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| Pushpin Map: | Philippines | ||
| Pushpin Label Position: | right | ||
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location within the | ||
| Subdivision Type: | Country | ||
| Subdivision Name: | Philippines | ||
| Subdivision Type1: | Region | ||
| Subdivision Type2: | Province | ||
| Named For: | St. James the Great | ||
| Subdivision Type3: | District | ||
| Established Title: | Founded | ||
| Established Date: | January 1, 1937 | ||
| Established Title1: | Chartered | ||
| Established Date1: | 1969 | ||
| Parts Type: | Barangays | ||
| Parts Style: | para | ||
| P1: | (see Barangays) | ||
| Leader Title: | Mayor | ||
| Leader Name: | Franklin D. Lim | ||
| Leader Title1: | Vice Mayor | ||
| Leader Name1: | Zenaida C. Lim | ||
| Leader Name2: | Ma. Angelica Amante-Matba | ||
| Leader Title3: | Municipal Council | ||
| Leader Name4: | voters (electorate_point_in_time}}|) | ||
| Elevation Max M: | 1059 | ||
| Elevation Min M: | 23 | ||
| Population Density Km2: | auto | ||
| Population Blank1 Title: | Households | ||
| Timezone: | PST | ||
| Utc Offset: | +8 | ||
| Postal Code Type: | ZIP code | ||
| Demographics Type1: | Economy | ||
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| Demographics1 Title7: | IRA | ||
| Demographics1 Title8: | IRA rank | ||
| Demographics1 Title9: | Expenditure | ||
| Demographics1 Title10: | Liabilities | ||
| Demographics Type2: | Service provider | ||
| Demographics2 Title1: | Electricity | ||
| Demographics2 Title2: | Water | ||
| Demographics2 Title3: | Telecommunications | ||
| Demographics2 Title4: | Cable TV | ||
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| Blank4 Name Sec2: | Patron saint | ||
Santiago, officially the Municipality of Santiago (ceb|Lungsod sa Santiago; tl|Bayan ng Santiago), is a 4th class municipality in the province of Agusan del Norte, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 28,657 people.
In the later part of 1898, a group of natives fleeing from the municipality of Jabonga settled in a place recognized by the municipality of Cabadbaran as barrio Santiago, However, in 1924 the Aciga River swelled its banks, destroying all properties, crops and animals along it. This forced the inhabitants of Santiago, Cabadbaran to transfer to barrio Jagupit. In 1936, the same river wrought extensive damage which made the inhabitants decide to transfer at the foot of the hill, particularly at Sitio Paypay, which was inhabited by two groups of natives-the Manobo and the Mamanwa.
The construction of the national highway, which passes thru sitio Paypay, lured more people to settle in the place.
On April 26, 1959, the name Paypay was changed to Santiago through Republic Act 2170,[1] in honor of Senior Santiago or Saint James.
In 1964, the barrio officials of Santiago indicated their desire to become a separate municipality. Finally, on June 15, 1969, the barrios of Santiago and Jagupit were separated from Cabadbaran and constituted into the new municipality of Santiago, through Republic Act 5242.[2]
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.
Santiago is politically subdivided into 9 barangays. Each barangay consists of puroks while some have sitios.
In the 2020 census, Santiago had a population of 28,657. The population density was NaN28,657/275.61.