Maribojoc

Maribojoc was a fishing village when Jesuit priests Juan de Torres and Gabriel Sanchez landed in Baclayon in 1595, bringing Catholicism also to Maribojoc. Fr. Francisco Colín, an early Jesuit historian, listed the town's name as Malabooch and later changed it to Malabohoc.^[7] During the pre-Spanish era, the town's name was Dunggoan, meaning "place of anchorage" and referred to the sheltered bay where sailors used to land and engage in business with the early settlers.^[8]

The Maribojoc parish, officially known as Parroquía de Santa Cruz, was founded in 1767, when the Jesuits left Maribojoc. Maribojoc was one of the nine big villages founded by the Augustinian Recollect friars when they took over in 1768. They laid the foundation of the Maribojoc church in 1798 on what was once swampy land, and it was finished in 1816, after 18 years of work. At the back of the church is a flight of stone stairs, built in 1864. Earlier, in 1796, the Punta Cruz Watchtower was built as a lookout against marauding pirates.

The town of Maribojoc was officially incorporated on 15 October 1860, and grew into a thriving town with a population of 18,200 by 1879.^[8]

Maribojoc was severely affected by the magnitude 7.2 earthquake which struck Bohol, suffering 16 fatalities and damage to some 3,700 homes, as well as total destruction of its Catholic church.^[9]

Maribojoc has a land area of 6,908 hectares (17,070 acres). It is 14 kilometres (8.7 mi) from Tagbilaran.

Barangays

Maribojoc is politically subdivided into 22 barangays. Each barangay consists of puroks and some have sitios.

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PSGC	Barangay	Population			±% p.a.		Area		PD 2024
		2024[10]		2010[11]			ha	acre	/km2	/sq mi
071232002	Agahay	2.8%	625	603	▴	0.26%	305	754	200	530
071232003	Aliguay	4.4%	971	859	▴	0.89%	326	806	300	770
071232004	Anislag	4.4%	988	1,004	▾	−0.12%	93	230	1,100	2,800
071232005	Bayacabac	8.2%	1,835	1,601	▴	0.99%	353	872	520	1,300
071232006	Bood	1.9%	426	475	▾	−0.78%	312	771	140	350
071232007	Busao	2.4%	537	587	▾	−0.64%	146	361	370	950
071232008	Cabawan	7.3%	1,626	1,516	▴	0.51%	467	1,154	350	900
071232009	Candavid	2.2%	498	541	▾	−0.59%	367	907	140	350
071232010	Dipatlong	6.7%	1,495	1,562	▾	−0.32%	147	363	1,000	2,600
071232011	Guiwanon	2.4%	532	569	▾	−0.48%	335	828	160	410
071232012	Jandig	4.6%	1,032	897	▴	1.02%	662	1,636	160	400
071232013	Lagtangon	1.0%	232	266	▾	−0.98%	331	818	70	180
071232014	Lincod	7.8%	1,726	1,781	▾	−0.23%	245	605	700	1,800
071232015	Pagnitoan	2.8%	630	630		0.00%	510	1,260	120	320
071232016	Poblacion	9.4%	2,103	2,298	▾	−0.64%	93	230	2,300	5,900
071232017	Punsod	3.0%	657	644	▴	0.14%	119	294	550	1,400
071232018	Punta Cruz	3.3%	737	770	▾	−0.32%	435	1,075	170	440
071232019	San Isidro	2.7%	605	525	▴	1.03%	309	764	200	510
071232001	San Roque (Aghao)	5.6%	1,256	1,177	▴	0.47%	536	1,325	230	610
071232020	San Vicente	4.9%	1,097	1,115	▾	−0.12%	113	279	970	2,500
071232021	Tinibgan	2.6%	576	614	▾	−0.46%	441	1,090	130	340
071232022	Toril	2.3%	504	457	▴	0.71%	263	650	190	500
	Total		22,268	20,491	▴	0.60%	6,908	17,070	320	14

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The main language is Cebuano, with a Boholano accent. Tagalog and English are also spoken and understood.

Poverty incidence of Maribojoc

Source: Philippine Statistics Authority^{[17][18][19][20][21][22][23][24]}

Fishing and agriculture are the two main sources of livelihood.

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  Roman Catholic Church, before its destruction in the 2013 earthquake
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  Maribojoc Church in 2025
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  Punta Cruz Watchtower
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  Remains of Punta Cruz watchtower, Maribojoc Bohol post-2013 earthquake
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  Uplifted marine terrace (post-2013 Bohol Earthquake) beside Punta Cruz
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  Abatan River mangroves