Lingig, officially the Municipality of Lingig, is a 2nd class
municipality
A municipality is usually a single administrative division having municipal corporation, corporate status and powers of self-government or jurisdiction as granted by national and regional laws to which it is subordinate.
The term ''municipality ...
in the
province
A province is almost always an administrative division within a country or state. The term derives from the ancient Roman ''provincia'', which was the major territorial and administrative unit of the Roman Empire's territorial possessions outsi ...
of
Surigao del Sur
Surigao del Sur ( Surigaonon: ''Probinsya nan Surigao del Sur''; ceb, Habagatang Surigao; tl, Timog Surigao), officially the Province of Surigao del Sur, is a province in the Philippines located in the Caraga region in Mindanao. Its capital is ...
,
Philippines
The Philippines (; fil, Pilipinas, links=no), officially the Republic of the Philippines ( fil, Republika ng Pilipinas, links=no),
* bik, Republika kan Filipinas
* ceb, Republika sa Pilipinas
* cbk, República de Filipinas
* hil, Republ ...
. According to the 2020 census, it had a population of 35,142 people.
The municipality is around one and a half hour away from Barangay Mangagoy,
Bislig City by bus. Similar to
Davao Oriental
Davao Oriental ( Cebuano: ''Sidlakang Dabaw''; tl, Silangang Davao), officially the Province of Davao Oriental, is a province in the Philippines located in the Davao Region in Mindanao. Its capital is city of Mati, and it borders the province of ...
, it is a border town of Surigao del Sur.
Geography
Barangays
Lingig is politically subdivided into 18
barangay
A barangay (; abbreviated as Brgy. or Bgy.), historically referred to as barrio (abbreviated as Bo.), is the smallest administrative division in the Philippines and is the native Filipino term for a village, district, or ward. In metropolit ...
s.
* Anibongan
* Barcelona
* Bogak
* Bongan
* Handamayan
* Mahayahay
* Mandus
* Mansa-ilao
* Pagtila-an
* Palo Alto
* Poblacion
* Rajah Cabungso-an
* Sabang
* Salvacion
* San Roque
* Tagpoporan (''Tagpupuran'')
* Union
* Valencia
Climate
Lingig has a
tropical rainforest climate
A tropical rainforest climate, humid tropical climate or equatorial climate is a tropical climate sub-type usually found within 10 to 15 degrees latitude of the equator. There are some other areas at higher latitudes, such as the coast of southea ...
(Af) with heavy to very heavy rainfall year-round and with extremely heavy rainfall in January.
Demographics
Economy
References
External links
Lingig Profile at PhilAtlas.comLingig Profile at the DTI Cities and Municipalities Competitive Index*
Philippine Standard Geographic CodePhilippine Census InformationLocal Governance Performance Management System
Municipalities of Surigao del Sur
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