Dangcagan, Bukidnon
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Dangcagan is a 5th class municipality in the province of Bukidnon, Philippines
Philippines
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. According to the 2000 census, it has a population of 18,857 people in 3,555 households.
History
Dangcagan used to be an abode of the Manobos under the leadership of Datu Dangaan (meaning “to praise”), a prominent chieftain ruler known for his courage and affluence. The place was then a little Sitio of Maramag. As the Christian settlers from Luzon & Visayas began to flock and settle in the area. Datu Dangaan followers ran and hide their families in the forest and returned to their home only when they knew the settlers were not around.This leads the settler to call the “Dagandagan”. It took ample time for the settler to befriend the natives. When the natives and the Christian settlers finally united, they made representation to the Municipal Government of Maramag to form a regular barrio with in the territory of Datu Dangaan. They agreed to call the barrio Dangcagan in honor of the natives.
The first set of officers was headed by Mayor Vicente Cabiling, originally appointed to the position in 1961 and was elected and served for ten (10) consecutive years, he constructed the old Municipal Hall on top of the hill in the poblacion. And from 1972 until March 1986 Mayor Fruto Ll. Dandasan assumed the office. During his time he constructed new roads and maintained the barangay road network of Dangcagan
In 1992, Mayor Norberta B. Dandasan assumed as Municipal Mayor until June 1995. She pursued the programs and projects that were initiated by her late husband and other predecessors. The municipal gymnasium was completed.
In May 1995 election, Hon. Roberto Cabunoc took over the mayor ship of the town and implemented the road concreting projects, beautification of the municipal plaza, installation of water system, construction of the new municipal hall and completion of different barangay projects. After three terms of Mayor Cabunoc, Mayor Edilberto F. Ayuban, the present mayor, assumed office.
Location
Dangcagan is located in the Southern part of Province. It is 72 kilometers from the provincial capital, Malaybalay CityMalaybalay City
The City of Malaybalay , dubbed as the "South Summer Capital of the Philippines", is a first class component city and the capital and administrative center of the province of Bukidnon, Philippines...
and 162 kilometers from regional center, Cagayan de Oro City
Cagayan de Oro City
Cagayan de Oro; , officially the City of Cagayan de Oro, is the provincial capital city of the province of Misamis Oriental in the Philippines...
, which is the main outlet for its agricultural products. The town is sandwiched by municipality of Kitaotao
Kitaotao, Bukidnon
Kitaotao is a 2nd class municipality in the province of Bukidnon, Philippines. According to the 2000 census, it has a population of 26,073 people in 5,194 households.-Cultural History:...
in the northern and eastern part, by Kibawe
Kibawe, Bukidnon
Kibawe is a 4th class municipality in the province of Bukidnon, Philippines. According to the 2000 census, it has a population of 32,955 people in 6,413 households.-History:...
, in the its southern part and by Kadingilan
Kadingilan, Bukidnon
Kadingilan is a 4th class municipality in the province of Bukidnon, Philippines. According to the 2000 census, it has a population of 25,858 people in 5,050 households.-Cultural History:...
on its western pasrt. The Pulangi River and Muleta River serves as its natural boundary with Kitaotao
Kitaotao, Bukidnon
Kitaotao is a 2nd class municipality in the province of Bukidnon, Philippines. According to the 2000 census, it has a population of 26,073 people in 5,194 households.-Cultural History:...
(eastern side) and Kadingilan
Kadingilan, Bukidnon
Kadingilan is a 4th class municipality in the province of Bukidnon, Philippines. According to the 2000 census, it has a population of 25,858 people in 5,050 households.-Cultural History:...
(western side), respectively.
Land Area
The municipality has an aggregate land area of more or less 42,269 hectares or 422.69 square kilometers. It is the smallest municipality in BukidnonBukidnon
Bukidnon is a landlocked province of the Philippines located in the Northern Mindanao region. Its capital is Malaybalay City. The province borders, clockwise starting from the north, Misamis Oriental, Agusan del Sur, Davao del Norte, Cotabato, Lanao del Sur, and Lanao del Norte.Bukidnon is...
in terms of land area.
Climate
It has distinct dry and wet season, the wettest Month is usually September and the driest month is March.Soil and Topography
It has a fertile soil ranging from clay to sandy loam. Its topography is 70% flat and 30% rolling, which is suitable for agricultural crops such as cornMaize
Maize known in many English-speaking countries as corn or mielie/mealie, is a grain domesticated by indigenous peoples in Mesoamerica in prehistoric times. The leafy stalk produces ears which contain seeds called kernels. Though technically a grain, maize kernels are used in cooking as a vegetable...
, rice
Rice
Rice is the seed of the monocot plants Oryza sativa or Oryza glaberrima . As a cereal grain, it is the most important staple food for a large part of the world's human population, especially in East Asia, Southeast Asia, South Asia, the Middle East, and the West Indies...
and other commercial crops like coconut
Coconut
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, coffee
Coffee
Coffee is a brewed beverage with a dark,init brooo acidic flavor prepared from the roasted seeds of the coffee plant, colloquially called coffee beans. The beans are found in coffee cherries, which grow on trees cultivated in over 70 countries, primarily in equatorial Latin America, Southeast Asia,...
, cacao, rubber
Rubber
Natural rubber, also called India rubber or caoutchouc, is an elastomer that was originally derived from latex, a milky colloid produced by some plants. The plants would be ‘tapped’, that is, an incision made into the bark of the tree and the sticky, milk colored latex sap collected and refined...
, banana
Banana
Banana is the common name for herbaceous plants of the genus Musa and for the fruit they produce. Bananas come in a variety of sizes and colors when ripe, including yellow, purple, and red....
and sugar cane.
Language & Dialect
The majority of the municipality's inhabitants speak CebuanoCebuano language
Cebuano, referred to by most of its speakers as Bisaya , is an Austronesian language spoken in the Philippines by about 20 million people mostly in the Central Visayas. It is the most widely spoken of the languages within the so-named Bisayan subgroup and is closely related to other Filipino...
, although some inhabitants also speak the Hiligaynon
Hiligaynon language
Hiligaynon, often referred to as Ilonggo, is an Austronesian language spoken in the Western Visayas region of the Philippines.Hiligaynon is concentrated in the provinces of Iloilo, Negros Occidental and Capiz but is also spoken in the other provinces of the Panay Island group, including Antique,...
/Ilonggo language and many still speak Binukid (Manobo language).
Barangays
Dangcagan is politically subdivided into 14 barangayBarangay
A barangay is the smallest administrative division in the Philippines and is the native Filipino term for a village, district or ward...
s.
- Barongcot
- Bugwak
- Dolorosa
- Kapalaran
- Kianggat
- Lourdes
- Macarthur
- Miaray
- Migcuya
- New Visayas
- Osmeña
- Poblacion
- Sagbayan
- San Vicente