Nabunturan, Compostela Valley
Nabunturan is a town in the Philippine province of Compostela Valley on the island of Mindanao.
Nabunturan is also the seat of the provincial government of Compostela Valley.
Origin of the name
Nabunturan was once a Baranggay ( district ) of the municipality of Compostela. The name derives from the word BUNGTOD, which means as much as hills.
The locals called it so because it stood out from the otherwise flat surrounding the plane through some hills and distinguished.
Geography
Nabunturan is surrounded by the municipality of Monte Vista in the north of New Corella in the West, of Mawab in the southwest, to the south by the municipalities of Maco and Mabini, and of Maragusan to the southeast, New Bataan and Compostela in the east to the northeast.
The community is located 88 km north of Davao City and 33 miles from Tagum City.
The municipality covers an area of 2412 km ². It has a total of 1672 km ² agriculturally used land area. 462.8 m² forested against and 1,381 ha are designated as a National Park.
Economy
The agricultural and forestry determine the economic activities of Nabunturan. It is here mainly crops such as coconut, wheat, rice, bananas and rubber grown.
In addition there are some metal and wood processing trade enterprises.
Barangays
Nabunturan politically into 28 barangays ( districts ) can be subdivided.
- Anislagan
- Antiquera
- Basak
- Cabacungan
- Cabidianan
- Katipunan
- Libasan
- Linda
- Magading
- Magsaysay
- Mainit
- Manat
- Matilo
- Mipangi
- New Dauis
- New Sibonga
- Ogao
- Pangutosan
- Poblacion
- San Isidro
- San Roque
- San Vicente
- Santa Maria
- Santo Niño ( Kao)
- Sasa
- Tagnocon
- Bayabas
- Bukal
History
The plane was an early settlement of the ethnic group of the Mansaka, who settled along a strip that reached in Monte Vista from the churches Mawab to the Baranggay Bankerohan. The original location of the Baranggay of Nabunturan was located along the present provincial road between Libasan and Saosao, about 4 km from today's community center.
After the outbreak of the Second World War in 1941 the new community served as a hiding place for guerrilla fighters and some remaining U.S. organizations. However, during the Japanese occupation fled the fighters and many civilians from Nabunturan and the place became a stronghold of the Japanese garrison Kampetai.
After the war ended in 1945, American troops in Davao City and the Philippine Civil Assistance Unit ( PCAU ) established a civil government for a Compostela in the field of Nabunturan, since the place is an access point to and from Davao City. During the following years Nabunturan became a trading center and a control center of various government services. For this reason, soon came to the need to transform the place into a separate municipality. A wish that was eventually supported by high-ranking politicians.
On July 23, 1957 took place the Republic Act No. 2038, the separation from his mother Nabunturans community Compostela and the appointment of the place as a separate parish.
On January 30, 1998 President Fidel V. Ramos signed the bill, the Compostela Valley made her the 79th province of the country, the Republic Act No. 8740th In this context, the municipality Nabunturan was also awarded the headquarters of the provincial government.
Attractions
- Mainit Hotspring Protected Landscape
- The Pagtulian cases
- The Pasilianan cases
- The Busay Falls
- The Hot Springs Bukal
- The caves in San Vicente, Cabidianan & Mags