Loreto, Dinagat Islands

Loreto
Municipality
Nickname(s): Mindanao's Last Frontier

Map of Dinagat Islands with Loreto highlighted
Loreto

Location within the Philippines

Coordinates: 10°21′N 125°37′E / 10.350°N 125.617°E / 10.350; 125.617Coordinates: 10°21′N 125°37′E / 10.350°N 125.617°E / 10.350; 125.617
Country Philippines
Region Caraga (Region XIII)
Province Dinagat Islands
District Lone district of Dinagat Islands
Established January 1, 1919
Barangays 10
Government[1]
 • Mayor Nena I. Ladaga-Quijano
Area[2]
 • Total 255.87 km2 (98.79 sq mi)
Population (2015 census)[3]
 • Total 9,309
 • Density 36/km2 (94/sq mi)
Time zone PST (UTC+8)
ZIP code 8415
IDD : area code  +63 (0)86
Income class 4th municipal income class
PSGC 168505000
Electorate 7,157 voters as of 2016

Loreto is a municipality in the province of Dinagat Islands, Philippines. According to the 2015 census, it has a population of 9,309 people.[3]


History

The town became a part of the province of Dinagat Islands in October 2, 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.[4] 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.[5]

In 1956, the sitio of Roxas was converted into a barrio.[6]

Barangays

Loreto is politically subdivided into 10 barangays.

Demographics

Population census of Loreto
YearPop.±% p.a.
1903 2,193—    
1939 6,623+3.12%
1948 6,212−0.71%
1960 8,324+2.47%
1970 5,020−4.93%
1975 5,270+0.98%
1980 5,530+0.97%
1990 7,340+2.87%
1995 8,048+1.74%
2000 8,751+1.81%
2007 9,030+0.43%
2010 8,920−0.45%
2015 9,309+0.82%
Source: Philippine Statistics Authority[3][7][8][9]

Economy

The town is endowed with rich mineral resources like aluminous laterite ore, chromite, gold, niceliferous laterite, sand and gravel, guano, rock phosphate, limestone, and siliceous sand. It is also considered as an excellent fishing ground.

References

  1. ↑ "Municipalities". Quezon City, Philippines: Department of the Interior and Local Government. Archived from the original on 25 January 2013. Retrieved 15 March 2013.
  2. ↑ "Province: Dinagat Islands". PSGC Interactive. Makati City, Philippines: National Statistical Coordination Board. Retrieved 15 March 2013.
  3. 1 2 3 Census of Population (2015). "Caraga". Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. PSA. Retrieved 20 June 2016.
  4. ↑ Tetch Torres (2010-02-11). "Dinagat Islands province back to being a town". Philippine Daily Inquirer. Archived from the original on 12 February 2010. Retrieved 10 February 2010.
  5. ↑ "IRA Shares for LGUs Jump by 37.5% in 2013". Office of the President of the Philippines. January 9, 2013. Archived from the original on September 3, 2014.
  6. ↑ "An Act Converting into Barrios Certain Sitios in the Province of Surigao, and Dividing the Barrio of Macalaya into two barangays, Municipality of Placer, in the Same Province". LawPH.com. Archived from the original on 2012-07-11. Retrieved 2011-04-12.
  7. ↑ Census of Population and Housing (2010). "Caraga". Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. NSO. Retrieved 29 June 2016.
  8. ↑ Census of Population (1995, 2000 and 2007). "Caraga". Total Population by Province, City and Municipality. NSO. Archived from the original on 11 November 2011.
  9. ↑ "Province of Dinagat Islands". Municipality Population Data. Local Water Utilities Administration Research Division. Retrieved 17 December 2016.
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