Mainit, Surigao del Norte - AbsoluteAstronomy.com

Mainit is a 4th class municipality in the province of Surigao del Norte, Philippines

Philippines

The Philippines , officially known as the Republic of the Philippines , is a country in Southeast Asia in the western Pacific Ocean. To its north across the Luzon Strait lies Taiwan. West across the South China Sea sits Vietnam...

. It is situated by Lake Mainit

Lake Mainit

Lake Mainit is the fourth largest lake in the Philippines, having a surface area of 173.40 square kilometers. The lake is also the deepest lake in the country with maximum depth reaching 223 meters...

in the northeastern part of 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...

. The word "mainit" literally means "hot". According to the 2000 census, it has a population of 23,417 people in 4,621 households.

Barangays

Mainit is politically subdivided into 21 barangay

Barangay

A barangay is the smallest administrative division in the Philippines and is the native Filipino term for a village, district or ward...

s. In 1956, the sitios of Magpayang and Siana were elevated as barrios.

Binga
Bobona-on
Cantugas
Dayano
Mabini
Magpayang
Magsaysay (Pob.)
Mansayao
Marayag
Matin-ao
Paco

Quezon (Pob.)
Roxas
San Francisco
San Isidro
San Jose
Siana
Silop
Tagbuyawan
Tapi-an
Tolingon

History

The first inhabitants of Mainit settled near Lake Mainit in what is now barangay San Isidro. It was believed that the constant harassment of pirates forced the original settlers to move to the present town site.

Mainit was made into a barrio in 1904 under the Municipality of Placer. In 1906, it became a Municipality of Agusan Province but after six months, Mainit was returned to the Province of Surigao del Norte and its status was reverted to being a barangay of Placer. Mainit was finally made into a municipality in Jan. 1, 1931 by virtue of Executive Order 290 dated December 27, 1930 signed by Governor-General Dwight F. Davis.

Two of Mainit’s barangay was made into a Municipality: Tubod

Tubod

Tubod is the name of two places in the Philippines:*Tubod, Lanao del Norte*Tubod, Surigao del Norte...

in 1958 and Alegria

Alegria

Alegria or Alegría or Allegria may refer to:-Places:*Alegria, Cebu, a municipality in the Philippines*Alegría, Madeira, a parish in Portugal*Alegria, Rio Grande do Sul, a city in Brazil...

in 1968.

Mainit got its name from the hot sulfuric spring which flows to the river the “Mapaso Hot Spring”. Mapaso literally is “hot”.

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