Malita
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Malita | ||
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Municipality of Malita | ||
Nicknames:
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Motto: Angat Malita! | ||
Location within the Philippines | ||
Coordinates: 6°24′39″N 125°36′52″E / 6.41083°N 125.61444°E | ||
Country | Philippines | |
Region | Davao Region | |
Province | Davao Occidental | |
District | Lone district | |
Founded | November 17, 1937 | |
Barangays | 30
(see Vice Mayor Estefanie B. Dumama | |
• Representative | Lorna Bautista-Bandigan | |
• Municipal Council | Members | |
• ZIP code | 8012 | |
PSGC | ||
IDD : area code | +63 (0)82 | |
Native languages | Davawenyo Cebuano Kalagan Tagalog | |
Website | www |
Malita, officially the Municipality of Malita (
Malita is known for various cultural arts and heritage of its people and tribes. Gaginaway Festival is celebrated annually every full moon on the month of November and Araw ng Malita is also celebrated annually on November 17.
Etymology
According to folk etymology, the name "Malita" is derived from the Spanish word "maleta" which means suitcase. It is said that purportedly Don Mariano Peralta, a retired veteran of the Spanish–American War who ventured to the place, decided to live on the vast, fertile plain across the river. One day while bodily fording the deep and swift river with his suitcase and other belongings in hand, the force of the current overwhelmed his perilous balance and got swept by the water consequently losing his grip on the suitcase. His frantic shouts of "maleta, maleta" attracted the attention of the bathing natives who after realizing the situation promptly responded and retrieved the vanishing to settle as Malita. How it came to its present spelling and usage maybe attributed to the natives’ prevalent use of suitcase. Hardly forgetting the shouts of Peralta, the natives later thought the word referred to the land he intended long 'e' sound for the vowels 'i' and 'e'.
History
Malita is the oldest community in the province. Malita's existence dates back scores of years before its formal creation as municipality on November 17, 1936. Records show that Malita must have existed long before the passage of the
Waves of migrants from the
Cityhood
In the 19th Congress of the Philippines, house bills were filed by various representatives which seeks Malita including other capital towns of provinces with no current component cities, independent component cities or highly urbanized cities to automatically convert into cities.[5][6][7]
Geography
Climate
Climate data for Malita, Davao Occidental | |||||||||||||
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Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 30 (86) |
30 (86) |
31 (88) |
32 (90) |
31 (88) |
29 (84) |
29 (84) |
30 (86) |
30 (86) |
30 (86) |
30 (86) |
30 (86) |
30 (86) |
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 23 (73) |
23 (73) |
23 (73) |
24 (75) |
24 (75) |
24 (75) |
24 (75) |
24 (75) |
24 (75) |
24 (75) |
24 (75) |
23 (73) |
24 (74) |
Average precipitation mm (inches) | 38 (1.5) |
29 (1.1) |
37 (1.5) |
45 (1.8) |
102 (4.0) |
166 (6.5) |
179 (7.0) |
176 (6.9) |
157 (6.2) |
133 (5.2) |
86 (3.4) |
46 (1.8) |
1,194 (46.9) |
Average rainy days | 8.1 | 7.0 | 8.9 | 11.1 | 22.1 | 26.1 | 26.7 | 26.5 | 25.6 | 25.5 | 19.5 | 11.7 | 218.8 |
Source: Meteoblue[8] |
Barangays
Malita is subdivided into 30
- Bito
- Bolila
- Buhangin
- Culaman
- Datu Danwata
- Demoloc
- Felis
- Fishing Village
- Kibalatong
- Kidalapong
- Kilalag
- Kinangan
- Lacaron
- Lagumit
- Lais
- Little Baguio
- Macol
- Mana
- Manuel Peralta
- New Argao
- Pangian
- Pinalpalan
- Poblacion
- Sangay
- Talogoy
- Tical
- Ticulon
- Tingolo
- Tubalan
- Pangaleon
Demographics
Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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1918 | 17,050 | — |
1939 | 30,775 | +2.85% |
1948 | 27,744 | −1.15% |
1960 | 28,228 | +0.14% |
1970 | 46,060 | +5.01% |
1975 | 64,898 | +7.12% |
1980 | 60,638 | −1.35% |
1990 | 82,786 | +3.16% |
1995 | 83,457 | +0.15% |
2000 | 100,000 | +3.95% |
2007 | 106,135 | +0.82% |
2010 | 109,568 | +1.17% |
2015 | 117,746 | +1.38% |
2020 | 118,197 | +0.08% |
Source: Philippine Statistics Authority[10][11][12][13] |
Economy
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The municipality is the main economic center of Davao Occidental province. Agriculture and fishery is the main industry of the municipality. Being far from other major urban centers in its vicinity like Davao City, Digos, and General Santos, and although only a town, Malita also serves as the major urban center of the province. However, as economic activity in the town continues its rapid growth, Malita will soon become the province's first component city for years to come.
Government
Municipal officials (2013-2016):
- Congressman: Franklin Bautista (2nd District of Davao del Sur)
- Mayor: Benjamin Bautista, Jr.
- Vice Mayor: Bradly Bautista
- Councilors:
- Estefanie T. Bautista
- Zaldy S. Lataban
- Marianela C. Malinao
- Ali G. Colina, Jr.
- Artemio J. Peralta
- Paulito M. Montero
- Jimmy L. Danwata
- Raymund G. Danwata
Education
Tertiary
- Southern Philippines Agri-Business and Marine and Aquatic School of Technology - Poblacion, Malita (Main Campus) and Buhangin, Malita (Buhangin Campus)
- Adventure College of Malita, Inc.
- Seng Pek Chuan Academy, Inc.
- Don Juan Technical Academy of Davao, Inc. (Malita Branch)
Secondary
- B'laan National High School
- Benjamin V. Bautista Sr. Special High School
- Demoloc Valley National High School
- Fishing Village Comprehensive National High School
- Holy Cross of Malita, Inc.
- Mariano Peralta National High School (Campuses in barangays: Poblacion, Sangay, Manuel Peralta, Datu Danwata, Talogoy, Pangian, and New Argao)
- Ticulon National High School
- Tubalan Comprehensive National High School
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- ^ Palma, Wilter (August 9, 2022). "AN ACT AUTOMATICALLY CONVERTING THE CAPITAL TOWN OF PROVINCES WITH NO COMPONENT CITIES, INDEPENDENT COMPONENT CITIES, OR HIGHLY URBANIZED CITIES WITHIN ITS TERRITORIAL JURISDICTION, INTO A COMPONENT CITY" (PDF). House of Representatives of the Philippines. Retrieved April 1, 2023.
- ^ Daza, Paul (August 11, 2022). "AN ACT CONVERING INTO COMPONENT CITIES THE CAPITAL TOWNS OF PROVINCES WITHOUT A CITY, AMENDING FOR THE PURPOSE SECTION 450 OF REPUBLIC ACT NO. 7610, AS AMENDED BY REPUBLIC ACT NO. 9009, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS THE LOCAL GOVERNMENT CODE OF 1991, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES" (PDF). House of Representatives of the Philippines. Retrieved April 1, 2023.
- ^ "Malita: Average Temperatures and Rainfall". Meteoblue. Retrieved 28 January 2020.
- ^ "Municipality/City: Malita" Archived 2013-10-30 at the Wayback Machine. Philippine Standard Geographic Code Interactive. Retrieved on 2013-11-03.
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