Mindanao: Region XIII: Caraga Administration Region: Dinagat Islands

Province of Dinagat Islands:

Philippine Standard Geographical Code # 168500000

The Province of Dinagat Islands, a hidden gem in the northeastern section of the Philippine archipelago, is a region of mystical allure and natural splendor.

San Jose, the province capital, is the hub of commerce and government activities. The region’s geography is characterized by rocky, mountainous terrain and a jagged coastline dotted with numerous coves and bays. Its topography makes it a haven for a diverse array of flora and fauna, including several endemic species that contribute to the Philippines’ reputation as a biodiversity hotspot.

The Dinagat Islands are composed of seven municipalities that include its provincial capital of San Jose, and Basilisa, Cagdianao, Dinagat, Libjo, Loreto, and Tubajon. Officially created as a province in 2006, it seceded from Surigao del Norte and now functions as a separate provincial entity.

The province’s economy is anchored by mining and fishing, with rich mineral deposits and abundant marine resources. However, ecotourism is swiftly gaining ground due to the area’s pristine natural beauty. Tourists seek the Dinagat Islands for its unspoiled beaches, clear waters, and enchanting landscapes, which are often overshadowed by more popular destinations in the country.

Culturally, the Province of Dinagat Islands is steeped in folklore and tradition. It was once regarded as a place of magic and enchantment, and to this day, many of its inhabitants hold on to beliefs and customs that reflect a deep connection to the supernatural. Festivities and local traditions serve as a colorful tapestry that showcases the province’s rich cultural heritage.

In summary, the Province of Dinagat Islands is a place of immense potential and captivating charm. With a commitment to sustainable development and environmental preservation, it could well become one of the Philippines’ most treasured attractions, offering a unique blend of nature and culture to discerning travelers.

Dinagat Islands is an island province composed of:

Municipalities:	Barangay (of which are Island Barangays):
7	100 (100)

Map of Dinagat Islands:

By HueMan1 – Own work, CC BY-SA 4.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=79244307

Municipalities:

Basilisa (Rizal): Municipality

Philippine Standard Geographical Code # 168501000

2020 Population: 36,911

PSGC #	Bry #	Barangay Name:	Rural/Urban:	Pop. (2020) :	Pop. (2015) :	Hectares sq:	Coastal/Inland:	Island:
168501019		Benglen	Rural	780	1,053		Inland	Dinagat Island
168501002		Catadman	Rural	934	975		Coastal	Capaquian Island
168501003		Columbus	Rural	434	429		Coastal	Unib Island
168501004		Coring	Rural	488	564		Coastal	Unib Island
168501005		Cortes	Rural	1,465	1,382		Coastal	Dinagat Island
168501020		Diegas	Rural	1,252	1,207		Inland	Dinagat Island
168501006		Doña Helene	Rural	2,466	2,869		Coastal	Dinagat Island
168501021		Edera	Rural	1,129	1,087		Inland	Dinagat Island
168501007		Ferdinand	Rural	1,952	1,877		Coastal	Ferdinand Island
168501008		Geotina	Rural	1,308	1,328		Inland	Dinagat Island
168501009		Imee (Bactasan)	Rural	495	710		Coastal	Sibanag Island
168501010		Melgar	Rural	1,470	1,803		Coastal	Dinagat Island
168501011		Montag	Rural	1,349	1,963		Inland	Dinagat Island
168501012		Navarro	Rural	1,737	1,719		Coastal	Dinagat Island
168501022		New Nazareth	Rural	1,200	1,205		Inland	Dinagat Island
168501013		Población	Rural	514	612		Población-Coastal	Sibanag Island
168501014		Puerto Princesa	Rural	2,120	1,903		Inland	Dinagat Island
168501015		Rita Glenda	Rural	2,071	1,508		Inland	Dinagat Island
168501023		Roma	Rural	1,184	899		Inland	Dinagat Island
168501016		Roxas	Rural	1,300	1,212		Coastal	Sibanag Island
168501024		Santa Monica	Rural	695	631		Coastal	Dinagat Island
168501025		Santo Niño	Rural	1,542	1,417		Inland	Dinagat Island
168501017		Sering	Rural	3,184	3,192		Coastal	Dinagat Island
168501026		Sombrado	Rural	732	661		Inland	Dinagat Island
168501018		Tag-abaca	Rural	3,324	3,148		Inland	Dinagat Island
168501027		Villa Ecleo	Rural	1,121	955		Inland	Dinagat Island
168501028		Villa Pantinople	Rural	665	571		Inland	Dinagat Island
				Pop. (2020) :	Pop. (2015) :
				36,911	36,880

Overview of the Municipality of Basilisa (Rizal) and its barangays.

Cagdianao: Municipality

Philippine Standard Geographical Code # 168502000

2020 Population: 18,350

PSGC #	Bry #	Barangay Name:	Rural/Urban:	Pop. (2020) :	Pop. (2015) :	Hectares sq:	Coastal/Inland:	Island:
168502001		Boa	Rural	1,040	979		Inland	Dinagat Island
168502002		Cabunga-an	Rural	1,260	1,164		Coastal	Dinagat Island
168502003		Del Pilar	Rural	1,717	1,757		Inland	Dinagat Island
168502004		Laguna	Rural	754	659		Coastal	Dinagat Island
168502005		Legaspi	Rural	1,029	946		Coastal	Dinagat Island
168502006		Ma-atas	Rural	943	886		Inland	Dinagat Island
168502013		Mabini (Borja)	Rural	1,016	914		Coastal	Dinagat Island
168502007		Nueva Estrella	Rural	844	668		Coastal	Dinagat Island
168502008		Población	Rural	3,537	3,329		Población-Coastal	Dinagat Island
168502014		R. Ecleo, Sr.	Rural	1,771	1,643		Coastal	Dinagat Island
168502009		San Jose	Rural	402	354		Inland	Dinagat Island
168502010		Santa Rita	Rural	530	534		Coastal	Dinagat Island
168502011		Tigbao	Rural	1,254	1,143		Coastal	Dinagat Island
168502012		Valencia	Urban	2,253	1,832		Coastal	Dinagat Island
				Pop. (2020) :	Pop. (2015) :
				18,350	16,808

Overview of the Municipality of Cagdianao and its barangays.

Dinagat: Municipality

Philippine Standard Geographical Code # 168503000

2020 Population: 10,621

PSGC #	Bry #	Barangay Name:	Rural/Urban:	Pop. (2020) :	Pop. (2015) :	Hectares sq:	Población/Non-Población:	Coastal/Inland:	Island:
168503014		Bagumbayan	Rural	1,041	1,089		Non-Población	Coastal	Dinagat Island
168503003		Cabayawan	Rural	589	523		Non-Población	Inland	Dinagat Island
168503002		Cab-ilan	Rural	1,221	1,190		Non-Población	Coastal	West Capaquian Island
168503022		Cayetano	Rural	666	561		Non-Población	Inland	Dinagat Island
168503004		Escolta (Pob.)	Rural	876	999		Población	Coastal	Dinagat Island
168503005		Gomez	Rural	743	842		Non-Población	Coastal	Dinagat Island
168503023		Justiniana Edera	Rural	680	684		Non-Población	Inland	Dinagat Island
168503007		Magsaysay	Rural	789	801		Non-Población	Coastal	Dinagat Island
168503009		Mauswagon (Pob.)	Rural	396	367		Población	Coastal	Dinagat Island
168503016		New Mabuhay	Rural	1,566	1,557		Non-Población	Inland	Dinagat Island
168503021		Wadas	Rural	1,083	1,059		Non-Población	Coastal	Dinagat Island
168503012		White Beach (Pob.)	Rural	971	960		Población	Coastal	Dinagat Island
				Pop. (2020) :	Pop. (2015) :
				10,621	10,632

Overview of the Municipality of Dinagat and its barangays.

Libjo (Albor): Municipality

Philippine Standard Geographical Code # 168504000

2020 Population: 18,051

PSGC #	Bry #	Barangay Name:	Rural/Urban:	Pop. (2020) :	Pop. (2015) :	Hectares sq:	Coastal/Inland:	Island:
168504001		Albor (Pob.)	Rural	1,661	1,511		Población-Inland	Dinagat Island
168504002		Arellano	Rural	635	604		Coastal	Dinagat Island
168504003		Bayanihan	Rural	911	916		Inland	Dinagat Island
168504004		Doña Helen	Rural	361	409		Inland	Dinagat Island
168504005		Garcia	Rural	1,656	1,497		Inland	Dinagat Island
168504006		General Aguinaldo (Bolod-bolod)	Rural	2,128	1,868		Inland	Dinagat Island
168504007		Kanihaan	Rural	180	145		Coastal	Kanihaan Island
168504015		Llamera	Rural	1,060	1,134		Coastal	Dinagat Island
168504008		Magsaysay	Rural	559	493		Coastal	Dinagat Island
168504009		Osmeña	Rural	389	338		Coastal	Dinagat Island
168504010		Plaridel	Rural	1,573	1,895		Coastal	Dinagat Island
168504011		Quezon	Rural	540	589		Coastal	Dinagat Island
168504016		Rosita	Rural	966	1,047		Inland	Dinagat Island
168504012		San Antonio (Pob.)	Rural	2,789	2,751		Población-Coastal	Dinagat Island
168504013		San Jose	Rural	1,736	1,639		Inland	Dinagat Island
168504014		Santo Niño	Rural	907	924		Inland	Dinagat Island
				Pop. (2020) :	Pop. (2015) :
				18,051	17,760

Overview of the Municipality of Libjo (Albor) and its barangays.

Loreto: Municipality

Philippine Standard Geographical Code # 168505000

2020 Population: 9,690

PSGC #	Bry #	Barangay Name:	Rural/Urban:	Pop. (2020) :	Pop. (2015) :	Hectares sq:	Población/Non-Población:	Coastal/Inland:	Island:
168505001		Carmen (Pob.)	Rural	1,203	1,376		Población	Coastal	Dinagat Island
168505002		Esperanza	Urban	1,388	1,207		Non-Población	Coastal	Dinagat Island
168505003		Ferdinand	Rural	242	205		Non-Población	Coastal	Dinagat Island
168505004		Helene	Rural	295	278		Non-Población	Coastal	Hibuson Island
168505006		Liberty	Rural	730	678		Non-Población	Coastal	Hibuson Island
168505008		Magsaysay	Rural	324	295		Non-Población	Coastal	Hibuson Island
168505011		Panamaon	Rural	1,423	1,332		Non-Población	Coastal	Dinagat Island
168505013		San Juan (Pob.)	Rural	1,580	1,524		Población	Coastal	Dinagat Island
168505015		Santa Cruz (Pob.)	Rural	798	689		Población	Coastal	Dinagat Island
168505017		Santiago (Pob.)	Rural	1,707	1,725		Población	Coastal	Dinagat Island
				Pop. (2020) :	Pop. (2015) :
				9,690	9,309

Overview of the Municipality of Loreto and its barangays.

San Jose: Municipality and Capitol of Dinagat Islands

Philippine Standard Geographical Code # 168506000

2020 Population: 26,375

PSGC #	Bry #	Barangay Name:	Rural/Urban:	Pop. (2020) :	Pop. (2015) :	Hectares sq:	Coastal/Inland:	Island:
168506001		Aurelio	Rural	3,523	3,944		Inland	Dinagat Island
168506002		Cuarinta	Rural	1,799	1,461		Inland	Dinagat Island
168506003		Don Ruben Ecleo (Baltazar)	Rural	2,599	2,543		Inland	Dinagat Island
168506004		Jacquez	Rural	1,244	1,051		Inland	Dinagat Island
168506005		Justiniana Edera	Rural	1,229	1,633		Inland	Dinagat Island
168506006		Luna	Rural	1,829	1,174		Inland	Dinagat Island
168506007		Mahayahay	Rural	2,343	2,393		Inland	Dinagat Island
168506008		Matingbe	Rural	1,087	1,122		Coastal	Dinagat Island
168506009		Población (San Jose)	Urban	4,226	5,223		Población-Inland	Dinagat Island
168506010		San Juan	Rural	2,104	2,279		Coastal	Dinagat Island
168506011		Santa Cruz	Rural	2,832	3,006		Coastal	Dinagat Island
168506012		Wilson	Rural	1,560	1,658		Coastal	Dinagat Island
				Pop. (2020) :	Pop. (2015) :
				26,375	27,487

Overview of the Municipality of San Jose and Capitol of Dinagat Islands and its barangays.

Tubajon: Municipality

Philippine Standard Geographical Code # 168507000

2020 Population: 8,119

PSGC #	Bry #	Barangay Name:	Rural/Urban:	Pop. (2020) :	Pop. (2015) :	Hectares sq:	Población/Non-Población:	Coastal/Inland:	Island:
168507005		Diaz (Romualdez)	Rural	736	611		Non-Población	Inland	Dinagat Island
168507001		Imelda	Rural	660	806		Non-Población	Inland	Dinagat Island
168507002		Mabini	Rural	1,174	1,204		Non-Población	Inland	Dinagat Island
168507003		Malinao	Rural	1,707	1,969		Non-Población	Coastal	Dinagat Island
168507004		Navarro	Rural	463	370		Non-Población	Inland	Dinagat Island
168507006		Roxas	Rural	425	392		Non-Población	Inland	Dinagat Island
168507007		San Roque (Pob.)	Rural	486	444		Población	Coastal	Dinagat Island
168507008		San Vicente (Pob.)	Rural	899	835		Población	Inland	Dinagat Island
168507009		Santa Cruz (Pob.)	Rural	1,569	1,645		Población	Inland	Dinagat Island
				Pop. (2020) :	Pop. (2015) :
				8,119	8,276

Overview of the Municipality of Tubajon and its barangays.