Mainit
Mainit | |
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| Municipality of Mainit | |
Sunset over Lake Mainit | |
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Map of Surigao del Norte with Mainit highlighted | |
Interactive map of Mainit | |
Mainit Location within the Philippines | |
| Coordinates: 9°32′13″N 125°31′23″E / 9.5369°N 125.5231°E | |
| Country | Philippines |
| Region | Caraga |
| Province | Surigao del Norte |
| District | 2nd district |
| Founded | December 27, 1930 |
| Barangays | 21 (see Barangays) |
| Government | |
| • Type | Sangguniang Bayan |
| • Mayor | Ramon B. Mondano (NP) |
| • Vice Mayor | Crisanta O. Mondano (NP) |
| • Representative | Bernadette S. Barbers (NP) |
| • Municipal Council | Members |
| • Electorate | 21,282 voters (2025) |
| Area | |
• Total | 107.76 km2 (41.61 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 50 m (160 ft) |
| Highest elevation | 425 m (1,394 ft) |
| Lowest elevation | 0 m (0 ft) |
| Population (2024 census) | |
• Total | 29,205 |
| • Density | 271.02/km2 (701.94/sq mi) |
| • Households | 6,492 |
| Economy | |
| • Income class | 4th municipal income class |
| • Poverty incidence | 31.26 |
| • Revenue | ₱ 178.2 million (2022) |
| • Assets | ₱ 542.7 million (2022) |
| • Expenditure | ₱ 143.5 million (2022) |
| • Liabilities | ₱ 68.8 million (2022) |
| Service provider | |
| • Electricity | Surigao del Norte Electric Cooperative (SURNECO) |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (PST) |
| ZIP code | 8407 |
| PSGC | |
| IDD : area code | +63 (0)86 |
| Native languages | Surigaonon Agusan Cebuano Mamanwa Tagalog |
| Website | www |
Mainit, officially the Municipality of Mainit (Surigaonon: Lungsod nan Mainit; Cebuano: Lungsod sa Mainit; Tagalog: Bayan ng Mainit), is a municipality in the province of Surigao del Norte, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 28,019 people.
It is situated on the north shore of Lake Mainit in the north-eastern part of Mindanao. The word "mainit" literally means "hot". The other local term for "mainit" is "mapaso." Mainit is home to a hot spring, the Mapaso Wellness Resort frequented by locals and visitors from nearby towns and provinces. It is regarded that Mainit got its name from this hot sulfuric spring.