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Key facts
- Country
- Philippines
- Region
- Caraga
- Founded
- 2 December 2006
- Capital
- San Jose
- Largest municipality
- Basilisa
- Governor
- Nilo P. Demerey Jr. ( PFP )
- Vice governor
- Geraldine B. Ecleo ( PFP )
- Representative
- Arlene J. Bag-ao ( LP )
- Legislature
- Dinagat Islands Provincial Board
- Total
- 1,036.34 km (400.13 sq mi)
- Rank
- 75th out of 82
- Highest elevation mount redondo
- 939 m (3,081 ft)
- Density
- 116.306/km (301.232/sq mi)
- Demonym
- Dinagatnon
- Municipalities
- 7 Basilisa Cagdianao Dinagat Libjo Loreto San Jose Tubajon
- Districts
- Legislative district of Dinagat Islands
- Time zone
- UTC+8 ( PHT )
- Idd area code
- +63 (0)86
via Wikipedia infobox
Official website
Dinagat Islands - Complete Your Adventure Visit Dinagat Islands
Dinagat Islands – Official Website providing news, public services, tourism information, and resources for residents and visitors.
dinagatislands.gov.ph →It was a refuge for revolutionary leaders and was strategically important for those fighting against Spanish rule. Historical landmarks include the San Jose Church, the Dapa Bridge, and World War II-era sites. The first inhabitants were various ethnic groups, including the Mamanwa, a group of indigenous people, and later, the Visayan settlers. Yes, Dinagat Islands was occupied by the Japanese forces during World War II, and its residents participated in the resistance movements. Dinagat Islands played a role in the Philippine Revolution and was a sanctuary for revolutionaries during the Spanish era. Dinagat Islands became a province on February 13, 2006, when it was officially separated from Surigao del Norte. The name “Dinagat” comes from the word “dina,” meaning “to take” or “to fetch,” and “gat,” meaning “chief” or “leader,” referring to the island’s early history.
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- province of the Philippines
- Official name
- Lalawigan ng Dinagat Islands
- Country
- Philippines
- Located in
- Caraga
- Contains
- Tubajon
- Capital
- San Jose
- Population
- 120533
- Area
- 1036.34
- Body of water
- Philippine Sea
- Shares border with
- Southern Leyte
- Official website
- dinagatislands.gov.ph
- Image
- Magsaysay - panoramio - Mestiso (4).jpg
- Households
- 29391
- Dialing code
- 86
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- topic's main category
- Category:Dinagat Islands
- Commons category
- Dinagat Islands
- postal code
- 8427
- separated from
- Surigao del Norte
- Köppen climate classification
- tropical monsoon climate
- electorate
- 81673
- inception
- 2006-12-02
- language used
- Cebuano
- poverty incidence
- 26.10
- total assets
- 2305223758.12
- fiscal/tax revenue
- 1136543145.22
- total liabilities
- 318950605.85
- total expenditure
- 755697694.32
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Encyclopedic overview
Dinagat Islands (Cebuano: Mga Pulo sa Dinagat; Surigaonon: Mga Puyo nan Dinagat; Kabalian: Mga Puyo san Dinagat; Waray: Mga Purô han Dinagat; Filipino: Mga Islang Dinagat), officially the Province of Dinagat Islands, is an island province in the Caraga region of the Philippines, located on the south side of Leyte Gulf. The island of Leyte is to its west, across Surigao Strait, and mainland Mindanao is to its south. Its main island, Dinagat, is about 60 kilometres (37 mi) from north to south. San Jose serves as its provincial capital while Basilisa is the most populous town in the province.
Etymology
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Dinagat Islands” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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On the map
8 mapped locations