Dauis, Bohol

Aerial view of Dauis

Roman Catholic Church, Dauis, Bohol

Bohol Plaza Resort, Dauis, Bohol

watchtower in Dauis, Bohol

Dauis is a 4th class municipality in the province of Bohol, Philippines. According to the 2007 census, it has a population of 36,139 people. It is one of two municipalities on the Panglao Island.

The Barangays

Dauis is politically subdivided into 12 Barangays.

• Biking
• Bingag
• San Isidro (Canlongon)
• Catarman
• Dao
• Mayacabac
• Poblacion
• Songculan
• Tabalong
• Tinago
• Totolan
• Mariveles

History

According to locals, the name "Dauis" was founded by an American who happened to pass by a shore where he saw a fisherman fishing with a hook, line and bobber. The fisherman was chest deep in the water and would cast his line out into the sea and when the fish were caught, the fisherman would pull on the line made a sound like "weese", at which time the fisherman said "daui" which in the native language was telling the American that he had caught a fish. So the American said this place is "Dauis" because of the "weese" and "daui" from the fisherman.^{[citation needed]}

According to local natives a deep well was constructed in Upper Songculan, Dauis, Bohol in the year 1900 by a Spaniard leader. The locals provided the labor. The well depth is more or less 30 fathoms and the diameter is more or less three meters. Information revealed that during the construction of the well was done through manual digging using bolos, crowbars, pulleys, rope for digging into the soil stones, which contains limestone rock.

The first bridge between the Poblacion of Dauis and Mansasa, Tagbilaran City, Bohol was constructed by Spaniards during their reign, possibly in the 1700s. The bridge is still there and in place, used as a connection between the two islands. The other bridge was constructed near the old City Hall of Tagbilaran City, crossing towards the Barngay Totolan, Dauis, Bohol. That bridge is known as the causeway and leads to Panglao Beach resort about 17 kilometers from Tagbilaran City.

Attraction

Inside Hinagdanan Cave, Dauis, Bohol

Dauis' major tourist attractions are Our Lady of Assumption Church and Hinagdanan Cave. Our Lady of Assumption Church is locally known as Señora de la Asunción. The church was built by the Spaniards is constructed of solid rocks or stones and it has paintings on the walls that are quite attractive. There is a tower with a bell, outside the church there is another tower and there is also a small well, not deep in front of the altar inside the church where the parishioners will draw their water. They consider the water to be holy because it is claimed that it can cure illnesses. It was surprisingly discovered that though the area is surrounded by the ocean, but the water from the well is not very salty and is considered potable.

Hinagdanan Cave is located in Barangay Bingag and known as a Tourist spot. The cave is unique because it has only one passage in going down into the cave and at the bottom of the cave it has a natural swimming area filled with natural water.

References

• Tirol, Jes. Establishment of the town of Dauis, Bohol Part 1
• Tirol, J. Establishment of the town of Dauis, Bohol Part 2
• Dauis

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to: Dauis, Bohol

Bohol portal

• Municipality of Dauis
• CarmenBOHOL.com resource for Chocolate Hills and BOHOL
• Dauis Church
• The Mystery of the Virgin Mary on a Tree, Totolan, Dauis
• Serene Place at Songculan, Dauis Bohol
• Philippine Standard Geographic Code
• 2000 Philippine Census Information

		bridges to Tagbilaran		v • d • e
	Cebu Strait		Bohol Sea
		Dauis
		Panglao

Coordinates: 9°37′30″N 123°51′58″E / 9.625°N 123.866°E / 9.625; 123.866