Gigmoto
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Gigmoto, officially the Municipality of Gigmoto, is a municipality in the province of Catanduanes, Philippines. According to the , it has a population of people, making it the least populated municipality in the province.
Key facts
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- Poblacion
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- 120x80px
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- 100x80px
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- yes
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- Philippines
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- left
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- Location within the
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- Philippines
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- Province
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- District
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- Founded
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- June 15, 1951
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- Barangays
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- para
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- municipality of the Philippines
- Official name
- Municipality of Gigmoto
- Country
- Philippines
- Located in
- Catanduanes
- Population
- 8348
- Area
- 181.82
- Elevation
- 155
- Time zone
- UTC+08:00
- Shares border with
- Viga
- Official website
- www.gigmoto-catanduanes.gov.ph
- Image
- Gigmoto catanduanes 2.jpg
- Households
- 1955
- Dialing code
- 52
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- Commons category
- Gigmoto
- postal code
- 4804
- Köppen climate classification
- tropical monsoon climate
- language used
- Tagalog
- poverty incidence
- 25.37
- electorate
- 7717
- fiscal/tax revenue
- 128874846.75
- total assets
- 195719805.50
- total expenditure
- 97075690.51
- total liabilities
- 24532806.93
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Encyclopedic overview
14 sectionsContents
- Etymology
- History
- Geography
- Barangays
- Climate
- Demographics
- Economy
- Education
- Primary and elementary schools
- Secondary schools
- Notable personalities
- Gallery
- References
- External links
Gigmoto, officially the Municipality of Gigmoto, is a municipality in the province of Catanduanes, Philippines. According to the , it has a population of people, making it the least populated municipality in the province.
==Etymology== The name "Gigmoto" originated from the Bicol word himbot that means “just in time”. This is supposedly related to the romantic venture of a young man from Baras seeking to court a maiden from the town of Viga. Competing with several other suitors, the man traveled northbound to win the love of the maiden. He was overtaken by the night, so he slept in that place. In the morning he proceeded to Viga, arriving there just before nightfall. After staying for a period of time in Viga, the man from Baras won the heart of the woman. When the lovers were bound for Baras, they stayed overnight at Gigmoto – “just in time” for their first romantic night of being together.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Gigmoto” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.