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| Named For: | Hispanized surname of Ferdinand Magellan | ||
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| Leader Name: | Cesar C. Cumba | ||
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| Leader Name1: | Demosthenes H. Arabaca | ||
| Leader Name2: | Ma. Angelica Amante-Matba | ||
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Magallanes, officially the Municipality of Magallanes (ceb|Lungsod sa Magallanes; tl|Bayan ng Magallanes), is a 4th class municipality in the province of Agusan del Norte, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 22,293 people.
The municipality was named after the Hispanized surname of the Portuguese-born maritime explorer Ferdinand Magellan. Formerly part of Butuan, Magallanes was created as a municipality on June 21, 1969, through Republic Act 5660.[1]
According to the Philippine Statistics Authority, the municipality has a land area of constituting of the 2730.24adj=mid2adj=mid total area of Agusan del Norte.
The topography of the land is mostly flat and rolling, surrounded by mountains. Swamps characterize much of the landscape that is situated at the mouth of the two major rivers in the province, the Agusan and Baug Rivers.
The elevation of most of lands is below sea level. The town center is in the river delta and has to be kept protected by dikes. The land gradually rises in the north-west to the 99adj=midNaNadj=mid high Mount Taod-oy at barangay Taod-oy and the 162adj=midNaNadj=mid high Mount Panaytayon.
Around of Magallanes lands have slope of 0 to 3 percent, have 8 to 18 percent, 18 to 30 percent and 30 to 50 percent.
Hydrosol, San Miguel Loam, San Miguel Clay Loam, Malalag Silt Loam and Butuan Loam are its soil types. Upper Miocene, Cretaceous-Paleogene and recent sedimentary materials are the rock elements that make up Magallanes lands.
Of its total land area, are classified as alienable and disposable. The other are forestlands. or 3 percent is built-up, of that for social facilities and the other for roads. Around or 64.33 percent of its lands are utilized for agriculture, the other or 33.20 percent, for forest use. Four hectares are also being utilized for tourism in special use. Within the agricultural area, are under CARP coverage.
Magallanes is generally outside the "typhoon belt". Its climate is, by Philippine classification, Type II. There is no definite dry season in the area. Maximum rain is from November to January. Lying within the eastern coast, the place is within the pathway north-east monsoons, trade winds and storms.
Magallanes is politically subdivided into eight barangays. Each barangay consists of puroks while some have sitios.
In the 2020 census, Magallanes had a population of 22,293. The population density was NaN22,293/44.31.
The town has two plywood manufacturing firms: EMCO (Barangay Santo Rosario) and PSPI (Barangay Marcos), and one safety matches manufacturing firm: JAKA Equities Corp (Barangay Marcos). The three manufacturing plants are all on the main street and operating near the Baug River and Agusan River.
A 2000ha of prawn/shrimp farm in Magallanes used to be the Philippines' top exporter of first class prawn/shrimp to Japan, until the entire farm was hit by a white spot disease in 2001 leading to the collapse of the industry.
| Name | Year of Term |
|---|---|
| Florentino P. Magallanes | 1972-1978; 1986-1987 |
| Francisco M. Herrera | 1978-1984 |
| Juanito A. Suacillo | 1984-1986 |
| Rosita C. Cumba | 1988-1994; 1995 |
| Manuel M. Relampagos | 1994; 1995-1998 |
| Carlito C. Cumba | 2007-2010 |
| Demosthenes H. Arabaca | 2010-2019 |
| Cesar C. Cumba | 1998-2007; 2019–present |
The Magallanes Coastal Road (Known as Cuenca Avenue Street) was started on 2019 under municipal mayor Cesar Cumba, Jr. The said project was under the Local Government and it was completed in October 2020. In 2023, the LGU constructs the new coastal boulevard that easily traveled from and to Poblacion. The REBAR Sports Center was located in P-6 Buhang, Magallanes which was opened on October 9, 2020. The said sports center was owned and maintained by the private family, and it has 2 badminton courts, 2 table tennis courts, 2 darts courts and the taekwondo dojang. The Badminton court can be also configured for Rhythmic gymnastics.
The Philippine Long Distance Telephone Company provides fixed line services. Wireless mobile communications services are provided by Smart Communications and Globe Telecommunications.
Magallanes can be reached through the Mindanao gateways:
There are several major shipping lines serving the Manila and Cebu routes namely: 2Go, Cokaliong, Medallion Transport and PSACC.
The boat ride from Butuan to Magallanes, navigating the Agusan River, takes about 45 minutes.
Bachelor Express and PhilTranCo is the dominant public land transport from Manila and Tacloban passing Surigao, Cabadbaran and Butuan to Cagayan de Oro and Davao. The public mode of transportation within the municipality is by motorcabs and pedicabs. Passenger vans commonly known as V-Hire are also available for Butuan routes.