Bayabas, Surigao del Sur
Bayabas | |
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| Municipality of Bayabas | |
Highway showing a bridge on the main road of Bayabas | |
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Flag Seal | |
| Etymology: Guava | |
Map of Surigao del Sur with Bayabas highlighted | |
Interactive map of Bayabas | |
Bayabas Location within the Philippines | |
| Coordinates: 8°58′04″N 126°16′54″E / 8.9678°N 126.2817°E | |
| Country | Philippines |
| Region | Caraga |
| Province | Surigao del Sur |
| District | 1st district |
| Barangays | 7 (see Barangays) |
| Government | |
| • Type | Sangguniang Bayan |
| • Mayor | Apolonio B. Lozada |
| • Vice Mayor | Maria Clarita Garcia-Limbaro |
| • Representative | Romeo S. Momo Sr. |
| • Electorate | 7,226 voters (2025) |
| Area | |
• Total | 117.84 km2 (45.50 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 31 m (102 ft) |
| Highest elevation | 275 m (902 ft) |
| Lowest elevation | 0 m (0 ft) |
| Population (2024 census) | |
• Total | 9,016 |
| • Density | 76.51/km2 (198.2/sq mi) |
| • Households | 2,133 |
| Economy | |
| • Income class | 5th municipal income class |
| • Poverty incidence | 37.53 |
| • Revenue | ₱ 115.2 million (2022) |
| • Assets | ₱ 218.7 million (2022) |
| • Expenditure | ₱ 96.81 million (2022) |
| • Liabilities | ₱ 90.07 million (2022) |
| Service provider | |
| • Electricity | Surigao del Sur 2 Electric Cooperative (SURSECO 2) |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (PST) |
| ZIP code | 8303 |
| PSGC | |
| IDD : area code | +63 (0)86 |
| Native languages | Surigaonon Agusan Cebuano Tagalog |
| Website | www |
Bayabas, officially the Municipality of Bayabas (Surigaonon: Lungsod nan Bayabas; Tagalog: Bayan ng Bayabas), is a municipality in the province of Surigao del Sur, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 8,979 people, making it the least populated municipality in the province.