Gigaquit, officially the Municipality of Gigaquit, is a municipality in the province of Surigao del Norte, Philippines. According to the 2020 cen…Gigaquit, officially the Municipality of Gigaquit, is a municipality in the province of Surigao del Norte, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 21,856 people. The name is derived from the words gigad and gakit and refers to the means of transportation that the early settlers used to travel from the inland to the shore.