Cateel

Cateel
Cateel
Municipality
	Municipality of Cateel
	St. James the Apostle Parish Church of Cateel. Shown is the church just after the town was hit hard by the Typhoon Bopha of December 2012.
	Map of Davao Oriental with Cateel highlighted
	Cateel Location within the Philippines
	Coordinates: 7°47′24″N 126°27′11″E / 7.79°N 126.4531°E
Country	Philippines
Region	Davao Region (Region XI)
Province	Davao Oriental
District	1st District
Founded	October 29, 1903
Barangays	16 (see Barangays)
Government
• Type	Sangguniang Bayan
• mayor of Cateel[*]	Erlinda C. Nuñez
• Vice Mayor	Camilo T. Nuñez
• Congressman	Corazon N. Malanyaon
• Electorate	33,776 voters (2025)
Area
• Total	545.56 km2 (210.64 sq mi)
Population (2024 census)
• Total	45,623
• Density	84/km2 (220/sq mi)
Economy
• Income class	2nd municipal income class
• Poverty incidence	30.61% (2015)
• Revenue (₱)	₱306,872,772.75 (2022)
Time zone	UTC+8 (PST)
ZIP code	8205
PSGC	1102505000
IDD : area code	+63 (0)87
Website	www.cateel.gov.ph

Cateel, officially the Municipality of Cateel, is a 2nd class municipality (or town) in the province of Davao Oriental, Philippines. According to the 2024 census, it has a population of 45,623 people.^[3]

Barangays

In governmental administration, Cateel is divided into 16 divisions called barangays.

Abihod
Alegria
Aliwagwag
Aragon
Baybay
Maglahus
Mainit
Malibago
San Alfonso
San Antonio
San Miguel
San Rafael
San Vicente
Santa Filomena
Taytayan
Poblacion

References

↑ "Municipality". Quezon City, Philippines: Department of the Interior and Local Government. Retrieved 31 May 2013.
↑ "Province:". PSGC Interactive. Quezon City, Philippines: Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved 12 November 2016.
1 2 Census of Population (2020). "Region XI (Davao Region)". Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved 8 July 2021.
↑ "PSA releases the 2015 Municipal and City Level Poverty Estimates". Quezon City, Philippines. Retrieved 12 October 2019.

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[1] "Municipality". Quezon City, Philippines: Department of the Interior and Local Government. Retrieved 31 May 2013.

[nscb-area-2] "Province:". PSGC Interactive. Quezon City, Philippines: Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved 12 November 2016.

[PSA20–11-3] 1 2 Census of Population (2020). "Region XI (Davao Region)". Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved 8 July 2021.

[4] "PSA releases the 2015 Municipal and City Level Poverty Estimates". Quezon City, Philippines. Retrieved 12 October 2019.

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