Santiago, Agusan del Norte
Municipality in Agusan del Norte, Philippines From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Santiago, officially the Municipality of Santiago (Cebuano: Lungsod sa Santiago; Tagalog: Bayan ng Santiago), is a 4th class municipality in the province of Agusan del Norte, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 28,657 people.[3]
Santiago | |
|---|---|
| Municipality of Santiago | |
 Santiago River and its dam | |
 Flag  Seal | |
 Map of Agusan del Norte with Santiago highlighted | |
OpenStreetMap  | |
.svg)  Santiago Location within the Philippines | |
| Coordinates: 9°16′N 125°34′E | |
| Country | Philippines |
| Region | Caraga |
| Province | Agusan del Norte |
| District | 2nd district |
| Founded | January 1, 1937 |
| Chartered | 1969 |
| Named for | St. James the Great |
| Barangays | 9 (see Barangays) |
| Government | |
| • Type | Sangguniang Bayan |
| • Mayor | Franklin D. Lim |
| • Vice Mayor | Zenaida C. Lim |
| • Representative | Ma. Angelica Amante-Matba |
| • Municipal Council | Members |
| • Electorate | 15,420 voters (2022) |
| Area | |
• Total | 275.61 km2 (106.41 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 267 m (876 ft) |
| Highest elevation | 1,059 m (3,474 ft) |
| Lowest elevation | 23 m (75 ft) |
| Population (2020 census)[3] | |
• Total | 28,657 |
| • Density | 100/km2 (270/sq mi) |
| • Households | 5,858 |
| Economy | |
| • Income class | 4th municipal income class |
| • Poverty incidence | 41.80 |
| • Revenue | ₱ 153.3 million (2020) |
| • Assets | ₱ 333.9 million (2020) |
| • Expenditure | ₱ 105.9 million (2020) |
| • Liabilities | ₱ 42.98 million (2020) |
| Service provider | |
| • Electricity | Agusan del Norte Electric Cooperative (ANECO) |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (PST) |
| ZIP code | 8608 |
| PSGC | |
| IDD : area code | +63 (0)85 |
| Native languages | Agusan Butuanon Cebuano Higaonon Tagalog |
| Website | www |
In the later part of 1898, a group of natives fleeing from the municipality of Jabonga settled in a place recognized by the municipality of Cabadbaran as barrio Santiago, However, in 1924 the Aciga River swelled its banks, destroying all properties, crops and animals along it. This forced the inhabitants of Santiago, Cabadbaran to transfer to barrio Jagupit. In 1936, the same river wrought extensive damage which made the inhabitants decide to transfer at the foot of the hill, particularly at Sitio Paypay, which was inhabited by two groups of natives-the Manobo and the Mamanwa.
The construction of the national highway, which passes thru sitio Paypay, lured more people to settle in the place.
On April 26, 1959, the name Paypay was changed to Santiago through Republic Act 2170,[5] in honor of Senior Santiago or Saint James.
In 1964, the barrio officials of Santiago indicated their desire to become a separate municipality. Finally, on June 15, 1969, the barrios of Santiago and Jagupit were separated from Cabadbaran and constituted into the new municipality of Santiago, through Republic Act 5242.[6]
According to the Philippine Statistics Authority, the municipality has a land area of 275.61 square kilometres (106.41 sq mi) [7] constituting 10.09% of the 2,730.24-square-kilometre- (1,054.15 sq mi) total area of Agusan del Norte.
Climate
| Climate data for Santiago, Agusan 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) |
29 (84) |
30 (86) |
29 (84) |
29 (84) |
29 (84) |
29 (84) |
29 (84) |
28 (82) |
28 (82) |
29 (83) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 23 (73) |
22 (72) |
22 (72) |
23 (73) |
24 (75) |
25 (77) |
24 (75) |
24 (75) |
24 (75) |
24 (75) |
24 (75) |
23 (73) |
24 (74) |
| 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[8] | |||||||||||||
Barangays
Santiago is politically subdivided into 9 barangays.[9] Each barangay consists of puroks while some have sitios.
| PSGC | Barangay | Population | ±% p.a. | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020[3] | 2010[10] | |||||
| 160210002 | Curva | 9.9% | 2,828 | 2,041 | 3.31% | |
| 160210010 | Estanislao Morgado | 7.1% | 2,027 | 1,347 | 4.17% | |
| 160210003 | Jagupit | 11.1% | 3,179 | 2,254 | 3.50% | |
| 160210005 | La Paz | 6.6% | 1,888 | 1,520 | 2.19% | |
| 160210007 | Poblacion I | 22.2% | 6,374 | 5,442 | 1.59% | |
| 160210011 | Poblacion II | 16.7% | 4,785 | 3,931 | 1.99% | |
| 160210008 | San Isidro | 10.4% | 2,972 | 2,334 | 2.45% | |
| 160210009 | Tagbuyacan | 8.8% | 2,525 | 2,086 | 1.93% | |
| Total | 28,657 | 20,955 | 3.18% | |||
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 5,005 | — |
| 1975 | 6,470 | +5.28% |
| 1980 | 7,663 | +3.44% |
| 1990 | 12,775 | +5.24% |
| 1995 | 15,616 | +3.83% |
| 2000 | 17,925 | +3.00% |
| 2007 | 18,931 | +0.76% |
| 2010 | 20,955 | +3.77% |
| 2015 | 24,200 | +2.78% |
| 2020 | 28,657 | +3.38% |
| Source: Philippine Statistics Authority[11][10][12][13] | ||
In the 2020 census, Santiago had a population of 28,657.[3] The population density was 100 inhabitants per square kilometre (260/sq mi).
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