Nasipit, Agusan del Norte

Municipality of Nasipit Lungsod sa Nasipit Bayan ng Nasipit
Town hall
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Nickname(s): The Gateway to Agusan del Norte, Ang Tuboran sa bahandi ug Kusog
Motto: I Love Nasipit!
Coordinates: 8°57′N 125°32′E / 8.95°N 125.533°E / 8.95; 125.533
Country	Philippines
Region	Region XIII (CARAGA)
Province	Agusan del Norte
Districts	Second District of Agusan del Norte
Barangays	19
Official Languages	Cebuano Widely Spoken, Filipino, English
Incorporated (town)	August 1, 1929
Government
– Mayor	Roscoe Democrito B. Plaza (2010-2013)
– Vice Mayor	Ronald N. Timogan (2010-2013)
Area
– Total	236.36 km2 (91.3 sq mi)
Population (August 2007)[1]
– Total	38,096
Time zone	PST (UTC+8)
ZIP code	8602
Area code(s)	85
Patron Saint	Saint Michael, the Archangel

The Municipality of Nasipit (Cebuano: Lungsod sa Nasipit ; Filipino: Bayan ng Nasipit) is a 3rd class municipality in the province of Agusan del Norte, Philippines. The town has the major seaport in the province, the Nasipit International Port or Port of Nasipit. According to the 2007 latest census, it has a population of 38,096 people in 7,010 households.

History

The recorded history of Nasipit can be traced to as early as 1880 when it was declared a pueblo by the Spanish colonizers. According to townsfolk, its name may be attributed to an incident where a native, just after being bitten by a crab, was asked the name of the place by an immigrant. Misunderstanding the question, the native answered “na-si-pit” meaning bitten by a crab. Since then, the town became known as Nasipit.

Nasipit was officially separated from the municipality of Butuan on August 1, 1929. It became a municipality by virtue of Executive Order No. 181 issued by Acting Governor General Eugene Gilmore of the U.S. Army. A proposal to change its name to Aurora was initiated by former Governor Teofisto Guingona Sr. but due to strong opposition from townsfolk, the name Nasipit was retained.

In 1949 the barrios of Carmen, Tagcatong, Cahayagan and San Agustin, formerly part of this municipality, became the town of Carmen by virtue of Republic Act No. 380 which was approved on June 15, 1949.^[2]

Barangays

Nasipit is politically subdivided into 19 barangays. Of these, 7 are urban and 12 are rural. There are 9 coastal barangays namely: Cubi-Cubi, Ata-Atahon, Punta, Brgy. 1 Apagan (Pob.), Talisay (where the seaport is situated), Sta. Ana, Camagong, Amontay and Aclan

Aclan Amontay Ata-atahon Camagong Cubi-cubi Culit Jaguimitan Kinabjangan Barangay 1 - Apagan (Pob.) Barangay 2 - Apagan (Pob.)

Barangay 3 (Pob.) Barangay 4 (Pob.) Barangay 5 (Pob.) Barangay 6 (Pob.) Barangay 7 (Pob.) Punta Santa Ana Talisay Triangulo

Geographical Location

Nasipit lies in the northwestern part of the province and is located 8059’ north latitude and 125 degrees 24 minutes to 125 degrees 15 minutes east longitude. It is bounded in the east and south by the municipality of Buenavista, in the west by the municipality of Carmen, and in the north by Butuan Bay.

It is 24 kilometers west of Butuan City and is 175 kilometers northeast of Cagayan de Oro City. It is accessible by sea through the inter-island vessels docking in the Nasipit International Seaport, to destinations such as Manila, Cebu, Bohol, and Cagayan de Oro.

Education

Elementary Schools

West Nasipit Central Elementary School Saint Michael College of Caraga Northwestern Agusan Colleges Punta Elementary School Talisay Elementary School Camagong Elementary School East Central - Kinabjangan Elementary School Aclan Elementary School

Ata-Atahon Elementary School Jaguimitan Elementary School Sta. Ana Elementary School Triangulo Elementary School Cubi-Cubi Elementary School Amontay Elementary School Culit Elementary School

High Schools and Colleges

• Nasipit Institute of Technology (NIT)
• Jaguimitan National High School
• Culit National High School
• Liceo de Agusan
• Nasipit National High School (NNHS/IS)
• Nasipit National Vocational School
• Northwestern Agusan Colleges
• Nasipit Institute
• Pacifican Institute of Agusan
• Saint Michael College of Caraga
• Virginia Institute of Technology

Economic

The municipality of Nasipit, one of the 11 municipalities of Agusan del Norte, was identified by the Caraga Regional Development Council (Caraga RDC) through Resolution Number 44 Series of 1996, as the Regional Agri-Industrial Growth Center (RAGC) of the Caraga Region. The municipality's identification as the RAGC and its inclusion in the Agusan Norte Special Economic Zone (ANSEZ) can be attributed to the establishment of the Nasipit, Agusan del Norte Industrial Estate (NANIE). Covering a total of 296.9 hectares and located within Barangays Camagong and Talisay, the proposed estate is envisaged to be an industrial nucleus or manufacturing center in the province where industrial plants, bonded warehouses, container yards and other industrial facilities will be located and made available to investors.

Population

The population statistics was based on the National Statistics Office' census on 2007.

Barangay	Population
Aclan	2,053
Amontay	1,806
Ata-Atahon	1,443
Camagong	4,235
Cubi-Cubi	1,191
Culit	2,671
Jaguimitan	1,027
Kinabjangan	3,272
Barangay 1 Poblacion	1,180
Barangay 2 Poblacion	1166
Barangay 3 Poblacion	895
Barangay 4 Poblacion	727
Barangay 5 Poblacion	1328
Barangay 6 Poblacion	1505
Barangay 7 Poblacion	1645
Punta	3729
Santa Ana	1879
Talisay	3740
Triangulo	2604

Transportation

Municipality of Nasipit can be access through the Mindanao PAN Philippine highway.

Air

Bancasi Airport of Butuan and Lumbia Airport of Cagayan de Oro. PAL and Cebu Pacific have daily flights from Manila to Butuan and v.v. Cebu-Butuan-Cebu flights via Cebu Pacific scheduled Mondays, Wednesdays and Saturdays, and PAL.

Sea

Through the Port of Nasipit. There are several major shipping lines serving the Manila and Cebu routes namely: Superferry, Cebu Ferries, Carlos A. Gothong shipping lines, and Sulpicio lines.

Land

Nasipit can be reached by riding jeepney, van, multicabs and buses from Butuan within 45 minutes. The public mode of transportation in Nasipit is by tricycle similar in Butuan City.

Highlights

Town's Fiesta Celebration

The old inside shot of Saint Michael Parish in Nasipit now it is repainted into yellow color.

Nasipit celebrates its annual fiesta every 29th of September in honor to the town’s patron saint St. Michael the archangel, which includes thanksgiving mass, parade and week before the day of fiesta activities.

Araw ng Nasipit

Araw ng Nasipit (Day of Nasipit), the day celebrated the anniversary of the townhood of Nasipit from 1929 after it was a barrio of Butuan.

Saint Michael the Archangel Parish Church

Located at the heart of the town, it was built by the Dominican priests who serve in the church during 60’s. Nowadays, the church was renovated and makes it as good as it is. Recently the altar of the church was constructed on its new image. When, Rev. Fr. Gaby Avelino took the helm as the Parish Priest there were many developments one of this is the new look of the altar.

Telecommunications

• Cell sites in Nasipit: Smart Communications, Globe Telecommunications and Sun Cellular.
• Landlines: BayanTel, Smart Broadband Inc. (formerly CruzTelCo) and the DOTC Government owned telephone company.
• Internet service Provider: Bayantel DSL, Smart Broadband, Inc., and PLDT Vibe.

Radio Station(s)

• DXRR NASIPIT HOT FM - Nasipit

References

1. ^ 2007 Census of population: Caraga region, Philippine Government: National Statistics Office, http://www.census.gov.ph/data/census2007/index.html, retrieved 2009-02-24 
2. ^ "Act creating the municipality of Carmen in the province of Agusan". LawPH.com. http://lawph.com/statutes/ra380.html. Retrieved 2011-04-09. 

External links

• Nasipit official Website
• St. Michael College of Caraga website
• Philippine Standard Geographic Code

Coordinates: 8°58′08″N 125°17′42″E / 8.969°N 125.295°E / 8.969; 125.295