# Dagohoy, Bohol

Dagohoy, officially the Municipality of Dagohoy (Cebuano: Munisipalidad sa Dagohoy; Tagalog: Bayan ng Dagohoy), is a municipality in the province of Bohol, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 19,874 people.
The town is named after Boholano revolutionary Francisco Dagohoy.
Dagohoy is 73 kilometres (45 mi) from Tagbilaran.
Dagohoy celebrates its fiesta on 10 February, to honor the town patron Our Lady of Lourdes.

## History

On 21 June 1956, the municipality of Dagohoy was created through Executive Order No. 184 issued by President Ramon Magsaysay, becoming the 41st town in the province. Former Colonia agricultural colony superintendent Camilo Calceta was appointed first mayor of the town at the age of 84 years. The barrios constituting the new municipality were:
* from the municipality of Carmen
** Colonia
** San Vicente
** Can-oling
** La Esperanza
** Villa Aurora
* from the municipality of Ubay
** Babag
* from the municipality of Sierra Bullones
** Caluasan
** San Miguel
** Candelaria
* from the municipality of Trinidad
** Mahayag
** Malitbog
** Cagawasan
** Santo Rosario

## Geography
### Barangays

Dagohoy is politically subdivided into 15 barangays. Each barangay consists of puroks and some have sitios.
| PSGC | Barangay | Population | Population | Population | ±% p.a. | ±% p.a. |
| | | 2020 | 2020 | 2010 | | |
| 071217001 | Babag | 6.4% | 1,278 | 1,388 | ▾ | −0.82% |
| 071217005 | Cagawasan | 4.8% | 948 | 1,044 | ▾ | −0.96% |
| 071217006 | Cagawitan | 3.3% | 665 | 612 | ▴ | 0.83% |
| 071217007 | Caluasan | 9.5% | 1,892 | 1,816 | ▴ | 0.41% |
| 071217002 | Can‑oling | 3.9% | 772 | 985 | ▾ | −2.41% |
| 071217003 | Candelaria | 5.3% | 1,057 | 1,006 | ▴ | 0.50% |
| 071217004 | Estaca | 2.7% | 537 | 538 | ▾ | −0.02% |
| 071217008 | La Esperanza | 5.0% | 997 | 1,085 | ▾ | −0.84% |
| 071217009 | Mahayag | 5.1% | 1,016 | 987 | ▴ | 0.29% |
| 071217010 | Malitbog | 8.2% | 1,633 | 1,509 | ▴ | 0.79% |
| 071217011 | Poblacion | 13.5% | 2,692 | 2,646 | ▴ | 0.17% |
| 071217012 | San Miguel | 13.9% | 2,754 | 2,819 | ▾ | −0.23% |
| 071217013 | San Vicente | 7.0% | 1,386 | 1,374 | ▴ | 0.09% |
| 071217014 | Santa Cruz | 4.5% | 891 | 850 | ▴ | 0.47% |
| 071217015 | Villa Aurora | 2.3% | 456 | 443 | ▴ | 0.29% |
| | Total | Total | 19,874 | 18,868 | ▴ | 0.52% |

### Climate

Climate data for Dagohoy, Bohol :
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 27 (81) | 28 (82) | 29 (84) | 30 (86) | 31 (88) | 30 (86) | 29 (84) | 30 (86) | 30 (86) | 29 (84) | 28 (82) | 28 (82) | 29 (84) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 22 (72) | 22 (72) | 22 (72) | 23 (73) | 24 (75) | 24 (75) | 23 (73) | 23 (73) | 23 (73) | 23 (73) | 23 (73) | 23 (73) | 23 (73) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 98 (3.9) | 82 (3.2) | 96 (3.8) | 71 (2.8) | 104 (4.1) | 129 (5.1) | 101 (4.0) | 94 (3.7) | 99 (3.9) | 135 (5.3) | 174 (6.9) | 143 (5.6) | 1,326 (52.3) |
| Average rainy days | 18.0 | 14.1 | 17.1 | 16.8 | 23.7 | 25.7 | 25.8 | 23.3 | 24.2 | 25.9 | 24.0 | 20.6 | 259.2 |
| Source: Meteoblue ||||||||||||||

## Demographics

| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
| 1960 | 6,699 | — |
| 1970 | 7,291 | +0.85% |
| 1975 | 8,578 | +3.31% |
| 1980 | 9,451 | +1.96% |
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
| 1990 | 13,121 | +3.34% |
| 1995 | 13,943 | +1.15% |
| 2000 | 16,845 | +4.14% |
| 2007 | 18,311 | +1.16% |
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
| 2010 | 18,868 | +1.10% |
| 2015 | 19,158 | +0.29% |
| 2020 | 19,874 | +0.72% |
Source: Philippine Statistics Authority :

## Economy

Poverty incidence of Dagohoy
* 10
* 20
* 30
* 40
* 50
* 60
* 70
* 2006 65.90
* 2009 55.95
* 2012 40.67
* 2015 35.18
* 2018 27.50
* 2021 31.84
* Source: Philippine Statistics Authority