Sapang Dalaga

Its name is derived from the phrase sapa ng dalaga (ancient Visayan language dating back to the 14th century before Spanish colonization), meaning "maiden in a creek". The names of some barangays were derived from rivers and trees, for example, Guinabot came from a river, Locus was derived from the native locus tree. ==Geography==

Barangays Sapang Dalaga is politically subdivided into 28 barangays. Each barangay consists of puroks while some have sitios. • Bautista • Bitibut • Boundary • Caluya • Capundag • Casul • Dalumpinas • Dasa • Dioyo • Disoy • El Paraiso • Guinabot • Libertad • Locus • Macabibo • Manla • Masubong • Medallo • Agapito Yap Sr. (Napilan) • Poblacion • Salimpuno • San Agustin • Sapang Ama • Sinaad • Sipac • Sixto Velez Sr. • Upper Bautista • Ventura Climate {{Weather box ==Demographics==

In the 2024 census, the population of Sapang Dalaga was 21,006 people, with a density of . == Economy ==

Its economy is based on agriculture, with root crops such as gabi, palaw, sweet potato, ube and apale. It has plantation of coconuts, lanzones, mangosteen, rambotan, marang, hibi (June plume), guyabano, santol, durian and native bananas. Herbal plants such as Salingkapao (tawa-tawa), buyo, dalapot (sambong) grows in each household plot. Vegetables such as string beans, squash, malunggay, likway, bago and sikwa can be found. Sea foods such as bongcawel, saang, bacase, king crabs, nukos (squid), lato (seaweeds), kitong, dangget, lapu-lapu, pasayan (prawn) can be bought every Friday (market day). ==References==