Mainit
Sign in to saveMainit, officially the Municipality of Mainit (Surigaonon: Lungsod nan Mainit; ; ), is a municipality in the province of Surigao del Norte, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 28,019 people.
Key facts
- Settlement.image_skyline
- Lake Mainit Surigao del Norte sunset.JPG
- Settlement.image_caption
- Sunset over Lake Mainit
- Settlement.image_flag
- Flag_of_Mainit,_Surigao_del_Norte.png
- Settlement.flag_size
- 120x80px
- Settlement.image_seal
- Municipality of Mainit copy.jpg
- Settlement.seal_size
- 100x80px
- Settlement.mapframe
- yes
- Settlement.pushpin_map
- Philippines
- Settlement.pushpin_label_position
- left
- Settlement.pushpin_map_caption
- Location within the
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- Country
- Settlement.subdivision_name
- Philippines
- Settlement.subdivision_type1
- Region
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- Province
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- District
- Settlement.established_title
- Founded
- Settlement.established_date
- December 27, 1930
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- Barangays
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Wikidata facts
- Official name
- Municipality of Mainit
- Population
- 29205
- Area
- 107.76
- Elevation
- 50
- Official website
- www.mainit.gov.ph
- Image
- Lake Mainit Surigao del Norte sunset.JPG
- Households
- 6492
- Dialing code
- 86
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- postal code
- 8417
- Commons category
- Mainit, Surigao del Norte
- poverty incidence
- 31.26
- electorate
- 21282
- fiscal/tax revenue
- 178165440.12
- total assets
- 542668329.00
- total expenditure
- 143462687.47
- total liabilities
- 68796885.43
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- Geography
- Barangays
- Climate
- Demographics
- Economy
- Notable people
- See also
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Mainit, officially the Municipality of Mainit (Surigaonon: Lungsod nan Mainit; ; ), is a municipality in the province of Surigao del Norte, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 28,019 people.
It is situated on the north shore of Lake Mainit in the north-eastern part of Mindanao. The word "mainit" literally means "hot". The other local term for "mainit" is "mapaso." Mainit is home to a hot spring, the Mapaso Wellness Resort frequented by locals and visitors from nearby towns and provinces. It is regarded that Mainit got its name from this hot sulfuric spring.