Barobo

Barobo, officially the Municipality of Barobo (Surigaonon: Lungsod nan Barobo; ) is a municipality in the province of Surigao del Sur, Philippines. According to the 2024 census, it has a population of 53,729 people.

Key facts

Settlement.image_skyline: Barobo.jpg
Settlement.image_caption: Barobo plaque with official seal
Settlement.image_flag: Flag_of_Barobo,_Surigao_del_Sur.png
Settlement.flag_size: 120x80px
Settlement.seal_size: 100x80px
Settlement.mapframe: yes
Settlement.pushpin_map: Philippines
Settlement.pushpin_label_position: right
Settlement.pushpin_map_caption: Location within the
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.subdivision_name: Philippines
Settlement.subdivision_type1: Region
Settlement.subdivision_type2: Province
Settlement.nickname: The Gateway of Surigao Del Sur
Settlement.subdivision_type3: District
Settlement.established_title: Founded
Settlement.established_date: October 24, 1960
Settlement.parts_type: Barangays

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Wikidata facts

Official name: Municipality of Barobo
Population: 53729
Area: 242.50
Elevation: 48
Official website: www.barobo.gov.ph
Households: 12015
Dialing code: 86

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postal code: 8309
poverty incidence: 31.71
electorate: 39312
fiscal/tax revenue: 297615083.60
total assets: 487954701.46
total expenditure: 212348757.75
total liabilities: 75544136.73
Commons category: Barobo

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== History == Legend has it that the Manobo tribesmen first inhabited the area in the central part of Surigao del Sur. Sometime in the 1930s, five families who were engaged in fishing landed in the up-end of the river, and settled in the area for easy access to the fishing grounds. The area became known for its bountiful fish catch, and therefore more people from neighboring areas also came and settled. The distinctive visual quality of the area was an endemic species of tree known as "barobo" (diplodiscus paniculatus), which was plentiful on the site of the settlement. Subsequently, the place became popularly known as Barobo.