Dapa, Surigao del Norte
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Philippines
The Philippines , officially known as the Republic of the Philippines , is a country in Southeast Asia in the western Pacific Ocean. To its north across the Luzon Strait lies Taiwan. West across the South China Sea sits Vietnam...
. According to the 2007 census, it has a population of 22,184 people. Most of municipality are situated within the island of Siargao
Siargao Island
is a tear-drop shaped island in the Philippine Sea situated 800 kilometers southeast of Manila in the province of Surigao del Norte. It has a land area of approximately 437 square kilometers. The east coast is relatively straight with one deep inlet, Port Pilar. The coastline is marked by a...
.It is known to be as the "Growth Center of the beautiful islands of Siargao".
Barangays
Dapa is politically subdivided into 29 barangayBarangay
A barangay is the smallest administrative division in the Philippines and is the native Filipino term for a village, district or ward...
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Barangays 1 through 13 constitute Dapa township. For more information, see Dapa township, Surigao del Norte
Dapa township, Surigao del Norte
-General Information:Dapa township is considered the port area of the municipality of Dapa, Surigao del Norte, in the Philippines. A municipality in the Philippines is not comparable to a town, village or city in the United States, the United Kingdom or Ireland. It is more comparable to counties...
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Barangay Don Paulino is synonymous with the village of Giwan. See Giwan, Surigao del Norte
Giwan, Surigao del Norte
Giwan is a village in the municipality of Dapa , in Surigao del Norte province in the Philippines. This village is located at the south shore of Siargao Island. Giwan is synonymous with the Don Paulino Barangay, which the Philippine National Statistical Coordination Board says had a population of...
. Barangay Union is synonymous with the village of Union. For more information, see Union, Surigao del Norte
Union, Surigao del Norte
Union, pronounced "onion," is a village on the south coast of Siargao Island, in the Philippines. Union has pretty much the same boundaries as does Barangay Union, of the Municipality of Dapa, in the province of Surigao del Norte. See Dapa, Surigao del Norte. Union is bordered on the east by the...
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Banking Institutions/Lending/Pawnshop
- Green Bank
- Surigaonon Rural Banking Corp. (SRBC)
- Rural Bank of Placer
- Siargao Bank (Main Branch)
- Starjed
- M Lhuillier
- Islanders Pawnshop
- Gcash
- Western Union
- SOEMCO
- Cantilan Bank-DBP
- Siargao Lending
Hotel/Pension House
- Islanders Ville Pension House and Restaurant
- Mems Pension Hauz and Restaurant
Education
Dapa is also considered as the center of Education in the Island. The newly established Dapa Science High School is the home of scholar students who are gifted in the field of science and mathematics. It may as well develop a strong science culture among high schools in the island.College
- Siargao Island Institute of Technology
- Siargao National College of Science and Technology