Pidjanga

(Glossogobius giuris) is a freshwater fish native to Mainit Lake. It is called “biya” in Tagalog and “white goby or tank goby” in English. The term “pidjanga” is also sometimes fondly used to refer to the Mainitnons, the people of the Municipality of Mainit, a town in Southern Philippines. This blog hopes to capture potentials of Migrants Pidjangas for the Development of our Town by attempting to document development issues, folk stories, and current concerns, about the Pidjanga — both the fish and the people.

The Pueblos of Distrito de Surigao (1894)

Town Inhabitants
Anaó-aon 1.087
Bacuag 842
Baganga 1.188
Bislig 840
Bumaran 579
Cabuntog 1.938
Cantilan 6.022
Caraga 2.829
Carrasca 1.908
Cateel 1.646
Dopá 2.254
Dapuan 273
Dinagat 2.328
Gigaquit 5.519
Ginatuan 2.485
Jabonga 1.65
Lanuza 2.189
Lianga 2.366
Maynit 1.968
Nonoc 661
Numancia 2.644
Oteyza 1.525
Placer 883
Quinablagan 536
San Juan 341
Sapao 1.533
Surigao 5.142
Taganaan 1.997
Tago 2.401
Talacogon 1.156
Tandag 2.432
Tubay 2.12

67.760
Source: 25. Aguilar, José Nieto. 1894. Mindanao: Su Historia y Geografía. http://www.gutenberg.org/files/15334/15334-h/15334-h.htm (accessed 17 June 2008)

Pidjanga notes: Aguilar also noted that the District of Surigao was called Distrito de Caraga until 1858. Katingaj-an ko gadjud tag-uno nato paghi-barrio nan Placer na nan 1894, pueblo na man kita daan, na mas hamok pa an naghuya sa ato lungsod. Tagtawag pa na "Maynit" and Mainit.

Jun 17. 2008
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2 comments:

Anonymous said...

also, jabonga and tubay were pueblos de surigao which mean that the entire lake mainit used to belong to surigao. what happened? why was half of lake mainit given to agusan?

7:06 PM
Anonymous said...

also, jabonga and tubay were pueblos de surigao which mean that the entire lake mainit used to belong to surigao. what happened? why was half of lake mainit given to agusan?

7:08 PM

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