Magallanes, Agusan del Norte

Magallanes
Municipality of Magallanes
Aerial view of Magallanes
Nuestra Senora del Rosario Parish
Magallanes Municipal and SB Hall
From top, left to right: Aerial view; Nuestra Senora del Rosario Parish; Municipal and SB Hall
Flag of Magallanes
Official seal of Magallanes
Map of Agusan del Norte with Magallanes highlighted
Map of Agusan del Norte with Magallanes highlighted
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Magallanes is located in Philippines
Magallanes
Magallanes
Location within the Philippines
Coordinates: 9°01′N 125°31′E / 9.02°N 125.52°E / 9.02; 125.52
CountryPhilippines
RegionCaraga
ProvinceAgusan del Norte
District 2nd district
Founded[1]21 June 1969
Named forHispanized surname of Ferdinand Magellan
Barangays8 (see Barangays)
Government
[2]
 • TypeSangguniang Bayan
 • MayorCesar C. Cumba
 • Vice MayorDemosthenes H. Arabaca
 • RepresentativeMa. Angelica Amante-Matba
 • Municipal Council
Members
 • Electorate16,774 voters (2022)
Area
 • Total44.31 km2 (17.11 sq mi)
Elevation
5.0 m (16.4 ft)
Highest elevation
134 m (440 ft)
Lowest elevation
−2 m (−7 ft)
Population
 (2020 census)[4]
 • Total22,293
 • Density500/km2 (1,300/sq mi)
 • Households
5,174
Economy
 • Income class4th municipal income class
 • Poverty incidence
31.37
% (2021)[5]
 • Revenue₱ 104.8 million (2020)
 • Assets₱ 349.6 million (2020)
 • Expenditure₱ 117.5 million (2020)
 • Liabilities₱ 66.64 million (2020)
Service provider
 • ElectricityAgusan del Norte Electric Cooperative (ANECO)
Time zoneUTC+8 (PST)
ZIP code
8604
PSGC
IDD:area code+63 (0)85
Native languagesAgusan
Butuanon
Cebuano
Higaonon
Tagalog
Websitewww.magallanesadn.gov.ph

Magallanes, officially the Municipality of Magallanes (Cebuano: Lungsod sa Magallanes; Tagalog: Bayan ng Magallanes), is a 4th class municipality in the province of Agusan del Norte, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 22,293 people.[4]

The municipality was named after the Hispanized surname of the Portuguese-born maritime explorer Ferdinand Magellan. Formerly part of Butuan, Magallanes was created as a municipality on June 21, 1969, through Republic Act 5660.[1]

  1. ^ a b "Republic Act No. 5660; An Act Creating the Municipality of Magallanes, Province of Agusan". The Corpus Juris. 21 June 1969. Archived from the original on 16 October 2016. Retrieved 16 October 2016.
  2. ^ Municipality of Magallanes | (DILG)
  3. ^ "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.
  4. ^ a b Census of Population (2020). "Caraga". Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved 8 July 2021.
  5. ^ "PSA Releases the 2021 City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates". Philippine Statistics Authority. 2 April 2024. Retrieved 28 April 2024.