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Caraga is named after the Kalagan people (Spanish "Caragan"), a Mansakan subgroup (related to Visayans) native to the regions of Davao and parts of Caraga who speak the Kalagan languages. The name itself is from kalagan (literally "[strong] spirited") which means "fierce" or "brave"; from kalag ("spirit" or "soul") in the native animistic anito ...
Spanish for "The Pineapples"; the city's old name however is "Las Peñas" meaning "The Rocks". [22] Legazpi: Albay: Miguel López de Legazpi, the first Spanish Governor-General of the Philippines. Ligao: Albay: from ticao, a Bicolano word for a tree with poisonous leaves. Lipa: Batangas: from lipa, a Philippine linden tree. Lucena: none: The ...
Butuanons number about 1,420,000. They are the descendants of Austronesian-speaking immigrants who came from South China during the Iron Age. The native language of Butuanons is the Butuanon language, but most Butuanon nowadays primarily speak the Cebuano language, because of the mass influx of Cebuano settlers to Mindanao, and Filipino and English as second or third languages.
The Vital Statistics division of the Philippines Statistics Authority released lists of the most popular baby names in the Philippines in 2021. 10 most popular Filipino boy names with meanings.
The town was renamed Caraga after its founding, derived from the word calagan, from the Kalagan people, whose name means "people of the [fierce/brave] spirit". The Italian adventurer Giovanni Francesco Gemelli Careri , who published a book of travel in the country, cited Francisco Combes , S.J. as a source in saying that Calagan is derived from ...
Caraga, officially the Municipality of Caraga (Cebuano: Lungsod sa Caraga; Tagalog: Bayan ng Caraga), is a municipality in the province of Davao Oriental, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 39,704 people. [3] It is one of the oldest settlements in the island of Mindanao.
Kalagan is an Austronesian dialect cluster of the Davao Region of Mindanao in the Philippines. It is also spoken in a few parts of Caraga, still in Mindanao.
Poverty incidence of Surigao del Sur 10 20 30 40 50 60 2006 46.51 2009 53.69 2012 36.01 2015 40.56 2018 25.44 2021 24.00 Source: Philippine Statistics Authority Coastal fishing in Cantilan Surigao del Sur is one of the suppliers of rice, bananas and other tropical fruits. Copper, chromite and silver are also found here. Marine and aquaculture are abundant in the province, being primary ...