Banaybanay

Banaybanay ([banaɪ.banaɪ]), officially the Municipality of Banaybanay (Cebuano: Lungsod sa Banaybanay; Tagalog: Bayan ng Banaybanay), is a municipality in the province of Davao Oriental, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 44,451 people.^[5]

Banaybanay formerly known Piso
Municipality
Municipality of Banaybanay
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Nickname:  Gateway of Davao Oriental
Map of Davao Oriental with Banaybanay highlighted
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Banaybanay Location within the Philippines
Coordinates: 6°57′59″N 126°00′41″E
Country	Philippines
Region	Davao Region
Province	Davao Oriental
District	2nd district
Barangays	14 (see Barangays)
Government  [1]
• Type	Sangguniang Bayan
• Mayor	Lemuel Ian M. Larcia
• Vice Mayor	Liezel S. Teves
• Representative	Cheeno M. Almario
• Municipal Council	Members Kenneth E. Tagaro Racquel L. Sanlucan Amelito T. Cordova Renante Y. Madelo Eva Arnie P. Impuerto Niño G. Conson Amir Ishmael Mamukid Pretzel G. Ladra
• Electorate	33,199 voters (2025)
Area [2]
• Total	408.52 km2 (157.73 sq mi)
Elevation	570 m (1,870 ft)
Highest elevation	2,259 m (7,411 ft)
Lowest elevation	0 m (0 ft)
Population  (2024 census)[3]
• Total	46,231
• Density	110/km2 (290/sq mi)
• Households	10,539
Economy
• Income class	2nd municipal income class
• Poverty incidence	25.29 % (2021)[4]
• Revenue	₱ 302.8 million (2022)
• Assets	₱ 346.8 million (2022)
• Expenditure	₱ 263.3 million (2022)
• Liabilities	₱ 111.1 million (2022)
Service provider
• Electricity	Davao Oriental Electric Cooperative (DORECO)
Time zone	UTC+8 (PST)
ZIP code	8208
PSGC	1102502000
IDD : area code	+63 (0)87
Native languages	Davawenyo Surigaonon Cebuano Kalagan Kamayo Tagalog
Website	banaybanay.gov.ph

Etymology

Banaybanay is derived from the two native words Banay (Kalagan word), meaning sprout due to its main livelihood in the area which is rice farming, and Bânay (Cebuano word) means clans due to the family clans that arrived in that area that came from Visayas Islands and Luzon and settled there along together with the Kalagans and Mandayan natives.

History

Banaybanay was primarily inhabited by the Mandayas in the uplands of Causwagan, Panikian and Mahayag, and Kalagans in shorelines and the mouth rivers of Piso, Pongoton, Mogbongcogon and Maputi which they have a strong settlement and a Muslim governance on that area leads by a Datus or Imams.

Around 1800s before Uyanguren arrived in the Davao, there was a strong community of the Kalagans (Kagan) in the Piso led by a chieftain named Datu Panayangan. Their dwelling was along the river Delta of Piso, along with his people who living there peacefully.

The story of the arrival of the Kallaw people from Samal Island is very well known especially among the Kalagans of Banaybanay. They arrived in the Piso to settle there along with their Kalagan brothers on the permission of Datu Panayangan. The Kallaw chieftain named Datu Lamaran reconciled with Datu Panayangan to settle the swampy place of Piso which today the Barrio Pongoton from the word pangotanan means "a place of abundance of fish and crabs to catch".

Until now, the grandsons or the clans of Datu Panayangan and Datu Lamaran are still living on the areas that divide into many families.

Geography

Climate

Climate data for Banaybanay, Davao Oriental
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Year
Mean daily maximum °C (°F)	29 (84)	29 (84)	30 (86)	30 (86)	30 (86)	29 (84)	29 (84)	29 (84)	30 (86)	30 (86)	29 (84)	30 (86)	30 (85)
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)	24 (75)	23 (73)	23 (74)
Average precipitation mm (inches)	168 (6.6)	141 (5.6)	143 (5.6)	141 (5.6)	216 (8.5)	235 (9.3)	183 (7.2)	169 (6.7)	143 (5.6)	176 (6.9)	226 (8.9)	168 (6.6)	2,109 (83.1)
Average rainy days	22.1	18.5	21.7	22.5	27.8	28.1	27.4	26.6	24.7	26.3	26.5	24.9	297.1
Source: Meteoblue[6]

Barangays

Banaybanay is politically subdivided into 14 barangays. Each barangay consists of puroks while some have sitios.

• Cabangcalan
• Caganganan
• Calubihan
• Causwagan
• Punta Linao
• Mahayag
• Maputi
• Mogbongcogon
• Panikian
• Pintatagan
• Piso Proper
• Poblacion
• San Vicente
• Rang-ay

Demographics

Population census of Banaybanay

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1970	14,866	—
1975	19,894	+6.02%
1980	24,644	+4.37%
1990	29,606	+1.85%
1995	33,082	+2.10%
2000	33,714	+0.41%
2007	35,693	+0.79%
2010	39,121	+3.39%
2015	41,117	+0.95%
2020	44,451	+1.65%
2024	46,231	+0.95%
Source: Philippine Statistics Authority[7][8][9][10][11]

Economy

Poverty incidence of Banaybanay

10 20 30 40 50 60 2000 52.69 2003 35.55 2006 34.00 2009 32.49 2012 34.20 2015 28.72 2018 26.05 2021 25.29 Source: Philippine Statistics Authority[12][13][14][15][16][17][18][19]