Banaybanay

Banaybanay ([banaɪ.banaɪ]), officially the Municipality of Banaybanay (Cebuano: Lungsod sa Banaybanay; Tagalog: Bayan ng Banaybanay), is a 2nd class municipality in the province of Davao Oriental, Philippines. According to the 2015 census, it has a population of 41,117 people. [3]

Banaybanay
Municipality
Municipality of Banaybanay
Nickname(s): 
Gateway to El Dorado
Map of Davao Oriental with Banaybanay highlighted
OpenStreetMap
Banaybanay
Location within the Philippines
Coordinates: 6°58′12″N 126°00′45″E
Country Philippines
RegionDavao Region (Region XI)
ProvinceDavao Oriental
District2nd District
Barangays14 (see Barangays)
Government
 [1]
 • TypeSangguniang Bayan
 • MayorAdalia L. Tambuang
 • Vice MayorJose Amor C. Bagayas
 • RepresentativeJoel Mayo Z. Almario
 • Electorate28,673 voters (2019)
Area
 [2]
 • Total408.52 km2 (157.73 sq mi)
Elevation
570 m (1,870 ft)
Population
 (2015 census) [3]
 • Total41,117
 • Density100/km2 (260/sq mi)
 • Households
9,251
Economy
 • Income class2nd municipal income class
 • Poverty incidence28.72% (2015)[4]
 • Revenue₱140,630,536.63 (2016)
Time zoneUTC+8 (PST)
ZIP code
8208
PSGC
112502000
IDD : area code +63 (0)87
Climate typetropical rainforest climate
Native languagesDavawenyo
Surigaonon
Cebuano
Kalagan
Kamayo
Tagalog
Websitebanaybanay.gov.ph

Barangays

Banaybanay is politically subdivided into 14 barangays.

  • Cabangcalan
  • Caganganan
  • Calubihan
  • Causwagan
  • Punta Linao
  • Mahayag
  • Maputi
  • Mogbongcogon
  • Panikian
  • Pintatagan
  • Piso Proper
  • Poblacion
  • San Vicente
  • Rang-ay

Etymology

Banaybanay is derived from the two native words Banay (Kalagan word), meaning sprout due to its main livelihood in the area which is rice farming, and Bânay (Cebuano word) means clans due to the family clans that arrived in that area that came from Visayas Islands and Luzon and settled there along together with the Kalagans and Mandayan natives.

History

Banaybanay was primarily inhabited by the Mandayas in the uplands of Causwagan, Panikian and Mahayag, and Kalagans in shorelines and the mouth rivers of Piso, Pongoton, Mogbongcogon and Maputi which they have a strong settlement and a Muslim governance on that area leads by a Datus or Imams.

Around the 1800s before Uyanguren arrived in the Davao, there was a strong community of the Kalagans (Kagan) in the Piso which was led by a chieftain named Datu Panayangan. Their dwelling was along the Piso River along with his people who lived there peacefully.

The story of the arriving of the Kallaw people from Samal Island is very well known especially among the Kalagans of Banaybanay. They arrived in the Piso to settle there along with their Kalagan brothers on the permission of Datu Panayangan. The Kallaw chieftain named Datu Lamaran reconciled to Datu Panayangan to settle the swampy place of Piso which later was called Barrio Pongoton from the word pangotanan which means "a place of abundance of fish and crabs to catch".

Until now, the grandsons or the clans of Datu Panayangan and Datu Lamaran are still living on the areas that divide into many families.

Second World War

At the time of Japanese occupation, Banaybanay (formerly known as Piso) was an important location for the Japanese in the Second World War due to its strategic location in the Davao Gulf. The Japanese established a camp called Piso Camp in Barangay Calubihan.

Demographics
Population census of Banaybanay
YearPop.±% p.a.
1970 14,866—    
1975 19,894+6.02%
1980 24,644+4.37%
1990 29,606+1.85%
1995 33,082+2.10%
2000 33,714+0.41%
2007 35,693+0.79%
2010 39,121+3.39%
2015 41,117+0.95%
Source: Philippine Statistics Authority [3] [5] [6][7]

Climate
Climate data for Banaybanay, Davao Oriental
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Average high °C (°F) 29
(84)		 29
(84)		 30
(86)		 30
(86)		 30
(86)		 29
(84)		 29
(84)		 29
(84)		 30
(86)		 30
(86)		 29
(84)		 30
(86)		 30
(85)
Average low °C (°F) 22
(72)		 22
(72)		 22
(72)		 23
(73)		 24
(75)		 24
(75)		 24
(75)		 24
(75)		 24
(75)		 24
(75)		 24
(75)		 23
(73)		 23
(74)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 168
(6.6)		 141
(5.6)		 143
(5.6)		 141
(5.6)		 216
(8.5)		 235
(9.3)		 183
(7.2)		 169
(6.7)		 143
(5.6)		 176
(6.9)		 226
(8.9)		 168
(6.6)		 2,109
(83.1)
Average rainy days 22.1 18.5 21.7 22.5 27.8 28.1 27.4 26.6 24.7 26.3 26.5 24.9 297.1
Source: Meteoblue [8]

References
  1.  Municipality of Banaybanay | (DILG)
  2. "Province: Davao Oriental". PSGC Interactive. Quezon City, Philippines: Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved 12 November 2016.
  3. Census of Population (2015). "Region XI (Davao Region)". Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. PSA. Retrieved 20 June 2016.
  4. "PSA releases the 2015 Municipal and City Level Poverty Estimates". Quezon City, Philippines. Retrieved 12 October 2019.
  5. Census of Population and Housing (2010). "Region XI (Davao Region)". Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. NSO. Retrieved 29 June 2016.
  6. Censuses of Population (1903–2007). "Region XI (Davao Region)". Table 1. Population Enumerated in Various Censuses by Province/Highly Urbanized City: 1903 to 2007. NSO.
  7. "Province of Davao Oriental". Municipality Population Data. Local Water Utilities Administration Research Division. Retrieved 17 December 2016.
  8. "Banaybanay: Average Temperatures and Rainfall". Meteoblue. Retrieved 17 November 2019.


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