Basilisa
Rizal | |
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Municipality of Basilisa | |
Location within the Philippines | |
Coordinates: 10°03′56″N 125°35′49″E / 10.065428°N 125.596844°E | |
Country | Philippines |
Region | Caraga |
Province | Dinagat Islands |
District | Lone district |
Founded | June 17, 1967 |
Barangays | 27 (see Barangays) |
Government | |
• Type | Sangguniang Bayan |
• mayor of Basilisa[*] | Ozzy Reuben M. Ecleo |
• Vice Mayor | Manuelito N. Piodo Jr. |
• Representative | Alan 1 B. Ecleo |
• Municipal Council | Members |
• Electorate | 15,552 voters (2022) |
Area | |
• Total | 102.4587 km2 (39.5595 sq mi) |
Elevation | 4.0 m (13.1 ft) |
Highest elevation | 192 m (630 ft) |
Lowest elevation | 0 m (0 ft) |
Population (2020 census)[3] | |
• Total | 36,911 |
• Density | 360/km2 (930/sq mi) |
• Households | 7,060 |
Economy | |
• Income class | 4th municipal income class |
• Poverty incidence | 34.83 |
• Revenue | ₱ 126.5 million (2020) |
• Assets | ₱ 355 million (2020) |
• Expenditure | ₱ 130.9 million (2020) |
• Liabilities | ₱ 89.44 million (2020) |
Service provider | |
• Electricity | Dinagat Island Electric Cooperative (DIELCO) |
Time zone | UTC+8 (PST) |
ZIP code | 8413 |
PSGC | |
IDD : area code | +63 (0)86 |
Native languages | Surigaonon Cebuano Tagalog |
Website | basilisadinagatislands |
Basilisa, officially the Municipality of Basilisa (Surigaonon: Lungsod nan Basilisa; Cebuano: Lungsod sa Basilisa; Tagalog: Bayan ng Basilisa), is a 4th class municipality in the province of Dinagat Islands, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 36,911 people.[3]
It is formerly known as Rizal.
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]
Basilisa is politically subdivided into 27 barangays. Each barangay consists of puroks while some have sitios.
Climate data for Basilisa, 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[7] |
Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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1970 | 5,047 | — |
1975 | 10,614 | +16.08% |
1980 | 13,900 | +5.54% |
1990 | 20,953 | +4.19% |
1995 | 24,141 | +2.69% |
2000 | 26,489 | +2.01% |
2007 | 31,363 | +2.36% |
2010 | 33,880 | +2.85% |
2015 | 36,880 | +1.63% |
2020 | 36,911 | +0.02% |
Source: Philippine Statistics Authority[8][9][10] |
Poverty incidence of Basilisa
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
2006
65.10 2009
55.69 2012
54.67 2015
41.97 2018
33.22 2021
34.83 Source: Philippine Statistics Authority[11][12][13][14][15][16][17][18] |