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.{{sfn|Colín|1663}} 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.

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.

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.{{cite web|url=http://www.ndrrmc.gov.ph/attachments/article/1108/NDRRMC%20Update%20SitRep%20no.%2035%20re%20Effects%20of%20M7.2%20Bohol%20EQ,%203Nov2013,%206AM.pdf |title=SitRep No. 35 re Effects of Magnitude 7.2 Sagbayan, Bohol Earthquake |publisher=National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council |date=November 3, 2013 |access-date=November 7, 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131214193612/http://www.ndrrmc.gov.ph/attachments/article/1108/NDRRMC%20Update%20SitRep%20no.%2035%20re%20Effects%20of%20M7.2%20Bohol%20EQ%2C%203Nov2013%2C%206AM.pdf |archive-date=December 14, 2013 }}

Maribojoc has a land area of {{convert|{{#expr:{{formatnum:69.08|R}}*100}}|ha}}. It is {{convert|14|km}} from Tagbilaran.

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

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{{PH brgy table lite|071232002| Agahay | 625| 603| 3.05}}

{{PH brgy table lite|071232003| Aliguay | 971| 859| 3.26}}

{{PH brgy table lite|071232004| Anislag | 988| 1004| 0.93}}

{{PH brgy table lite|071232005| Bayacabac | 1835| 1601| 3.53}}

{{PH brgy table lite|071232006| Bood | 426| 475| 3.12}}

{{PH brgy table lite|071232007| Busao | 537| 587| 1.46}}

{{PH brgy table lite|071232008| Cabawan | 1626| 1516| 4.67}}

{{PH brgy table lite|071232009| Candavid | 498| 541| 3.67}}

{{PH brgy table lite|071232010| Dipatlong | 1495| 1562| 1.47}}

{{PH brgy table lite|071232011| Guiwanon | 532| 569| 3.35}}

{{PH brgy table lite|071232012| Jandig | 1032| 897| 6.62}}

{{PH brgy table lite|071232013| Lagtangon | 232| 266| 3.31}}

{{PH brgy table lite|071232014| Lincod | 1726| 1781| 2.45}}

{{PH brgy table lite|071232015| Pagnitoan | 630| 630| 5.10}}

{{PH brgy table lite|071232016| Poblacion | 2103| 2298| 0.93}}

{{PH brgy table lite|071232017| Punsod | 657| 644| 1.19}}

{{PH brgy table lite|071232018| Punta Cruz | 737| 770| 4.35}}

{{PH brgy table lite|071232019| San Isidro | 605| 525| 3.09}}

{{PH brgy table lite|071232001| San Roque (Aghao) | 1256| 1177| 5.36}}

{{PH brgy table lite|071232020| San Vicente | 1097| 1115| 1.13}}

{{PH brgy table lite|071232021| Tinibgan | 576| 614| 4.41}}

{{PH brgy table lite|071232022| Toril | 504| 457| 2.63}}

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| location = Maribojoc, Bohol

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| Jan high C = 28

| Jan low C = 23

| Feb high C = 29

| Feb low C = 22

| Mar high C = 30

| Mar low C = 23

| Apr high C = 31

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| May high C = 31

| May low C = 24

| Jun high C = 30

| Jun low C = 25

| Jul high C = 30

| Jul low C = 24

| Aug high C = 30

| Aug low C = 24

| Sep high C = 30

| Sep low C = 24

| Oct high C = 29

| Oct low C = 24

| Nov high C = 29

| Nov low C = 23

| Dec high C = 29

| Dec low C = 23

| Jan precipitation mm = 102

| Feb precipitation mm = 85

| Mar precipitation mm = 91

| Apr precipitation mm = 75

| May precipitation mm = 110

| Jun precipitation mm = 141

| Jul precipitation mm = 121

| Aug precipitation mm = 107

| Sep precipitation mm = 111

| Oct precipitation mm = 144

| Nov precipitation mm = 169

| Dec precipitation mm = 139

| Jan rain days = 18.6

| Feb rain days = 14.8

| Mar rain days = 16.5

| Apr rain days = 16.7

| May rain days = 23.9

| Jun rain days = 26.4

| Jul rain days = 25.6

| Aug rain days = 24.1

| Sep rain days = 24.4

| Oct rain days = 26.3

| Nov rain days = 23.7

| Dec rain days = 20.5

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| title = Maribojoc: Average Temperatures and Rainfall

| publisher = Meteoblue

| access-date = 9 May 2020 }}

| date = 9 May 2020

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

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Fishing and agriculture are the two main sources of livelihood.

File:Maribojocchurch.jpg|Roman Catholic Church, before its destruction in the 2013 earthquake

File:Holy Cross Church, Maribojoc, Bohol.jpg|Maribojoc Church in 2025

File:Punta Cruz watchtower.jpg|Punta Cruz Watchtower

File:Punta Cruz watchtower, Maribojoc Bohol post-2013 earthquake 01.jpg|Remains of Punta Cruz watchtower, Maribojoc Bohol post-2013 earthquake

File:Maribojoc uplifted marine terrace.jpg|Uplifted marine terrace (post-2013 Bohol Earthquake) beside Punta Cruz

File:Abatan River in Maribojoc.jpg|Abatan River mangroves

{{Reflist|30em|refs=

{{cite web |url=http://www.bohol.gov.ph/municipalities/maribojoc.html |title=Municipality of Maribojoc |publisher=Province of Bohol |access-date=2012-09-19}}

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• {{cite book

| last = Colín

| first = Fr Francisco

| title = Labor evangelica, ministerios apostolicos de los obreros de la Compañia de Jesus, fundacion y progresos de su provincia en las Islas Filipinas (3 vols)

| url = https://books.google.com/books?id=-0BSAAAAcAAJ

| year = 1663

| publisher = Joseph Fernandez Buendia

| location = Madrid

| oclc = 41563762

| language = es

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• [{{NSCB detail}} Philippine Standard Geographic Code]
• [http://www.bohol.ph/mun33.html Maribojoc]

{{Geographic location

| Centre = Maribojoc

| North = Loon  {{pipe}}  Antequera

| East = Antequera

| South = Cortes

| Southwest = Maribojoc Bay (Cebu Strait)

| West = Loon

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Category:Municipalities of Bohol

Category:1767 establishments in the Spanish Empire