Cateel

Cateel
Cateel
	Aliwagwag Falls
	Flag Official seal of Cateel Seal
	OpenStreetMap
Country	Philippines
Region	Negros Island Region
Established	October 29, 1903
Barangays	(see Barangays)
Government
• Mayor	Erlinda C. Nuñez
• Vice Mayor	Camilo T. Nuñez
• Representative	Corazon N. Malanyaon
• Municipal Council	Members
• Electorate	voters (?)
Highest elevation	2,484 m (8,150 ft)
Lowest elevation	0 m (0 ft)
Economy
• Poverty incidence	<div style="background-color: Expression error: Unexpected > operator.; width: %; height: 100%;">% (?)
• Revenue	₱
• Assets	₱
• Expenditure	₱
• Liabilities	₱
Service provider
• Electricity	—
Time zone	UTC+8 (PST)
PSGC	PSGC unknown

Cateel ([kɐtiʔil]), officially the Municipality of Cateel (Cebuano: Lungsod sa Cateel; Tagalog: Bayan ng Cateel), is a 2nd class municipality in the province of Davao Oriental, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 44,207 people.^[4]

Cateel is the home of the Aliwagwag Falls, located at barangay Aliwagwag within the Aliwagwag Protected Landscape. It is a towering stream of waterfalls considered by hydraulic engineers as the highest in the country and regarded as one of the most beautiful falls in the Philippines. It is a series of 84 falls appearing like a stairway to heaven with various heights among the steps ranging from 2 to 33.5 metres (7 to 110 ft). One step is measured 22 metres (72 ft) and another is 20 metres (66 ft). Overall Aliwagwag Falls has a height of 340 metres (1,120 ft) and a width of 20 metres (66 ft). All these in the midst of a virgin forest, a river settles at the foot of the falls with 13 rapids to cross.

History

Cateel is the first municipality in Mindanao. It was the place where Spaniards first docked in Mindanao which reflects how majority of its primary inhabitants converted to Catholicism.

In 1959, Mainit and Alegria were converted into barrios.^[5]

The municipality was one of the hardest-hit towns of Typhoon Bopha when it hit the town on December 3, 2012.^[6]

Geography

Climate

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

Climate data for Caraga
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Year
Mean daily maximum °C (°F)	29.7 (85.5)	29.9 (85.8)	30.7 (87.3)	31.6 (88.9)	31.8 (89.2)	31.6 (88.9)	31.5 (88.7)	31.8 (89.2)	32.0 (89.6)	31.7 (89.1)	31.3 (88.3)	30.4 (86.7)	31.2 (88.1)
Daily mean °C (°F)	25.7 (78.3)	25.9 (78.6)	26.3 (79.3)	27.1 (80.8)	27.4 (81.3)	27.2 (81.0)	27.0 (80.6)	27.2 (81.0)	27.3 (81.1)	27.1 (80.8)	26.9 (80.4)	26.3 (79.3)	26.8 (80.2)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F)	21.8 (71.2)	21.9 (71.4)	22.0 (71.6)	22.6 (72.7)	23.0 (73.4)	22.8 (73.0)	22.5 (72.5)	22.6 (72.7)	22.6 (72.7)	22.6 (72.7)	22.5 (72.5)	22.2 (72.0)	22.4 (72.4)
Average rainfall mm (inches)	794 (31.3)	581 (22.9)	532 (20.9)	344 (13.5)	233 (9.2)	113 (4.4)	110 (4.3)	92 (3.6)	92 (3.6)	182 (7.2)	300 (11.8)	675 (26.6)	4,048 (159.3)
Source: Climate-Data.org^[7]

Barangays

Cateel is politically subdivided into 16 barangays. Each barangay consists of puroks while some have sitios.

Abihod
Alegria
Aliwagwag
Aragon
Baybay
Maglahus
Mainit
Malibago
San Alfonso
San Antonio
San Miguel
San Rafael
San Vicente
Santa Filomena
Taytayan
Poblacion

Demographics

Population census of Cateel
Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
Source: Philippine Statistics Authority^[8]^[9]^[10]

Economy

Poverty incidence of

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Source: Philippine Statistics Authority^[11]

References

^ "[Act No. 21] AN ACT Providing for the establishment of the municipalities of Mati, Davao, Makar, Cottabato, Malabang, Dapitan, Cateel, Baganga and Caraga, and enlarging the municipalities of Iligan and Zamboanga" (PDF). Report of the Governor of the Moro Province.: 29–30. October 29, 1903. Retrieved September 11, 2024.
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^ "2015 Census of Population, Report No. 3 – Population, Land Area, and Population Density" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. Quezon City, Philippines. August 2016. ISSN 0117-1453. Archived (PDF) from the original on May 25, 2021. Retrieved July 16, 2021.
^ ^4.0 ^4.1 Census of Population (2020). Table B - Population and Annual Growth Rates by Province, City, and Municipality - By Region. Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved July 8, 2021.
^ "R.A. No. 2105, An Act Creating Certain Barrios in the Municipality of Cateel, Province of Davao". LawPH.com. Retrieved April 13, 2011.
^ "Typhoon death toll climbs to over 200". Philippine Daily Inquirer. Retrieved December 5, 2012.
^ "Climate: Cateel". Climate-Data.org. Retrieved October 25, 2020.
^ Census of Population (2015). Highlights of the Philippine Population 2015 Census of Population. Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved June 20, 2016.
^ Census of Population and Housing (2010). Population and Annual Growth Rates for The Philippines and Its Regions, Provinces, and Highly Urbanized Cities (PDF). National Statistics Office. Retrieved June 29, 2016.
^ Censuses of Population (1903–2007). Table 1. Population Enumerated in Various Censuses by Region: 1903 to 2007. National Statistics Office.
^ "Poverty incidence (PI):". Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved December 28, 2020.

External links

[1] "[Act No. 21] AN ACT Providing for the establishment of the municipalities of Mati, Davao, Makar, Cottabato, Malabang, Dapitan, Cateel, Baganga and Caraga, and enlarging the municipalities of Iligan and Zamboanga" (PDF). Report of the Governor of the Moro Province.: 29–30. October 29, 1903. Retrieved September 11, 2024.

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[popcen2015_r3-3] "2015 Census of Population, Report No. 3 – Population, Land Area, and Population Density" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. Quezon City, Philippines. August 2016. ISSN 0117-1453. Archived (PDF) from the original on May 25, 2021. Retrieved July 16, 2021.

[PSA20–[[Category:Errors_reported_by_Module_String]]<strong_class="error">String_Module_Error:_String_subset_index_out_of_range</strong>-4] 4.0 ^4.1 Census of Population (2020). Table B - Population and Annual Growth Rates by Province, City, and Municipality - By Region. Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved July 8, 2021.

[5] "R.A. No. 2105, An Act Creating Certain Barrios in the Municipality of Cateel, Province of Davao". LawPH.com. Retrieved April 13, 2011.

[6] "Typhoon death toll climbs to over 200". Philippine Daily Inquirer. Retrieved December 5, 2012.

[7] "Climate: Cateel". Climate-Data.org. Retrieved October 25, 2020.

[PSA15–[[Category:Errors_reported_by_Module_String]]<strong_class="error">String_Module_Error:_String_subset_index_out_of_range</strong>-8] Census of Population (2015). Highlights of the Philippine Population 2015 Census of Population. Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved June 20, 2016.

[NSO10–[[Category:Errors_reported_by_Module_String]]<strong_class="error">String_Module_Error:_String_subset_index_out_of_range</strong>-9] Census of Population and Housing (2010). Population and Annual Growth Rates for The Philippines and Its Regions, Provinces, and Highly Urbanized Cities (PDF). National Statistics Office. Retrieved June 29, 2016.

[NSO07-[[Category:Errors_reported_by_Module_String]]<strong_class="error">String_Module_Error:_String_subset_index_out_of_range</strong>-10] Censuses of Population (1903–2007). Table 1. Population Enumerated in Various Censuses by Region: 1903 to 2007. National Statistics Office.

[11] "Poverty incidence (PI):". Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved December 28, 2020.

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