear
Mean daily maximum °C (°F)29
(84)
29
(84)
30
(86)
31
(88)
30
(86)
30
(86)
29
(84)
30
(86)
30
(86)
29
(84)
29
(84)
29
(84)
30
(85)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F)23
(73)
23
(73)
23
(73)
24
(75)
25
(77)
25
(77)
24
(75)
24
(75)
24
(75)
24
(75)
24
(75)
24
(75)
24
(75)
Average precipitation mm (inches)104
(4.1)
76
(3.0)
92
(3.6)
97
(3.8)
199
(7.8)
238
(9.4)
195
(7.7)
193
(7.6)
178
(7.0)
212
(8.3)
171
(6.7)
110
(4.3)
1,865
(73.3)
Average rainy days14.712.515.817.527.628.529.027.526.927.923.518.2269.6
Source: Meteoblue (modeled/calculated data, not measured locally) [8]

Barangays

Dapitan is politically subdivided into 50 barangays. Each barangay consists of puroks while some have sitios.

Currently, there are 8 barangays which considered urban, 27 are interior, 13 are coastal, and 2 are island barangays. [9] In 1955, the sitios of Sipalok, Barcelona, and Potungan were converted into barrios. [10]

Barangays of Dapitan
AdministrationPopulation
BarangayClass Barangay Captain [11] 2020 [3] 2015 [12] 5 year change
Aliguay IslandLyn Marie B. Evardo720682+5.57%
AntipoloInteriorZosimo P. Sygaco1,4571,510−3.51%
AsenieroInteriorElma O. Tacbaya2,0981,924+9.04%
Ba-aoInteriorLucila B. Bagalanon955849+12.49%
BagtingUrban ( Poblacion )Raul B. Carreon1,0191,215−16.13%
BanbananCoastalEutemio E. Bulay-og1,3021,092+19.23%
BanonongUrban (Poblacion)Hamilcar F. Tacbaya4,1644,437−6.15%
BarcelonaInteriorGregorio A. Jarapan Jr.2,2262,128+4.61%
BaylimangoCoastalZenelo B. Obnimaga1,4401,390+3.60%
BurgosInteriorGil D. Quimiguing1,3901,378+0.87%
CanlucaniCoastalMarvin B. Balanay1,3441,176+14.29%
CarangCoastalMerba L. Yabo790759+4.08%
Cawa-cawaUrban (Poblacion)Delfin A. Malingin2,6342,746−4.08%
DampalanInteriorAlexander D. Villa1,6161,474+9.63%
DaroInteriorDiosdada T. Sangual673572+17.66%
DawoUrban (Poblacion)Francis Dick R. Dy2,5222,655−5.01%
Diwa-anInteriorDioscoro S. Caermare1,1491,078+6.59%
GuimputlanCoastalCarmelito E. Bulay-og817811+0.74%
HilltopInteriorEdgardo E. Bulagao904765+18.17%
Ilaya InteriorPredemar D. Quizo2,8732,975−3.43%
Kauswagan (Talisay)InteriorHazel E. Sapalleda1,5111,217+24.16%
LarayanInteriorNerio B. Seripa2,5022,018+23.98%
LinaboUrban (Poblacion)Arsenia D. Adrias1,5301,505+1.66%
LiyangInteriorNicomedes D. Catahay8771,122−21.84%
Maria CristinaInteriorNarciso A. Jumuad Jr.2,3962,045+17.16%
Maria UrayInteriorMarlon B. Aseñas1,6321,525+7.02%
MasidlakonInteriorFelix P. Tacbaya1,4231,198+18.78%
NapoCoastalLilia S. Adasa1,0421,044−0.19%
OpaoInteriorLudivico E. Hamoy1,5271,510+1.13%
OroCoastalJunito S. Tagapan1,1191,113+0.54%
OwaonInteriorMeneciano S. Dajuela2,2641,922+17.79%
OyanInteriorRene G. Senio790859−8.03%
PoloCoastalOscar S. Balladares2,7953,226−13.36%
PotolUrban (Poblacion)Clifford D. Hamoy1,6481,729−4.68%
PotunganInteriorDick L. Dangcalan1,6521,559+5.97%
San FranciscoInteriorCipriana B. de los Santos590555+6.31%
San NicolasInteriorClark C. Carreon1,5611,294+20.63%
San PedroCoastalCyrus I. Alipoyo2,2202,017+10.06%
San VicenteCoastalArniel R. Lacquio2,6402,781−5.07%
Santa CruzUrban (Poblacion)Miguel B. Gahisan Jr.1,4621,683−13.13%
Santo NiñoCoastalCrisologo R. Jumuad2,0071,810+10.88%
Selinog IslandFelix B. Tuballa692697−0.72%
Sicayab-BucanaCoastalDanilo B. Sardane2,7962,537+10.21%
SigayanInteriorLiza S. Lear1,034919+12.51%
SinonocInteriorMaribel A. Petalcorin1,5191,578−3.74%
SulangonInteriorEdwin S. Carreon3,5693,150+13.30%
Taguilon CoastalRene D. Galleposo Jr.3,3843,358+0.77%
Tag-uloCoastalSheila B. Sumalpong722754−4.24%
Talisay (Matagobtob Poblacion) [a] Urban (Poblacion)Marilyn O. Frankera3,2453,084+5.22%
TamionInteriorTarcisio G. Bayron960993−3.32%
City of Dapitan85,20282,418+3.38%
Source: Philippine Statistics Authority – Philippine Standard Geographic Code – City of Dapitan – Barangays
  1. The official website of the City of Dapitan refers to this barangay as "Talisay", while the Philippine Statistics Authority refers to this barangay as "Matagobtob Poblacion."

Taguilon

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Dakak Beach Resort

Taguilon is home to the Dakak Park and Beach Resort. It is a producer of coconut and agar (based on sea weed) as well as a fishing port. The pier in Taguilon is a secondary/alternate port to the main passenger/cargo port in Dapitan. Additionally, during severe storms at sea, ferries and other ships find shelter in the Taguilon cove. One can find the mount Lalab overlooking the islets of Silinog and part of Balyangaw.

Talisay

Talisay is a seaside barangay where José Rizal spent four years in exile. A park and shrine honoring the Philippine national hero can be found in the José Rizal Memorial Protected Landscape, a protected area declared in 2000, located in the old Rizal farm site in the barangay.

Demographics

Population census of Dapitan
YearPop.±% p.a.
1903 8,086    
1918 12,866+3.14%
1939 28,295+3.82%
1948 37,984+3.33%
1960 27,517−2.65%
1970 37,781+3.22%
1975 46,261+4.14%
1980 54,694+3.40%
YearPop.±% p.a.
1990 59,372+0.82%
1995 62,997+1.12%
2000 68,178+1.71%
2007 72,792+0.91%
2010 77,441+2.28%
2015 82,418+1.19%
2020 85,202+0.66%
Source: Philippine Statistics Authority [12] [13] [14] [15]

Economy

Poverty incidence of Dapitan

10
20
30
40
50
2006
46.70
2009
40.02
2012
28.98
2015
36.14
2018
27.12
2021
35.59

Source: Philippine Statistics Authority [16] [17] [18] [19] [20] [21] [22] [23]

Government

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Dapitan City Hall
Mayors of the
City of Dapitan
[24] [25]
Rodolfo A. Carreon Sr., January 1960 to December 1964
Germanico A. Carreon, August 1964 to April 30, 1986
Buensorceso Carpio, December 1, 1987 to February 2, 1988
James A. Adaza, 1988 to 1998
Joseph Cedrick O. Ruiz, 1998 to 2001
Rodolfo H. Carreon Jr., 2001 to 2004
Dominador G. Jalosjos Jr., 2004 to 2010, December 2010 to May 2012
Patri B. Chan, June to November 2010; May 2012 to January 27, 2013
Agapito J. Cardino, January 28, 2013, to June 30, 2013 [26]
Rosalina G. Jalosjos, July 1, 2013 to June 30, 2022
Seth Frederick P. Jalosjos, June 30, 2022 to present
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Old seal of the city, NHCP version

Dapitan's seat of government, the City Hall, is located at the Dapitan Government Center in Barangay Dawo. The local government structure is composed of one mayor, one vice mayor and ten councilors all elected through popular vote. Two ex officio members are added to the City Council with one representing Dapitan's 50 Barangay Captains being the Association of Barangay Councils (ABC) President, and one representing Dapitan's 50 Barangay Youth Council Presidents being the Sangguniang Kabataan (SK) Federation President. Each official, with the exemption of the ABC and SK Presidents, is elected publicly to a 3-year term and can be re-elected up to 3 terms in succession. The day-to-day administration of the city is handled by the city administrator.

Tourism

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Liwasan ng Dapitan (Dapitan City Plaza)
Dapitan Ancestral House 04.JPG
Punto del Desembarco de Rizal
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Rizal Shrine
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St. James the Greater Parish
Liwasan ng Dapitan (Dapitan City Plaza)
Dapitan City Plaza ("Liwasan ng Dapitan"), also known as the City Square, was beautified and developed by Dr. José Rizal during his exile. With the assistance of the Spanish Politico-Military Governor of Dapitan, Gov. Ricardo Carnicero, Rizal made the City Square comparable to those he saw in Europe. [27] It has an area of one hectare, more or less.
Punto del Desembarco de Rizal
Rizal disembarked in Punto del Desembarco de Rizal (Rizal's Point of Disembarking). A 20-foot cross also stands in the place to symbolize the propagation of Christianity in the locality of Dapitan.
Rizal Park and Shrine
Rizal Park and Shrine is a major historical landmark in Dapitan. In August 1892, Rizal, together with Governor Carnicero and Francisco Equilor, a Spaniard living in Dipolog, won a lottery bet which financially enabled Dr. Rizal to buy a 10-hectare piece of land from Lucia Pagbangon. Rizal moved to the area in which the shrine currently stands in March 1893. Later on, his mother, Doña Teodora Alonso Realonda, his sisters, and some relatives from Calamba, Laguna, came and lived with him in Barangay Talisay (which is where the shrine is located) until 1896. Rizal Shrine was declared a national shrine through Presidential Decree No. 105 issued by then-President Ferdinand Marcos on January 24, 1973.
Casa Real
Rizal stayed in Casa Real with Governor Carnicero from his arrival until he moved to the present-day location of Rizal Shrine in Barangay Talisay in March 1893. The appearance of Casa Real is similar to that of the old city hall, with bamboo on each side and the upper portion made up of wood. A replica of Casa Real will soon rise near its marker.
St. James the Greater Church
This church was built in 1871 in honor of St. James the Greater, Dapitan's patron saint. The design of the interior walls is more or less one meter thick and still original except for the furnishing. The altar and the interior hane undergone several renovations. Inside is a historical spot where Rizal stood while hearing Mass every Sunday. At the mezzanine is the priceless heritage organ that bears the year wherein it was made – 1827 – at the choir loft. It was brought to Dapitan by the Augustinian Recollect fathers. A German-made instrument with European pipes, it is a manual pipe organ.
Cotta de Dapitan
Established in 1761, the fort was made to monitor the waters of northern Zamboanga. The fort was made on top of the sacred Ilihan Hill. Currently, the fort is in dire need of conservation.

Festivals

Dapitan has launched a diversified fiesta celebration of its Patron St. James or Señor Santiago, whose memorial is celebrated every July 25, for the locals through a three-in-one affair, combining religious, cultural and sports events in its Kinabayo Festival.

The Kinabayo Festival kicks off July 16 and culminates on July 31 with various events taking place within the Shrine City of the Philippines.

Transportation

Sea

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Port of Pulauan

Dapitan is served by the Port of Pulauan in barangay San Vicente (albeit ferry schedules often list the destination as Port of Dipolog, a neighboring city). There are daily ferries from/to Dumaguete and from/to Cebu City.

Air

Dapitan is catered by Dipolog Airport through Philippine Airlines, and Cebu Pacific. From Dipolog take a shuttle bus to Dapitan which is 20–30 minutes ride, that's 12 kilometers from the airport to the City proper of Dapitan.

Notable personalities

Sister cities

Local

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