Danao

IJsselstein, Saturday, 14 January 2012 (updated: Thursday, 8 March 2012)

Francisco Dagohoy Shrine

Danao is the birthplace of the famous Boholano leader, Francisco Dagohoy. It was the place where he established his independent government. During the Japanese occupation it became a concentration camp for World War II prisoners of war. The town used to be a barrio of Talibon but was turned into a municipality by an Executive Order issued on March 16, 1961 by then Pres. Carlos P. Garcia. It was inaugurated as an independent municipality in July 9, 1961.

E.A.T. Danao

E.A.T Danao, The Suislide

E.A.T Danao, The Plunge

Danao is a remote inland municipality, with a lot of natural beauty, and thus an ideal spot for adventurous people. E.A.T. (Extreme Adventure Tours) Danao, an initiative of the municipality, has organized a number of spectacular attractions, including rafting, the suislide, a zip-line across a 480 meters wide and 200 meters deep valley, the plunge, where you can drop down and swing across this same valley, and various other attractions.

Danao Police Station: +63 917 306 0251 Email: Danaops_bppo@yahoo.com

Danao at a glance
Population (2010):	17952
Population (2000):	17265
Number of households (2000):	2958
Land area:	9786 ha
Number of barangays:	17
Distance from Tagbilaran:	92 km

Barangay	Population (2010)	Population (2000)	Households (2000)
Cabatuan	1353	1586	255
Cantubod	1047	931	170
Carbon	513	588	105
Concepcion	1623	1466	267
Dagohoy	685	776	131
Hibale	856	885	159
Magtangtang	1422	1275	202
Nahud	855	756	129
Poblacion	3296	3031	512
Remedios	1220	1029	181
San Carlos	1236	1116	201
San Miguel	499	422	75
Santa Fe	526	489	95
Santo Niño	748	728	114
Tabok	1060	1187	197
Taming	863	773	123
Villa Anunciado	150	227	42

(Based on figures from the census of 2000 and 2010 from NSO)

Jeroen Hellingman

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ptlofranco wrote:

Thursday, 29 November 2012 03:45:40 PHT

I love Danao.

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