Basilisa, officially the Municipality of Basilisa ( Surigaonon: ''Lungsod nan Basilisa''; ; ), is a

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in the

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Dinagat Islands Dinagat Islands ( Cebuano: ''Mga Pulo sa Dinagat''; Surigaonon: ''Mga Puyo nan Dinagat''; Kabalian: ''Mga Puyo san Dinagat''; Waray: ''Mga Purô han Dinagat''; Filipino: ''Mga Islang Dinagat''), officially the Province of Dinagat Islands, is ...

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. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 36,911 people. The municipality was created on June 17, 1967 by virtue of Republic Act No. 4986 and named it as Rizal. On June 21, 1969, the municipality was renamed as Basilisa by virtue of Republic Act No. 5775 in honor of the late former Mayor Basilisa Meso. The town became a part of the province of Dinagat Islands in December 2006, when the province was created from

Surigao del Norte Surigao del Norte ( Surigaonon: ''Probinsya nan Surigao del Norte''; ; Tagalog: ''Hilagang Surigao''), officially the Province of Surigao del Norte, is a province in the Philippines located in the Caraga region of Mindanao. The province was fo ...

by Republic Act No. 9355. However, in February 2010, the Supreme Court ruled that the law was unconstitutional, as the necessary requirements for provincial land area and population were not met. The town reverted to Surigao del Norte. On October 24, 2012, however, the Supreme Court reversed its ruling from the previous year, and upheld the constitutionality of RA 9355 and the creation of Dinagat Islands as a province.

Geography

Barangays

Basilisa is politically subdivided into 27

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s. Each barangay consists of

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s while some have

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. * Benglen * Catadman (Kapakyan) * Columbus * Coring * Cortes * Diegas * Doña Helene * Edera * Poblacion Ferdinand * Geotina * Imee (Bactasan) * Melgar * Montag * Navarro * New Nazareth * Poblacion (Rizal) * Puerto Princesa * Rita Glenda * Roma * Roxas * Santa Monica * Tag-abaca * Poblacion Santo Niño * Sering * Sombrado * Villa Ecleo * Villa Pantinople

Climate

Demographics

Economy

References

External links

Basilisa Profile at the DTI Cities and Municipalities Competitive Index
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