Saturday 13 March 2010 04:39:45 PHT

Danao

Danao was once the birthplace of the famed Boholano leader, Francisco Dagohoy, it was the place where he established his independent government and it also became a concentration camp for World War II prisoners during the Japanese occupation. It used to be a barrio of Talibon but it 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.

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

BarangayPopulationHouseholds
Cabatuan1586255
Cantubod931170
Carbon588105
Concepcion1466267
Dagohoy776131
Hibale885159
Magtangtang1275202
Nahud756129
Poblacion3031512
Remedios1029181
San Carlos1116201
San Miguel42275
Santa Fe48995
Santo Niño728114
Tabok1187197
Taming773123
Villa Anunciado22742

(Based on figures from the census of 2000)