History
Legend has it that in the beginning, it were the Manobo tribesmen inhabited the area in the central part of Surigao del Sur. It was sometime in the 1930's when 5 families engaged in fishing landed in the up-end of the river and settled in the area for easy access to the fishing ground. The area became known for its bountiful fish catch that more people form neighboring places came and settled. The landmark was endemic species of tree known as "Barobo" which was plentiful on the site of the settlement. Subsequently, the place became popularly known as Barobo.
Barobo, as the settlement was called, became a barrio under the municipality of Lianga. The creation of the province of Surigao del Sur under R.A. No. 2786, series of June 1960 gave birth to the municipality of Barobo on October 24, 1960 by virtue of Executive Order No. 407 issued by President Carlos P. Garcia, and so, the Municipality of Barobo was carved out like a shape of a cigar pipe from the map of its mother municipality — the municipality of Lianga .
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