Marihatag

Marihatag, officially the Municipality of Marihatag (Surigaonon: Lungsod nan Marihatag; Tagalog: Bayan ng Marihatag); (Indonesian: Kotamadya Marihatag) , is a municipality in the province of Surigao del Sur, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 19,441 people.^[5]

Marihatag Oteiza
Municipality
Municipality of Marihatag
Flag
Map of Surigao del Sur with Marihatag highlighted
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Marihatag Location within the Philippines
Coordinates: 8°48′03″N 126°17′54″E
Country	Philippines
Region	Caraga
Province	Surigao del Sur
District	1st district
Barangays	12 (see Barangays)
Government  [1]
• Type	Sangguniang Bayan
• Mayor	Justin Marc L. Pelenio
• Vice Mayor	Jovita S. Umapas
• Representative	Romeo S. Momo Sr.
• Electorate	15,490 voters (2025)
Area [2]
• Total	312.50 km2 (120.66 sq mi)
Elevation	20 m (70 ft)
Highest elevation	261 m (856 ft)
Lowest elevation	0 m (0 ft)
Population  (2024 census)[3]
• Total	19,730
• Density	63/km2 (160/sq mi)
• Households	4,411
Economy
• Income class	3rd municipal income class
• Poverty incidence	37.25 % (2021)[4]
• Revenue	₱ 225.5 million (2022)
• Assets	₱ 378.6 million (2022)
• Expenditure	₱ 198 million (2022)
• Liabilities	₱ 144.8 million (2022)
Service provider
• Electricity	Surigao del Sur 2 Electric Cooperative (SURSECO 2)
Time zone	UTC+8 (PST)
ZIP code	8306
PSGC	1606814000
IDD : area code	+63 (0)86
Native languages	Surigaonon Agusan Cebuano Kamayo Tagalog
Website	www.marihatag.gov.ph

It was known as Oteiza until 1955.^[6]

The municipality hosts the "Balik-Marihatag" Festival which literally means going back home to Marihatag.

Etymology

Its name is a concatenation of Maria Ihatag.

Geography

Barangays

Marihatag is politically subdivided into 12 barangays. Each barangay consists of puroks while some have sitios.

• Alegria
• Amontay
• Antipolo
• Arorogan
• Bayan (formerly Hinogbakan)
• Mahaba
• Mararag
• Poblacion
• San Antonio
• San Isidro
• San Pedro
• Sta Cruz

Climate

Climate data for Marihatag
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Year
Mean daily maximum °C (°F)	29.0 (84.2)	29.1 (84.4)	30.0 (86.0)	30.9 (87.6)	31.7 (89.1)	31.7 (89.1)	31.7 (89.1)	32.0 (89.6)	32.0 (89.6)	31.5 (88.7)	30.6 (87.1)	29.7 (85.5)	30.8 (87.5)
Daily mean °C (°F)	25.5 (77.9)	25.6 (78.1)	26.2 (79.2)	26.8 (80.2)	27.5 (81.5)	27.4 (81.3)	27.4 (81.3)	27.6 (81.7)	27.5 (81.5)	27.2 (81.0)	26.6 (79.9)	26.1 (79.0)	26.8 (80.2)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F)	22.1 (71.8)	22.1 (71.8)	22.4 (72.3)	22.8 (73.0)	23.4 (74.1)	23.2 (73.8)	23.1 (73.6)	23.2 (73.8)	23.0 (73.4)	23.0 (73.4)	22.7 (72.9)	22.5 (72.5)	22.8 (73.0)
Average rainfall mm (inches)	700 (27.6)	579 (22.8)	435 (17.1)	316 (12.4)	267 (10.5)	193 (7.6)	198 (7.8)	165 (6.5)	180 (7.1)	208 (8.2)	424 (16.7)	604 (23.8)	4,269 (168.1)
Source: Climate-Data.org[7]

Marihatag has a tropical rainforest climate (Af) with heavy to very heavy rainfall year-round and with extremely heavy rainfall in January.

Demographics

Population census of Marihatag

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1960	12,391	—
1970	7,254	−5.21%
1975	9,636	+5.86%
1980	10,779	+2.27%
1990	10,663	−0.11%
1995	13,254	+4.16%
2000	16,394	+4.66%
2007	17,622	+1.00%
2010	17,926	+0.62%
2015	18,518	+0.62%
2020	19,441	+1.03%
2024	19,730	+0.35%
Source: Philippine Statistics Authority[8][9][10][11][12]

Economy

Poverty incidence of Marihatag

10 20 30 40 50 60 70 2000 61.87 2003 59.68 2006 48.30 2009 50.28 2012 38.03 2015 45.64 2018 37.82 2021 37.25 Source: Philippine Statistics Authority[13][14][15][16][17][18][19][20]

See also

• List of renamed cities and municipalities in the Philippines