Place:Mainit, Surigao del Norte, Caraga, Philippines

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NameMainit
TypeMunicipality
Coordinates9.567°N 125.517°E
Located inSurigao del Norte, Caraga, Philippines
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Mainit, officially the Municipality of Mainit (Surigaonon: Lungsod nan Mainit; ; ), is a 4th class municipality in the province of Surigao del Norte, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 28,019 people.

It is situated on the north shore of Lake Mainit in the north-eastern part of Mindanao. The word "mainit" literally means "hot". The other local term for "mainit" is "mapaso." Mainit is home to a hot spring, the Mapaso Wellness Resort frequented by locals and visitors from nearby towns and provinces. It is regarded that Mainit got its name from this hot sulfuric spring.[1]

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