Mabini, Davao de Oro

Mabini, officially the Municipality of Mabini (Cebuano: Lungsod sa Mabini; Tagalog: Bayan ng Mabini), is a 2nd class municipality in the province of Davao de Oro, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it had a population of 43,552.^[3]

For other places named Mabini, see Mabini.

Mabini Doña Alicia
Municipality
Municipality of Mabini
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Nickname:  The Gold Coast
Map of Davao de Oro with Mabini highlighted
OpenStreetMap
Mabini Location within the Philippines
Coordinates: 7°18′33″N 125°51′20″E
Country	Philippines
Region	Davao Region
Province	Davao de Oro
District	2nd district
Founded	May 28, 1953
Named for	Apolinario Mabini
Barangays	11 (see Barangays)
Government  [1]
• Type	Sangguniang Bayan
• Mayor	Emerson Luego
• Vice Mayor	Halima Muñoz
• Representative	Ruwel Peter S. Gonzaga
• Electorate	28,879 voters (2022)
Area [2]
• Total	400.00 km2 (154.44 sq mi)
Elevation	72 m (236 ft)
Highest elevation	665 m (2,182 ft)
Lowest elevation	0 m (0 ft)
Population  (2020 census)[3]
• Total	43,552
• Density	110/km2 (280/sq mi)
• Households	10,434
Economy
• Income class	2nd municipal income class
• Poverty incidence	21.70 % (2021)[4]
• Revenue	₱ 221.2 million (2020)
• Assets	₱ 378.4 million (2020)
• Expenditure	₱ 199.3 million (2020)
• Liabilities	₱ 109.1 million (2020)
Service provider
• Electricity	Davao del Norte Electric Cooperative (DANECO)
Time zone	UTC+8 (PST)
ZIP code	8807
PSGC	118203000
IDD : area code	+63 (0)87
Native languages	Davawenyo Cebuano Kalagan Mansaka Tagalog Ata Manobo

The municipality is the location of the Mabini Protected Landscape and Seascape. It was formerly known as Cuambog and Doña Alicia.

History

The first people to occupy the area now known as Mabini were the Mansakas.^[5]

The settlement was formerly known as Cuambog, named after a tree species of the family Dilleniaceae.^[5][6][7]

On May 28, 1953, by virtue of Executive Order No. 596 of President Elpidio Quirino, the municipality was created from the eastern part of Tagum and the northern part of Pantukan. Barrio Cuambog became the seat of the municipal government.^[8] The municipality was named Doña Alicia after President Quirino's wife Alicia Syquia, who was killed by Japanese soldiers during the Second World War.^[6] In 1954, the municipality was renamed in honor of revolutionary leader Apolinario Mabini.^[9]

In 1967, the municipality of Maco was created from the northern barangays of Mabini.^[10]

Mabini was originally part of Davao province. It became part of Davao del Norte when Davao province was split in 1967.^[11][12] In 1998, Mabini became part of Compostela Valley, a new province that separated from Davao del Norte.^[13] Compostela Valley was then renamed Davao de Oro in 2019.^[14]

Geography

Barangays

Mabini is politically subdivided into 11 barangays. ^[15] Each barangay consists of puroks while some have sitios.

In 1957, the sitios of Panibasan Proper and Andili became barrio Panibasan (Pindasan), the sitios of Cadunan Proper, Anislagan, Malabatuan and Lapinigan became barrio Cadunan, and the sitios of Tangnanan Proper, Mampising and Tagbalabao became barrio Tangnanan.^[16]

• Cadunan
• Pindasan
• Cuambog (Poblacion)
• Tagnanan (Mampising)
• Anitapan
• Cabuyuan
• Del Pilar
• Libodon
• Golden Valley (Maraut)
• Pangibiran
• San Antonio

Climate

Climate data for Mabini
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Year
Mean daily maximum °C (°F)	29 (84)	30 (86)	30 (86)	31 (88)	31 (88)	30 (86)	30 (86)	30 (86)	30 (86)	30 (86)	30 (86)	30 (86)	30 (86)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F)	22 (72)	22 (72)	22 (72)	23 (73)	24 (75)	24 (75)	24 (75)	24 (75)	24 (75)	24 (75)	23 (73)	22 (72)	23 (74)
Average precipitation mm (inches)	98 (3.9)	86 (3.4)	91 (3.6)	83 (3.3)	133 (5.2)	158 (6.2)	111 (4.4)	101 (4.0)	94 (3.7)	117 (4.6)	131 (5.2)	94 (3.7)	1,297 (51.2)
Average rainy days	16.4	14.3	16.3	18.5	25.3	25.0	23.8	21.9	20.8	24.4	24.3	18.7	249.7
Source: Meteoblue[17]

Demographics

Population census of Mabini

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1960	20,153	—
1970	18,343	−0.94%
1975	26,194	+7.41%
1980	16,517	−8.81%
1990	24,433	+3.99%
1995	29,548	+3.63%
2000	32,058	+1.76%
2007	35,308	+1.34%
2010	36,807	+1.52%
2015	41,102	+2.12%
2020	43,552	+1.14%
Source: Philippine Statistics Authority[18][19][20][21]

In the 2020 census, the population of Mabini, Davao de Oro, was 43,552 people,^[3] with a density of 110 inhabitants per square kilometre or 280 inhabitants per square mile.

Economy

Poverty incidence of Mabini

10 20 30 40 2006 31.90 2009 29.79 2012 32.08 2015 29.50 2018 22.59 2021 21.70 Source: Philippine Statistics Authority[22][23][24][25][26][27][28][29]

See also

• List of renamed cities and municipalities in the Philippines

References

1.  Municipality of Mabini | (DILG)
2. "2015 Census of Population, Report No. 3 – Population, Land Area, and Population Density" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. Quezon City, Philippines. August 2016. ISSN 0117-1453. Archived (PDF) from the original on May 25, 2021. Retrieved July 16, 2021.
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8. Quirino, E. (1953). Executive Order No. 596 : Organizing the municipalities of Hagonoy, Malalag, Doña Alicia and Babak; in the Province of Davao. Official Gazette of the Republic of the Philippines, 49 (5), 1748-1749.
9. Republic Act No. 1007 (March 12, 1954), An Act Changing the Name of the Municipality of Doña Alicia, Province of Davao, to Mabini, retrieved June 5, 2018
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16. "An Act to Create Certain Barrios in the Municipality of Mabini, Province of Davao". LawPH.com. Retrieved April 12, 2011.
17. "Mabini: Average Temperatures and Rainfall". Meteoblue. Retrieved November 16, 2019.
18. Census of Population (2015). "Region XI (Davao Region)". Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved June 20, 2016.
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20. Censuses of Population (1903–2007). "Region XI (Davao Region)". Table 1. Population Enumerated in Various Censuses by Province/Highly Urbanized City: 1903 to 2007. National Statistics Office.
21. "Province of Compostela Valley". Municipality Population Data. Local Water Utilities Administration Research Division. Retrieved December 17, 2016.
22. "Poverty incidence (PI):". Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved December 28, 2020.
23. "Estimation of Local Poverty in the Philippines" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. November 29, 2005.
24. "2003 City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. March 23, 2009.
25. "City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates; 2006 and 2009" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. August 3, 2012.
26. "2012 Municipal and City Level Poverty Estimates" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. May 31, 2016.
27. "Municipal and City Level Small Area Poverty Estimates; 2009, 2012 and 2015". Philippine Statistics Authority. July 10, 2019.
28. "PSA Releases the 2018 Municipal and City Level Poverty Estimates". Philippine Statistics Authority. December 15, 2021. Retrieved January 22, 2022.
29. "PSA Releases the 2021 City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates". Philippine Statistics Authority. April 2, 2024. Retrieved April 28, 2024.

External links

• Mabini Profile at the DTI Cities and Municipalities Competitive Index
• Philippine Standard Geographic Code
• Philippine Census Information