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Municipality

Cagwait

Cagwait is a municipality in Surigao del Sur, Caraga, Philippines. Its population was 22,305 in the 2024 census, and it has 11 barangays.

  • Population: 2024 Census
  • Places: PSGC 2Q 2026
  • Checked by Scene: October 8, 2026
  • Page updated: October 9, 2026
Colour byColours the map of Cagwait by the figure chosen; the key beside it says what each colour means.
BayabasMarihatagTagoAras-Asan: 4,693 people, 1,980 per km², 0.17% a yearBacolod: 2,184 people, 183 per km², 0.18% a yearBitaugan East: 1,274 people, 923 per km², 8.55% a yearBitaugan West: 1,189 people, 226 per km², −6.31% a yearTawagan: 582 people, 428 per km², 0.84% a yearLactudan: 805 people, 249 per km², 2.07% a yearMat-e: 696 people, 146 per km², 1.88% a yearLa Purisima: 1,728 people, 135 per km², 5.60% a yearPoblacion: 1,810 people, 469 per km², 0.27% a yearUnidad: 4,140 people, 1,166 per km², −0.58% a yearTubo-tubo: 3,204 people, 113 per km², 0.79% 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

    22,305

    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

    Up 18% from 2010 to 2024

  • Rank by peopleSources

    13th

    of the 19 cities and municipalities of Surigao del Sur 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 3 of every 100 people in Surigao del Sur lived in Cagwait in 2024 (3.44%)

  • Inside itSources

    11

    barangays

  • LandSources

    148.20 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: Cagwait's land would fill a square about 12.2 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: 151 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 2 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

    5,934

    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

    3.7 people in each, on average, in 2024

  • Town or countrySources

    21%

    About 21 of every 100 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
1606804000[4]Formerly 166804000
ZIP code
8304[15, 16, 17]

People

Cagwait had 22,305 people in the 2024 census, up 18% from 2010.
People at each census since 1960

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.

Cagwait had the 13th most people of the 19 cities and municipalities of Surigao del Sur in 2024[1]
  1. 10Lianga34,213
  2. 11Carrascal25,672
  3. 12San Agustin23,612
  4. 13Cagwait22,305
  5. 14Marihatag19,730
  6. 15Cortes18,023
  7. 16Madrid16,872
All 19 cities and municipalities of Surigao del Sur
In 2024, the 10 barangays with the most people held about 97 of every 100 of its people[2]
  1. Aras-Asan4,69321 in 100
  2. Unidad4,14019 in 100
  3. Tubo-tubo3,20414 in 100
  4. Bacolod2,18410 in 100
  5. Poblacion1,8108 in 100
  6. La Purisima1,7288 in 100
  7. Bitaugan East1,2746 in 100
  8. Bitaugan West1,1895 in 100
  9. Lactudan8054 in 100
  10. Mat-e6963 in 100
See all 11 barangays of Cagwait
Age structure · 2020 Census[36]People living in households, by age and sex
  • About 33 of every 100 are children under 15 (32.8%)
  • About 61 of every 100 are of working age, 15 to 64 (60.9%)
  • 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 - 42,4161,2261,190
5 - 92,4971,2971,200
10 - 142,2191,1251,094
15 - 192,1441,0781,066
20 - 241,847982865
25 - 291,588834754
30 - 341,517808709
35 - 391,301679622
40 - 441,169640529
45 - 49990524466
50 - 54997494503
55 - 59914450464
60 - 64777380397
65 - 69572271301
70 - 74347166181
75 - 7921592123
80 years and over23171160

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
22,305[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
5,934[1, 2]
People in each household, 2024
3.7 on average[1, 2]
Share of Surigao del Sur, 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
3.44%[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
21% (4,693 people)[5]
Men and women, 2020
11,117 men, 10,624 women[36]People living in households
Population at each census, with its source
CensusPopulationGrowth since the census beforeHouseholdsPeople per household
2024as of July 1, 202422,305[1, 2]0.61% a year5,9343.7
2020as of May 1, 202021,747[1]1.37% a year——
2015as of August 1, 201520,384[1]1.45% a year——
2010as of May 1, 201018,899[1]———
2007as of August 1, 2007; as it was then19,899[34]0.95% a year——
2000as of May 1, 2000; on today’s borders18,577[34, 35]1.92% a year——
1995as of September 1, 1995; as it was then17,001[34]0.15% a year——
1990as of May 1, 1990; as it was then16,868[34]1.76% a year——
1980as of May 1, 1980; as it was then14,160[34]3.60% a year——
1975as of May 1, 1975; as it was then11,861[34]2.24% a year——
1970as of May 6, 1970; as it was then10,622[34]3.26% a year——
1960as of February 15, 1960; as it was then7,654[34]———

Barangays

Cagwait is made up of 11 barangays.
Barangays of Cagwait. Each column heading sorts the table.
[2, 3, 5, 6, 7]Share (2024)Urban or rural
Aras-Asan4,69321.04%0.17% a yearabout 2.37 km²Urban
Bacolod2,1849.79%0.18% a yearabout 11.94 km²Rural
Bitaugan East1,2745.71%8.55% a yearabout 1.38 km²Rural
Bitaugan West1,1895.33%−6.31% a yearabout 5.27 km²Rural
La Purisima1,7287.75%5.60% a yearabout 12.79 km²Rural
Lactudan8053.61%2.07% a yearabout 3.23 km²Rural
Mat-e6963.12%1.88% a yearabout 4.77 km²Rural
Poblacion1,8108.11%0.27% a yearabout 3.86 km²Rural
Tawagan5822.61%0.84% a yearabout 1.36 km²Rural
Tubo-tubo3,20414.36%0.79% a yearabout 28.24 km²Rural
Unidad4,14018.56%−0.58% a yearabout 3.55 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

Cagwait covers 148.20 km² of land, 151 people for every km² in 2024. Its land rises to 644 m above the sea and it has 23.8 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
148.20 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
151 people per km²[6]
Coordinates
8.89834° N, 126.27631° E[3]The point inside its border farthest from every edge, so it always falls within the place.
Height above the sea[30]
Lowest
Sea level
Average
117 m
Highest
644 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

23.8 km of coastline[31]

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[32]

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 Hinatuan, the nearest PAGASA station, 60 km away[33]Averages for 1991 to 2020: 4,762 mm of rain on 215 days a year; 27.7 °C on average

Rain each month Average temperature

The figures by month

Climate at Hinatuan, 1991 to 2020, by month
MonthRainRainy daysAverageHighLow
January833 mm2426.4 °C29.6 °C23.3 °C
February601 mm2126.5 °C29.8 °C23.2 °C
March452 mm2127.0 °C30.5 °C23.4 °C
April330 mm1827.8 °C31.5 °C24.0 °C
May291 mm1728.4 °C32.3 °C24.5 °C
June269 mm1628.3 °C32.3 °C24.3 °C
July241 mm1428.3 °C32.5 °C24.1 °C
August202 mm1328.6 °C32.9 °C24.2 °C
September190 mm1228.4 °C32.8 °C24.0 °C
October264 mm1628.2 °C32.4 °C24.0 °C
November463 mm2027.5 °C31.2 °C23.8 °C
December627 mm2327.0 °C30.4 °C23.7 °C
The year4,762 mm21527.7 °C31.5 °C23.9 °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 3 m above the sea.

Life & Economy

About 36 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
36.5% of people[20]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
2nd class[4]
About 36 of every 100 people in Cagwait lived below the poverty line in 2021 (36.5%)[20]

The PSA's model for every town puts it between 31.5% and 41.4%, with 90% confidence.

Public places

  • 11government offices
  • 17schools

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.

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

Government & Leaders

A mayor leads Cagwait. 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.[13, 14]

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
1st district of Surigao del Sur[18, 19]

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
    Glenn Go Batiancila[21]
    Vice mayor
    Melchie Custodio Tuscano[21]

  2. 2022–2025

    Mayor
    Glenn Go Batiancila[22]
    Vice mayor
    Melchie Custodio Tuscano[22]

  3. 2019–2022

    Mayor
    Lillian Yu Lozada[23]
    Vice mayor
    Melchie Custodio Tuscano[23]

  4. 2016–2019

    Mayor
    Lillian Yu Lozada[24]
    Vice mayor
    Carlosito Climaco Avila[24]

  5. 2013–2016

    Mayor
    Lillian Yu Lozada[25]
    Vice mayor
    Carlosito Climaco Avila[25]

  6. 2010–2013

    Mayor
    Bonifacio Garcia Ondona[26]
    Vice mayor
    Carlosito Climaco Avila[26]

  7. 2007–2010

    Mayor
    Bonifacio Garcia Ondona[27]
    Vice mayor
    Vieme Garcia Estal[27]

  8. 2004–2007

    Mayor
    Lillian Lozada[28]
    Vice mayor
    Guardiano Lozada[28]

  9. 2001–2004

    Mayor
    Lillian Yu Lozada[29]
    Vice mayor
    Guardiano C. Lozada[29]
Mayors and vice mayors of Cagwait, by term
TermMayorVice mayor
2025–2028In office as of February 2026Glenn Go Batiancila[21]Melchie Custodio Tuscano[21]
2022–2025Glenn Go Batiancila[22]Melchie Custodio Tuscano[22]
2019–2022Lillian Yu Lozada[23]Melchie Custodio Tuscano[23]
2016–2019Lillian Yu Lozada[24]Carlosito Climaco Avila[24]
2013–2016Lillian Yu Lozada[25]Carlosito Climaco Avila[25]
2010–2013Bonifacio Garcia Ondona[26]Carlosito Climaco Avila[26]
2007–2010Bonifacio Garcia Ondona[27]Vieme Garcia Estal[27]
2004–2007Lillian Lozada[28]Guardiano Lozada[28]
2001–2004Lillian Yu Lozada[29]Guardiano C. Lozada[29]

History & Identity

Cagwait's fiesta and days

Everything listed for Cagwait in Now

Created
Executive Order No. 559, dated January 20, 1953, took the barrios Bitaugan, Cagwait, Aras-asan, Bacolod and Bayabas out of Tago and organized them as the municipality of Cagwait, whose existence was to start only after the provincial treasurer certified that it had the funds to pay its officials.[9]

Its story

Cagwait was organized in 1953 out of five barrios of Tago, with its seat at the barrio of Cagwait.[9]

In 1961 the barrios of Bayabas, Panawsawon and Cabogo were taken from Cagwait to form the new municipality of Bayabas.[11]

Timeline

  1. January 20, 1953

    Executive Order No. 559 organized Cagwait as a municipality out of barrios of Tago.[9]

  2. 1960

    Republic Act 2786 divided Surigao into two provinces and listed Cagwait among the municipalities of the new province of Surigao del Sur.[12]

  3. November 20, 1961

    Executive Order No. 452 took barrios from Cagwait and Tago to create Bayabas.[11]

Nearby

Cagwait shares a border with Bayabas, Marihatag and Tago.

How it compares

Cagwait beside Surigao del Sur, and where it stands among the cities and municipalities of Surigao del Sur.

Cagwait beside Surigao del Sur
FigureCagwaitSurigao del SurRank among the cities and municipalities of Surigao del Sur
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 glossary22,305[1, 2]648,85813th of 19
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 glossary0.61% a year[1, 2]faster0.25% a year3rd of 19
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 glossary151[6]more crowded1146th of 19
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 glossary148.20 km²[6]5,692.86 km²16th of 19
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 glossary3.7[1, 2]lower4.1not 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 glossary21%[5]lower34.5%not ranked

How far, in a straight line[3]

Tandag City, the capital of Surigao del Sur
24.1 km northwest
Manila
855.9 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. BayabasSurigao del Sur7.7 km north
  2. MarihatagSurigao del Sur8.5 km south
  3. TagoSurigao del Sur13.5 km west
  4. San AgustinSurigao del Sur17.9 km southwest
  5. Tandag CitySurigao del Sur24.1 km northwest
  6. LiangaSurigao del Sur31.3 km southwest

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