Malimono

Malimono, officially the Municipality of Malimono (Surigaonon: Lungsod nan Malimono; Cebuano: Lungsod sa Malimono; Tagalog: Bayan ng Malimono), is a municipality in the province of Surigao del Norte, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 18,852 people.^[3]

Malimono
Municipality
Municipality of Malimono
Flag
Map of Surigao del Norte with Malimono highlighted
OpenStreetMap
Malimono Location within the Philippines
Coordinates: 9°37′06″N 125°24′07″E
Country	Philippines
Region	Caraga
Province	Surigao del Norte
District	2nd district
Barangays	14 (see Barangays)
Government  [1]
• Type	Sangguniang Bayan
• Mayor	Arnel S. Amalla
• Vice Mayor	Robert T. Senaca
• Representative	Robert Ace S. Barbers
• Municipal Council	Members Herannie Lou B. del Carmen Radito M. Galola Natividad P. Abraham Robert T. Senaca Eulogio S. Ferol III Joan S. Stohlton Marianne Marina A. Escaño Alan B. Pagalan
• Electorate	15,021 voters (2025)
Area [2]
• Total	80.13 km2 (30.94 sq mi)
Elevation	178 m (584 ft)
Highest elevation	1,009 m (3,310 ft)
Lowest elevation	0 m (0 ft)
Population  (2020 census)[3]
• Total	18,852
• Density	240/km2 (610/sq mi)
• Households	4,629
Economy
• Income class	5th municipal income class
• Poverty incidence	31.82 % (2021)[4]
• Revenue	₱ 138.5 million (2022)
• Assets	₱ 406.9 million (2022)
• Expenditure	₱ 110.8 million (2022)
• Liabilities	₱ 172.4 million (2022)
Service provider
• Electricity	Surigao del Norte Electric Cooperative (SURNECO)
Time zone	UTC+8 (PST)
ZIP code	8402
PSGC	1606715000
IDD : area code	+63 (0)86
Native languages	Surigaonon Agusan Cebuano Tagalog
Website	www.malimono.gov.ph

Geography

Barangays

Malimono is politically subdivided into 14 barangays. Each barangay consists of puroks while some have sitios.

• Bunyasan
• Cagtinae
• Can-aga
• Cansayong
• Cantapoy
• Cayawan
• Doro (Binocaran)
• Hanagdong
• Karihatag
• Masgad
• Pili
• San Isidro (Poblacion)
• Tinago
• Villariza

Climate

Climate data for Malimono, Surigao del Norte
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Year
Mean daily maximum °C (°F)	27 (81)	27 (81)	28 (82)	30 (86)	30 (86)	29 (84)	29 (84)	30 (86)	30 (86)	29 (84)	29 (84)	28 (82)	29 (84)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F)	23 (73)	23 (73)	23 (73)	23 (73)	25 (77)	25 (77)	25 (77)	25 (77)	25 (77)	25 (77)	24 (75)	24 (75)	24 (75)
Average precipitation mm (inches)	210 (8.3)	161 (6.3)	123 (4.8)	85 (3.3)	148 (5.8)	186 (7.3)	164 (6.5)	157 (6.2)	141 (5.6)	190 (7.5)	223 (8.8)	200 (7.9)	1,988 (78.3)
Average rainy days	21.0	16.8	18.5	18.2	24.9	27.7	28.4	27.0	26.1	27.6	24.6	22.0	282.8
Source: Meteoblue[5]

Demographics

Population census of Malimono

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1960	6,537	—
1970	9,412	+3.71%
1975	10,074	+1.37%
1980	12,109	+3.75%
1990	16,208	+2.96%
1995	14,191	−2.46%
2000	14,597	+0.61%
2007	16,883	+2.03%
2010	18,316	+3.01%
2015	18,054	−0.27%
2020	18,852	+0.85%
Source: Philippine Statistics Authority[6][7][8][9]

Economy

Poverty incidence of Malimono

10 20 30 40 50 60 70 2000 59.47 2003 69.03 2006 51.20 2009 50.25 2012 51.80 2015 42.86 2018 35.17 2021 31.82 Source: Philippine Statistics Authority[10][11][12][13][14][15][16][17]