Place:Gigaquit, Surigao del Norte, Caraga, Philippines

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NameGigaquit
TypeMunicipality
Located inSurigao del Norte, Caraga, Philippines
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Gigaquit, officially the Municipality of Gigaquit (Surigaonon: Lungsod nan Gigaquit; ), is a 4th class municipality in the province of Surigao del Norte, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 21,849 people.

The name is derived from the words gigad (meaning "shore") and gakit (meaning "bamboo raft") and refers to the means of transportation that the early settlers used to travel from the inland to the shore.

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