Place:Cateel, Davao Oriental, Davao, Philippines

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NameCateel
TypeMunicipality
Coordinates7.8°N 126.417°E
Located inDavao Oriental, Davao, Philippines
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Cateel, officially the Municipality of Cateel, is a 2nd class 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 . One step is measured and another is . Overall Aliwagwag Falls has a height of and a width of . All these in the midst of a virgin forest, a river settles at the foot of the falls with 13 rapids to cross.

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