Montevista, officially the Municipality of Montevista (Cebuano: Lungsod sa Montevista; Tagalog: Bayan ng Montevista), is a 3rd class municipality in the province of Davao de Oro, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 46,558 people.[3]
Montevista | |
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| Municipality of Montevista | |
 Montevista Sports Tourism Complex and Food Hub from National Highway | |
 Flag | |
| Nickname: Christmas Capital of Davao de Oro | |
| Motto(s): God-Centered, Self-Sufficient, and Self-Reliant | |
 Map of Davao de Oro with Montevista highlighted | |
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  Montevista Location within the Philippines | |
| Coordinates: 7°42′19″N 125°59′25″E / 7.7053°N 125.9903°E | |
| Country | Philippines |
| Region | Davao Region |
| Province | Davao de Oro |
| District | 1st district |
| Founded | June 18, 1966 |
| Barangays | 20 (see Barangays) |
| Government | |
| • Type | Sangguniang Bayan |
| • mayor of Montevista[*] | Cyrex L. Basalo |
| • Vice Mayor | Felipe C. Rabanoz |
| • Representative | Manuel E. Zamora |
| • Electorate | 31,260 voters (2022) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 225.00 km2 (86.87 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 139 m (456 ft) |
| Highest elevation | 344 m (1,129 ft) |
| Lowest elevation | 59 m (194 ft) |
| Population (2020 census)[3] | |
| • Total | 46,558 |
| • Density | 210/km2 (540/sq mi) |
| • Households | 11,807 |
| Economy | |
| • Income class | 3rd municipal income class |
| • Poverty incidence | 18.53 |
| • Revenue | ₱ 194.6 million (2020), 85.31 million (2012), 95.5 million (2013), 107.7 million (2014), 127.2 million (2015), 133 million (2016), 148 million (2017), 164.3 million (2018), 184.6 million (2019), 210.3 million (2021), 283.1 million (2022) |
| • Assets | ₱ 385.8 million (2020), 99.46 million (2012), 111.4 million (2013), 149.3 million (2014), 187.3 million (2015), 218 million (2016), 218.8 million (2017), 301.8 million (2018), 359.8 million (2019), 383.2 million (2021), 522.3 million (2022) |
| • Expenditure | ₱ 199.3 million (2020), 77.36 million (2012), 84.73 million (2013), 90.95 million (2014), 105.9 million (2015), 113.2 million (2016), 133.1 million (2017), 164.1 million (2018), 183.4 million (2019), 200.2 million (2021), 259.3 million (2022) |
| • Liabilities | ₱ 123.5 million (2020), 35.11 million (2012), 40.85 million (2013), 61.98 million (2014), 82.15 million (2015), 91.68 million (2016), 75.68 million (2017), 150.4 million (2018), 134.7 million (2019), 91.82 million (2021), 148.4 million (2022) |
| Service provider | |
| • Electricity | Davao del Norte Electric Cooperative (DANECO) |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (PST) |
| ZIP code | 8801 |
| PSGC | |
| IDD : area code | +63 (0)87 |
| Native languages | Davawenyo Cebuano Kalagan Mansaka Tagalog Ata Manobo |
| Website | montevista-comval |
Caumanga, the original name of Montevista, was a peaceful haven of the Mandayan Tribe. During the Japanese occupation, Caumanga became the headquarters of the Japanese Imperial Forces who induced to flock to the place for protection, shelter, medicine, and food. With the increase of Christian settlers in the early part of 1950s, the name "Caumanga" was changed to San Jose in honor of their Patron Saint, Saint Joseph the Worker. However, it was not until June 18, 1966, when Republic Act No. 4808 was issued creating San Jose into a regular town.
History
editLong before the coming of Christians, "Caumanga", the original name of Barangay San Jose, was home to Mandayan Tribes. It then became the stop-over for migrants (settlers coming from different parts of the country), who came to the place in search of the fertile Compostela Valley.
The first settlers of Caumanga were Boboy Timbang and two cousins named Isig and Amasig, the disciples of Mongado-the first Mandayan Educator. Then followed by Eduardo Torres, Valentin Mabasag and some Christian settlers Julian A. Mascariñas, Leonardo Toyong Sr., Francisco Ramos and ex-councilor Rufino Ubal. These men helped develop Montevista at its early stage.
During the Japanese occupation of World War II, Caumanga became the headquarters of the Japanese Imperial Forces under Inani Murakami, a Japanese Imperial Officer who befriended Fertig's guerilla movement and the Japanese induced the evacuees to flock to Caumanga for protection, shelter, medicine and food and stayed there for good even after the liberation time.
With the increase of Christian Settlers in the early part of the 1950s, the name Caumanga was changed to San Jose in honor of their patron saint, Saint Joseph the Worker.
In 1960, Councilor Rufino Ubal, a member of the Municipal Council of Nabunturan authored a resolution making San Jose a barrio of Nabunturan. The first elected barrio lieutenant was Francisco Ramos and the first Barangay Captain was Julian A. Mascariñas.
Five years after, the barrio officials and some civic minded citizens initiated the separation of barrio San Jose from its mother municipality thus, in 1965, the Barangay Council of San Jose made a resolution addressed to the Provincial Board, proposing to create Barrio San Jose and neighboring barrios (barangays) into a separate town.
Board member Simplicio Montaño, the Grand Old Man of San Jose who was inspired by a place in California, United States, which had a semblance in topography to San Jose, changed the name from San Jose to Montevista meaning "mountain view". Also it was Montaño who worked hard for its approval in Congress, thus in June 1966, Montevista became a regular municipality.
Montevista became a regular municipality on June 18, 1966, by virtue of Republic Act no. 4808 comprising the six barangays of San Jose, New Visayas, Camansi, Bankerohan Norte, Bankerohan Sur and Linoan. These barangays were formerly parts of the municipalities of Nabunturan, Monkayo, Compostela and Asuncion.
Though Montevista was created on June 18, 1966, its political administration took effect on January 1, 1969, with Bernardo R. Rabanoz as the first elected mayor. After serving his term he was then succeeded by Simplicio Montaño, who barely served a month due to his untimely death. Vice Mayor Julian A. Mascariñas succeeded him and he served as the Municipal Mayor from February 11, 1972, to March 2, 1980. Mayor Bernardo R. Rabanoz took the reign of administration after winning the 1980 electoral race, serving for six years until April 1986.
After the EDSA Revolution, Felipe B. Flores was designated on April 14, 1986, as Officer-In-Charge Mayor under the Freedom Constitution replacing elected Mayor Bernardo R. Rabanoz to last until December 6, 1987. In turn, Emiliano A. Corias was designated as OIC Mayor and served as the Local Chief Executive from December 7, 1987, to February 1, 1988.
During the 1988 local polls, Bernardo R. Rabanoz won the election and remained four terms in the office as mayor. In 1995 elections, Vice Mayor Salvador S. Jauod Sr. became the town's mayor and was reelected in the May 11, 1998, election.
Geography
editThe municipality is bordered north by Monkayo; east by Compostela and Monkayo; south by Nabunturan; and west by Asuncion and New Corella, Davao del Norte.
Barangays
editMontevista is politically subdivided into 20 barangays. [5] Each barangay consists of puroks while some have sitios.
- Banagbanag
- Banglasan
- Bankerohan Norte
- Bankerohan Sur
- Camansi
- Camantangan
- Concepcion
- Dauman
- Canidkid
- Lebanon
- Linoan
- Mayaon
- New Calape
- New Dalaguete
- New Cebulan (Sambayon)
- New Visayas
- Prosperidad
- San Jose (Poblacion)
- San Vicente
- Tapia
Climate
edit| Climate data for Montevista | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 27 (81) |
27 (81) |
28 (82) |
29 (84) |
30 (86) |
29 (84) |
29 (84) |
30 (86) |
30 (86) |
30 (86) |
29 (84) |
28 (82) |
29 (84) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 23 (73) |
23 (73) |
23 (73) |
23 (73) |
24 (75) |
24 (75) |
24 (75) |
24 (75) |
24 (75) |
24 (75) |
24 (75) |
23 (73) |
24 (74) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 160 (6.3) |
127 (5.0) |
96 (3.8) |
62 (2.4) |
141 (5.6) |
197 (7.8) |
185 (7.3) |
186 (7.3) |
183 (7.2) |
181 (7.1) |
128 (5.0) |
111 (4.4) |
1,757 (69.2) |
| Average rainy days | 20.0 | 17.2 | 15.9 | 13.9 | 23.8 | 27.2 | 28.1 | 28.2 | 27.0 | 27.0 | 21.3 | 18.7 | 268.3 |
| Source: Meteoblue (modeled/calculated data, not measured locally)[6] | |||||||||||||
Demographics
edit| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 11,945 | — |
| 1980 | 20,626 | +5.62% |
| 1990 | 29,789 | +3.74% |
| 1995 | 31,905 | +1.29% |
| 2000 | 33,225 | +0.87% |
| 2007 | 35,192 | +0.80% |
| 2010 | 39,602 | +4.39% |
| 2015 | 43,706 | +1.90% |
| 2020 | 46,558 | +1.25% |
| Source: Philippine Statistics Authority[7][8][9][10] | ||
In the 2020 census, the population of Montevista, Davao de Oro, was 46,558 people,[3] with a density of 210 inhabitants per square kilometre or 540 inhabitants per square mile.
Economy
editPoverty incidence of Montevista
10
20
30
40
50
2006
36.50 2009
41.27 2012
40.17 2015
33.38 2018
27.85 2021
18.53 Source: Philippine Statistics Authority[11][12][13][14][15][16][17][18] |
References
edit- ^ Municipality of Montevista | (DILG)
- ^ "2015 Census of Population, Report No. 3 – Population, Land Area, and Population Density" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. Quezon City, Philippines. August 2016. ISSN 0117-1453. Archived (PDF) from the original on May 25, 2021. Retrieved July 16, 2021.
- ^ a b c Census of Population (2020). "Region XI (Davao Region)". Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved July 8, 2021.
- ^ "PSA Releases the 2021 City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates". Philippine Statistics Authority. April 2, 2024. Retrieved April 28, 2024.
- ^ "Province: Compostela Valley". PSGC Interactive. Quezon City, Philippines: Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved November 12, 2016.
- ^ "Montevista: Average Temperatures and Rainfall". Meteoblue. Retrieved November 16, 2019.
- ^ Census of Population (2015). "Region XI (Davao Region)". Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved June 20, 2016.
- ^ Census of Population and Housing (2010). "Region XI (Davao Region)" (PDF). Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. National Statistics Office. Retrieved June 29, 2016.
- ^ Censuses of Population (1903–2007). "Region XI (Davao Region)". Table 1. Population Enumerated in Various Censuses by Province/Highly Urbanized City: 1903 to 2007. National Statistics Office.
- ^ "Province of Compostela Valley". Municipality Population Data. Local Water Utilities Administration Research Division. Retrieved December 17, 2016.
- ^ "Poverty incidence (PI):". Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved December 28, 2020.
- ^ "Estimation of Local Poverty in the Philippines" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. November 29, 2005.
- ^ "2003 City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. March 23, 2009.
- ^ "City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates; 2006 and 2009" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. August 3, 2012.
- ^ "2012 Municipal and City Level Poverty Estimates" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. May 31, 2016.
- ^ "Municipal and City Level Small Area Poverty Estimates; 2009, 2012 and 2015". Philippine Statistics Authority. July 10, 2019.
- ^ "PSA Releases the 2018 Municipal and City Level Poverty Estimates". Philippine Statistics Authority. December 15, 2021. Retrieved January 22, 2022.
- ^ "PSA Releases the 2021 City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates". Philippine Statistics Authority. April 2, 2024. Retrieved April 28, 2024.