Laak, Davao de Oro

Laak San Vicente
Municipality
Municipality of Laak
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Nickname:  El Dorado's Last Frontier
Map of Davao de Oro with Laak highlighted
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Laak Location within the Philippines
Coordinates: 7°49′08″N125°47′26″E / 7.8189°N 125.7906°E / 7.8189; 125.7906
Country	Philippines
Region	Davao Region
Province	Davao de Oro
District	2nd district
Barangays	40 (see Barangays)
Government   [1]
• Type	Sangguniang Bayan
•  Mayor	Antonio "Ay-Eng" L. Libuangan
•  Vice Mayor	Mark Anthony S. Libuangan
•  Representative	Ruwel Peter S. Gonzaga
•  Electorate	52,425 voters (2022)
Area [2]
• Total	768.00 km2 (296.53 sq mi)
Elevation	174 m (571 ft)
Highest elevation	375 m (1,230 ft)
Lowest elevation	91 m (299 ft)
Population  (2020 census) [3]
• Total	79,744
• Density	100/km2 (270/sq mi)
•  Households	19,888
Economy
•  Income class	1st municipal income class
•  Poverty incidence	24.91 % (2018) [4]
•  Revenue	₱ 343.5 million (2020)
•  Assets	₱ 748.2 million (2020)
•  Expenditure	₱ 343.5 million (2020)
•  Liabilities	₱ 289.6 million (2020)
Service provider
• Electricity	Davao del Norte Electric Cooperative (DANECO)
Time zone	UTC+8 (PST)
ZIP code	8810
PSGC	118202000
IDD  :  area code	+63 (0)87
Native languages	Davawenyo Cebuano Kalagan Mansaka Tagalog Ata Manobo
Website	www.laak.gov.ph

Laak, officially the Municipality of Laak (Cebuano : Lungsod sa Laak; Tagalog : Bayan ng Laak), is a 1st class municipality in the province of Davao de Oro, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 79,744 people. ^[3]

History

The town of Laak was founded on April 4, 1979, as San Vicente from several barangays of Monkayo, Montevista and Asuncion. Laak was created into a municipality by virtue of Batas Pambansa Bilang 23. ^[5] It was made part of the newly made Compostela Valley province in 1998. ^[6] The original name that the pioneer residents used to call this place even before the very formation of its nucleus in 1965 is no other than the native name Laak, derived from the name of a small thorn less bamboo. It is similar to but smaller than the bamboo called Lunas by the Bisayan tribes.

The name Laak, however, was not adopted when this place was created into a municipality. The name San Vicente was instantly coined just to insure the passage of the law creating this place into a town. The term San was attached to the name Vicente after the name of the father of then First Lady Imelda Romualdez Marcos. Coincidentally, the law creating this town was approved on the eve of the feast day of Sr. San Vicente Ferrer.

As the town residents found no meaning in calling this place San Vicente, they unanimously approved during the plebiscite called for the purpose on May 28, 1994, the adoption of the name Laak. Mayor Reynaldo B. Navarro, and the Sangguniang Bayan Members at that time led the move for the change of the name pursuant to the desire of the people.

Geography

Laak, although it has an overall population of 70,856 in per census of 2010, ^[7] is very isolated from other populated towns in its vicinity such as Monkayo and Nabunturan. The main cause of this is of its being a predominantly agricultural town; there are also some factors which contribute to its isolation such as its huge land area of 947.06 km².(94, 706 hectares) and its heavily forested geographical features.

The municipality borders the following towns: Kapalong, Davao del Norte to the west; Loreto and Veruela, Agusan del Sur to the north and northeast; Montevista and Monkayo, Davao de Oro to the east and southeast; and San Isidro, Davao del Norte to the southwest.

Barangays

Laak is politically subdivided into 40 barangays.  ^[8] Each barangay consists of puroks while some have sitios.

• Aguinaldo
• Amorcruz
• Ampawid
• Andap
• Anitap
• Bagong Silang
• Banbanon
• Belmonte
• Binasbas
• Bullucan
• Ceboleda
• Concepcion
• Datu Ampunan
• Datu Davao
• Doña Josefa
• El Katipunan
• Il Papa
• Imelda
• Inakayan
• Kaligutan
• Kapatagan
• Kidawa
• Kilagding
• Kiokmay
• Laak (Poblacion)
• Langtud
• Longanapan
• Mabuhay
• Macopa
• Malinao
• Mangloy
• Melale
• Naga
• New Bethlehem
• Panamoren
• Sabud
• San Antonio
• Sta Emilia
• Sto Niño
• Sisimon

Climate

Climate data for Laak
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Year
Average high °C (°F)	26 (79)	26 (79)	27 (81)	29 (84)	29 (84)	29 (84)	29 (84)	30 (86)	30 (86)	29 (84)	28 (82)	27 (81)	28 (83)
Average low °C (°F)	22 (72)	22 (72)	22 (72)	22 (72)	23 (73)	23 (73)	22 (72)	22 (72)	22 (72)	22 (72)	22 (72)	22 (72)	22 (72)
Average precipitation mm (inches)	123 (4.8)	92 (3.6)	56 (2.2)	29 (1.1)	38 (1.5)	57 (2.2)	52 (2.0)	52 (2.0)	52 (2.0)	59 (2.3)	50 (2.0)	74 (2.9)	734 (28.6)
Average rainy days	20.2	17.6	16.5	11.7	17.0	20.2	20.9	28.7	19.8	21.5	16.8	17.6	228.5
Source: Meteoblue [9]

Demographics

Population census of Laak

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1980	31,581	—
1990	35,895	+1.29%
1995	51,073	+6.83%
2000	59,450	+3.31%
2007	66,607	+1.58%
2010	70,856	+2.28%
2015	73,874	+0.80%
2020	79,744	+1.51%
Source: Philippine Statistics Authority [10] [7] [11] [12]

In the 2020 census, the population of Laak, Compostela Valley, was 79,744 people, ^[3] with a density of 100 inhabitants per square kilometre or 260 inhabitants per square mile.

Economy

Laak's economy is primarily driven by agriculture, with almost 65% of its income coming from agricultural sector (it includes agro-forestry, inland fishery and livestock raising) and business enterprises contribute only 35% of the municipality's income.

Transportation

The town of Laak is accessible by bus, passenger jeeps, and habal-habal motorcycles from both Tagum City and Trento, Agusan del Sur. Most passenger vehicles going to Laak had to pass the Tagum-Asuncion-San Isidro-Laak road since this road is one of the only two transportation accesses to the town, the other one being Loreto-Veruela-Trento road; the town does not have roads connecting to other towns of Davao de Oro, such as Nabunturan and Monkayo.

See also

• List of renamed cities and municipalities in the Philippines

References

1.   Municipality of Laak | (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). "Region XI (Davao Region)". Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. Philippine Statistics Authority . Retrieved 8 July 2021.
4. "PSA Releases the 2018 Municipal and City Level Poverty Estimates". Philippine Statistics Authority. 15 December 2021. Retrieved 22 January 2022.
5. "Batas Pambansa Blg. 23; An Act Creating the Municipality of San Vicente in the Province of Davao del Norte". The Corpus Juris. 4 April 1979. Retrieved 19 March 2016.
6. "Republic Act No. 8470 - An Act Creating the Province of Compostela Valley from the Province of Davao del Norte, and for Other Purposes". Republic Acts. Chan Robles Virtual Law Library. Retrieved 25 April 2014.
7. Census of Population and Housing (2010). "Region XI (Davao Region)". Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. National Statistics Office . Retrieved 29 June 2016.
8. "Province: Compostela Valley". PSGC Interactive. Quezon City, Philippines: Philippine Statistics Authority . Retrieved 12 November 2016.
9. "Laak: Average Temperatures and Rainfall". Meteoblue. Retrieved 16 November 2019.
10. Census of Population (2015). "Region XI (Davao Region)". Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. Philippine Statistics Authority . Retrieved 20 June 2016.
11. Censuses of Population (1903–2007). "Region XI (Davao Region)". Table 1. Population Enumerated in Various Censuses by Province/Highly Urbanized City: 1903 to 2007. National Statistics Office.
12. "Province of Compostela Valley". Municipality Population Data. Local Water Utilities Administration Research Division. Retrieved 17 December 2016.
13. "Poverty incidence (PI):". Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved December 28, 2020.
14. "Estimation of Local Poverty in the Philippines" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. 29 November 2005.
15. "2003 City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. 23 March 2009.
16. "City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates; 2006 and 2009" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. 3 August 2012.
17. "2012 Municipal and City Level Poverty Estimates" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. 31 May 2016.
18. "Municipal and City Level Small Area Poverty Estimates; 2009, 2012 and 2015". Philippine Statistics Authority. 10 July 2019.
19. "PSA Releases the 2018 Municipal and City Level Poverty Estimates". Philippine Statistics Authority. 15 December 2021. Retrieved 22 January 2022.

External links

• Laak Profile at the DTI Cities and Municipalities Competitive Index
• Philippine Standard Geographic Code
• Philippine Census Information