Marihatag

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Marihatag, officially the Municipality of Marihatag (Surigaonon: Lungsod nan Marihatag; Template:Langx); (Indonesian: Kotamadya Marihatag) , is a municipality in the province of Surigao del Sur, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 19,441 people.Template:PH census

It was known as Oteiza until 1955.[1]

The municipality hosts the "Balik-Marihatag" Festival which literally means going back home to Marihatag.

Etymology

Its name is a concatenation of Maria Ihatag.

Geography

Barangays

Marihatag is politically subdivided into 12 barangays. Each barangay consists of puroks while some have sitios.

  • Alegria
  • Amontay
  • Antipolo
  • Arorogan
  • Bayan (formerly Hinogbakan)
  • Mahaba
  • Mararag
  • Poblacion
  • San Antonio
  • San Isidro
  • San Pedro
  • Sta Cruz

Climate

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Marihatag has a tropical rainforest climate (Af) with heavy to very heavy rainfall year-round and with extremely heavy rainfall in January.

Demographics

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Economy

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See also

References

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  1. Republic Act No. 1261, PhilippineLaw.info, retrieved 2012

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External links

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