Dapa, officially the Municipality of Dapa (
Surigaonon: Lungsod nan Dapa; tl, Bayan ng Dapa), is a 4th class
municipality in the
province 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. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 29,006 people.
Geography
Most of the municipality is situated on
Siargao Island
Siargao is a tear-drop shaped island in the Philippine Sea situated 196 kilometers southeast of Tacloban. It has a land area of approximately . The east coast is relatively straight with one deep inlet, Port Pilar. The coastline is marked by a s ...
, but Middle Bucas Grande and East Bucas Grande Islands are also within its jurisdiction. It is known as the "Growth Center of the beautiful islands of Siargao".
Barangays
Dapa is politically subdivided into 29
barangays.
Barangays 1 through 13 constitute
Dapa's poblacion.
Barangay Don Paulino is synonymous with the village of
Giwan. Barangay Union is synonymous with the village of
Union.
Climate
Demographics
Surigaonon is the common local language, while
Cebuano,
Filipino, and
English are also spoken.
Sports
The Siargao Sports Complex is a sports complex with a cost of PP300 million, it can accommodate 5,000 persons,
expected to be finished by 2017 or early 2018, but opened and inaugurated in January 2020.
Once completed, Siargao Sports Complex will host the regional games, which will mark its first hosting rights in the history of Caraga Region.
Infrastructure
Telecommunication
The
Philippine Long Distance Telephone Company provides fixed line services. Wireless mobile communications services are provided by
Smart Communications
Smart Communications Inc., commonly referred to as Smart (and officially stylized/ self-styled as SMART), is a wholly owned wireless communications and digital services subsidiary of PLDT Inc., a telecommunications and digital services provid ...
and
Globe Telecommunications
Globe Telecom, Inc., commonly shortened as Globe, is a major provider of telecommunications services in the Philippines. The company operates the largest mobile network in the Philippines and one of the largest fixed-line and broadband networks ...
.
Education
Dapa is considered as the center of education in the island. The newly established Siargao National Science High School is the home of scholar students who are gifted in the field of science and mathematics. It may as well develop a strong science culture among high schools in the island.
Colleges:
Siargao Island Institute of TechnologySiargao National College of Science and Technology
High schools:
*Dapa National High School
*Consolacion National High School
*Union National High School
*Dagohoy National High School
*Siargao National Science High School
*San Nicolas School
Media
* DXSS, Radyo Kidlat.
References
External links
Dapa Profile at PhilAtlas.com
Dapa Profile at the DTI Cities and Municipalities Competitive Index
* Philippine Standard Geographic Code
The Philippines (; fil, Pilipinas, links=no), officially the Republic of the Philippines ( fil, Republika ng Pilipinas, links=no),
* bik, Republika kan Filipinas
* ceb, Republika sa Pilipinas
* cbk, República de Filipinas
* hil, Republ ...
Philippine Census Information
Local Governance Performance Management System
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Municipalities of Surigao del Norte