Jabonga
| Municipality of Jabonga | |||
| Location of Jabonga in the province of Agusan del Norte | |||
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| Basic data | |||
| Region : | Caraga | ||
| Province : | Agusan del Norte | ||
| Barangays : | 15th | ||
| District: | 2. District of Agusan del Norte | ||
| PSGC : | 160205000 | ||
| Income class : | 4. Income bracket | ||
| Households : | 3742 May 1, 2000 census
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| Population : | 23,184 August 1, 2015 census
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| Population density : | 110.8 inhabitants per km² | ||
| Area : | 209.30 km² | ||
| Coordinates : | 9 ° 21 ′ N , 125 ° 31 ′ E | ||
| Postal code : | 8607 | ||
| Website: | www.jabongaadn.gov.ph | ||
| Geographical location in the Philippines | |||
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Jabonga is a municipality in the province of Agusan del Norte on the island of Mindanao in the southern Philippines .
geography
The municipality is located in the north of the province of Agusan del Norte, on the coast of Butuan Bay and on the south bank of Lake Mainit . Jabonga borders the province of Surigao del Norte and the municipality of Kitcharao to the north and east . In the south, the municipalities of Tubay and Santiago border on Jabonga. Jabonga is in the Type II climate zone of the Philippine climate classification, with heavy rainfall and relatively low temperatures in the months of November to March and a drier climate with higher average temperatures from June to September.
The municipality is located in a geological fault zone of the Jabonga Fault Line without causing any damage from earthquakes.
history
Around 1580 Jabonga was handed over to Don Agustin de Cepeda as an encomienda by the Spanish king for fiduciary management. As an encomiendero he was responsible for the religious and secular administration and to evangelize the inhabitants of the encomienda. The first documentary mention comes from 1583.
In the 16th century, Jabonga was on the site of the Rio de Zampojar , today's Colorado River.
In 1622 Jabonga became a mission station for the Augustinian order . The mission station was under the supervision of the church in Butuan .
During the 18th century there were repeated attacks by the Moros .
After the devastation by a typhoon in 1876, the church, as well as the entire place, was rebuilt at its current, higher point.
In 1902, rebels of the Surigaos, who had withdrawn to Agusan, were attacked by US troops in Jabonga and Tubay .
On July 1, 1921, Jabonga became an independent municipality.
Barangays
Jabonga is politically divided into 15 barangays .
- Baleguian
- Bangonay
- A. Beltran (Camalig)
- Bunga
- Colorado
- Cuyago
- Libas
- Magdagooc
- Magsaysay
- Maraiging
- Poblacion (Jabonga)
- San Jose
- San Pablo
- San Vicente
- Santo Niño