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Gigaquit
Municipality in Surigao del Norte, Philippines From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Gigaquit, officially the Municipality of Gigaquit (Surigaonon: Lungsod nan Gigaquit; Tagalog: Bayan ng Gigaquit), is a municipality in the province of Surigao del Norte, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 21,856 people.[3]
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The name is derived from the words gigad (meaning "shore") and gakit (meaning "bamboo raft") and refers to the means of transportation that the early settlers used to travel from the inland to the shore.[5]
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History
Gigaquit was established in 1850 by Cero, a native who fortified the place to make it safe from Moro raiders. During this period, the local population was Christianized by priests from religious orders who made Saint Augustine their patron saint.[5]
Bacuag and Claver, which had been part of Gigaquit, became separate municipalities in 1918 and 1955 under Executive Order Nos. 61 and 126 respectively.[5]
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Geography
Barangays
Gigaquit is politically subdivided into 13 barangays. Each barangay consists of puroks while some have sitios.
Climate
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Demographics
Economy
Poverty incidence of Gigaquit
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2000
59.89 2003
70.21 2006
45.20 2009
59.64 2012
41.53 2015
40.52 2018
39.23 2021
34.62 Source: Philippine Statistics Authority[11][12][13][14][15][16][17][18] |
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