Why visit Barobo
Townapedia lists 7 museums and landmarks, 3 parks and trails, 7 places to eat, 5 places to stay and 3 attractions in and around town.
Highlights include Panaraga Beach.
Weather in Barobo
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About Barobo
Barobo, officially the Municipality of Barobo (Surigaonon: Lungsod nan Barobo; Tagalog: Bayan ng Barobo) is a municipality in the province of Surigao del Sur, Philippines. According to the 2024 census, it has a population of 53,729 people.
From the Wikipedia article Barobo (this version), under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Things to do3
Panaraga Beach
Beach · 12.9 km
Panaraga Bean is a tourist area in the Philippines
Museums and landmarks7
Parks, trails and playgrounds3
Restaurants and cafes7
History
Legend has it that the Manobo tribesmen first inhabited the area in the central part of Surigao del Sur. Sometime in the 1930s, five families who were engaged in fishing landed in the up-end of the river, and settled in the area for easy access to the fishing grounds. The area became known for its bountiful fish catch, and therefore more people from neighboring areas also came and settled. The distinctive visual quality of the area was an endemic species of tree known as "barobo" (diplodiscus paniculatus), which was plentiful on the site of the settlement. Subsequently, the place became popularly known as Barobo.
Barobo subsequently became a barrio under the municipality of Lianga. The creation of the province of Surigao del Sur under R.A. No. 2786, series of June 1960, created the municipality of Barobo on October 24, 1960, by virtue of Executive Order No. 407 issued by President Carlos P. Garcia. Thus the Municipality of Barobo was carved out (in a shape resembling that of a cigar pipe) from its mother municipality, Lianga.
From the History section of Barobo on Wikipedia, under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Where to stay5
Churches and places of worship6
Iglesia ni Cristo - Lokal ng Lianga
Church · Iglesia Ni Cristo · 11.0 km
Layno Street, Lianga
Shopping1
Gas and EV charging10
Schools, colleges and libraries62
Healthcare2
Map of Barobo
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Getting there and nearby towns
Bislig Airport (BPH) is the nearest airport with scheduled flights listed in OpenStreetMap, 44 km away.
- San Francisco 19 km west, about 19 min by car
- Prosperidad 25 km west, about 25 min by car
- Bislig 42 km southeast, about 42 min by car
- Bayugan 46 km northwest, about 46 min by car
- Veruela 55 km south, about 55 min by car
- Esperanza 54 km west, about 54 min by car
- Tago 55 km north, about 55 min by car
- Sibagat 56 km northwest, about 56 min by car
- Tandag 61 km north, about 1 h by car
- Butuan 78 km northwest, about 1 h 15 min by car
Drive times are estimates from straight-line distance, not routes.
Local news
Headlines from INDB.
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Sources and licences
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- Mapillary (see each image): photos
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- Wikimedia Commons (see each image): photos
- Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0): overview and history text
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- ISS043-E-184021 - View of Earth, Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit , Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center, Public domain
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- Street-level photo, nbwzrd, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, nbwzrd, CC BY-SA 4.0
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