Maragusan

Maragusan , offiziell die Gemeinde Maragusan ( Cebuano : Lungsod sa Maragusan ; Tagalog : Bayan ng Maragusan ), ist eine Gemeinde in der Provinz Davao de Oro , Philippinen . Laut der Volkszählung von 2024 hat es eine Bevölkerung von 67.759 Menschen. ^{[ 5 ]}

The area in what is now Maragusan is a valley that in the past was inhabited solely by native Mansakan people who made their living by engaging in slash-and-burn agricultural practices. They identified themselves as “Man-Agusan” which means those living on the banks of the Agusan River which had its source within the boundaries of the present municipality.

The area which is now Maragusan was made part of the municipality of Doña Alicia which was created on May 28, 1953, by virtue of Executive Order No. 596 of Pres. Elpidio Quirino,^[6] which was renamed Mabini a year later.^[7] By the time the town was created with which the area became part of, the valley remained undiscovered by settlers until in 1955 a pilot and a rancher from Lake Leonard discovered it by accident while travelling off-course. This triggered the creation of an agricultural settlement located in the Aguakan Springs which is now the location of the town center. The name of the settlement gradually became "Maragusan" which is a corruption of the “Man-Agusan” which was how the Mansakan natives of the area referred to themselves.

Maragusan eventually became a barangay of Mabini of in 1962. But while it grew as an agricultural settlement located in a valley, it had no direct route to Mabini's town center or government facilities. Hence, as early as 1972, locals have been clamoring for the establishment of a municipality in the area. A proposal to name it "San Mariano" was made, named after Mariano Marcos who is the father of then-President Ferdinand Marcos to expedite its creation.

Finally, on November 25, 1977, San Mariano was created as a municipality in the province of Davao del Norte under Presidential Decree No. 1247 signed by President Marcos himself, with barangay Maragusan made as seat of local government.^[8] Following the ouster of Marcos in 1986, the municipality of San Mariano was officially renamed Maragusan on October 12, 1988.^[9]

In 1998, Maragusan became part of Compostela Valley (now Davao de Oro).^[10]

Maragusan is politically subdivided into 24 barangays.^[11] Each barangay consists of puroks while some have sitios.

Bei der Volkszählung 2024 betrug die Einwohnerzahl von Maragusan 67.759 ^{[ 18 ]} , was einer Bevölkerungsdichte von 170 Einwohnern pro Quadratkilometer bzw. 440 Einwohnern pro Quadratmeile entspricht. Sie ist die drittbevölkerungsreichste Gemeinde im ersten Bezirk von Davao de Oro . ^{[ 19 ]}

Armutshäufigkeit in Maragusa

Quelle: Philippinische Statistikbehörde ^{[ 20 ] [ 21 ] [ 22 ] [ 23 ] [ 24 ] [ 25 ] [ 26 ] [ 27 ]}

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