Dilasag, officially the Municipality of Dilasag ( Tagalog/ Kasiguranin: ''Bayan ng Dilasag''; ilo, Ili ti Dilasag), is a 3rd class

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in the

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. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 17,102 people.

History

The name "Dilasag" can be divided into two syllables. The prefix "''Di''" in the Native Language means "abundance", added to the word "''lasag''" which means "meat". The coined word "Dilasag", however, does not only mean abundance of meat in the place, but also refers to the over sufficient supply of forest products, marine products and minerals. In early 1924, a group of Ilocano settlers from the Province of

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arrived in Casiguran, which is now the adjacent Town of Dilasag, which were then part of

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. Finding the natives unfriendly to them, these new settlers ventured to move along the coastline going north and settled finally to what is now called Dilasag. The place was considered habitable, because the Native Dumagats in the place were friendly. Later, more families came, making the place a community. This community was soon recognized by the Local Chief Executive of Casiguran, formerly a municipality of the Province of

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. It was declared a ''

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'' of barangay Culat and eventually a ''barrio'' of Casiguran in consideration of its rapid progress and development. In 1959,

1st District Representative Manuel Enverga introduced ''House Bill No. 2863'' in the

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, resulting to the approval of ''Republic Act No. 2452'' on June 21, 1959, making Dilasag a municipal district, separating it from Casiguran. It was then part of the province of Quezon under the sub-province of

until the latter became a province of its own in 1979.

Geography

According to the

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, the municipality has a land area of constituting of the total area of Aurora. Dilasag is from

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and from

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Barangays

Dilasag is politically subdivided into 11

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Climate

Demographics

In the 2020 census, Dilasag had a population of 17,102. The population density was .

Economy

Tourism

Coastal areas of Dilasag feature white sand beaches and fresh sea foods. With its mountainous terrain, Dilasag also provides an ideal venue for trekking and mountain-climbing. * Canawer Beach * Parang Hills * Diniog Beach * Mangrove Forest Park * Singep Falls The municipality is also home to the Amro River Protected Landscape.

References

External links

* Philippine Standard Geographic Codebr>Dilasag
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