Marihatag
Marihatag, officially the Municipality of Marihatag ; , is a municipality in the province of Surigao del Sur, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 19,441 people.
It was known as Oteiza until 1955.
The municipality hosts the "Balik-Marihatag" Festival which literally means going back home to Marihatag.
Etymology
Its name is a concatenation of Maria Ihatag.Geography
Barangays
Marihatag is politically subdivided into 12 barangays. Each barangay consists of puroks while some have sitios.- Alegria
- Amontay
- Antipolo
- Arorogan
- Bayan
- Mahaba
- Mararag
- Poblacion
- San Antonio
- San Isidro
- San Pedro
- Sta Cruz