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Marihatag

Marihatag is a municipality in Surigao del Sur, Caraga, Philippines. Its population was 19,730 in the 2024 census, and it has 12 barangays.

  • Population: 2024 Census
  • Places: PSGC 2Q 2026
  • Checked by Scene: October 8, 2026
  • Page updated: October 9, 2026
Colour byColours the map of Marihatag by the figure chosen; the key beside it says what each colour means.
CagwaitLiangaSan AgustinSan MiguelTagoAlegria: 920 people, 492 per km², −0.97% a yearAmontay: 860 people, 98 per km², −0.82% a yearAntipolo: 1,727 people, 306 per km², 0.17% a yearArorogan: 1,654 people, 284 per km², 2.64% a yearBayan: 2,264 people, 228 per km², 0.25% a yearMahaba: 1,151 people, 10 per km², −0.33% a yearMararag: 2,388 people, 219 per km², −0.03% a yearPoblacion: 4,207 people, 1,519 per km², 0.15% a yearSan Antonio: 284 people, 103 per km², 6.20% a yearSan Isidro: 2,143 people, 202 per km², 0.99% a yearSan Pedro: 910 people, 41 per km², −1.64% a yearSanta Cruz: 1,222 people, 206 per km², 1.21% 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

    19,730

    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 10.1% from 2010 to 2024

  • Rank by peopleSources

    14th

    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 Marihatag in 2024 (3.04%)

  • Inside itSources

    12

    barangays

  • LandSources

    352.66 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: Marihatag's land would fill a square about 18.8 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: 56 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 1 person per 2 hectares 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

    4,872

    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
1606814000[4]Formerly 166814000
ZIP code
8306[15, 16, 17]

People

Marihatag had 19,730 people in the 2024 census, up 10.1% 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.

Marihatag had the 14th most people of the 19 cities and municipalities of Surigao del Sur in 2024[1]
  1. 11Carrascal25,672
  2. 12San Agustin23,612
  3. 13Cagwait22,305
  4. 14Marihatag19,730
  5. 15Cortes18,023
  6. 16Madrid16,872
  7. 17Lanuza13,750
All 19 cities and municipalities of Surigao del Sur
In 2024, the 10 barangays with the most people held about 94 of every 100 of its people[2]
  1. Poblacion4,20721 in 100
  2. Mararag2,38812 in 100
  3. Bayan2,26411 in 100
  4. San Isidro2,14311 in 100
  5. Antipolo1,7279 in 100
  6. Arorogan1,6548 in 100
  7. Santa Cruz1,2226 in 100
  8. Mahaba1,1516 in 100
  9. Alegria9205 in 100
  10. San Pedro9105 in 100
See all 12 barangays of Marihatag
Age structure · 2020 Census[36]People living in households, by age and sex
  • About 35 of every 100 are children under 15 (35.1%)
  • About 59 of every 100 are of working age, 15 to 64 (59.2%)
  • About 6 of every 100 are 65 or older (5.7%)
MenWomen

The figures by age

People by age group, men and women
AgePeopleMenWomen
0 - 42,2241,1531,071
5 - 92,3401,2321,108
10 - 142,2541,1271,127
15 - 192,1191,0581,061
20 - 241,699898801
25 - 291,442752690
30 - 341,235662573
35 - 39968521447
40 - 44890468422
45 - 49876451425
50 - 54893455438
55 - 59779398381
60 - 64601303298
65 - 69431206225
70 - 74289123166
75 - 7918579106
80 years and over19362131

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
19,730[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
4,872[1, 2]
People in each household, 2024
4.0 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
3.04%[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
9,948 men, 9,470 women[36]People living in households
Population at each census, with its source
CensusPopulationGrowth since the census beforeHouseholdsPeople per household
2024as of July 1, 202419,730[1, 2]0.35% a year4,8724.0
2020as of May 1, 202019,441[1]1.03% a year——
2015as of August 1, 201518,518[1]0.62% a year——
2010as of May 1, 201017,926[1]———
2007as of August 1, 2007; as it was then17,622[34]1.00% a year——
2000as of May 1, 2000; on today’s borders16,394[34, 35]4.66% a year——
1995as of September 1, 1995; as it was then13,254[34]4.16% a year——
1990as of May 1, 1990; as it was then10,663[34]−0.11% a year——
1980as of May 1, 1980; as it was then10,779[34]2.26% a year——
1975as of May 1, 1975; as it was then9,636[34]5.86% a year——
1970as of May 6, 1970; as it was then7,254[34]−5.10% a year——
1960as of February 15, 1960; as it was then12,391[34]———

Barangays

Marihatag is made up of 12 barangays.
Barangays of Marihatag. Each column heading sorts the table.
[2, 3, 5, 6, 7]Share (2024)Urban or rural
Alegria9204.66%−0.97% a yearabout 1.87 km²Rural
Amontay8604.36%−0.82% a yearabout 8.77 km²Rural
Antipolo1,7278.75%0.17% a yearabout 5.65 km²Rural
Arorogan1,6548.38%2.64% a yearabout 5.83 km²Rural
Bayan2,26411.47%0.25% a yearabout 9.91 km²Rural
Mahaba1,1515.83%−0.33% a yearabout 109.98 km²Rural
Mararag2,38812.1%−0.03% a yearabout 10.88 km²Rural
Poblacion4,20721.32%0.15% a yearabout 2.77 km²Rural
San Antonio2841.44%6.20% a yearabout 2.77 km²Rural
San Isidro2,14310.86%0.99% a yearabout 10.60 km²Rural
San Pedro9104.61%−1.64% a yearabout 22.08 km²Rural
Santa Cruz1,2226.19%1.21% a yearabout 5.94 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

Marihatag covers 352.66 km² of land, 56 people for every km² in 2024. Its land rises to 656 m above the sea and it has 23.6 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
352.66 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
56 people per km²[6]
Coordinates
8.82327° N, 126.26194° 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
238 m
Highest
656 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

23.6 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, 52 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 37 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
37.3% 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 37 of every 100 people in Marihatag lived below the poverty line in 2021 (37.3%)[20]

The PSA's model for every town puts it between 31.3% and 43.2%, with 90% confidence.

Public places

  • 13government offices
  • 1hospital or health centre
  • 18schools
  • 1station or terminal

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.

Government offices1

Hospitals and health centres1

Stations and terminals1

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

Government & Leaders

A mayor leads Marihatag. 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
    Benjamin Tucong Fazon Jr.[21]
    Vice mayor
    Charlito Rivas Lerog[21]

  2. 2022–2025

    Mayor
    Justin Marc Lim Pelenio[22]
    Vice mayor
    Jovita Saligumba Umapas[22]

  3. 2019–2022

    Mayor
    Justin Marc Lim Pelenio[23]
    Vice mayor
    Jovita Saligumba Umapas[23]

  4. 2016–2019

    Mayor
    Raul Truba Cubil[24]
    Vice mayor
    Rebecca Silagan Polinar[24]

  5. 2013–2016

    Mayor
    Alan Alvizo Pelenio[25]
    Vice mayor
    Jovita Saligumba Umapas[25]

  6. 2010–2013

    Mayor
    Leo Cubil Navarro[26]
    Vice mayor
    Jovita Saligumba Umapas[26]

  7. 2007–2010

    Mayor
    Tito Campos Pascual[27]
    Vice mayor
    Leo Cubil Navarro[27]

  8. 2004–2007

    Mayor
    Tito Pascual[28]
    Vice mayor
    Leo Navarro[28]

  9. 2001–2004

    Mayor
    Tito C. Pascual[29]
    Vice mayor
    David A. Lamela[29]
Mayors and vice mayors of Marihatag, by term
TermMayorVice mayor
2025–2028In office as of February 2026Benjamin Tucong Fazon Jr.[21]Charlito Rivas Lerog[21]
2022–2025Justin Marc Lim Pelenio[22]Jovita Saligumba Umapas[22]
2019–2022Justin Marc Lim Pelenio[23]Jovita Saligumba Umapas[23]
2016–2019Raul Truba Cubil[24]Rebecca Silagan Polinar[24]
2013–2016Alan Alvizo Pelenio[25]Jovita Saligumba Umapas[25]
2010–2013Leo Cubil Navarro[26]Jovita Saligumba Umapas[26]
2007–2010Tito Campos Pascual[27]Leo Cubil Navarro[27]
2004–2007Tito Pascual[28]Leo Navarro[28]
2001–2004Tito C. Pascual[29]David A. Lamela[29]

History & Identity

Created
The municipality now called Marihatag was first created as Oteiza by Executive Order No. 445 of June 6, 1951 (President Quirino), taken from the northern part of Lianga, then in Surigao province; it came into being once its mayor, vice mayor and a majority of councilors were appointed and qualified. Republic Act No. 1261 changed its name to Marihatag (approved June 10, 1955).[9, 10]

How it got its name

The town carried the name Oteiza from its creation in 1951. Marihatag was at first only a barrio inside it; the seat of government moved to that barrio in 1954 and Congress renamed the whole municipality Marihatag in 1955.[9, 10, 11]

Its story

When Oteiza was organized in 1951 its barrios were Oteiza (the seat), Salvacion, Santo Nino, Antipolo, Marihatag, Santa Cruz and San Isidro.[9]

In 1962 the barrios of Oteiza, Salvacion and Santo Nino were split off from Marihatag to form a separate, new municipality that was given the name Oteiza.[12]

Timeline

  1. June 6, 1951

    Executive Order No. 445 created the municipality of Oteiza out of the northern part of Lianga.[9]

  2. September 23, 1954

    Executive Order No. 69 moved the seat of government of Oteiza to the barrio of Marihatag.[11]

  3. June 10, 1955

    Republic Act No. 1261 changed the name of the municipality from Oteiza to Marihatag.[10]

  4. June 16, 1962

    Republic Act No. 3489 separated three barrios from Marihatag to create a new municipality named Oteiza.[12]

Nearby

Marihatag shares a border with 5 places.

How it compares

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

Marihatag beside Surigao del Sur
FigureMarihatagSurigao 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 glossary19,730[1, 2]648,85814th 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 glossary0.35% a year[1, 2]faster0.25% a year4th 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 glossary56[6]less crowded11417th 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 glossary352.66 km²[6]5,692.86 km²6th 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 glossary4.0[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 glossary0%[5]lower34.5%not ranked

How far, in a straight line[3]

Tandag City, the capital of Surigao del Sur
30.0 km northwest
Manila
861.1 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. CagwaitSurigao del Sur8.5 km north
  2. San AgustinSurigao del Sur10.5 km southwest
  3. BayabasSurigao del Sur15.8 km north
  4. TagoSurigao del Sur16.2 km northwest
  5. LiangaSurigao del Sur24.9 km southwest
  6. Tandag CitySurigao del Sur30.0 km northwest

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