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| Subdivision Name: | Philippines | ||
| Subdivision Type1: | Region | ||
| Subdivision Type2: | Province | ||
| Subdivision Type3: | District | ||
| Established Title: | Founded | ||
| Established Date: | 1850 | ||
| Parts Type: | Barangays | ||
| Parts Style: | para | ||
| P1: | (see Barangays) | ||
| Leader Name: | Chandru T. Bonite | ||
| Leader Title1: | Vice Mayor | ||
| Leader Name1: | Jennifer B. Bonite | ||
| Leader Name2: | Robert Ace S. Barbers | ||
| Leader Title3: | Municipal Council | ||
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| Elevation Max M: | 222 | ||
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Gigaquit, officially the Municipality of Gigaquit (Surigaonon: Lungsod nan Gigaquit; Tagalog: Bayan ng Gigaquit), is a 4th class municipality in the province of Surigao del Norte, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 21,849 people.
The name is derived from the words gigad (meaning "shore") and gakit (meaning "bamboo raft") and refers to the means of transportation that the early settlers used to travel from the inland to the shore.[1]
Gigaquit was established in 1850 by Cero, a native who fortified the place to make it safe from Moro raiders. During this period, the local population was Christianized by priests from religious orders who made Saint Augustine their patron saint.[1]
Bacuag and Claver, which had been part of Gigaquit, became separate municipalities in 1918 and 1955 under Executive Order Nos. 61 and 126 respectively.[1]
Gigaquit is politically subdivided into 13 barangays. Each barangay consists of puroks while some have sitios.