Sapang Dalaga


Sapang Dalaga, officially the Municipality of Sapang Dalaga, is a municipality in the province of Misamis Occidental, Philippines. According to the 2024 census, it has a population of 21,006 people.
It is located from Ozamiz City and from Dipolog Airport in Dipolog, Zamboanga del Norte.
It is rich in mineral resources such as gold, copper and manganese, and has mountains, rivers, waterfalls and beaches. Baga is one kilometer from the town center and can be reached by foot or motor vehicles. Mountains, such as Mount Dasa and Mount Pedoluan, are also nearby. Casul Bay, which connects to Murcielagos Bay, can be navigated.

Etymology

Its name is derived from the phrase sapa ng dalaga, meaning "maiden in a creek".
The names of some barangays were derived from rivers and trees, for example, Guinabot came from a river, Locus was derived from the native locus tree.

Geography

Barangays

Sapang Dalaga is politically subdivided into 28 barangays. Each barangay consists of puroks while some have sitios.
  • Bautista
  • Bitibut
  • Boundary
  • Caluya
  • Capundag
  • Casul
  • Dalumpinas
  • Dasa
  • Dioyo
  • Disoy
  • El Paraiso
  • Guinabot
  • Libertad
  • Locus
  • Macabibo
  • Manla
  • Masubong
  • Medallo
  • Agapito Yap Sr.
  • Poblacion
  • Salimpuno
  • San Agustin
  • Sapang Ama
  • Sinaad
  • Sipac
  • Sixto Velez Sr.
  • Upper Bautista
  • Ventura

    Climate

Demographics

In the 2024 census, the population of Sapang Dalaga was 21,006 people, with a density of.

Economy

Its economy is based on agriculture, with root crops such as gabi, palaw, sweet potato, ube and apale. It has plantation of coconuts, lanzones, mangosteen, rambotan, marang, hibi, guyabano, santol, durian and native bananas. Herbal plants such as Salingkapao, buyo, dalapot grows in each household plot. Vegetables such as string beans, squash, malunggay, likway, bago and sikwa can be found. Sea foods such as bongcawel, saang, bacase, king crabs, nukos, lato, kitong, dangget, lapu-lapu, pasayan can be bought every Friday.