Agusan del Norte
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| Region : | Caraga |
| Capital : | Cabadbaran City |
| Population : | 354.503 August 1, 2015 census
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| Population density : | 130 inhabitants per km² |
| Area : | 2,730.24 km² |
| PSGC : | 160200000 |
| Governor : | Erlpe John M. Amante |
| Official website: | Official website |
| structure | |
| - Highly urbanized cities | 0 |
| - provincial cities | 1 |
| - municipalities | 11 |
| - Barangays | 252 |
| - electoral districts | 1 |
| Location of province on Mindanao | |
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Coordinates: 9 ° 10 ′ N , 125 ° 35 ′ E Agusan del Norte is a province of the island state of the Philippines . It is located in the northeast of Mindanao Islandin the Caraga region (Region XIII).
The provincial capital is Cabadbaran City .
geography
Agusan del Norte borders in the north on Surigao del Norte , in the east on Surigao del Sur , in the south on Agusan del Sur , in the west on Misamis Oriental in the Northern Mindanao region and in the north-west on the Bay of Butuan , which belongs to the Mindanao Sea.
The province is characterized by mountain ranges along its north-eastern and western areas. In between, the region is rather flat and level, especially where the Agusan River makes its way through the landscape before it flows into Butuan Bay .
The highest peak is the Hilong Hilong with a height of 2,012 meters above sea level. It is also the highest mountain in the Diwata mountain range , which stretches along the border with Surigao del Sur in the eastern part of the province. The second highest mountain is the 1,823 meter high Mt. Mabaho in the municipality of Santiago .
The main area of Agusan del Norte is forested. 1,893 km² of the province are designated as forest area, while 796 km² are used for agriculture.
The province extends over 2,730.24 km², making it the smallest province in the Caraga region .
Demographics and language
According to the 2015 census, Agusan del Norte has 354,503 people.
The population density is 130 people per km².
The Cebuano language , also called Bisaya or Binisaya, is the main language of the province and is spoken by 72.98% of the population. This speaks for the high proportion of immigrants who have come to the province from the Visayas in the past centuries .
The Boholanos represent the second most important ethnic group with 6.83%. The Surigaonons, the third largest ethnic group, make up 5.86%, while the Butuanos, the fourth largest group and the most original ethnic group in this area, make up 3.05% of the total population have. Other indigenous peoples, such as the Mamanwa, the Manobo, and the Higaonon or Tala-andig, represent a minority in Agusan del Norte and live mainly in the mountain regions.
According to the 1990 census, 82.07% of the faithful belong to the Roman Catholic Church. It is followed by Aglipay with a share of 8.25% and Iglesia ni Cristo with 0.43%.
economy
The economy of Agusan del Norte is characterized by agriculture and forestry. The province is the main producer of rice . Other agricultural products are coconut , wheat , mango , bananas , palm oil and various vegetables, as well as fishing with the breeding and sale of shrimp .
The province is also an important supplier of timber due to its large forest areas. There are 23 large producers of timber and plywood in Agusan del Norte. Most of them are based in Butuan City . Other manufacturers focus on selling rattan , the quality of which is among the best in the country.
Political structure
Agusan del Norte is divided into 11 independently administered municipalities and a city ¹ . The communities, in turn, are subdivided into a total of 265 barangays (districts).
The province forms a congress district assigned.
city
¹ With the declaration of Butuan City as a highly urbanized city, it became independent from the province of Agusan del Norte, within whose provincial territory it is located.
Communities
- Buenavista
- Cabadbaran
- Carmen
- Jabonga
- Kitcharao
- Las Nieves
- Magallanes
- Nasipit
- Remedios T. Romualdez
- Santiago
- Tubay
history
Origin of name
The name Agusan is derived from Agasan , a word from a local dialect, which means where the water flows . This name refers to the great river, the Agusan River , which crosses the country from south to north, ending up in Butuan Bay. The river served as the main means of transport for the Spaniards to the center of northeastern Mindanao.
Provincial History
Immigrants from Borneo and Celebes came to the region of today's Agusan del Note in wooden boats. Eleven such boats were discovered during archaeological excavations in Butuan City and dated between the 4th and 13th centuries. The arrival of the Malay immigrants pushed the indigenous Mamanwas back into the mountainous hinterland.
By the time the Spanish arrived in the Philippines, there were already trade links between the indigenous peoples and traders from other Southeast Asian areas. This is evidenced by ceramic finds near Butuan, which came from the 10th century.
Some historians also believe that Ferdinand Magellan held his first mass in the Philippines in Masao, at the mouth of the Agusan River, in April 1521, and not in Limasawa , Southern Leyte , on Easter Sunday in March before that.
Agusan was part of the large province of Surigao during the Spanish administration until 1911, before the Americans converted it into a province of its own with Resolution No. 1693.
The local Gumersindo Flores led the Agusanons victoriously in a war against the Spanish occupation forces at the end of the 19th century, which the American army claimed for itself. The province was under the control of the American military until 1913. In 1914, Teofisto Guingona became the first Philippine governor to be installed.
On June 17, 1967, Republic Act No. 4979 divided the formerly large province of Agusan into the provinces of Agusan del Norte and Agusan del Sur . Butuan City , then the only city belonging to the province, was named the capital and the seat of the provincial government.
That period ended with Republic Act No. 8811 in 2000 when the seat of the provincial government was relocated from Butuan City to Cabadbaran City .
climate
The province is classified as climate type II. It lies outside the typhoon belt and has no definable dry season. Rainfalls can occur all year round. However, the heaviest amounts of rain are expected in the months between November and January. Due to its location near the east coast of Mindanao , the climate of the province is influenced by the northeastern monsoons, trade winds and storms.
The average rainfall is 49 mm with an average humidity of 84.6%. The average temperature is 27.5 ° C.
Attractions
- The Mt. Hilong Hilong
- Mt. Mabaho
- Lake Mainit
- The Trinos Beach Resort
- The Magellan's Mark, the place where Magellan is said to have held his first mass in the Philippines on April 8, 1521.
- The Cabadbaran Museum
- The Anitapan Falls
- The Amontay Canyon
- The Cabadbaran-Santiago Watershed Forest Reserve
