Santo Tomas | |
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Municipality of Santo Tomas | |
Coordinates: 7°32′N125°37′E / 7.53°N 125.62°E | |
Country | Philippines |
Region | Davao Region |
Province | Davao del Norte |
District | 2nd district |
Founded | August 14, 1959 |
Named for | St. Thomas of Villanova |
Barangays | 19 (see Barangays) |
Government | |
• Type | Sangguniang Bayan |
• Mayor | Ernesto T. Evangelista |
• Vice Mayor | Gabriel Eric L. Estela |
• Representative | Alan R. Dujali |
• Municipal Council | Members |
• Electorate | 73,248 voters (2022) |
Area | |
• Total | 221.8 km2 (85.6 sq mi) |
Elevation | 37 m (121 ft) |
Highest elevation | 197 m (646 ft) |
Lowest elevation | 16 m (52 ft) |
Population (2020 census) [4] | |
• Total | 128,667 |
• Density | 580/km2 (1,500/sq mi) |
• Households | 30,750 |
Economy | |
• Income class | 1st municipal income class |
• Poverty incidence | 12.06 |
• Revenue | ₱ 464.4 million (2020) |
• Assets | ₱ 1,573 million (2020) |
• Expenditure | ₱ 393 million (2020) |
• Liabilities | ₱ 551.3 million (2020) |
Service provider | |
• Electricity | Davao Light and Power Company (DLPC) |
Time zone | UTC+8 (PST) |
ZIP code | 8112 |
PSGC | |
IDD : area code | +63 (0)84 |
Native languages | Davawenyo Cebuano Ata Manobo Kalagan Tagalog |
Website | www |
Santo Tomas, officially the Municipality of Santo Tomas (Cebuano : Lungsod sa Santo Tomas; Tagalog : Bayan ng Santo Tomas), is a 1st class municipality in the province of Davao del Norte, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 128,667 people. [4]
Santo Tomas was so named after Saint Thomas, the patron saint of Danao which is the hometown of then Governor of undivided Davao Province Vicente Duterte, father of the 16th Philippine president Rodrigo Duterte.
What is now Santo Tomas, initially called Tibal-og, was once part of the jurisdiction of nearby town of Kapalong. Before the 1950s. the place used to be a lush forest inhabited by the indigenous Ata-Manobo people.
According to the town's pioneering residents, the area of what is now Kapalong (in which what is now Santo Tomas was still part of) and Panabo City were planted for abaca during the pre-war years.
Santo Tomas was established as a municipality through Executive Order No. 352, issued by President Carlos P. Garcia on August 14, 1959. It consists of Barrio Tibal-og, designated as the seat of government, and "other barrios or sitios " of Kapalong, and four barrios of Panabo, all then part of the old Davao province. [6]
Feliciano P. Ganade served as the first elected mayor of Santo Tomas after briefly governing the city of Kapalong.
From then on, it continued to grow and prosper, even as it went several successions of mayoralty governance throughout its history.
Santo Tomas is located on the island of Mindanao, and it is in the province's second political district. It is bounded in the north by the Municipalities of Kapalong and Talaingod, in the east by the Municipality of Asuncion, in the west by Davao City, and in the south by the Municipality of Braulio E. Dujali.
Rainfall in Santo Tomas is evenly distributed throughout the year. Being a nearly typhoon-free municipality, the production of high-value crops is favorable all year round and makes a profitable investment.
Climate data for Santo Tomas, Davao del Norte | |||||||||||||
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Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 28 (82) | 28 (82) | 29 (84) | 31 (88) | 31 (88) | 30 (86) | 30 (86) | 31 (88) | 31 (88) | 31 (88) | 30 (86) | 29 (84) | 30 (86) |
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 22 (72) | 22 (72) | 22 (72) | 22 (72) | 23 (73) | 24 (75) | 23 (73) | 23 (73) | 23 (73) | 23 (73) | 23 (73) | 23 (73) | 23 (73) |
Average precipitation mm (inches) | 63 (2.5) | 50 (2.0) | 35 (1.4) | 22 (0.9) | 47 (1.9) | 68 (2.7) | 51 (2.0) | 53 (2.1) | 49 (1.9) | 47 (1.9) | 39 (1.5) | 38 (1.5) | 562 (22.3) |
Average rainy days | 15.0 | 12.6 | 10.4 | 8.2 | 18.8 | 22.5 | 21.2 | 20.5 | 20.3 | 20.3 | 14.4 | 11.7 | 195.9 |
Source: Meteoblue [7] |
Santo Tomas is politically subdivided into 19 barangays.
Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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1960 | 16,687 | — |
1970 | 21,241 | +2.44% |
1975 | 31,584 | +8.28% |
1980 | 44,512 | +7.10% |
1990 | 67,916 | +4.32% |
1995 | 77,182 | +2.43% |
2000 | 84,367 | +1.93% |
2007 | 97,210 | +1.97% |
2010 | 109,269 | +4.35% |
2015 | 118,750 | +1.60% |
2020 | 128,667 | +1.59% |
Source: Philippine Statistics Authority [8] [9] [10] [11] |
Santo Tomas is home to a diverse culture inter-mingling with Mandaya and Ata-Manobo. The people are predominantly Cebuano.
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Significant to the economic development of Santo Tomas is a number of multi-national corporations and cooperatives engaged in banana based commercial production successfully operating in the municipality. Rice production also contributes to the economic development of the municipality. SantoTomas was part of the lists for the top 15 richest municipality in Davao Region which was listed as the second place.
Santo Tomas sits astride the Davao del Norte Provincial Circumferential Road. It is more or less 30 kilometres (19 mi) or about an hour ride from Tagum City by any land vehicle, and the town offers a wide choice of public utility jeepneys via Kinamayan route or bus liners via Carmen route. Davao City is approximately 63 kilometres (39 mi) or an hour and a half ride by bus or private car.
Santo Tomas is accessible by land through any type of vehicle. There are tricycle units serving the different routes within the municipality. Most tricycles are color-coded red, with a capacity of 6 passengers per tricycle.
Santo Tomas have several public and private institutions.
Elementary schools:
High schools:
Tertiary education:
Technical/vocational schools:
Araw ng Santo Tomas (lit. Day of Santo Tomas) is a celebration held every 14 August annually. Events include drum and lyre competitions; parades, fireworks display, and many more.
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