Cateel
Municipality in Davao Oriental, Philippines From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Cateel ([kɐtiʔil]), officially the Municipality of Cateel (Cebuano: Lungsod sa Cateel; Tagalog: Bayan ng Cateel), is a 2nd class municipality in the province of Davao Oriental, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 44,207 people.[4]
Cateel | |
|---|---|
| Municipality of Cateel | |
 Aliwagwag Falls | |
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 Map of Davao Oriental with Cateel highlighted | |
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.svg)  Cateel Location within the Philippines | |
| Coordinates: 7°47′24″N 126°27′11″E | |
| Country | Philippines |
| Region | Davao Region |
| Province | Davao Oriental |
| District | 1st district |
| Established | October 29, 1903[1] |
| Barangays | 16 (see Barangays) |
| Government | |
| • Type | Sangguniang Bayan |
| • Mayor | Erlinda C. Nuñez |
| • Vice Mayor | Camilo T. Nuñez |
| • Representative | Corazon N. Malanyaon |
| • Municipal Council | Members |
| • Electorate | 29,085 voters (2022) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 545.56 km2 (210.64 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 233 m (764 ft) |
| Highest elevation | 2,484 m (8,150 ft) |
| Lowest elevation | 0 m (0 ft) |
| Population (2020 census)[4] | |
| • Total | 44,207 |
| • Density | 81/km2 (210/sq mi) |
| • Households | 10,902 |
| Economy | |
| • Income class | 2nd municipal income class |
| • Poverty incidence | 30.58 |
| • Revenue | ₱ 236.2 million (2020) |
| • Assets | ₱ 278.5 million (2020) |
| • Expenditure | ₱ 249.9 million (2020) |
| • Liabilities | ₱ 141 million (2020) |
| Service provider | |
| • Electricity | Davao Oriental Electric Cooperative (DORECO) |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (PST) |
| ZIP code | 8205 |
| PSGC | |
| IDD : area code | +63 (0)87 |
| Native languages | Davawenyo Surigaonon Cebuano Kalagan Kamayo Mandaya |
| Website | www |
Cateel is the home of the Aliwagwag Falls, located at barangay Aliwagwag within the Aliwagwag Protected Landscape. It is a towering stream of waterfalls considered by hydraulic engineers as the highest in the country and regarded as one of the most beautiful falls in the Philippines. It is a series of 84 falls appearing like a stairway to heaven with various heights among the steps ranging from 2 to 33.5 metres (7 to 110 ft). One step is measured 22 metres (72 ft) and another is 20 metres (66 ft). Overall Aliwagwag Falls has a height of 340 metres (1,120 ft) and a width of 20 metres (66 ft). All these in the midst of a virgin forest, a river settles at the foot of the falls with 13 rapids to cross.
Cateel is the first municipality in Mindanao. It was the place where Spaniards first docked in Mindanao which reflects how majority of its primary inhabitants converted to Catholicism.
In 1959, Mainit and Alegria were converted into barrios.[6]
The municipality was one of the hardest-hit towns of Typhoon Bopha when it hit the town on December 3, 2012.[7]
Climate
Cateel has a tropical rainforest climate (Af) with heavy to very heavy rainfall year-round with extremely heavy rainfall in December and January.
| Climate data for Caraga | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 29.7 (85.5) |
29.9 (85.8) |
30.7 (87.3) |
31.6 (88.9) |
31.8 (89.2) |
31.6 (88.9) |
31.5 (88.7) |
31.8 (89.2) |
32.0 (89.6) |
31.7 (89.1) |
31.3 (88.3) |
30.4 (86.7) |
31.2 (88.1) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 25.7 (78.3) |
25.9 (78.6) |
26.3 (79.3) |
27.1 (80.8) |
27.4 (81.3) |
27.2 (81.0) |
27.0 (80.6) |
27.2 (81.0) |
27.3 (81.1) |
27.1 (80.8) |
26.9 (80.4) |
26.3 (79.3) |
26.8 (80.2) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 21.8 (71.2) |
21.9 (71.4) |
22.0 (71.6) |
22.6 (72.7) |
23.0 (73.4) |
22.8 (73.0) |
22.5 (72.5) |
22.6 (72.7) |
22.6 (72.7) |
22.6 (72.7) |
22.5 (72.5) |
22.2 (72.0) |
22.4 (72.4) |
| Average rainfall mm (inches) | 794 (31.3) |
581 (22.9) |
532 (20.9) |
344 (13.5) |
233 (9.2) |
113 (4.4) |
110 (4.3) |
92 (3.6) |
92 (3.6) |
182 (7.2) |
300 (11.8) |
675 (26.6) |
4,048 (159.3) |
| Source: Climate-Data.org[8] | |||||||||||||
Barangays
Cateel is politically subdivided into 16 barangays. Each barangay consists of puroks while some have sitios.
- Abihod
- Alegria
- Aliwagwag
- Aragon
- Baybay
- Maglahus
- Mainit
- Malibago
- San Alfonso
- San Antonio
- San Miguel
- San Rafael
- San Vicente
- Santa Filomena
- Taytayan
- Poblacion
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1903 | 4,101 | — |
| 1918 | 5,906 | +2.46% |
| 1939 | 9,243 | +2.16% |
| 1948 | 10,671 | +1.61% |
| 1960 | 14,586 | +2.64% |
| 1970 | 14,633 | +0.03% |
| 1975 | 15,849 | +1.61% |
| 1980 | 20,084 | +4.85% |
| 1990 | 26,144 | +2.67% |
| 1995 | 27,211 | +0.75% |
| 2000 | 28,655 | +1.11% |
| 2007 | 33,109 | +2.01% |
| 2010 | 38,579 | +5.72% |
| 2015 | 40,704 | +1.03% |
| 2020 | 44,207 | +1.64% |
| Source: Philippine Statistics Authority[9][10][11][12] | ||
Poverty incidence of Cateel
10
20
30
40
50
60
2006
23.10 2009
53.49 2012
28.83 2015
30.61 2018
32.70 2021
30.58 Source: Philippine Statistics Authority[13][14][15][16][17][18][19][20] |
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