Nabunturan
| Municipality of Nabunturan | |||
| Location of Nabunturan in the Davao de Oro province | |||
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| Region : | Davao region | ||
| Province : | Davao de Oro | ||
| Barangays : | 28 | ||
| District: | 1. District of Davao de Oro | ||
| PSGC : | 118209000 | ||
| Income class : | 1st income bracket | ||
| Households : | 12,930 May 1, 2000 census
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| Population : | 82,234 August 1, 2015 census
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| Coordinates : | 7 ° 41 ′ N , 125 ° 27 ′ E | ||
| Postal code : | 8106 | ||
| Area code : | +63 84 | ||
| Mayor : | Macario T. Humol | ||
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Nabunturan is a municipality in the Philippine province of Davao de Oro on the island of Mindanao .
Nabunturan is also the seat of the provincial government of Davao de Oro .
Origin of name
Nabunturan was once a Baranggay (district) of the municipality of Compostela. The name is derived from the word bungtod , which means something like hill .
The locals called the place that, because it stood out from the otherwise flat environment of the plain by some hills.
geography
Nabunturan is surrounded by the municipality of Montevista in the north, by New Corella in the west, by Mawab in the southwest, in the south by the municipalities of Maco and Mabini, as well as by Maragusan in the southeast, by New Bataan in the east and by Compostela in the northeast.
The community is located 88 km north of Davao City and 33 km from Tagum City .
The municipality covers an area of 2,412 km². It has a total of 1,672 km² of agriculturally used land. In contrast, 462.8 m² are forested and 1,381 hectares are designated as a national park.
economy
Agriculture and forestry determine the economic activities of Nabunturan. Mainly crops like coconut , wheat , rice , bananas and rubber are grown here.
There are also some metal and woodworking craft businesses.
Barangays
Nabunturan is politically subdivided into 28 barangays (districts).
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history
The plain was already an early settlement area of the Mansaka ethnic group, who settled along a strip that extended from the communities of Mawab to the Baranggay Bankerohan in Montevista. The original location of the Baranggay of Nabunturan was along today's provincial road between Libasan and Saosao, about 4 km from today's community center.
After the outbreak of World War II in 1941, the new community served as a hiding place for guerrillas and some remaining US units. However, during the Japanese occupation, the fighters and many civilians fled Nabunturan and the place became a base of the Japanese Kampetai garrison.
After the war, American troops landed in Davao City in 1945 and the Philippine Civil Assistance Unit (PCAU) set up a civil government for Compostela in the area of Nabunturan, as the place is an access point to and from Davao City. During the following years, Nabunturan became a trading center and control center for various government services. For this reason, the need soon arose to convert the place into an independent municipality. A wish that was ultimately also supported by high-ranking politicians.
On July 23, 1957, Republic Act No. 2038 separated Nabunturans from its mother parish, Compostela, and made it an independent parish.
On January 30, 1998, President Fidel Ramos signed the law that made Davao de Oro the 79th province of the country, Republic Act No. 8740. In this context, the Nabunturan municipality was also given the headquarters of the provincial government.
Attractions
- Mainit Hotspring Protected Landscape
- The Pagtulian Falls
- The Pasilianan Falls
- The Busay Falls
- The hot springs of Bukal
- The caves at San Vicente, Cabidianan & Mags