Santa Maria, Davao Occidental
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Santa Maria | ||
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Municipality | ||
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Country | [[{{#property:P17}}]] | |
Region | Davao (Region XI) | |
Province | [[{{#property:P131}}]] | |
District | Lone District of Davao Occidental | |
Barangays | 22 | |
Government[1] | ||
• Mayor | Rudy Mariscal | |
Area[2] | ||
• Total | 175.00 km2 (67.57 sq mi) | |
Population (2010)[3] | ||
• Total | 49,349 | |
• Density | 280/km2 (730/sq mi) | |
Time zone | PST (UTC+8) | |
ZIP code | {{#property:P281}} | |
Dialing code | {{#property:P473}} | |
Income class | 2nd |
Santa Maria is a second class municipality in the province of [[{{#property:P131}}]], Philippines. According to the 2010 census, it has a population of 49,349 people.[3] The municipality Santa Maria, located on Mindanao Island, is about 40 kilometres (25 mi) north-west of province capital municipality of Malita and about 1,023 kilometres (636 mi) south-south-east of Philippine main capital Manila. The noted features of Santa Maria is the Mt. Cuiawa, standing about more than a hundred-meter above sea level. And at the foot of this mountain, the Municipal Hall where it is located.
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Barangays
Santa Maria is politically subdivided into 22 barangays.[2]
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Language and dialects
- Taga-Caulo - a native dialect originates from the mixture of Bagobo, Mandaya, Davawenyo, and the Lumad peoples of Davao City.
- Cebuano
Cultural history, customs and tradition
- Taga-Caulo Tribe - has a rich culture, but some of them were common to the other tribe, like Bagobo, Kalagan, B'laan and Mandaya.
- Food
- Ancient Caulo, use upland rice, crops like kamote, dangay(cassava), and lűbok(banana), and leafy vegetables. They make their own coffee and sugar;
- Pangot is a process of catching a fresh water shrimps (Ongkok or Ulabang)and paitan (fish) using alawa (a net).
- Lifestyle
- Caulos spend their time to farming and hunting. Female enjoys much in grooming other's hair, removing all kinds of lice (kuto) and it's egg (lusa). When females reached at age of thirteen years, they are subject now for rituals,particularly on blackening their teeth by the used of burned iron semi fluid taken from the axe now and then until all their teeth is blacked.And also, it is the time that they are ready for marriage.
- Betrothed is the form of their marriage. groom give the dowry to the bride's parents, usually agong, kamagi(necklace) fighting horse and farming animals.
- Dance
- Ǜdol (ao-deal) - use a stick as the source of sounds and beats
- Dress
- Females
- Upper = Bong - usually made of abaca and rami fibers
- Lower = Dagmay
- Bu-on - as their bags
- Male - male bags are kabil. They usually takus or wear sipul (bolo) and sling a kabil with a badi (knife) and a kapulan (a storage container of mamã made from kalisao, apog (lime) and buyo leaf).
- Females
- Belief
- Timanum ( tee - mah - noom ) - is the name of their god, the creator, the giver of life and good harvest.
- Native Names
- Female : Samuyan, Tignaon, Liwaua, Salicayan, Salibuyan, Cuyeok, Mohte
- Males : Dumipal, Dumailan, Calanda, Mamara, Labiton, Talima, Gumapang
- Hand Tools
- Farming
- salungsong
- sanggot
- sipol
Demographics
Population census of Santa Maria | ||
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Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
1990 | 40,036 | — |
1995 | 41,919 | +0.86% |
2000 | 45,571 | +1.81% |
2007 | 48,362 | +0.82% |
2010 | 49,349 | +0.74% |
Source: National Statistics Office[3] |
Local government
Municipal officials 2013-2016:[1]
- Mayor: Rudy P. Mariscal, Sr.
- Vice-Mayor: George P. Mariscal
- Councilors:
- Lino Solo
- Benjamin Wong
- Max Monsad
- Veronica Tubat-Alvarez
- Neil Abe
- Annalie Lumain
- Charles Dupitas
- Carloman Cabanero
References
External links
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- http://www.gmanetwork.com/news/video/135238/balitapilipinas/bodega-ng-fiber-sa-sta-maria-davao-del-sur-nasunog
- Philippine Standard Geographic Code
- Philippine Census Information
- Local Governance Performance Management System
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