Asuncion, officially the Municipality of Asuncion ( ceb, Lungsod sa Asuncion; tl, Bayan ng Asuncion), is a 1st class

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in the

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Davao del Norte Davao del Norte ( ceb, Amihanang Dabaw; tl, Hilagang Davao), officially the Province of Davao del Norte, is a province in the Philippines located in the Davao Region in Mindanao. Its capital and largest city is Tagum. The province also includes ...

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. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 61,893 people.

History

The municipality of New Leyte was established on August 1, 1948 by combining the municipal districts of Saug and Camansa, pursuant to Executive Order No. 156 as signed by President

Elpidio Quirino Elpidio Rivera Quirino (born Elpidio Quirino y Rivera; ; November 16, 1890 – February 29, 1956) was a Filipino lawyer and politician who served as the sixth president of the Philippines from 1948 to 1953. A lawyer by profession, Quirino enter ...

. The same year in September 13, New Leyte was renamed to Saug pursuant to Executive Order No. 173 signed once again by President Quirino, after its largest settlement which used to be one of the two municipal districts before the merger. Finally, Saug was once more renamed as Asuncion, named after

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, pursuant to Republic Act No. 1675 approved on June 20, 1957. In 1955, the barrio (barangay) of New Sabongan was transferred to the town of Compostela. In 2004, Barangays Igangon, Kipalili, Sabangan, Sawata, Santo Niño, and Mamangan was transferred to the create municipality of San Isidro,

Geography

Climate

Barangays

Asuncion is politically subdivided into 20

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s. Concepcion was elevated from being a sitio to a barrio in 1954. Del Pilar followed suit in 1957.

Demographics

Economy

References

External links

Asuncion Profile at the DTI Cities and Municipalities Competitive Index
* Philippine Standard Geographic Codebr>Philippine Census InformationLocal Governance Performance Management System
{{Authority control Municipalities of Davao del Norte