Gigaquit
Gigaquit | |
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| Municipality of Gigaquit | |
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Map of Surigao del Norte with Gigaquit highlighted | |
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Gigaquit Location within the Philippines | |
| Coordinates: 9°35′41″N 125°41′51″E / 9.5947°N 125.6975°E | |
| Country | Philippines |
| Region | Caraga |
| Province | Surigao del Norte |
| District | 2nd district |
| Founded | 1850 |
| Barangays | 13 (see Barangays) |
| Government | |
| • Type | Sangguniang Bayan |
| • Mayor | Chandru T. Bonite (NP) |
| • Vice Mayor | Jennifer B. Bonite (NP) |
| • Representative | Bernadette S. Barbers (NP) |
| • Municipal Council | Members |
| • Electorate | 14,842 voters (2025) |
| Area | |
• Total | 138.11 km2 (53.32 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 10 m (33 ft) |
| Highest elevation | 222 m (728 ft) |
| Lowest elevation | 0 m (0 ft) |
| Population (2024 census) | |
• Total | 22,949 |
| • Density | 166.16/km2 (430.36/sq mi) |
| • Households | 5,229 |
| Economy | |
| • Income class | 4th municipal income class |
| • Poverty incidence | 34.62 |
| • Revenue | ₱ 239.7 million (2022) |
| • Assets | ₱ 420.8 million (2022) |
| • Expenditure | ₱ 150 million (2022) |
| • Liabilities | ₱ 106.8 million (2022) |
| Service provider | |
| • Electricity | Surigao del Norte Electric Cooperative (SURNECO) |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (PST) |
| ZIP code | 8409 |
| PSGC | |
| IDD : area code | +63 (0)86 |
| Native languages | Surigaonon Agusan Cebuano Tagalog |
| Website | www |
Gigaquit, officially the Municipality of Gigaquit (Surigaonon: Lungsod nan Gigaquit; Tagalog: Bayan ng Gigaquit), is a municipality in the province of Surigao del Norte, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 21,856 people.
The name is derived from the words gigad (meaning "shore") and gakit (meaning "bamboo raft") and refers to the means of transportation that the early settlers used to travel from the inland to the shore.