Maco, Davao de Oro

Maco
Municipality
Municipality of Maco
Flag
Nickname:  The Gold Coast
Map of Davao de Oro with Maco highlighted
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Maco Location within the Philippines
Coordinates: 7°21′43″N125°51′19″E / 7.36194°N 125.85528°E / 7.36194; 125.85528
Country	Philippines
Region	Davao Region
Province	Davao de Oro
District	2nd district
Founded	June 17, 1967
Barangays	37 (see Barangays)
Government   [1]
• Type	Sangguniang Bayan
•  Mayor	Alvera Veronica R. Rimando-Arancon
•  Vice Mayor	Arthur Carlos Voltaire R. Rimando
•  Representative	Ruwel Peter S. Gonzaga
•  Electorate	58,280 voters (2022)
Area [2]
• Total	342.23 km2 (132.14 sq mi)
Elevation	114 m (374 ft)
Highest elevation	843 m (2,766 ft)
Lowest elevation	0 m (0 ft)
Population  (2020 census) [3]
• Total	83,237
• Density	240/km2 (630/sq mi)
•  Households	20,839
Economy
•  Income class	1st municipal income class
•  Poverty incidence	17.16 % (2021) [4]
•  Revenue	₱ 459.2 million (2020)
•  Assets	₱ 756 million (2020)
•  Expenditure	₱ 357.8 million (2020)
•  Liabilities	₱ 231.8 million (2020)
Service provider
• Electricity	Davao del Norte Electric Cooperative (DANECO)
Time zone	UTC+8 (PST)
ZIP code	8806
PSGC	118204000
IDD  :  area code	+63 (0)87
Native languages	Davawenyo Cebuano Kalagan Mansaka Tagalog Ata Manobo
Website	www.maco.gov.ph

Maco, officially the Municipality of Maco (Cebuano : Lungsod sa Maco; Tagalog : Bayan ng Maco), is a 1st class municipality in the province of Davao de Oro, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 83,237 people. ^[3]

It was formerly part of the Municipality of Mabini before becoming an independent municipality on June 17, 1967. ^[5]

Geography

Barangays

Maco is politically subdivided into 37 barangays.  ^[6] Each barangay consists of puroks while some have sitios.

• Anibongan
• Anislagan
• Binuangan
• Bucana
• Calabcab
• Concepcion
• Dumlan
• Elizalde (Somil)
• Pangi (Gaudencio Antonio)
• Gubatan
• Hijo
• Kinuban
• Langgam
• Lapu-lapu
• Libay-libay
• Limbo
• Lumatab
• Magangit
• Malamodao
• Manipongol
• Mapaang
• Masara
• New Asturias
• Panibasan
• Panoraon
• Poblacion
• San Juan
• San Roque
• Sangab
• Taglawig
• Mainit
• New Barili
• New Leyte
• New Visayas
• Panangan
• Tagbaros
• Teresa

Climate

Climate data for Maco
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Year
Mean daily maximum °C (°F)	29 (84)	30 (86)	30 (86)	31 (88)	31 (88)	30 (86)	30 (86)	30 (86)	30 (86)	30 (86)	30 (86)	30 (86)	30 (86)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F)	22 (72)	22 (72)	22 (72)	23 (73)	24 (75)	24 (75)	24 (75)	24 (75)	24 (75)	24 (75)	23 (73)	22 (72)	23 (74)
Average precipitation mm (inches)	98 (3.9)	86 (3.4)	91 (3.6)	83 (3.3)	133 (5.2)	158 (6.2)	111 (4.4)	101 (4.0)	94 (3.7)	117 (4.6)	131 (5.2)	94 (3.7)	1,297 (51.2)
Average rainy days	16.4	14.3	16.3	18.5	25.3	25.0	23.8	21.9	20.8	24.4	24.3	18.7	249.7
Source: Meteoblue [7]

Demographics

Population census of Maco

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1970	29,693	—
1975	32,562	+1.87%
1980	41,017	+4.72%
1990	55,991	+3.16%
1995	58,609	+0.86%
2000	65,181	+2.30%
2007	70,906	+1.17%
2010	72,235	+0.68%
2015	81,277	+2.27%
2020	83,237	+0.47%
Source: Philippine Statistics Authority [8] [9] [10] [11]

In the 2020 census, the population of Maco, Davao de Oro, was 83,237 people, ^[3] with a density of 240 inhabitants per square kilometre or 620 inhabitants per square mile.

Economy

Poverty incidence of Maco

10 20 30 40 2006 35.20 2009 30.55 2012 29.61 2015 23.27 2018 19.82 2021 17.16 Source: Philippine Statistics Authority [12] [13] [14] [15] [16] [17] [18] [19]

Festivals and events

Fiesta ng Maco

is celebrated every last Saturday of the month of June honoring "Inahan sa Kanunay'ng Panabang" (Mother of Perpetual Help).

Kaimonan Festival

is an annual festival that starts on June 17 to the last Saturday of the same month. Kaimonan is a mansaka term for "thanksgiving". ^[20]

See also

• List of renamed cities and municipalities in the Philippines

References

1.   Municipality of Maco | (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 July 8, 2021.
4. "PSA Releases the 2021 City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates". Philippine Statistics Authority. April 2, 2024. Retrieved April 28, 2024.
5. "Executive Order No. 128: Creating the Municipality of Maco in the Province of Davao" (PDF). Official Gazette of the Republic of the Philippines. Retrieved April 21, 2014.
6. "Province: Compostela Valley". PSGC Interactive. Quezon City, Philippines: Philippine Statistics Authority . Retrieved November 12, 2016.
7. "Maco: Average Temperatures and Rainfall". Meteoblue. Retrieved November 16, 2019.
8. Census of Population (2015). "Region XI (Davao Region)". Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. Philippine Statistics Authority . Retrieved June 20, 2016.
9. Census of Population and Housing (2010). "Region XI (Davao Region)" (PDF). Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. National Statistics Office . Retrieved June 29, 2016.
10. 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.
11. "Province of Compostela Valley". Municipality Population Data. Local Water Utilities Administration Research Division. Retrieved December 17, 2016.
12. "Poverty incidence (PI):". Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved December 28, 2020.
13. "Estimation of Local Poverty in the Philippines" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. November 29, 2005.
14. "2003 City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. March 23, 2009.
15. "City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates; 2006 and 2009" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. August 3, 2012.
16. "2012 Municipal and City Level Poverty Estimates" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. May 31, 2016.
17. "Municipal and City Level Small Area Poverty Estimates; 2009, 2012 and 2015". Philippine Statistics Authority. July 10, 2019.
18. "PSA Releases the 2018 Municipal and City Level Poverty Estimates". Philippine Statistics Authority. December 15, 2021. Retrieved January 22, 2022.
19. "PSA Releases the 2021 City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates". Philippine Statistics Authority. April 2, 2024. Retrieved April 28, 2024.
20. "Events and Festivals: June". Philippine Department of Tourism. Archived from the original on April 28, 2014. Retrieved April 21, 2014.

External links

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