Dinagat, Dinagat Islands

"Dinagat" redirects here. For the province where this municipality is administratively governed, see Dinagat Islands. For the primary island of the province, see Dinagat Island.

Map of Dinagat Islands showing the location of Dinagat

Dinagat is a municipality on Dinagat Island in the province of Dinagat Islands, Philippines. As of the 2007 census, it had a population of 11,961.

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 back to Surigao del Norte.^[1] On March 30, 2011, 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. ^[2]

Barangays

Dinagat is politically subdivided into 12 barangays.

• Bagumbayan
• Cab-ilan
• Cabayawan
• Cayetano
• Escolta (Pob.)
• Gomez
• Justiniana Edera
• Magsaysay
• Mauswagon (Pob.)
• New Mabuhay
• Wadas
• White Beach (Pob.)

References

1. ^ Tetch Torres (2010-02-11). "Dinagat Islands province back to being a town". Philippine Daily Inquirer. http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/breakingnews/regions/view/20100211-252612/Dinagat-Islands-province-back-to-being-a-town. Retrieved 10 February 2010. 
2. ^ http://www.gmanews.tv/story/216534/nation/dinagat-islands-a-province-again-as-sc-reverses-itself

External links

• Philippine Standard Geographic Code

Coordinates: 9°57′N 125°36′E / 9.95°N 125.6°E / 9.95; 125.6