Geography
Jabonga lies within the grid 90 degrees 18 minutes to 9
degrees 23 minutes north latitude and 125 degrees 43 minutes east longitude.
Its boundaries are Kitcharao and Surigao del Norte to the north; Butuan Bay to
the west; Tubay and Santiago to the south; Surigao del Sur to the east. It is
60 kilometres (37 mi) from Butuan City.
It has a total land area of 29,300 hectares of plain to
rolling and hilly lands. Among the municipalities, Jabonga ranks first in total
area and number of farms (464) which are mostly owned by individuals. It has
one of the 36 crop storage facilities of the province.Its major crops are
coconut, rice, corn, timber and both fresh and sea-water fish.
History
Jabonga traces its origin to a village formerly occupied
by Negritoes and a few Christian immigrants led by a Manobo Negrito meztizo
Angelecio Montante, also called Agaras. The village became known as “Celopan”,
a name derived from the bamboos growing along the bank of the river that were
made into smoking pipes.
Sometime during the middle part of the nineteenth
century, the increasing number of inhabitants who were joined by other
Christian immigrants from other places transferred to a new settlement in the
present site of Colorado. By this time, The Spanish government was already
sending missionaries to all parts of the island and the group that went up the
Kalinawan River reached the settlement of Colorado, a name derived from the
word “Colorado” meaning colored, because of the white spotted arms of Domingo
Mondoy, the brave settler who dared to face the newcomers. Proceeding upstream,
the missionaries reached Celopan and seeing a native inside a hut, the floor of
which was just one meter above the water, they asked him what the place was
called. Thinking that the Spaniards were referring to the hut, he answered
“Habongan”. Thus, Celopan was renamed “Habongan” which was later became
Jabonga.
Tourist Attractions
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| Mayugda Falls |
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| Bangonay River |
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| Mamalingay Gear |
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