Maribojoc, officially the Municipality of Maribojoc (; ), is a

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in the

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. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 22,178 people. The town of Maribojoc, Bohol celebrates its feast on November 24, to honor the town patron Saint Vincent.

History

Maribojoc was a fishing village when

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priests Juan de Torres and Gabriel Sanchez landed in

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in 1595, bringing Catholicism also to Maribojoc. Fr. Francisco Colín, an early Jesuit historian, listed the town's name as Malabooch and later changed it to Malabohoc. During the pre-Spanish era, the town's name was Dunggoan, meaning "place of anchorage" and referred to the sheltered bay where sailors used to land and engage in business with the early settlers. The Maribojoc parish, officially known as '' Parroquía de Santa Cruz'', was founded in 1767, when the Jesuits left Maribojoc. Maribojoc was one of the nine big villages founded by the Augustinian Recollect friars when they took over in 1768. They laid the foundation of the Maribojoc church in 1798 on what was once swampy land, and it was finished in 1816, after 18 years of work. At the back of the church is a flight of stone stairs, built in 1864. Earlier, in 1796, the Punta Cruz Watchtower was built as a lookout against marauding pirates. The town of Maribojoc was officially incorporated on 15 October 1860, and grew into a thriving town with a population of 18,200 by 1879. Maribojoc was severely affected by the magnitude 7.2 earthquake which struck Bohol, suffering 16 fatalities and damage to some 3,700 homes, as well as total destruction of its Catholic church.

Geography

Maribojoc has a land area of . It is from

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Barangays

Maribojoc is politically subdivided into 22 barangays. Each barangay consists of

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s and some have

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Climate

Demographics

The main language is Cebuano, with a Boholano accent. Tagalog and English are also spoken and understood.

Economy

Fishing and agriculture are the two main sources of livelihood.

Gallery

File:Maribojocchurch.jpg, Roman Catholic Church, before its destruction in the 2013 earthquake File:Holy Cross Church, Maribojoc, Bohol.jpg, Maribojoc Church in 2025 File:Punta Cruz watchtower.jpg, Punta Cruz Watchtower File:Punta Cruz watchtower, Maribojoc Bohol post-2013 earthquake 01.jpg, Remains of Punta Cruz watchtower, Maribojoc Bohol post-2013 earthquake File:Maribojoc uplifted marine terrace.jpg, Uplifted marine terrace (post- 2013 Bohol Earthquake) beside Punta Cruz File:Abatan River in Maribojoc.jpg, Abatan River mangroves

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