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Municipality

Basilisa

Basilisa is a municipality in Dinagat Islands, Caraga, Philippines. Its population was 27,238 in the 2024 census, and it has 27 barangays.

  • Population: 2024 Census
  • Places: PSGC 2Q 2026
  • Checked by Scene: October 8, 2026
  • Page updated: October 9, 2026
Colour byColours the map of Basilisa by the figure chosen; the key beside it says what each colour means.
CagdianaoLibjoSan JoseCatadman: 705 people, 743 per km², −6.52% a yearColumbus: 344 people, 200 per km², −5.42% a yearCoring: 384 people, 191 per km², −5.59% a yearCortes: 1,141 people, 746 per km², −5.82% a yearDoña Helene: 1,957 people, 1,216 per km², −5.39% a yearFerdinand: 1,574 people, 1,086 per km², −5.03% a yearGeotina: 894 people, 199 per km², −8.72% a yearImee: 421 people, 526 per km², −3.81% a yearMelgar: 1,081 people, 135 per km², −7.11% a yearMontag: 649 people, 81 per km², −16.09% a yearNavarro: 1,302 people, 184 per km², −6.68% a yearPoblacion: 354 people, 375 per km², −8.56% a yearPuerto Princesa: 1,793 people, 125 per km², −3.94% a yearRita Glenda: 1,294 people, 191 per km², −10.67% a yearRoxas: 594 people, 1,024 per km², −17.12% a yearSering: 2,247 people, 747 per km², −8.02% a yearTag-abaca: 2,687 people, 487 per km², −4.97% a yearBenglen: 513 people, 122 per km², −9.56% a yearDiegas: 1,141 people, 444 per km², −2.20% a yearEdera: 876 people, 378 per km², −5.90% a yearNew Nazareth: 940 people, 416 per km², −5.69% a yearRoma: 473 people, 82 per km², −19.75% a yearSanta Monica: 527 people, 1,082 per km², −6.42% a yearSanto Niño: 1,280 people, 395 per km², −4.37% a yearSombrado: 591 people, 585 per km², −5.00% a yearVilla Ecleo: 955 people, 113 per km², −3.77% a yearVilla Pantinople: 521 people, 562 per km², −5.68% a year

People · 2024 Census

  • Under 690
  • 690 to 1,100
  • 1,100 to 1,800
  • 1,800 to 3,100
  • 3,100 and over

The same steps colour every map of barangays in the Atlas, so a colour means the same range everywhere.

Density · people per km², 2024

  • Under 160
  • 160 to 340
  • 340 to 700
  • 700 to 2,600
  • 2,600 and over

The same steps colour every map of barangays in the Atlas, so a colour means the same range everywhere.

Growth a year · 2020–2024

  • Fell by more than 1% a year
  • Fell, by up to 1% a year
  • Grew, by under 1% a year
  • Grew by 1 to 2% a year
  • Grew by 2% a year or more

Each place's yearly change between the 2020 and 2024 censuses, on the same steps as every map in the Atlas.

Borders from UN OCHA (PSA and NAMRIA), a guide and not the legal boundary[3]Open in OpenStreetMap

  • PeopleSources

    27,238

    people counted in the 2024 censusCensusA count of every person in the country, all on one day. The 2024 census counted people as they were on 1 July 2024.More in the glossary

    Down 19.6% from 2010 to 2024

  • Rank by peopleSources

    1st

    of the 7 cities and municipalities of Dinagat Islands by population, 2024Rank and shareWorked out by Scene from the PSA's counts: where a place stands among the places listed with it, and how many of every 100 of its parent's people live in it.More in the glossary

    About 23 of every 100 people in Dinagat Islands lived in Basilisa in 2024 (22.6%)

  • Inside itSources

    27

    barangays

  • LandSources

    102.46 km²

    of land, 2019 masterlistLand areaThe land inside the place's official boundary. A square kilometre is a square 1 km on each side, about the size of 140 football fields.Explained by Scene: Basilisa's land would fill a square about 10.1 km on each side. That is only a way to picture its size: its real shape is on the map.More in the glossary

    Average density, 2024: 266 people per km²Population densityHow crowded a place is on average: its people divided by its land area. 1,000 people per square kilometre is 10 people per hectare, a square of 100 by 100 metres.Explained by Scene: About 3 people per hectare if everyone were spread evenly across the land. In fact people live closer together in towns and farther apart in the countryside.More in the glossary

  • HomesSources

    6,856

    households in 2024HouseholdA person living alone, or people who sleep in the same home and share their meals. A family may be one household or several.More in the glossary

    4.0 people in each, on average, in 2024

  • Town or countrySources

    0%

    Fewer than 1 of every 1,000 people lived in urban barangays in 2024Urban barangayThe PSA counts a barangay as urban when it has 5,000 people or more, or a big employer, or several businesses and public services close by. Every barangay in Metro Manila is urban.More in the glossary

PSGC codePSGC codeThe code the Philippine Statistics Authority gives every place, so each one is known exactly, even when two share a name.More in the glossary
1608501000[4]Formerly 168501000
ZIP code
8413[16, 17, 18]

People

Basilisa had 27,238 people in the 2024 census, down 19.6% from 2010.
People at each census since 1970

Counts from 2000 on are on today’s borders; earlier counts are as the place was then, so the line may step where a border moved.

Basilisa had the most people of the 7 cities and municipalities of Dinagat Islands in 2024[1]
  1. 1Basilisa27,238
  2. 2San Jose26,735
  3. 3Cagdianao18,679
  4. 4Libjo18,157
  5. 5Dinagat10,820
  6. 6Loreto9,940
  7. 7Tubajon8,964
All 7 cities and municipalities of Dinagat Islands
In 2024, the 10 barangays with the most people held about 60 of every 100 of its people[2]
  1. Tag-abaca2,68710 in 100
  2. Sering2,2478 in 100
  3. Doña Helene1,9577 in 100
  4. Puerto Princesa1,7937 in 100
  5. Ferdinand1,5746 in 100
  6. Navarro1,3025 in 100
  7. Rita Glenda1,2945 in 100
  8. Santo Niño1,2805 in 100
  9. Cortes1,1414 in 100
  10. Diegas1,1414 in 100
See all 27 barangays of Basilisa
Age structure · 2020 Census[37]People living in households, by age and sex
  • About 33 of every 100 are children under 15 (33.3%)
  • About 61 of every 100 are of working age, 15 to 64 (60.5%)
  • About 6 of every 100 are 65 or older (6.3%)
MenWomen

The figures by age

People by age group, men and women
AgePeopleMenWomen
0 - 44,1902,1262,064
5 - 94,1192,1182,001
10 - 143,9642,0551,909
15 - 193,9932,0641,929
20 - 243,7531,9491,804
25 - 293,1971,6691,528
30 - 342,4841,3071,177
35 - 391,9731,057916
40 - 441,666908758
45 - 491,598806792
50 - 541,442750692
55 - 591,188596592
60 - 641,021492529
65 - 69869433436
70 - 74579252327
75 - 79425190235
80 years and over450216234

Every figure, census by census

People, 2024 CensusCensusA count of every person in the country, all on one day. The 2024 census counted people as they were on 1 July 2024.More in the glossary
27,238[1, 2]
Households, 2024HouseholdA person living alone, or people who sleep in the same home and share their meals. A family may be one household or several.More in the glossary
6,856[1, 2]
People in each household, 2024
4.0 on average[1, 2]
Share of Dinagat Islands, 2024Rank and shareWorked out by Scene from the PSA's counts: where a place stands among the places listed with it, and how many of every 100 of its parent's people live in it.More in the glossary
22.6%[1]
In urban barangays, 2024Urban barangayThe PSA counts a barangay as urban when it has 5,000 people or more, or a big employer, or several businesses and public services close by. Every barangay in Metro Manila is urban.More in the glossary
0% (0 people)[5]
Men and women, 2020
18,988 men, 17,923 women[37]People living in households
Population at each census, with its source
CensusPopulationGrowth since the census beforeHouseholdsPeople per household
2024as of July 1, 202427,238[1, 2]−7.03% a year6,8564.0
2020as of May 1, 202036,911[1]0.02% a year——
2015as of August 1, 201536,880[1]1.63% a year——
2010as of May 1, 201033,880[1]———
2007as of August 1, 2007; as it was then31,363[35]2.36% a year——
2000as of May 1, 2000; on today’s borders26,489[35, 36]2.01% a year——
1995as of September 1, 1995; as it was then24,141[35]2.69% a year——
1990as of May 1, 1990; as it was then20,953[35]4.19% a year——
1980as of May 1, 1980; as it was then13,900[35]5.54% a year——
1975as of May 1, 1975; as it was then10,614[35]16.07% a year——
1970as of May 6, 1970; as it was then5,047[35]———

Barangays

Basilisa is made up of 27 barangays.
Barangays of Basilisa. Each column heading sorts the table.
[2, 3, 5, 6, 7]Share (2024)Urban or rural
Benglen5131.88%−9.56% a yearabout 4.21 km²Rural
Catadman7052.59%−6.52% a yearabout 0.949 km²Rural
Columbus3441.26%−5.42% a yearabout 1.72 km²Rural
Coring3841.41%−5.59% a yearabout 2.01 km²Rural
Cortes1,1414.19%−5.82% a yearabout 1.53 km²Rural
Diegas1,1414.19%−2.20% a yearabout 2.57 km²Rural
Doña Helene1,9577.18%−5.39% a yearabout 1.61 km²Rural
Edera8763.22%−5.90% a yearabout 2.32 km²Rural
Ferdinand1,5745.78%−5.03% a yearabout 1.45 km²Rural
Geotina8943.28%−8.72% a yearabout 4.49 km²Rural
Imee4211.55%−3.81% a yearabout 0.801 km²Rural
Melgar1,0813.97%−7.11% a yearabout 8.00 km²Rural
Montag6492.38%−16.09% a yearabout 7.97 km²Rural
Navarro1,3024.78%−6.68% a yearabout 7.08 km²Rural
New Nazareth9403.45%−5.69% a yearabout 2.26 km²Rural
Poblacion3541.3%−8.56% a yearabout 0.944 km²Rural
Puerto Princesa1,7936.58%−3.94% a yearabout 14.37 km²Rural
Rita Glenda1,2944.75%−10.67% a yearabout 6.78 km²Rural
Roma4731.74%−19.75% a yearabout 5.75 km²Rural
Roxas5942.18%−17.12% a yearabout 0.58 km²Rural
Santa Monica5271.93%−6.42% a yearabout 0.487 km²Rural
Santo Niño1,2804.7%−4.37% a yearabout 3.24 km²Rural
Sering2,2478.25%−8.02% a yearabout 3.01 km²Rural
Sombrado5912.17%−5.00% a yearabout 1.01 km²Rural
Tag-abaca2,6879.86%−4.97% a yearabout 5.52 km²Rural
Villa Ecleo9553.51%−3.77% a yearabout 8.46 km²Rural
Villa Pantinople5211.91%−5.68% a yearabout 0.927 km²Rural

Areas are approximate: each is measured inside the barangay's border on UN OCHA's map, which is a guide, not the legal boundary.

Land & Environment

Basilisa covers 102.46 km² of land, 266 people for every km² in 2024. Its land rises to 442 m above the sea and it has 138.7 km of coast.
Land areaLand areaThe land inside the place's official boundary. A square kilometre is a square 1 km on each side, about the size of 140 football fields.More in the glossary
102.46 km²[6]As listed in the 2019 Masterlist of Land Areas (LMB, DENR)
Average density, 2024Population densityHow crowded a place is on average: its people divided by its land area. 1,000 people per square kilometre is 10 people per hectare, a square of 100 by 100 metres.More in the glossary
266 people per km²[6]
Coordinates
10.09958° N, 125.52462° E[3]The point inside its border farthest from every edge, so it always falls within the place.
Height above the sea[31]
Lowest
Sea level
Average
93 m
Highest
442 m

Heights from the Copernicus DEM, a 30 m model of the surface: it reads the tops of trees and roofs, not the bare ground, over the land inside the border, the sea left out. Produced using Copernicus WorldDEM-30 © DLR e.V. 2010-2014 and © Airbus Defence and Space GmbH 2014-2018 provided under COPERNICUS by the European Union and ESA; all rights reserved.

Water, coast and peaks

138.7 km of coastline[32]

Rivers[32]

  1. San Jose River1.2 of 16.2 km

Named rivers, lakes and peaks as OpenStreetMap mapped them on 30 September 2026, and the coast within 150 m of the border. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors, under the Open Database License.

Climate

Climate typeClimate typePAGASA sorts the country's climate into four types by when the rain falls. Type I has a dry season from November to April and a wet one for the rest of the year; Type II has no dry season, with the most rain from December to February; Type III has a short dry season; Type IV has rain spread through the year.More in the glossary

Type II[33]

No dry season. The rain is heaviest from December to February, and no month is truly dry.

Read by Scene off PAGASA's climate map, so approximate: the type that covers most of the place's land.

At Surigao, the nearest PAGASA station, 35 km away[34]Averages for 1991 to 2020: 3,757 mm of rain on 192 days a year; 27.8 °C on average

Rain each month Average temperature

The figures by month

Climate at Surigao, 1991 to 2020, by month
MonthRainRainy daysAverageHighLow
January662 mm2426.3 °C29.4 °C23.1 °C
February468 mm1926.6 °C30.0 °C23.3 °C
March355 mm1927.3 °C30.9 °C23.7 °C
April211 mm1528.1 °C31.9 °C24.3 °C
May120 mm1028.9 °C32.8 °C24.9 °C
June158 mm1228.6 °C32.6 °C24.7 °C
July158 mm1228.5 °C32.4 °C24.6 °C
August143 mm1028.8 °C32.8 °C24.7 °C
September181 mm1128.6 °C32.7 °C24.6 °C
October250 mm1628.2 °C32.0 °C24.4 °C
November454 mm2127.5 °C31.0 °C24.0 °C
December597 mm2326.9 °C30.2 °C23.6 °C
The year3,757 mm19227.8 °C31.6 °C24.1 °C

A station's figures describe the place around it only roughly: inland and in the hills it may be cooler and wetter. The station stands 39 m above the sea.

Life & Economy

About 46 of every 100 people lived below the poverty line in 2021.
Poverty, 2021Poverty incidenceHow many of every 100 people live in families whose income is below the poverty line: what a person needs in a year for food and other basic needs, as the PSA sets it for each province. It is an estimate, from a survey or, for a town, a statistical model, so the PSA gives a range it is likely to fall in.More in the glossary
45.6% of people[21]Below the poverty line, by the PSA's estimate for every town.
Income classIncome classThe Department of Finance sorts provinces, cities and municipalities into classes by their average yearly income over recent years: 1st class has the most. It measures the local government's income, not how well off its people are.More in the glossary
3rd class[4]
About 46 of every 100 people in Basilisa lived below the poverty line in 2021 (45.6%)[21]

The PSA's model for every town puts it between 41.4% and 49.8%, with 90% confidence.

Public places

  • 2government offices
  • 1hospital or health centre
  • 34schools
  • 11stations and terminals

Counted from OpenStreetMap[3, 8]. Schools, places of worship, barangay halls and places known only by a common name, such as a chapel, are listed on each barangay's page.

Where a kind has more than 8, this page shows 6: first those with “Basilisa” in their name, then one in each of its most populous barangays.

Government offices1

Hospitals and health centres1

Stations and terminals11

5 more stations and terminals are listed on the pages of the barangays they stand in. See the 27 barangays of Basilisa

As OpenStreetMap maps them on September 30, 2026. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors, under the Open Database License.

Government & Leaders

A mayor leads Basilisa. Its local laws, called ordinances, are passed by the Sangguniang Bayan (the municipal council), led by the vice mayor. The mayor, the vice mayor and the council's elected members serve three-year terms, and none may serve more than three in a row.[14, 15]

Legislative districtLegislative districtThe area that elects one member of the House of Representatives. A big province or city may have several.More in the glossary
Lone district of Dinagat Islands[19, 20]

Leaders

The mayor and vice mayor elected at each election since 2001, as COMELEC's lists of the elected name them, and those in office now, as the DILG's directory lists them.

  1. 2025–2028In office as of February 2026

    Mayor
    Ozzy Reuben Magayaga Ecleo[22]
    Vice mayor
    Manuelito Neis Piodo Jr.[22]

  2. 2022–2025

    Mayor
    Ozzy Reuben Magayaga Ecleo[23]
    Vice mayor
    Manuelito Neis Piodo Jr.[23]

  3. 2019–2022

    Mayor
    Ozzy Reuben Magayaga Ecleo[24]
    Vice mayor
    Manuelito Neis Piodo Jr.[24]

  4. 2016–2019

    Mayor
    Alan 1 Buray Ecleo[25]
    Vice mayor
    Jacinto Elim Daganasol[25]

  5. 2013–2016

    Mayor
    Alan 1 Buray Ecleo[26]
    Vice mayor
    Jacinto Elim Daganasol[26]

  6. 2010–2013

    Mayor
    Alan 1 Buray Ecleo[27]
    Vice mayor
    Cesar Tagoktok Borja[27]

  7. 2007–2010

    Mayor
    Floro Fuego Baltar Jr.[28]
    Vice mayor
    Cesar Taguctoc Borja[28]

  8. 2004–2007

    Mayor
    Floro Baltar Jr.[29]
    Vice mayor
    Cesar Borja[29]

  9. 2001–2004

    Mayor
    Jesus A. Jariol[30]
    Vice mayor
    Floro F. Baltar Jr.[30]
Mayors and vice mayors of Basilisa, by term
TermMayorVice mayor
2025–2028In office as of February 2026Ozzy Reuben Magayaga Ecleo[22]Manuelito Neis Piodo Jr.[22]
2022–2025Ozzy Reuben Magayaga Ecleo[23]Manuelito Neis Piodo Jr.[23]
2019–2022Ozzy Reuben Magayaga Ecleo[24]Manuelito Neis Piodo Jr.[24]
2016–2019Alan 1 Buray Ecleo[25]Jacinto Elim Daganasol[25]
2013–2016Alan 1 Buray Ecleo[26]Jacinto Elim Daganasol[26]
2010–2013Alan 1 Buray Ecleo[27]Cesar Tagoktok Borja[27]
2007–2010Floro Fuego Baltar Jr.[28]Cesar Taguctoc Borja[28]
2004–2007Floro Baltar Jr.[29]Cesar Borja[29]
2001–2004Jesus A. Jariol[30]Floro F. Baltar Jr.[30]

History & Identity

Former name
Rizal[4]
Created
The municipality of Basilisa was created by Republic Act No. 5775, enacted without executive approval on June 21, 1969. It was made from ten barrios of Dinagat, with its seat at the barrio of Rizal. It was to take legal existence once its first officials were elected and qualified.[9]

Its story

In 1964 an executive order created a municipality called Rizal from barrios of Dinagat, on the island of Dinagat.[10]

In 1967 Republic Act No. 4986 again created a Municipality of Rizal from barrios of Dinagat, with its seat at Barrio Rizal.[11]

In 1969 Republic Act No. 5775 created the Municipality of Basilisa from barrios of Dinagat, again with its seat at the barrio of Rizal.[9]

Basilisa became one of the seven municipalities of the new Province of Dinagat Islands under Republic Act No. 9355.[12]

Timeline

  1. 1960

    Republic Act No. 2786 divided Surigao into Surigao del Norte and Surigao del Sur and listed this town among the municipalities of Surigao del Norte.[13]

  2. October 3, 1964

    An executive order created a municipality named Rizal out of barrios of the municipality of Dinagat, Surigao del Norte.[10]

  3. June 17, 1967

    Republic Act No. 4986 created the Municipality of Rizal from thirteen barrios of Dinagat, with its seat at Barrio Rizal.[11]

  4. June 21, 1969

    Republic Act No. 5775 created the Municipality of Basilisa from ten barrios of Dinagat, seat at the barrio of Rizal.[9]

  5. 2006

    Under Republic Act No. 9355, a new Province of Dinagat Islands was carved out of Surigao del Norte, and the town became one of its seven municipalities.[12]

Nearby

Basilisa shares a border with Cagdianao, Libjo and San Jose.

How it compares

Basilisa beside Dinagat Islands, and where it stands among the cities and municipalities of Dinagat Islands.

Basilisa beside Dinagat Islands
FigureBasilisaDinagat IslandsRank among the cities and municipalities of Dinagat Islands
People, 2024CensusA count of every person in the country, all on one day. The 2024 census counted people as they were on 1 July 2024.More in the glossary27,238[1, 2]120,5331st of 7
Growth a year, 2020–2024Growth a yearHow fast the number of people changed each year between two censuses. 1% a year means about 1 more person for every 100 people, each year.More in the glossary−7.03% a year[1, 2]slower−1.45% a year7th of 7
People per km², 2024Population densityHow crowded a place is on average: its people divided by its land area. 1,000 people per square kilometre is 10 people per hectare, a square of 100 by 100 metres.More in the glossary266[6]more crowded1463rd of 7
Land areaLand areaThe land inside the place's official boundary. A square kilometre is a square 1 km on each side, about the size of 140 football fields.More in the glossary102.46 km²[6]826.48 km²5th of 7
People in each household, 2024HouseholdA person living alone, or people who sleep in the same home and share their meals. A family may be one household or several.More in the glossary4.0[1, 2]higher3.8not ranked
In urban barangays, 2024Urban barangayThe PSA counts a barangay as urban when it has 5,000 people or more, or a big employer, or several businesses and public services close by. Every barangay in Metro Manila is urban.More in the glossary0%[5]lower15.8%not ranked

How far, in a straight line[3]

San Jose, the capital of Dinagat Islands
13.3 km southeast
Manila
701.7 km northwest

In a straight line between the points inside each place farthest from its edges, not by road.

The nearest towns and cities[3]

  1. LibjoDinagat Islands8.6 km northeast
  2. San JoseDinagat Islands13.3 km southeast
  3. CagdianaoDinagat Islands14.7 km east
  4. DinagatDinagat Islands17.4 km southeast
  5. TubajonDinagat Islands22.1 km north
  6. LoretoDinagat Islands29.3 km north

Sources

Page updated October 9, 2026. Sources checked by Scene October 8, 2026.
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  18. 18.Philippine Postal Corporation (PHLPost). Philippine ZIP Codes (the directory "ZipCode 2019.pdf", made 2019-12-02), as the Internet Archive keeps it (its SHA-1 matches the Archive's index). Published December 2, 2019. Read by Scene October 2, 2026. Philippine government work, no copyright (Republic Act No. 8293, Section 176.1; a government-owned corporation's work is the Government's, Section 171.9). Open the source
  19. 19.Congress of the Philippines. Republic Act No. 9355: An Act creating the Province of Dinagat Islands. Published October 2, 2006. Read by Scene October 2, 2026. Philippine government work, no copyright (Republic Act No. 8293, Section 176.1). Open the source
  20. 20.Commission on Elections (COMELEC). 2025 National and Local Elections: results, certificates of canvass of every province, city and municipality. Published May 2025. Read by Scene October 2, 2026. Philippine government work, no copyright (Republic Act No. 8293, Section 176.1). Open the source
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  30. 30.Commission on Elections (COMELEC), Records and Statistics Division, ERSD. List of Elected City/Municipal Candidates, May 14, 2001 National and Local Elections. Published January 8, 2026. Read by Scene October 2, 2026. Public domain: comelec.gov.ph says "All content is in the public domain unless otherwise stated." Each list carries COMELEC's data privacy notice (RA 10173).. Open the source
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