Dapitan

Dapitan is situated at the mouth of the Dapitan River on Dapitan Bay, and is the northernmost point of the Zamboanga Peninsula. It is about 404 nautical miles (748 km; 465 mi) south of Metro Manila; 156 nautical miles (289 km; 180 mi) to Zamboanga City; and 14 kilometres (8.7 mi) to Dipolog.^[8]

Barangays

Dapitan is politically subdivided into 50 barangays. Each barangay consists of puroks while some have sitios.

Currently, there are 8 barangays which considered urban, 27 are interior, 13 are coastal, and 2 are island barangays.^[10] In 1955, the sitios of Sipalok, Barcelona, and Potungan were converted into barrios.^[11]

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Barangays of Dapitan
Administration			Population
Barangay	Class	Barangay Captain[12]	2020[3]	2015[13]	5 year change
Aliguay	Island	Lyn Marie B. Evardo	720	682	+5.57%
Antipolo	Interior	Zosimo P. Sygaco	1,457	1,510	−3.51%
Aseniero	Interior	Elma O. Tacbaya	2,098	1,924	+9.04%
Ba-ao	Interior	Lucila B. Bagalanon	955	849	+12.49%
Bagting	Urban (Poblacion)	Raul B. Carreon	1,019	1,215	−16.13%
Banbanan	Coastal	Eutemio E. Bulay-og	1,302	1,092	+19.23%
Banonong	Urban (Poblacion)	Hamilcar F. Tacbaya	4,164	4,437	−6.15%
Barcelona	Interior	Gregorio A. Jarapan Jr.	2,226	2,128	+4.61%
Baylimango	Coastal	Zenelo B. Obnimaga	1,440	1,390	+3.60%
Burgos	Interior	Gil D. Quimiguing	1,390	1,378	+0.87%
Canlucani	Coastal	Marvin B. Balanay	1,344	1,176	+14.29%
Carang	Coastal	Merba L. Yabo	790	759	+4.08%
Cawa-cawa	Urban (Poblacion)	Delfin A. Malingin	2,634	2,746	−4.08%
Dampalan	Interior	Alexander D. Villa	1,616	1,474	+9.63%
Daro	Interior	Diosdada T. Sangual	673	572	+17.66%
Dawo	Urban (Poblacion)	Francis Dick R. Dy	2,522	2,655	−5.01%
Diwa-an	Interior	Dioscoro S. Caermare	1,149	1,078	+6.59%
Guimputlan	Coastal	Carmelito E. Bulay-og	817	811	+0.74%
Hilltop	Interior	Edgardo E. Bulagao	904	765	+18.17%
Ilaya	Interior	Predemar D. Quizo	2,873	2,975	−3.43%
Kauswagan (Talisay)	Interior	Hazel E. Sapalleda	1,511	1,217	+24.16%
Larayan	Interior	Nerio B. Seripa	2,502	2,018	+23.98%
Linabo	Urban (Poblacion)	Arsenia D. Adrias	1,530	1,505	+1.66%
Liyang	Interior	Nicomedes D. Catahay	877	1,122	−21.84%
Maria Cristina	Interior	Narciso A. Jumuad Jr.	2,396	2,045	+17.16%
Maria Uray	Interior	Marlon B. Aseñas	1,632	1,525	+7.02%
Masidlakon	Interior	Felix P. Tacbaya	1,423	1,198	+18.78%
Napo	Coastal	Lilia S. Adasa	1,042	1,044	−0.19%
Opao	Interior	Ludivico E. Hamoy	1,527	1,510	+1.13%
Oro	Coastal	Junito S. Tagapan	1,119	1,113	+0.54%
Owaon	Interior	Meneciano S. Dajuela	2,264	1,922	+17.79%
Oyan	Interior	Rene G. Senio	790	859	−8.03%
Polo	Coastal	Oscar S. Balladares	2,795	3,226	−13.36%
Potol	Urban (Poblacion)	Clifford D. Hamoy	1,648	1,729	−4.68%
Potungan	Interior	Dick L. Dangcalan	1,652	1,559	+5.97%
San Francisco	Interior	Cipriana B. de los Santos	590	555	+6.31%
San Nicolas	Interior	Clark C. Carreon	1,561	1,294	+20.63%
San Pedro	Coastal	Cyrus I. Alipoyo	2,220	2,017	+10.06%
San Vicente	Coastal	Arniel R. Lacquio	2,640	2,781	−5.07%
Santa Cruz	Urban (Poblacion)	Miguel B. Gahisan Jr.	1,462	1,683	−13.13%
Santo Niño	Coastal	Crisologo R. Jumuad	2,007	1,810	+10.88%
Selinog	Island	Felix B. Tuballa	692	697	−0.72%
Sicayab-Bucana	Coastal	Danilo B. Sardane	2,796	2,537	+10.21%
Sigayan	Interior	Liza S. Lear	1,034	919	+12.51%
Sinonoc	Interior	Maribel A. Petalcorin	1,519	1,578	−3.74%
Sulangon	Interior	Edwin S. Carreon	3,569	3,150	+13.30%
Taguilon	Coastal	Rene D. Galleposo Jr.	3,384	3,358	+0.77%
Tag-ulo	Coastal	Sheila B. Sumalpong	722	754	−4.24%
Talisay (Matagobtob Poblacion)[a]	Urban (Poblacion)	Marilyn O. Frankera	3,245	3,084	+5.22%
Tamion	Interior	Tarcisio G. Bayron	960	993	−3.32%
City of Dapitan			85,202	82,418	+3.38%
Source: Philippine Statistics Authority – Philippine Standard Geographic Code – City of Dapitan – Barangays

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1. The official website of the City of Dapitan refers to this barangay as "Talisay", while the Philippine Statistics Authority refers to this barangay as "Matagobtob Poblacion."

Taguilon

Main article: Taguilon, Dapitan

Taguilon is home to the Dakak Park and Beach Resort. It is a producer of coconut and agar (based on sea weed) as well as a fishing port. The pier in Taguilon is a secondary/alternate port to the main passenger/cargo port in Dapitan. Additionally, during severe storms at sea, ferries and other ships find shelter in the Taguilon cove. One can find the mount Lalab overlooking the islets of Silinog and part of Balyangaw.

Talisay

Talisay is a seaside barangay where José Rizal spent four years in exile. A park and shrine honoring the Philippine national hero can be found in the José Rizal Memorial Protected Landscape, a protected area declared in 2000, located in the old Rizal farm site in the barangay.

Poverty incidence of Dapitan

Dapitan's seat of government, the City Hall, is located at the Dapitan Government Center in Barangay Dawo. The local government structure is composed of one mayor, one vice mayor and ten councilors all elected through popular vote. Two ex officio members are added to the City Council with one representing Dapitan's 50 Barangay Captains being the Association of Barangay Councils (ABC) President, and one representing Dapitan's 50 Barangay Youth Council Presidents being the Sangguniang Kabataan (SK) Federation President. Each official, with the exemption of the ABC and SK Presidents, is elected publicly to a 3-year term and can be re-elected up to 3 terms in succession. The day-to-day administration of the city is handled by the city administrator.

Liwasan ng Dapitan (Dapitan City Plaza)

Punto del Desembarco de Rizal

Rizal Shrine

St. James the Greater Parish

Liwasan ng Dapitan (Dapitan City Plaza)

Dapitan City Plaza ("Liwasan ng Dapitan"), also known as the City Square, was beautified and developed by Dr. José Rizal during his exile. With the assistance of the Spanish Politico-Military Governor of Dapitan, Gov. Ricardo Carnicero, Rizal made the City Square comparable to those he saw in Europe.^[28] It has an area of one hectare, more or less.

Punto del Desembarco de Rizal

Rizal disembarked in Punto del Desembarco de Rizal (Rizal's Point of Disembarking). A 20-foot cross also stands in the place to symbolize the propagation of Christianity in the locality of Dapitan.

Rizal Park and Shrine

Rizal Park and Shrine is a major historical landmark in Dapitan. In August 1892, Rizal, together with Governor Carnicero and Francisco Equilor, a Spaniard living in Dipolog, won a lottery bet which financially enabled Dr. Rizal to buy a 10-hectare piece of land from Lucia Pagbangon. Rizal moved to the area in which the shrine currently stands in March 1893. Later on, his mother, Doña Teodora Alonso Realonda, his sisters, and some relatives from Calamba, Laguna, came and lived with him in Barangay Talisay (which is where the shrine is located) until 1896. Rizal Shrine was declared a national shrine through Presidential Decree No. 105 issued by then-President Ferdinand Marcos on January 24, 1973.

Casa Real

Rizal stayed in Casa Real with Governor Carnicero from his arrival until he moved to the present-day location of Rizal Shrine in Barangay Talisay in March 1893. The appearance of Casa Real is similar to that of the old city hall, with bamboo on each side and the upper portion made up of wood. A replica of Casa Real will soon rise near its marker.

St. James the Greater Church

This church was built in 1871 in honor of St. James the Greater, Dapitan's patron saint. The design of the interior walls is more or less one meter thick and still original except for the furnishing. The altar and the interior hane undergone several renovations. Inside is a historical spot where Rizal stood while hearing Mass every Sunday. At the mezzanine is the priceless heritage organ that bears the year wherein it was made – 1827 – at the choir loft. It was brought to Dapitan by the Augustinian Recollect fathers. A German-made instrument with European pipes, it is a manual pipe organ.

Cotta de Dapitan

Established in 1761, the fort was made to monitor the waters of northern Zamboanga. The fort was made on top of the sacred Ilihan Hill. Currently, the fort is in dire need of conservation.

Dapitan has launched a diversified fiesta celebration of its Patron St. James or Señor Santiago, whose memorial is celebrated every July 25, for the locals through a three-in-one affair, combining religious, cultural and sports events in its Kinabayo Festival.

The Kinabayo Festival kicks off July 16 and culminates on July 31 with various events taking place within the Shrine City of the Philippines.

• José Rizal (b. 1861 - d. 1896) - national hero
• Martha Cecilia (b. 1953 - d. 2014) - Filipino writer of Tagalog romance pocketbook novels
• Gazini Ganados (b. 1995) - Filipino fashion model and beauty pageant titleholder who became Binibining Pilipinas 2019 Universe and part of Top 20 of Miss Universe 2019.
• Theodore Boborol (b. 1979) - A renowned film and television director in the Philippines.