St. Michael the
Archangel
St.
Michael the Archangel, defend us in battle; be our safeguard against
the wickedness and snares of the devil. May God rebuke him, we humbly
pray. And do you, O prince of the heavenly host, by the power of God,
cast into Hell Satan and all the evil spirits who prowl about the world
seeking the ruin of souls. Amen.
Nasipit...
The shoreline of Nasipit assumes a claw-like form and its town already
existed
as pueblo between 1880 and 1890. Oral tradition puts it that the naming
of this
place can be traced down to an incident when a native at the shore asked
the
native about the name of the place, the native readily answered without
really
comprehending the question, Na-si-pit (meaning bitten by a crab). Thus,
the
succeeding immigrants came to call the place Nasipit.
Until 1929, Nasipit was a barrio of Butuan. On June 29, 1929, Nasipit
was
officially separated as barrio from the municipality of Butuan by virtue
of an
Executive Proclamation by the governor-general Leonard Wood of the US
Army. The former Governor Teofisto Guingona,Sr. proposed to change the
name Nasipit to Aurora meaning dawn. However, due to strong opposition
of
early inhabitants, the name Nasipit was retained.
Nasipit lies 8 degrees 59 minute'
to 125 degrees 15 minutes east longitude of
the Northwestern part of Agusan
Del Norte. Its boundaries are Butuan Bay in
the North; Carmen in the West; and Buenavista in the east. It is 25.4
kms from
Butuan City south.
The town celebrates its town fiesta
on September 29 in honor of St. Michael Source:
Agusan del Norte Brochure
Archangel as its patron saint. Rose is the official flower of the town.
Jackfruit
as its fruit; yemane as its tree; Oriole as its bird and tangerine as
its color.
Produced by the Provincial Government of Agusan del Norte in cooperation
with Community
Affairs Public Assistance and Information Office and the Provincial Planning
and Development
Office.
Barangays in Nasipit (Region 13)
Aclan |
Cubi-cubi |
Barangay 1 (Pob.) |
Barangay 5 (Pob.) |
Santa Ana |
Amontay |
Culit |
Barangay 2 (Pob.) |
Barangay 6 (Pob.) |
Talisay |
Ata-atahon |
Jaguimita |
Barangay 3 (Pob.) |
Barangay 7 (Pob.) |
Triangulo |
Camagong |
Kinabjangan |
Barangay 4 (Pob.) |
Punta |
