Bayabas, Surigao del Sur

Bayabas
Municipality

Highway showing a bridge on the main road of Bayabas

Map of Surigao del Sur with Bayabas highlighted
Bayabas

Location within the Philippines

Coordinates: 08°58′N 126°16′E / 8.967°N 126.267°E / 8.967; 126.267Coordinates: 08°58′N 126°16′E / 8.967°N 126.267°E / 8.967; 126.267
Country Philippines
Region Caraga (Region XIII)
Province Surigao del Sur
District 1st district of Surigao del Sur
Barangays 7
Government[1]
 • Mayor Ma. Clarita Garcia-Limbaro
Area[2]
 • Total 117.84 km2 (45.50 sq mi)
Population (2010)[3]
 • Total 7,779
 • Density 66/km2 (170/sq mi)
Time zone PST (UTC+8)
ZIP code 8303
Dialing code +63 (0)86
Income class 5th

Bayabas is a fifth class municipality in the province of Surigao del Sur, Philippines. According to the 2010 census, it has a population of 7,779 people.[3]

Bayabas is located between Tago and Cagwait. The Tago River separates the municipalities of Tago and Bayabas. Bayabas is consist of seven barangays mostly located in the coastlines. Though Bayabas is a small municipality, it is also abundant in natural resources especially seafoods. The town envisions to become the leading aquaculture producer in Surigao del Sur.

World War II

During 1943 and 1944 much of the east coast of Mindanao was occupied by the Japanese. Bayabas was not occupied, although at times Japanese navy ships anchored in the harbor off the coast of the town. As the Japanese occupied an increasing number of area coastal towns, refugees trickled into town. The prewar rector of San Nicolas School, in Surigao City, was one of a number of priests who sought refuge in Bayabas. Food supplies soon failed to reach town from the outside, since Japanese troops disrupted distribution.[4]

Barangays

Bayabas is politically subdivided into 7 barangays.[2]

Demographics

Population census of Bayabas
YearPop.±% p.a.
1990 6,259—    
1995 6,423+0.49%
2000 7,706+3.98%
2007 7,439−0.49%
2010 7,779+1.64%
Source: National Statistics Office[3]

References

  1. ↑ "Official City/Municipal 2013 Election Results". Intramuros, Manila, Philippines: Commission on Elections (COMELEC). 1 July 2013. Retrieved 5 September 2013.
  2. 1 2 "Province: SURIGAO DEL SUR". PSGC Interactive. Makati City, Philippines: National Statistical Coordination Board. Retrieved 1 April 2014.
  3. 1 2 3 "Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay: as of May 1, 2010" (PDF). 2010 Census of Population and Housing. National Statistics Office. Archived from the original (PDF) on 26 June 2013. Retrieved 1 April 2014.
  4. ↑ Virginia Hansen Holmes, Guerrilla Daughter (Kent, Ohio: Kent State U. Press, 2009), pp. 141-1, 166, 205.

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