Cantilan
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Cantilan Harbour
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| Nickname(s): The Cradle Town | |
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| Coordinates: 09°20′N 125°59′E / 9.333°N 125.983°ECoordinates: 09°20′N 125°59′E / 9.333°N 125.983°E | |
| Country | Philippines |
| Region | Caraga (Region XIII) |
| Province | Surigao del Sur |
| District | 1st district of Surigao del Sur |
| Founded | 1782 |
| Barangays | 17 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Philip A. Pichay |
| Area | |
| • Total | 240.10 km2 (92.70 sq mi) |
| Population (2015 census) | |
| • Total | 31,492 |
| • Density | 130/km2 (340/sq mi) |
| Time zone | PST (UTC+8) |
| ZIP code | 8317 |
| IDD : area code | +63 (0)86 |
| Income class | 2nd municipal income class |
| 166805000 | |
| Electorate | 20,885 voters as of 2016 |
| Website | www |
Cantilan is a second class municipality in the province of Surigao del Sur, Philippines. According to the 2015 census, it has a population of 31,492 people.
Cantilan is considered the "Cradle of Towns" in Surigao del Sur. It originally encompassed the whole area of Carcanmadcarlan or the present towns of Carrascal, Cantilan, Madrid, Carmen and Lanuza.
Cantilan is the second northernmost municipality of CarCanMadCarLan and so also the second northernmost municipality of the province. The neighbouring municipalities are Carrascal in the north-west and Madrid in the south-east.
Cantilan is politically subdivided into 17 barangays. Buntalid and Magasang were constituted as barrios in 1956.
Cantilan, like the whole island of Mindanao is considered having a tropical climate, with an average monthly precipitation of 308.66 mm (12.5 inches). However, its wettest season fall between the months of November until March. Dry season starts between April to September with brief afternoon showers and thunderstorms locally called sobasco.
Cantilan existed as a settlement for more than three centuries as early as 1709.
According to legend, the word Cantilan originated from the big shell of a bivalve locally called, "Tilang". A couple with beautiful daughters lived close to the location of the big shell. When suitors came to visit the daughters and were asked their destination, they would answer, “Can Tilang” (meaning “to Tilang’s"). Eventually, "Can Tilang" became "Cantilan".
According to sources, it was created by virtue of the Spanish Royal Decree of 1768 known as Maura Law. Another source states however, that Fr. Valerio de San Agustin implemented it in 1782 at "Daan Lungsod," the old town in the coastal area. It was populated with people from Bayuyo, Ilihan and Calagdan. They constructed a fortification, a "Kuta", (Fort) made of limetones later named as Baluarte de Señor San Miguel, located across the river in the modern Cantilan.
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