Gigaquit, officially the Municipality of Gigaquit (
Surigaonon: Lungsod nan Gigaquit; tl, Bayan ng Gigaquit), is a 4th class
municipality
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province
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of
Surigao del Norte
Surigao del Norte ( Surigaonon: ''Probinsya nan Surigao del Norte''; ceb, Amihanang Surigao; Tagalog: ''Hilagang Surigao''), officially the Province of Surigao del Norte, is a province in the Philippines located in the Caraga region of Mindanao. ...
,
Philippines
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. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 21,849 people.
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.
History
Gigaquit was established in 1850 by Cero, a native who fortified the place to make it safe from
Moro raiders. During this period, the local population was Christianized by priests from religious orders who made
Saint Augustine their patron saint.
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Bacuag and Claver, which had been part of Gigaquit, became separate municipalities in 1918 and 1955 under Executive Order Nos. 61 and 126 respectively.][
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Geography
Barangays
Gigaquit is politically subdivided into 13 barangay
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s.
* Alambique (Poblacion
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* Anibongan
* Cam-boayon
* Camam-onan
* Ipil (Poblacion
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* Lahi
* Mahanub
* Poniente
* San Antonio (Bonot)
* San Isidro (Parang)
* Sico-sico
* Villaflor
* Villafranca
Climate
Demographics
Economy
References
External links
Gigaquit Profile at PhilAtlas.comGigaquit Profile at the DTI Cities and Municipalities Competitive Index
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