Basilisa

Basilisa Rizal
Municipality
Municipality of Basilisa
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Map of Dinagat Islands with Basilisa highlighted
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Basilisa Location within the Philippines
Coordinates: 10°03′56″N125°35′49″E / 10.065428°N 125.596844°E / 10.065428; 125.596844
Country	Philippines
Region	Caraga
Province	Dinagat Islands
District	Lone district
Founded	June 17, 1967
Barangays	27 (see Barangays)
Government   [1]
• Type	Sangguniang Bayan
•  Mayor	Ozzy Reuben M. Ecleo
•  Vice Mayor	Manuelito N. Piodo Jr.
•  Representative	Alan 1 B. Ecleo
•  Municipal Council	Members Juanito G. Piodo Rex Angelo S. Diaz Cinderella C. Roma Cesar T. Borja III Mark Anthony G. Aray Jefferson I. Relator Jeffrey C. Flores Norlito R. Ticod
•  Electorate	15,552 voters (2022)
Area [2]
• Total	102.4587 km2 (39.5595 sq mi)
Elevation	4.0 m (13.1 ft)
Highest elevation	192 m (630 ft)
Lowest elevation	0 m (0 ft)
Population  (2020 census) [3]
• Total	36,911
• Density	360/km2 (930/sq mi)
•  Households	7,060
Economy
•  Income class	4th municipal income class
•  Poverty incidence	33.22 % (2018) [4]
•  Revenue	₱ 126.5 million (2020)
•  Assets	₱ 355 million (2020)
•  Expenditure	₱ 130.9 million (2020)
•  Liabilities	₱ 89.44 million (2020)
Service provider
• Electricity	Dinagat Island Electric Cooperative (DIELCO)
Time zone	UTC+8 (PST)
ZIP code	8413
PSGC	168501000
IDD  :  area code	+63 (0)86
Native languages	Surigaonon Cebuano Tagalog
Website	basilisadinagatislands.gov.ph

Basilisa, officially the Municipality of Basilisa (Surigaonon: Lungsod nan Basilisa; Cebuano : Lungsod sa Basilisa; Tagalog : Bayan ng Basilisa), is a 4th class municipality in the province of Dinagat Islands, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 36,911 people. ^[3]

It is formerly known as Rizal.

The town became a part of the province of Dinagat Islands in December 2006, when the province was created from Surigao del Norte by Republic Act No. 9355. However, in February 2010, the Supreme Court ruled that the law was unconstitutional, as the necessary requirements for provincial land area and population were not met. The town reverted to Surigao del Norte. ^[5] On October 24, 2012, however, the Supreme Court reversed its ruling from the previous year, and upheld the constitutionality of RA 9355 and the creation of Dinagat Islands as a province. ^[6]

Geography

Barangays

Basilisa is politically subdivided into 27 barangays. Each barangay consists of puroks while some have sitios.

• Benglen
• Catadman (Kapakyan)
• Columbus
• Coring
• Cortes
• Diegas
• Doña Helene
• Edera
• Poblacion Ferdinand
• Geotina
• Imee (Bactasan)
• Melgar
• Montag
• Navarro
• New Nazareth
• Poblacion (Rizal)
• Puerto Princesa
• Rita Glenda
• Roma
• Roxas
• Santa Monica
• Tag-abaca
• Poblacion Santo Niño
• Sering
• Sombrado
• Villa Ecleo
• Villa Pantinople

Climate

Climate data for Basilisa, Dinagat Islands
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Year
Average high °C (°F)	27 (81)	28 (82)	28 (82)	30 (86)	30 (86)	30 (86)	29 (84)	30 (86)	30 (86)	29 (84)	29 (84)	28 (82)	29 (84)
Average low °C (°F)	23 (73)	23 (73)	23 (73)	23 (73)	25 (77)	25 (77)	25 (77)	25 (77)	25 (77)	25 (77)	24 (75)	24 (75)	24 (75)
Average precipitation mm (inches)	210 (8.3)	161 (6.3)	123 (4.8)	85 (3.3)	148 (5.8)	186 (7.3)	164 (6.5)	157 (6.2)	141 (5.6)	190 (7.5)	223 (8.8)	200 (7.9)	1,988 (78.3)
Average rainy days	21.0	16.8	18.5	18.2	24.9	27.7	28.4	27.0	26.1	27.6	24.6	22.0	282.8
Source: Meteoblue [7]

Demographics

Population census of Basilisa

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1970	5,047	—
1975	10,614	+16.08%
1980	13,900	+5.54%
1990	20,953	+4.19%
1995	24,141	+2.69%
2000	26,489	+2.01%
2007	31,363	+2.36%
2010	33,880	+2.85%
2015	36,880	+1.63%
2020	36,911	+0.02%
Source: Philippine Statistics Authority [8] [9] [10]

References

1.   Municipality of Basilisa | (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). "Caraga". 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. Tetch Torres (2010-02-11). "Dinagat Islands province back to being a town". Philippine Daily Inquirer. Archived from the original on 12 February 2010. Retrieved 10 February 2010.
6. "IRA Shares for LGUs Jump by 37.5% in 2013". Office of the President of the Philippines. January 9, 2013. Archived from the original on September 3, 2014.
7. "Basilisa: Average Temperatures and Rainfall". Meteoblue. Retrieved 25 December 2019.
8. Census of Population (2015). "Caraga". Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. Philippine Statistics Authority . Retrieved 20 June 2016.
9. Census of Population and Housing (2010). "Caraga". Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. National Statistics Office . Retrieved 29 June 2016.
10. Censuses of Population (1903–2007). "Caraga". Table 1. Population Enumerated in Various Censuses by Province/Highly Urbanized City: 1903 to 2007. National Statistics Office.
11. "Poverty incidence (PI):". Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved December 28, 2020.
12. "Estimation of Local Poverty in the Philippines" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. 29 November 2005.
13. "2003 City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. 23 March 2009.
14. "City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates; 2006 and 2009" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. 3 August 2012.
15. "2012 Municipal and City Level Poverty Estimates" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. 31 May 2016.
16. "Municipal and City Level Small Area Poverty Estimates; 2009, 2012 and 2015". Philippine Statistics Authority. 10 July 2019.
17. "PSA Releases the 2018 Municipal and City Level Poverty Estimates". Philippine Statistics Authority. 15 December 2021. Retrieved 22 January 2022.

External links

• Basilisa Profile at the DTI Cities and Municipalities Competitive Index
• Philippine Standard Geographic Code