Calinan

Calinan is an administrative district of Davao City in the Philippines, which in 2020 had a population of 102,485.[1] It is situated in the 3rd congressional district of Davao City.[2]

Calinan
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CountryPhilippines
RegionRegion XI
ProvinceDavao del Sur (geographically only)
CityDavao City
Population
 (2020 census)
 • Total102,485
Time zoneUTC+08:00 (Philippine Standard Time)

Calinan is known for production of durian, cacao beans, pineapples and bananas.[3][4]

Etymology

The name Calinan was coined from the Bagobo word "Colina" which means water that changes direction. Calinan have rich and fertile soil that attracted investors to put up business on its unique and interesting places. To mention few were DAVCO, DOLE, and DFC. The fast growing population of the place encouraged the pioneered teacher Paulina Naval to educate the children of Calinan. Calinan was once part of the Guianga District during World War II liberation. It was the time when Davao City composes only of two District; Guianga and Davao Central District. Guianga District was under the supervision ship of Mrs. Victoria Montgomery. She manned Matina, Talomo, Toril, Dacudao and Calinan. Early 1950's, Calinan was created into a separate District and part of it were Roxas, Marilog, and Baguio.

Barangays

Calinan is politically subdivided into 19 barangays. Each barangay consists of puroks and some have sitios.

  • Biao Joaquin
  • Calinan (Proper)
  • Cawayan
  • Dacudao
  • Dalagdag
  • Dominga
  • Inayangan
  • Lacson
  • Lamanan
  • Lampianao
  • Megkawayan
  • Pangyan
  • Riverside
  • Saloy
  • Sirib
  • Subasta
  • Talomo River
  • Tamayong
  • Wangan

See also

References
  1. "Total Population by Province, City, Municipality, and Barangay: as of May 1, 2020" (PDF). 2020 Census of Population and Housing. Philippine Statistics Authority. p. 25.
  2. "Comelec-Davao opens satellite registration". Sunstar Davao.
  3. "Meet the couple behind one of Davao's most successful durian and cacao farms". Manila Bulletin.
  4. "Livelihood brings hope". Sunstar Davao.


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