[3] The town was created in 1980 as Don Mariano Marcos, after then-President Ferdinand Marcos' father Mariano Marcos, and was composed of barangays previously part of the municipalities of Dumingag, Mahayag, Midsalip, Ramon Magsaysay, and Tukuran.

[6] Sominot is politically subdivided into 18 barangays.

Each barangay consists of puroks while some have sitios.

Poverty Incidence of Sominot Source: Philippine Statistics Authority[12][13][14][15][16][17][18][19]

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