Bacuag
Municipality of Bacuag | ||
Location of Bacuag in the province of Surigao del Norte | ||
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Basic data | ||
Region : | Caraga | |
Province : | Surigao del Norte | |
Barangays : | 9 | |
District: | 2. District of Surigao del Norte | |
PSGC : | 166702000 | |
Income class : | 5th income bracket | |
Households : |
May 1, 2000 census
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Population : | 14,486 August 1, 2015 census
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Population density : | 151.1 inhabitants per km² | |
Area : | 95.85 km² | |
Coordinates : | 9 ° 36 ' N , 125 ° 38' E | |
Postal code : | 8408 | |
Geographical location in the Philippines | ||
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Bacuag ( Filipino : Bayan ng Bacuag ) is a Filipino municipality in the province of Surigao del Norte , Administrative Region XIII, Caraga. It has 14,486 inhabitants (August 1, 2015 census) who lived in nine barangays . It is classified as a fifth income class community in the Philippines and as partially urbanized .
Bacuag is located on the coast of the Philippine Sea , approx. 46 km southeast of Surigao City and can be reached via the Marhalika Highway . Their neighboring communities are Placer in the northwest, Gigaquit in the southeast, Tubod and Alegria in the west.
Ariel Galido , Apostolic Prefect of the Marshall Islands, was born in Bacuag.
Barangays
- Cabugao
- Cambuayon
- Campo
- Dugsangon
- Pautao
- Payapag
- Poblacion
- Pung death
- Santo Rosario