Gigaquit | |
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| Municipality of Gigaquit | |
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| Coordinates: 9°35′41″N 125°41′51″E / 9.5947°N 125.6975°E | |
| Country | Philippines |
| Region | Caraga |
| Province | Surigao del Norte |
| District | 2nd district |
| Founded | 1850 |
| Barangays | 13 (see Barangays) |
| Government | |
| • Type | Sangguniang Bayan |
| • Mayor | Chandru T. Bonite |
| • Vice Mayor | Jennifer B. Bonite |
| • Representative | Robert Ace S. Barbers |
| • Municipal Council | Members |
| • Electorate | 15,425 voters (2022) |
| Area | |
• Total | 138.11 km2 (53.32 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 10 m (30 ft) |
| Highest elevation | 222 m (728 ft) |
| Lowest elevation | 0 m (0 ft) |
| Population (2020 census)[3] | |
• Total | 21,849 |
| • Density | 160/km2 (410/sq mi) |
| • Households | 5,229 |
| Economy | |
| • Income class | 4th municipal income class |
| • Poverty incidence | 34.62 |
| • Revenue | ₱ 108.4 million (2020), 46.22 million (2012), 50.56 million (2013), 65.21 million (2014), 64.03 million (2015), 86.13 million (2016), 104.9 million (2017), 90.29 million (2018), 97.56 million (2019), 182.7 million (2021), 239.7 million (2022) |
| • Assets | ₱ 293.9 million (2020), 61.84 million (2012), 77.6 million (2013), 83.1 million (2014), 409.2 million (2015), 97.78 million (2016), 171 million (2017), 140 million (2018), 187.1 million (2019), 386.9 million (2021), 420.8 million (2022) |
| • Expenditure | ₱ 128.9 million (2020), 37.1 million (2012), 48.55 million (2013), 65.17 million (2014), 48.01 million (2015), 88.03 million (2016), 99.85 million (2017), 85.11 million (2018), 87.01 million (2019), 119.2 million (2021), 150 million (2022) |
| • Liabilities | ₱ 130.4 million (2020), 19.33 million (2012), 31.18 million (2013), 34.25 million (2014), 49.01 million (2015), 39.6 million (2016), 171 million (2017), 140 million (2018), 85.73 million (2019), 152.4 million (2021), 106.8 million (2022) |
| Service provider | |
| • Electricity | Surigao del Norte Electric Cooperative (SURNECO) |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (PST) |
| ZIP code | 8409 |
| PSGC | |
| IDD : area code | +63 (0)86 |
| Native languages | Surigaonon Agusan Cebuano Tagalog |
| Website | www |
Gigaquit, officially the Municipality of Gigaquit (Surigaonon: Lungsod nan Gigaquit; Tagalog: Bayan ng Gigaquit), is a 3rd class municipality in the province of Surigao del Norte, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 21,856 people.[3]
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]
- ^ Municipality of Gigaquit | (DILG)
- ^ "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.
- ^ a b Census of Population (2020). "Caraga". Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved July 8, 2021.
- ^ "PSA Releases the 2021 City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates". Philippine Statistics Authority. April 2, 2024. Retrieved April 28, 2024.
- ^ "Historical Background". Gigaquit. Province of Surigao Del Norte. Archived from the original on August 20, 2013. Retrieved August 29, 2013.