Santa Maria, Davao Occidental

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Santa Maria
Municipality

Seal

Map of Davao Occidental with Santa Maria highlighted

Santa Maria
Location within the Philippines

Coordinates:

0633N 12528ECoordinates:

0633N 12528E

Country

Philippines

Region

Davao Region (Region XI)

Province

Davao Occidental

District

Lone District of Davao Occidental

Barangays

22

Government[1]
Mayor

Rudy Mariscal

Area[2]
Total

175.00 km2 (67.57 sq mi)

Population (2010)[3]
Total

49,349

Density

280/km2 (730/sq mi)

Time zone

PST (UTC+8)

ZIP code

8011

Dialing code

+63(0)82

Income class

2nd

Santa Maria is a second class municipality in the province of Davao Occidental, Philippines.
According to the 2010 census, it has a population of 49,349 people. [3] The municipality Santa Maria,
located on MindanaoIsland, is about 40 kilometres (25 mi) north-west of province capital municipality
of Malita and about 1,023 kilometres (636 mi) south-south-east of Philippine main capital Manila.
The noted features of Santa Maria is the Mt. Cuiawa, standing about more than a hundred-meter
above sea level. And at the foot of this mountain, the Municipal Hall where it is located.
Contents
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1Barangays

2Language and dialects

3Cultural history, customs and tradition

4Demographics

5Local government

6References

7External links

Barangays[edit]
Santa Maria is politically subdivided into 22 barangays.[2]

Basiawan

Buca

Cadaatan

Kidadan

Kisulad

Malalag Tubig

Mamacao

Ogpao

Poblacion

Pongpong

San Agustin

San Antonio

San Isidro

San Juan

San Pedro

San Roque

Tanglad

Santo Nio

Santo Rosario

Datu Daligasao

Datu Intan

Kinilidan

Language and dialects[edit]

Taga-Caulo - a native dialect originates from the mixture of Bagobo, Mandaya, Davawenyo,
and the Lumad peoples of Davao City.

Cebuano

Cultural history, customs and tradition[edit]

Taga-Caulo Tribe - has a rich culture, but some of them were common to the other tribe,
like Bagobo, Kalagan, B'laan and Mandaya.

Food

Ancient Caulo, use upland rice, crops like kamote, dangay(cassava), and
lbok(banana), and leafy vegetables. They make their own coffee and sugar;

Pangot is a process of catching a fresh water shrimps (Ongkok or Ulabang)and

paitan (fish) using alawa (a net).

Lifestyle

Caulos spend their time to farming and hunting. Female enjoys much in grooming
other's hair, removing all kinds of lice (kuto) and it's egg (lusa). When females reached at
age of thirteen years, they are subject now for rituals,particularly on blackening their teeth by
the used of burned iron semi fluid taken from the axe now and then until all their teeth is
blacked.And also, it is the time that they are ready for marriage.

Betrothed is the form of their marriage. groom give the dowry to the bride's parents,
usually agong, kamagi(necklace) fighting horse and farming animals.

Dance

dol (ao-deal) - use a stick as the source of sounds and beats

Dress

Females

Upper = Bong - usually made of abaca and rami fibers

Lower = Dagmay
Bu-on - as their bags

Male - male bags are kabil. They usually takus or wear sipul (bolo) and sling
a kabil with a badi (knife) and a kapulan (a storage container of mam made from
kalisao, apog (lime) and buyo leaf).

Belief

Timanum ( tee - mah - noom ) - is the name of their god, the creator, the giver of life
and good harvest.
Native Names

Female : Samuyan, Tignaon, Liwaua, Salicayan, Salibuyan, Cuyeok, Mohte

Males : Dumipal, Dumailan, Calanda, Mamara, Labiton, Talima, Gumapang

Hand Tools

Farming

salungsong

sanggot

sipol

Demographics[edit]
Population census of Santa Maria

Source: National Statistics Office[3]

Local government[edit]
Municipal officials 2013-2016:[1]

Mayor: Rudy P. Mariscal, Sr.

Vice-Mayor: George P. Mariscal

Councilors:

Lino Solo

Benjamin Wong

Max Monsad

Veronica Tubat-Alvarez

Neil Abe

Annalie Lumain

Charles Dupitas

Carloman Cabanero