|
Jabonga traces its origin to a village formerly occupied by Negritos and a few Christian immigrants. Led by a Manobo Negrito Mestizo Angelecio Montante, also called Agaras, the village became known as Celopan, a name derived from the bamboo growing along the bank of the river that were made into smoking pipes called Celopan. Sometimes during middle part of the nineteenth century, other Christian Immigrants joined the increasing number of inhabitants. They transferred to a new settlement, which is the present site of Colorado. By this time, the Spanish government already was sending missionaries to all parts of the island. The group that went up the Calinawan River, reached the settlement of Colorado, a name derived from the word colorado, meaning colored, because of the white-spotted arms of Domingo Monoy, the brave settler who dared to face the newcomers. Proceeding upstream, the missionaries reach Celopan and seeing a native inside a hut, the floor of which was just one meter above the water, they asked him what the place was called. Thinking that the Spaniards were referring to the hut, he answered Habongan. Thus, Celopan was renamed Habongan which later became Jabonga. Jabonga lies within the grid 90 degrees 18 minutes to 9 degrees 23 minute's' north latitude and 125 degrees 43 minutes' east longitude. Its boundaries are Kitcharao and Surigao del Norte to the north; Butuan Bay to the west; Tubay and Santiago to the south; Surigao del Sur to the east. It is 59.7 kms. from Butuan City. Our Lady of Assumption is the revered patroness of Jabonga. The town observes its fiesta on August 15. The municipal flower is Pages; fruit, Mango; tree, Acacia; bird, Kayaw and its municipal color, pink.
|
|
Know the history of other municipalities in
Agusan del Norte. Click on.
|
|
Buenavista Cabadbaran Carmen Jabonga Kitcharao Las Nieves Magallanes Nasipit RT Romualdez Santiago Tubay |