Marihatag

Marihatag, officially the Municipality of Marihatag (Surigaonon: Lungsod nan Marihatag; Bayan ng Marihatag); (Indonesian: Kotamadya Marihatag), is a 3rd class municipality in the province of Surigao del Sur, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 19,441 people.

It was known as Oteiza until 1955.

The municipality hosts the "Balik-Marihatag" Festival which literally means going back home to Marihatag.

Etymology
Its name is a concatenation of Maria Ihatag.

Barangays
Marihatag is politically subdivided into 12 barangays. Each barangay consists of puroks while some have sitios.
 * Alegria
 * Amontay
 * Antipolo
 * Arorogan
 * Bayan (formerly Hinogbakan)
 * Mahaba
 * Mararag
 * Poblacion
 * San Antonio
 * San Isidro
 * San Pedro
 * Sta Cruz

Climate
Marihatag has a tropical rainforest climate (Af) with heavy to very heavy rainfall year-round and with extremely heavy rainfall in January.