Mambajao


', officially the ', is a of the Philippines| and capital of the province of,. According to the, it has a population of people.

Etymology

Mambajao is from Visayan mambahaw, meaning "to eat breakfast"; from the root word bahaw, "leftover rice from ".

History

On January 4, 1855, Mambajao was separated from Catarman, and by July 6 that year it was proclaimed as a town, with Fr. Valero Salvo as its first parish priest. On July 17, 1864, tremors were felt across the town, which were signs of an ongoing activity within an undersea volcano near Catarman. By May 1, 1871, the volcano erupted, decimating the town of Catarman, which lead to almost all of its inhabitants moving to Mambajao. In January 1872, Barrio Agojo was transferred from Guinsiliban to Mambajao.
The town's principal crop in the 19th century was abaca, while coffee and cacao were mostly produced for local consumption. Sporadic fires were started from April 13, 1865 until 1881 by people attempting to burn down the town. By the 1880s, the town had become cosmopolitan, for its population then included Spaniards, Tagalogs, Cebuanos, Leyteños, Samareños, Ilocanos, and others in addition to Camigueños and Boholanos.
In 1942, the Japanese forces landed in the town of Mambajao.

Barangays

Mambajao is politically subdivided into 15 barangays.

Climate

Demographics

In the, the population of Mambajao was people, with a density of.

Infrastructure

The Camiguin Sports Complex is a sports complex located in Mambajao, and hosts to the 2016 Northern Mindanao Regional Athletic Meet, and Lanzones Festival events.

Notable people