Marihatag, officially the Municipality of Marihatag (Surigaonon: Lungsod nan Marihatag; ); (Indonesian: Kotamadya Marihatag), is a municipality in the province of Surigao del Sur, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 19,441 people.
It was known as Oteiza until 1955.
The municipality hosts the "Balik-Marihatag" Festival which literally means going back home to Marihatag.
Etymology
Its name is a concatenation of Maria Ihatag.
Geography
Barangays
Marihatag is politically subdivided into 12 barangays. Each barangay consists of puroks while some have sitios.
- Alegria
- Amontay
- Antipolo
- Arorogan
- Bayan (formerly Hinogbakan)
- Mahaba
- Mararag
- Poblacion
- San Antonio
- San Isidro
- San Pedro
- Sta Cruz
Climate
Marihatag has a tropical rainforest climate (Af) with heavy to very heavy rainfall year-round and with extremely heavy rainfall in January.
Demographics
Economy
See also
- List of renamed cities and municipalities in the Philippines
References
External links
- Marihatag Profile at PhilAtlas.com
- Marihatag Profile at the DTI Cities and Municipalities Competitive Index
- [ Philippine Standard Geographic Code]
- Philippine Census Information
- Local Governance Performance Management System