Barobo, Surigao del Sur
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Barobo is a 3rd class municipality
in the province of Surigao del Sur, Mindanao
, Philippines
It is located between 8'34'00" and 8'25'00" latitude and 125'59"00
and 126'22'4" longtitude. it is bounded on the north by Lianga Bay
and the municipality of Lianga, on the south by the municipality
of Tagbina, on the southeast by the municipality of Hinatuan, on
the east by the Pacific Ocean, and on the west by the province of
Agusan del Sur.
It has total land area of 25, 590 hectars. It is linked by a national
road to the provincial capital of Tandag, Surigao del Sur of 103 kilometers
and the gateway to the regional center of CARAGA in Butuan City of 107 kilometers.
15, 000 hectars of its total land is used for the tourism industry with declared
tourist destinations namely, Turtle Island, Kabgan Island, Vanishing Islet,
Pongpong Resort, Pagbutuanan Cave, Bogac Spring, Bito Lagoon, and Dapdap Beach Resorts.
area in the central part of Surigao del Sur. It was sometime in the 1930s when five
families engaged in fishing landed in the up-end of the river and settled in the area
for easy access to the fishing ground. The area became known for its bountiful fish
catch that more people form neighboring places came and settled. The landmark was
endemic species of tree known as "Barobo" which was plentiful on the site of the
settlement. Subsequently, the place became popularly known as Barobo.
Barobo, as the settlement was called, became a barrio under the municipality of Lianga.
The creation of the province of Surigao del Sur under R.A. No. 2786, series of June 1960
gave birth to the municipality of Barobo on October 24, 1960 by virtue of Executive Order
No. 407 issued by President Carlos P. Garcia. And so, the Municipality of Barobo was carved
out like a shape of a cigar pipe from the map of its mother municipality- the municipality of Lianga.
and also in Bislig City, San Agustin and Marihatag, Surigao del Sur, in the Southern
Philippines. It has 7,565 speakers (2000, WCD). The dialect known as "kamayo" varies
from one municipality to another - Lingiganons are quite different from other municipalities
on the way they speak the Kamayo language.
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Municipality
A municipality is essentially an urban administrative division having corporate status and usually powers of self-government. It can also be used to mean the governing body of a municipality. A municipality is a general-purpose administrative subdivision, as opposed to a special-purpose district...
in the province of Surigao del Sur, Mindanao
Mindanao
Mindanao is the second largest and easternmost island in the Philippines. It is also the name of one of the three island groups in the country, which consists of the island of Mindanao and smaller surrounding islands. The other two are Luzon and the Visayas. The island of Mindanao is called The...
, Philippines
Location
Barobo lies in the central part of the province of Surigao del Sur.It is located between 8'34'00" and 8'25'00" latitude and 125'59"00
and 126'22'4" longtitude. it is bounded on the north by Lianga Bay
and the municipality of Lianga, on the south by the municipality
of Tagbina, on the southeast by the municipality of Hinatuan, on
the east by the Pacific Ocean, and on the west by the province of
Agusan del Sur.
It has total land area of 25, 590 hectars. It is linked by a national
road to the provincial capital of Tandag, Surigao del Sur of 103 kilometers
and the gateway to the regional center of CARAGA in Butuan City of 107 kilometers.
15, 000 hectars of its total land is used for the tourism industry with declared
tourist destinations namely, Turtle Island, Kabgan Island, Vanishing Islet,
Pongpong Resort, Pagbutuanan Cave, Bogac Spring, Bito Lagoon, and Dapdap Beach Resorts.
History
Legend has it that in the beginning, it were the Manobo tribesmen inhabited thearea in the central part of Surigao del Sur. It was sometime in the 1930s when five
families engaged in fishing landed in the up-end of the river and settled in the area
for easy access to the fishing ground. The area became known for its bountiful fish
catch that more people form neighboring places came and settled. The landmark was
endemic species of tree known as "Barobo" which was plentiful on the site of the
settlement. Subsequently, the place became popularly known as Barobo.
Barobo, as the settlement was called, became a barrio under the municipality of Lianga.
The creation of the province of Surigao del Sur under R.A. No. 2786, series of June 1960
gave birth to the municipality of Barobo on October 24, 1960 by virtue of Executive Order
No. 407 issued by President Carlos P. Garcia. And so, the Municipality of Barobo was carved
out like a shape of a cigar pipe from the map of its mother municipality- the municipality of Lianga.
Language
A native Barobohanon speaks Kamayo, a minor language spoken in the area of Baroboand also in Bislig City, San Agustin and Marihatag, Surigao del Sur, in the Southern
Philippines. It has 7,565 speakers (2000, WCD). The dialect known as "kamayo" varies
from one municipality to another - Lingiganons are quite different from other municipalities
on the way they speak the Kamayo language.
Barangays
Barobo is politically subdivided into 22 barangayBarangay
A barangay is the smallest administrative division in the Philippines and is the native Filipino term for a village, district or ward...
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