Cateel

Cateel
Municipality of Cateel
Aliwagwag Falls
Aliwagwag Falls
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Official seal of Cateel
Map of Davao Oriental with Cateel highlighted
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Cateel is located in Philippines
Cateel
Cateel
Location within the Philippines
Coordinates: 7°47′24″N 126°27′11″E / 7.79°N 126.4531°E / 7.79; 126.4531
CountryPhilippines
RegionDavao Region
ProvinceDavao Oriental
District 1st district
FoundedOctober 29, 1903
Barangays16 (see Barangays)
Government
[1]
 • TypeSangguniang Bayan
 • MayorErlinda C. Nuñez
 • Vice MayorCamilo T. Nuñez
 • RepresentativeCorazon N. Malanyaon
 • Municipal Council
Members
 • Electorate29,085 voters (2022)
Area
 • Total545.56 km2 (210.64 sq mi)
Elevation
233 m (764 ft)
Highest elevation
2,484 m (8,150 ft)
Lowest elevation
0 m (0 ft)
Population
 (2020 census)[3]
 • Total44,207
 • Density81/km2 (210/sq mi)
 • Households
10,902
Economy
 • Income class2nd municipal income class
 • Poverty incidence
30.58
% (2021)[4]
 • Revenue₱ 236.2 million (2020)
 • Assets₱ 278.5 million (2020)
 • Expenditure₱ 249.9 million (2020)
 • Liabilities₱ 141 million (2020)
Service provider
 • ElectricityDavao Oriental Electric Cooperative (DORECO)
Time zoneUTC+8 (PST)
ZIP code
8205
PSGC
IDD:area code+63 (0)87
Native languagesDavawenyo
Surigaonon
Cebuano
Kalagan
Kamayo
Mandaya
Websitewww.cateel.gov.ph

Cateel ([kɐtiʔil]), officially the Municipality of Cateel (Cebuano: Lungsod sa Cateel; Tagalog: Bayan ng Cateel), is a 2nd class municipality in the province of Davao Oriental, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 44,207 people.[3]

Cateel is the home of the Aliwagwag Falls, located at barangay Aliwagwag within the Aliwagwag Protected Landscape. It is a towering stream of waterfalls considered by hydraulic engineers as the highest in the country and regarded as one of the most beautiful falls in the Philippines. It is a series of 84 falls appearing like a stairway to heaven with various heights among the steps ranging from 2 to 33.5 metres (7 to 110 ft). One step is measured 22 metres (72 ft) and another is 20 metres (66 ft). Overall Aliwagwag Falls has a height of 340 metres (1,120 ft) and a width of 20 metres (66 ft). All these in the midst of a virgin forest, a river settles at the foot of the falls with 13 rapids to cross.

  1. ^ Municipality of Cateel | (DILG)
  2. ^ "2015 Census of Population, Report No. 3 – Population, Land Area, and Population Density" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. Quezon City, Philippines. August 2016. ISSN 0117-1453. Archived (PDF) from the original on May 25, 2021. Retrieved July 16, 2021.
  3. ^ a b Census of Population (2020). "Region XI (Davao Region)". Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved July 8, 2021.
  4. ^ "PSA Releases the 2021 City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates". Philippine Statistics Authority. April 2, 2024. Retrieved April 28, 2024.

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