Cagwait
Municipality of Cagwait | ||
Location of Cagwait in the province of Surigao del Sur | ||
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Basic data | ||
Region : | Caraga | |
Province : | Surigao del Sur | |
Barangays : | 11 | |
District: | 1. District of Surigao del Sur | |
PSGC : | 166804000 | |
Income class : | 4. Income bracket | |
Households : | 3406 May 1, 2000 census
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Population : | 20,384 August 1, 2015 census
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Coordinates : | 8 ° 55 ' N , 126 ° 18' E | |
Postal code : | 8304 | |
Mayor : | Bonifacio G. Ondona | |
Geographical location in the Philippines | ||
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Cagwait is a municipality in the Philippines in the province of Surigao del Sur . The most important educational institution in the community is the Surigao del Sur State University , which was founded in 2010.
geography
Cagwait is located 32 km southwest of the provincial capital of Surigao del Sur Tandag City . It borders on the municipality of Bayabas in the north and Marihatag in the south. In the east lies the Pacific Ocean , in the west the Diwata Mountains .
Barangays
Cagwait is political in eleven barangays divided.
- Aras-Asan
- Bacolod
- Bitaugan East
- Bitaugan West
- La Purisima (Palhe)
- Lactudan
- Mat-e
- Poblacion
- Tawagan
- Tubo-tubo
- Unidad
Web links
- elgu.ncc.gov.ph - Cagwait ( Memento from June 1, 2008 in the Internet Archive )