Libjo
Municipality in Dinagat Islands, Philippines From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Libjo, officially the Municipality of Libjo (Surigaonon: Lungsod nan Libjo; Cebuano: Lungsod sa Libjo; Tagalog: Bayan ng Libjo; Waray: Bungto han Libjo), is a municipality in the province of Dinagat Islands, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 18,051 people.[3]
Libjo
Albor | |
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Municipality of Libjo | |
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![]() Map of Dinagat Islands with Libjo highlighted | |
Location within the Philippines | |
Coordinates: 10°11′45″N 125°31′58″E | |
Country | Philippines |
Region | Caraga |
Province | Dinagat Islands |
District | Lone district |
Founded | February 29, 1960 |
Barangays | 16 (see Barangays) |
Government | |
• Type | Sangguniang Bayan |
• Mayor | Melody L. Compasivo |
• Vice Mayor | Zoltan Arnel S. Edera |
• Representative | Alan 1 B. Ecleo |
• Municipal Council | Members |
• Electorate | 12,539 voters (2022) |
Area | |
• Total | 180.57 km2 (69.72 sq mi) |
Elevation | 56 m (184 ft) |
Highest elevation | 438 m (1,437 ft) |
Lowest elevation | 0 m (0 ft) |
Population (2020 census)[3] | |
• Total | 18,051 |
• Density | 100/km2 (260/sq mi) |
• Households | 4,425 |
Economy | |
• Income class | 5th municipal income class |
• Poverty incidence | 34.16 |
• Revenue | ₱ 170.2 million (2022) |
• Assets | ₱ 426.2 million (2022) |
• Expenditure | ₱ 105.9 million (2022) |
• Liabilities | ₱ 57.6 million (2022) |
Service provider | |
• Electricity | Dinagat Island Electric Cooperative (DIELCO) |
Time zone | UTC+8 (PST) |
ZIP code | 8414 |
PSGC | |
IDD : area code | +63 (0)86 |
Native languages | Surigaonon Cebuano Tagalog |
Website | www |
It is formerly known as Albor.
History

The town became a part of the province of Dinagat Islands in December 2006, when the province was created from Surigao del Norte by Republic Act No. 9355. However, in February 2010, the Supreme Court ruled that the law was unconstitutional, as the necessary requirements for provincial land area and population were not met. The town reverted to Surigao del Norte.[5] On October 24, 2012, however, the Supreme Court reversed its ruling from the previous year, and upheld the constitutionality of RA 9355 and the creation of Dinagat Islands as a province.[6]
Geography
Barangays

Libjo is politically subdivided into 16 barangays. [7] Each barangay consists of puroks while some have sitios.
- Albor (Poblacion)
- Arellano (Madrid)
- Bayanihan
- Doña Helen
- Garcia
- General Aguinaldo (Bolod-bolod)
- Kanihaan
- Llamera
- Magsaysay
- Osmeña
- Plaridel
- Quezon
- Rosita
- San Antonio (Poblacion)
- San Jose
- Santo Niño
Climate
Climate data for Libjo, Dinagat Islands | |||||||||||||
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Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 27 (81) |
28 (82) |
28 (82) |
30 (86) |
30 (86) |
30 (86) |
29 (84) |
30 (86) |
30 (86) |
29 (84) |
29 (84) |
28 (82) |
29 (84) |
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 23 (73) |
23 (73) |
23 (73) |
23 (73) |
25 (77) |
25 (77) |
25 (77) |
25 (77) |
25 (77) |
25 (77) |
24 (75) |
24 (75) |
24 (75) |
Average precipitation mm (inches) | 210 (8.3) |
161 (6.3) |
123 (4.8) |
85 (3.3) |
148 (5.8) |
186 (7.3) |
164 (6.5) |
157 (6.2) |
141 (5.6) |
190 (7.5) |
223 (8.8) |
200 (7.9) |
1,988 (78.3) |
Average rainy days | 21.0 | 16.8 | 18.5 | 18.2 | 24.9 | 27.7 | 28.4 | 27.0 | 26.1 | 27.6 | 24.6 | 22.0 | 282.8 |
Source: Meteoblue[8] |
Demographics
Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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1970 | 6,959 | — |
1975 | 5,801 | −3.58% |
1980 | 10,290 | +12.14% |
1990 | 14,170 | +3.25% |
1995 | 14,928 | +0.98% |
2000 | 16,610 | +2.32% |
2007 | 18,116 | +1.20% |
2010 | 17,567 | −1.11% |
2015 | 17,760 | +0.21% |
2020 | 18,051 | +0.32% |
Source: Philippine Statistics Authority[9][10][11][12] |
Economy
Poverty incidence of Libjo
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
2000
67.65 2003
69.75 2006
59.80 2009
54.06 2012
47.11 2015
43.56 2018
38.50 2021
34.16 Source: Philippine Statistics Authority[13][14][15][16][17][18][19][20] |
See also
References
External links
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