Cateel
Cateel | |
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| Municipality of Cateel | |
Aliwagwag Falls | |
Map of Davao Oriental with Cateel highlighted | |
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Location within the Philippines | |
| Coordinates: 7°47′24″N 126°27′11″E / 7.79°N 126.4531°E | |
| Country | Philippines |
| Region | Davao Region |
| Province | Davao Oriental |
| District | 1st district |
| Established | October 29, 1903 |
| Barangays | 16 (see Barangays) |
| Government | |
| • Type | Sangguniang Bayan |
| • Mayor | Erlinda C. Nuñez |
| • Vice Mayor | Camilo T. Nuñez |
| • Representative | Corazon N. Malanyaon |
| • Municipal Council | Members |
| • Electorate | 33,776 voters (2025) |
| Area | |
• Total | 545.56 km2 (210.64 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 233 m (764 ft) |
| Highest elevation | 2,484 m (8,150 ft) |
| Lowest elevation | 0 m (0 ft) |
| Population (2020 census) | |
• Total | 44,207 |
| • Density | 81/km2 (210/sq mi) |
| • Households | 10,902 |
| Economy | |
| • Income class | 2nd municipal income class |
| • Poverty incidence | 30.58 |
| • Revenue | ₱ 306.9 million (2022) |
| • Assets | ₱ 397.2 million (2022) |
| • Expenditure | ₱ 256.6 million (2022) |
| • Liabilities | ₱ 163.2 million (2022) |
| Service provider | |
| • Electricity | Davao Oriental Electric Cooperative (DORECO) |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (PST) |
| ZIP code | 8205 |
| PSGC | |
| IDD : area code | +63 (0)87 |
| Native languages | Davawenyo Surigaonon Cebuano Kalagan Kamayo Mandaya |
| Website | www |
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Cateel ([kɐtiʔil]), officially the Municipality of Cateel (Cebuano: Lungsod sa Cateel; Tagalog: Bayan ng Cateel), is a municipality in the province of Davao Oriental, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 44,207 people.
Cateel is the home of the Aliwagwag Falls, located at barangay Aliwagwag within the Aliwagwag Protected Landscape. It is a towering stream of waterfalls considered by hydraulic engineers as the highest in the country and regarded as one of the most beautiful falls in the Philippines. It is a series of 84 falls appearing like a stairway to heaven with various heights among the steps ranging from 2 to 33.5 metres (7 to 110 ft). One step is measured 22 metres (72 ft) and another is 20 metres (66 ft). Overall Aliwagwag Falls has a height of 340 metres (1,120 ft) and a width of 20 metres (66 ft). All these in the midst of a virgin forest, a river settles at the foot of the falls with 13 rapids to cross.