Bayabas | |
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Municipality of Bayabas | |
![]() Highway showing a bridge on the main road of Bayabas | |
Etymology: Guava | |
![]() Map of Surigao del Sur with Bayabas highlighted | |
Location within the Philippines | |
Coordinates: 8°58′04″N 126°16′54″E / 8.9678°N 126.2817°E | |
Country | Philippines |
Region | Caraga |
Province | Surigao del Sur |
District | 1st district |
Barangays | 7 (see Barangays) |
Government | |
• Type | Sangguniang Bayan |
• Mayor | Maria Clarita Garcia-Limbaro |
• Vice Mayor | Apolonio B. Lozada |
• Representative | Romeo S. Momo Sr. |
• Electorate | 6,862 voters (2022) |
Area | |
• Total | 117.84 km2 (45.50 sq mi) |
Elevation | 31 m (102 ft) |
Highest elevation | 275 m (902 ft) |
Lowest elevation | 0 m (0 ft) |
Population (2020 census)[3] | |
• Total | 8,979 |
• Density | 76/km2 (200/sq mi) |
• Households | 2,133 |
Economy | |
• Income class | 5th municipal income class |
• Poverty incidence | 37.53 |
• Revenue | ₱ 115.2 million (2022) |
• Assets | ₱ 218.7 million (2022) |
• Expenditure | ₱ 96.81 million (2022) |
• Liabilities | ₱ 90.07 million (2022) |
Service provider | |
• Electricity | Surigao del Sur 2 Electric Cooperative (SURSECO 2) |
Time zone | UTC+8 (PST) |
ZIP code | 8303 |
PSGC | |
IDD : area code | +63 (0)86 |
Native languages | Surigaonon Agusan Cebuano Tagalog |
Website | www |
Bayabas, officially the Municipality of Bayabas (Surigaonon: Lungsod nan Bayabas; Tagalog: Bayan ng Bayabas), is a municipality in the province of Surigao del Sur, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 8,979 people, making it the least populated municipality in the province.[3]