Jabonga, Agusan del Norte

Jabonga
Municipality
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Map of Agusan del Norte with Jabonga highlighted
Jabonga Location within the Philippines
Coordinates: 09°21′N 125°31′E / 9.350°N 125.517°ECoordinates: 09°21′N 125°31′E / 9.350°N 125.517°E
Country	Philippines
Region	Caraga (Region XIII)
Province	Agusan del Norte
District	2nd district of Agusan del Norte
Barangays	15
Government[1]
• Mayor	Jasmin Flores Monton
Area[2]
• Total	293.00 km^2 (113.13 sq mi)
Population (2010)[3]
• Total	23,833
• Density	81/km^2 (210/sq mi)
Time zone	PST (UTC+8)
ZIP code	8607
Dialing code	85
Income class	3rd

Jabonga is a third class municipality in the province of Agusan del Norte, Philippines. According to the 2010 census, it has a population of 23,833 people.^[3]

Geography

Jabonga lies within the grid 90 degrees 18 minutes to 9 degrees 23 minutes north latitude and 125 degrees 43 minutes east longitude. Its boundaries are Kitcharao and Surigao del Norte to the north; Butuan Bay to the west; Tubay and Santiago to the south; Surigao del Sur to the east. It is 60 kilometres (37 mi) from Butuan City.

It has a total land area of 29,300 hectares of plain to rolling and hilly lands. Among the municipalities, Jabonga ranks first in total area and number of farms (464) which are mostly owned by individuals. It has one of the 36 crop storage facilities of the province.Its major crops are coconut, rice, corn, timber and both fresh and sea-water fish.

Barangays

Jabonga is politically subdivided into 15 barangays.^[2]

• Baleguian
• Bangonay
• A. Beltran (Camalig)
• Bunga
• Colorado
• Cuyago
• Libas
• Magdagooc
• Magsaysay
• Maraiging
• Poblacion (Jabonga)
• San Jose
• San Pablo
• San Vicente
• Santo Niño

History

Jabonga traces its origin to a village formerly occupied by Negritoes and a few Christian immigrants led by a Manobo Negrito meztizo Angelecio Montante, also called Agaras. The village became known as “Celopan”, a name derived from the bamboos growing along the bank of the river that were made into smoking pipes.

Sometime during the middle part of the nineteenth century, the increasing number of inhabitants who were joined by other Christian immigrants from other places transferred to a new settlement in the present site of Colorado. By this time, The Spanish government was already sending missionaries to all parts of the island and the group that went up the Kalinawan River reached the settlement of Colorado, a name derived from the word “Colorado” meaning colored, because of the white spotted arms of Domingo Mondoy, the brave settler who dared to face the newcomers. Proceeding upstream, the missionaries reached Celopan and seeing a native inside a hut, the floor of which was just one meter above the water, they asked him what the place was called. Thinking that the Spaniards were referring to the hut, he answered “Habongan”. Thus, Celopan was renamed “Habongan” which later became Jabonga.

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Demographics

Population census of Jabonga
Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1990	18,610	—
1995	20,196	+1.54%
2000	20,501	+0.32%
2007	23,052	+1.63%
2010	23,833	+1.22%
Source: National Statistics Office[3]

References

1. "Official City/Municipal 2013 Election Results". Intramuros, Manila, Philippines: Commission on Elections (COMELEC). 1 July 2013. Retrieved 5 September 2013.
2. "Province: AGUSAN DEL NORTE". PSGC Interactive. Makati City, Philippines: National Statistical Coordination Board. Retrieved 7 April 2014.
3. "Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay: as of May 1, 2010" (PDF). 2010 Census of Population and Housing. National Statistics Office. Retrieved 1 April 2014.

External links

• Municipal Website Blog of Jabonga
• Philippine Standard Geographic Code
• Philippine Census Information