Dagohoy, Bohol

Dagohoy
Municipality
Municipality of Dagohoy
Dagohoy, Bohol
Map of Bohol with Dagohoy highlighted
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Dagohoy Location within the Philippines
Coordinates: 9°55′N124°17′E / 9.92°N 124.28°E / 9.92; 124.28
Country	Philippines
Region	Central Visayas
Province	Bohol
District	2nd district
Founded	21 June 1956
Named for	Francisco Dagohoy
Barangays	15 (see Barangays)
Government   [1]
• Type	Sangguniang Bayan
•  Mayor	Germinio C. Relampagos, M.D
•  Vice Mayor	Roel P. Lagroma
•  Representative	Erico Aristotle C. Aumentado
•  Municipal Council	Members Andres D. Ampoloquio Cesareo T. Salingay Jr. Allan A. Sasan Niño Cesar J. Lagapa Felix O. Cañones Alfredo G. Gumapac Arnold G. Maghamil Lucio C. Bonio
•  Electorate	13,425 voters (2022)
Area [2]
• Total	77.59 km2 (29.96 sq mi)
Elevation	151 m (495 ft)
Highest elevation	424 m (1,391 ft)
Lowest elevation	80 m (260 ft)
Population  (2020 census) [3]
• Total	19,874
• Density	260/km2 (660/sq mi)
•  Households	4,547
Economy
•  Income class	5th municipal income class
•  Poverty incidence	27.50 % (2018) [4]
•  Revenue	₱ 95.64 million (2020)
•  Assets	₱ 238.6 million (2020)
•  Expenditure	₱ 113.3 million (2020)
•  Liabilities	₱ 70.69 million (2020)
Service provider
• Electricity	Bohol 2 Electric Cooperative (BOHECO 2)
Time zone	UTC+8 (PST)
ZIP code	6322
PSGC	071217000
IDD  :  area code	+63 (0)38
Native languages	Boholano dialect Cebuano Tagalog

Dagohoy, officially the Municipality of Dagohoy (Cebuano : Munisipalidad sa Dagohoy; Tagalog : Bayan ng Dagohoy), is a 5th class municipality in the province of Bohol, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 19,874 people. ^[3]

The town is named after Boholano revolutionary Francisco Dagohoy.

Dagohoy is 73 kilometres (45 mi) from Tagbilaran.

Dagohoy celebrates its fiesta on 10 February, to honor the town patron Our Lady of Lourdes. ^[5]

History

On 21 June 1956, the municipality of Dagohoy was created through Executive Order No. 184 issued by President Ramon Magsaysay, becoming the 41st town in the province. ^[6] Former Colonia agricultural colony superintendent Camilo Calceta was appointed first mayor of the town at the age of 84 years. ^[7] The barrios constituting the new municipality were: ^[6]

• from the municipality of Carmen
  • Colonia
  • San Vicente
  • Can-oling
  • La Esperanza
  • Villa Aurora
• from the municipality of Ubay
  • Babag
• from the municipality of Sierra Bullones
  • Caluasan
  • San Miguel
  • Candelaria
• from the municipality of Trinidad
  • Mahayag
  • Malitbog
  • Cagawasan
  • Santo Rosario

Geography

Barangays

Dagohoy is politically subdivided into 15 barangays. Each barangay consists of puroks and some have sitios.

PSGC	Barangay	Population			±% p.a.
		2020 [3]		2010 [8]
071217001	Babag	6.4%	1,278	1,388	▾	−0.82%
071217005	Cagawasan	4.8%	948	1,044	▾	−0.96%
071217006	Cagawitan	3.3%	665	612	▴	0.83%
071217007	Caluasan	9.5%	1,892	1,816	▴	0.41%
071217002	Can‑oling	3.9%	772	985	▾	−2.41%
071217003	Candelaria	5.3%	1,057	1,006	▴	0.50%
071217004	Estaca	2.7%	537	538	▾	−0.02%
071217008	La Esperanza	5.0%	997	1,085	▾	−0.84%
071217009	Mahayag	5.1%	1,016	987	▴	0.29%
071217010	Malitbog	8.2%	1,633	1,509	▴	0.79%
071217011	Poblacion	13.5%	2,692	2,646	▴	0.17%
071217012	San Miguel	13.9%	2,754	2,819	▾	−0.23%
071217013	San Vicente	7.0%	1,386	1,374	▴	0.09%
071217014	Santa Cruz	4.5%	891	850	▴	0.47%
071217015	Villa Aurora	2.3%	456	443	▴	0.29%
	Total		19,874	18,868	▴	0.52%

Climate

Climate data for Dagohoy, Bohol
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Year
Mean daily maximum °C (°F)	27 (81)	28 (82)	29 (84)	30 (86)	31 (88)	30 (86)	29 (84)	30 (86)	30 (86)	29 (84)	28 (82)	28 (82)	29 (84)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F)	22 (72)	22 (72)	22 (72)	23 (73)	24 (75)	24 (75)	23 (73)	23 (73)	23 (73)	23 (73)	23 (73)	23 (73)	23 (73)
Average precipitation mm (inches)	98 (3.9)	82 (3.2)	96 (3.8)	71 (2.8)	104 (4.1)	129 (5.1)	101 (4.0)	94 (3.7)	99 (3.9)	135 (5.3)	174 (6.9)	143 (5.6)	1,326 (52.3)
Average rainy days	18.0	14.1	17.1	16.8	23.7	25.7	25.8	23.3	24.2	25.9	24.0	20.6	259.2
Source: Meteoblue [9]

Demographics

Population census of Dagohoy

Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1960 6,699 —     1970 7,291 +0.85% 1975 8,578 +3.31% 1980 9,451 +1.96%	Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1990 13,121 +3.34% 1995 13,943 +1.15% 2000 16,845 +4.14% 2007 18,311 +1.16%	Year Pop. ±% p.a. 2010 18,868 +1.10% 2015 19,158 +0.29% 2020 19,874 +0.72%
Source: Philippine Statistics Authority [10] [8] [11]

Economy

Dagohoy public market

References

1.   Municipality of Dagohoy | (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 VII (Central Visayas)". 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. "Bohol Festivals Timetable". www.bohol-philippines.com. Retrieved 2019-03-14.
6. Executive Order No. 184 (21 June 1956), CREATING THE MUNICIPALITY OF DAGOHOY IN THE PROVINCE OF BOHOL (PDF)
7. Bohol Chronicle 1958, pp. 1, 5.
8. Census of Population and Housing (2010). "Region VII (Central Visayas)" (PDF). Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. National Statistics Office . Retrieved 29 June 2016.
9. "Dagohoy: Average Temperatures and Rainfall". Meteoblue. Retrieved 9 May 2020.
10. Census of Population (2015). "Region VII (Central Visayas)". Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. Philippine Statistics Authority . Retrieved 20 June 2016.
11. Censuses of Population (1903–2007). "Region VII (Central Visayas)". Table 1. Population Enumerated in Various Censuses by Province/Highly Urbanized City: 1903 to 2007. National Statistics Office.
12. "Poverty incidence (PI):". Philippine Statistics Authority.
13. "Estimation of Local Poverty in the Philippines" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. 29 November 2005.
14. "2003 City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. 23 March 2009.
15. "City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates; 2006 and 2009" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. 3 August 2012.
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.

Sources

• Bohol Chronicle (11 Feb 1958). "A new town is born, ailing ex-superintendent named mayor". Archived from the original on 6 Aug 2022.

External links

• Municipality of Dagohoy
• Dagohoy