Giwan
Giwan is a village in the municipality of Dapa (see Dapa, Surigao del Norte), in Surigao del Norte province in the Philippines. This village is located at the south shore of Siargao Island. Giwan is synonymous with the Don Paulino Barangay, which the Philippine National Statistical Coordination Board says had a population of 625 persons as of August 1, 2007. Sometimes Giwan is referred to as Don Paulino and is labeled as such on at least one map. Giwan is 2.5 km (1.6 mi) east of Dapa township (see Dapa township, Surigao del Norte) and about the same distance west of the village of Union (see Union, Surigao del Norte).[1]
Demographics
Virtually the entire population of Giwan is Filipino. Most, if not all, of the population of the village is Catholic, although no church exists there. Electrical service is available and most residences and other buildings have electricity, although virtually none have air conditioning. There is no telephone, television or internet service, but many residents use mobile phones, as cell service is available from Dapa township.
All houses in Giwan appear rudimentary with few or no amenities. The residential part of the village, where probabay 90% of the population lives, is two blocks wide and two blocks long. A few houses border the beach area and a few are scattered along the highway running through town or north of the highway.
Economy
Giwan does not have any large shops, but has a number of sari sari stores scattered through the village. The highway has a shelterhouse for persons waiting to ride tricycles traveling from Dapa or Union. The entire west side of Giwan is occupied by a petroleum storage site run by Petron Corporation. Petron is one of the largest companies operating gasoline service stations in the Philippines. The site currently has three large storage tanks. Some small fishing boats are kept by residents at the beach on Giwan's south side.
Transport
Giwan is along the highway that travels just off the coast from Dapa to Union. The main street, which is the highway, is paved. All the other roads are dirt or sand, although all roads in Giwan are reasonably well maintained. Giwan can be reached by using a motorized tricycle (see motorized tricycle (Philippines)), or by walking. The highway is the only road accessing Giwan. Giwan does not have a marina, but can be accessed by boat, as one village street extends to the shore's edge.[2]
References
- ↑ William C. Pollard, Jr., interview with Jack L. Ferreras, Dapa township, Philippines, October 27, 2010; National Statistical Coordination Board website, http://www.nscb.gov.ph/activestats/psgc/ ; Ferreras, undated Siargao Island map; Wikimapia website, http://www.wikimapia.org/ .
- ↑ Wikimapia website.
Coordinates: 9°45′02″N 126°04′58″E / 9.7505°N 126.0828°E