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Encyclopedia > Dapitan

Dapitan City is a 2nd class city in the province of Zamboanga del Norte, Philippines. According to the 2000 census, it has a population of 68,178 people in 13,560 households. A city (lungsod, sometimes siyudad, in Filipino) is a tier of local government in the Philippines. ... Map of the Philippines showing all the regions and their provinces. ... 2000 is a leap year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ...


Barangays

Dapitan City is politically subdivided into 50 barangays. A barangay is the smallest local government unit in the Philippines and is very similar to a village. ...


External links

  • Philippine Standard Geographic Code
  • 2000 Philippine Census Information

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Sun.Star Cagayan de Oro - Dapitan: On the Spotlight (795 words)
Dapitan, which probably got its name from the Cebuano word "Dapit" meaning "to invite," is of course easy to find in the Philippine map sans its riveting night lights because of its cultural and historical importance.
Dapitan City is one of the best-lighted city in the Philippines--thanks to the town officials' investment on giant, majestic lights.
Dapitan's lights may not be visible from the vantage view of the skies, but the telling signs of progress are everywhere--and the city has shown that it is worthy to be called as the tourism center in the Zamboanga region.
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Dapitan remained a part of the Zamboanga peninsula until 1952 when it was divided into two provinces, the Norte and Sur.
Dapitan became a chartered city in 1963 by virtue of R.A. 3811 and became the first chartered city in Zamboanga del Norte.
Dapitan lies on the northwestern coast of the island of Mindanao.
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