Bayabas, Surigao del Sur

Bayabas
Municipality of Bayabas
Highway showing a bridge on the main road of Bayabas
Highway showing a bridge on the main road of Bayabas
Flag of Bayabas
Official seal of Bayabas
Etymology: Guava
Map of Surigao del Sur with Bayabas highlighted
Map of Surigao del Sur with Bayabas highlighted
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Bayabas is located in Philippines
Bayabas
Bayabas
Location within the Philippines
Coordinates: 8°58′04″N 126°16′54″E / 8.9678°N 126.2817°E / 8.9678; 126.2817
CountryPhilippines
RegionCaraga
ProvinceSurigao del Sur
District 1st district
Barangays7 (see Barangays)
Government
[1]
 • TypeSangguniang Bayan
 • mayor of Bayabas[*]Maria Clarita Garcia-Limbaro
 • Vice MayorApolonio B. Lozada
 • RepresentativeRomeo S. Momo Sr.
 • Electorate6,862 voters (2022)
Area
 • Total117.84 km2 (45.50 sq mi)
Elevation
31 m (102 ft)
Highest elevation
275 m (902 ft)
Lowest elevation
0 m (0 ft)
Population
 (2020 census)[3]
 • Total8,979
 • Density76/km2 (200/sq mi)
 • Households
2,133
Economy
 • Income class5th municipal income class
 • Poverty incidence
37.53
% (2021)[4]
 • Revenue₱ 83.53 million (2020), 33.22 million (2012), 36.82 million (2013), 43.25 million (2014), 59.58 million (2015), 52.33 million (2016), 78.25 million (2017), 63.91 million (2018), 70.51 million (2019), 84.18 million (2021), 115.2 million (2022)
 • Assets₱ 181.8 million (2020), 22.45 million (2012), 24.92 million (2013), 25.77 million (2014), 43.72 million (2015), 92.56 million (2016), 118.3 million (2017), 134 million (2018), 154.8 million (2019), 181.1 million (2021), 218.7 million (2022)
 • Expenditure₱ 75.9 million (2020), 33.75 million (2012), 33.06 million (2013), 40.42 million (2014), 42.5 million (2015), 43.06 million (2016), 49.67 million (2017), 51.64 million (2018), 64.13 million (2019), 72.02 million (2021), 96.81 million (2022)
 • Liabilities₱ 73.05 million (2020), 18.7 million (2012), 2.639 million (2013), 2.173 million (2014), 13.03 million (2015), 54.9 million (2016), 53.1 million (2017), 58.66 million (2018), 51.31 million (2019), 64.4 million (2021), 90.07 million (2022)
Service provider
 • ElectricitySurigao del Sur 2 Electric Cooperative (SURSECO 2)
Time zoneUTC+8 (PST)
ZIP code
8303
PSGC
IDD:area code+63 (0)86
Native languagesSurigaonon
Agusan
Cebuano
Tagalog
Websitewww.bayabas.gov.ph

Bayabas, officially the Municipality of Bayabas (Surigaonon: Lungsod nan Bayabas; Tagalog: Bayan ng Bayabas), is a 5th class municipality in the province of Surigao del Sur, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 8,979 people, making it the least populated municipality in the province.[3]

  1. ^ Municipality of Bayabas | (DILG)
  2. ^ "2015 Census of Population, Report No. 3 – Population, Land Area, and Population Density" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. Quezon City, Philippines. August 2016. ISSN 0117-1453. Archived (PDF) from the original on May 25, 2021. Retrieved July 16, 2021.
  3. ^ a b Census of Population (2020). "Caraga". Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved July 8, 2021.
  4. ^ "PSA Releases the 2021 City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates". Philippine Statistics Authority. April 2, 2024. Retrieved April 28, 2024.