Agusan del Norte

Agusan del Norte
—  Province  —
Flag Seal
Map of the Philippines with Agusan del Norte highlighted
Coordinates: 9°10′N 125°30′E
Country	Philippines
Region	Caraga (Region XIII)
Founded	June 17, 1967
Capital	Cabadbaran City ‡ Seat of government: Butuan City
Government
• Type	Province of the Philippines
• Governor	Erlpe John Amante (Lakas-Kampi-CMD)
• Vice Governor	Enrico Corvera (Lakas-Kampi-CMD)
Area
• Total	2,730.24 km2 (1,054.15 sq mi)
Area rank	51st out of 80
Population (2007)
• Total	314,027
• Rank	64th out of 80
• Density	Bad rounding here120/km2 (Bad rounding here300/sq mi)
• Density rank	61st out of 80
Divisions
• Independent cities	1
• Component cities	1
• Municipalities	10
• Barangays	166 including independent cities: 252
• Districts	1st and 2nd districts of Agusan del Norte (shared with Butuan City)
Time zone	PHT (UTC+8)
ZIP Code
Spoken languages	Cebuano, Tagalog, English, Surigaonon
‡ As per RA 8811, Cabadbaran is the officially-designated capital of the province. However, the provincial government still holds office in Butuan City, pending the actual transfer of provincial offices to the new capital.

Agusan del Norte (Filipino:Hilagang Agusan) is a province of the Philippines located in the Caraga, a region in Mindanao. Its capital is Cabadbaran City and it borders Surigao del Norte to the north, Surigao del Sur to the east, Agusan del Sur to the south, and Misamis Oriental to the west. It faces Butuan Bay, part of the Bohol Sea, to the northwest.

Demographics

The population of Agusan del Norte (excluding Butuan City) was 314,027 at the 2007 census, making it the country's 64th most populous province. The population density is 115 per km².

Economy

The economy of Agusan del Norte is dominantly agricultural, and it is one of the nation's leading producer of rice.^{[citation needed]}

Geography

Political

Agusan del Norte is divided into 10 municipalities. The highly-urbanized city of Butuan, being geographically located in Agusan del Norte, is traditionally grouped with the province, although it is governed independently from it. Cabadbaran City is the officially-designated capital of the province per Republic Act 8811, which has a total barangays of 31, area of 311.02 km², population of 55,006 and population density of 177 per km².

City	No. of Barangays	Area (km²)	Population (2010)	Pop. density (per km²)
Cabadbaran City	31	327.46	69, 241 (2010)	210

Municipality	No. of Barangays	Area (km²)	Population (2000)	Pop. density (per km²)
Buenavista	26	473.92	50,612	107
Carmen	8	211.42	17,307	82
Jabonga	15	293.00	20,501	70
Kitcharao	11	212.40	14,604	69
Las Nieves	20	582.69	21,530	37
Magallanes	8	49.91	19,895	399
Nasipit	19	236.36	35,817	152
Remedios T. Romualdez	8.00	81.47	13,359	164
Santiago	8	286.65	17,925	63
Tubay	13	138.00	17,668	128

Physical

Located in the northeastern part of Mindanao, it is bounded on the north by Butuan Bay and Surigao del Norte; east by Surigao del Sur; west by Misamis Oriental; and south and southwest by Agusan del Sur. Agusan del Norte occupies a total land area of 2,503.9 sq. kilometers.

History

In 1942, the Japanese Imperial forces landed in Northern Agusan.

In 1945, Filipino soldiers of the 6th, 10th, 101st, 102nd, 103rd, 107th and 110th Infantry Division of the Philippine Commonwealth Army and the 10th Infantry Regiment of the Philippine Constabulary together with the recognized Agusan guerrilla fighter units against the Japanese forces beginning the liberation in Northern Agusan during World War II.

During World War II, a unit of the joint Philippine-American defense force were located at Manot, Talacogon, in the interior of the Agusan Valley.

Created by Republic Act 4979 from Agusan province.

On August 16, 2000. The seat of provincial government was transferred from Butuan City to Cabadbaran by virtue of Republic Act 8811, although the province is yet to complete the transfer of provincial services and functions to the new capital.

Tourism in Agusan del Norte

The province of Agusan del Norte has many beautiful beaches in the towns of Carmen, Buenavista, Nasipit, and Cabadbaran City. It also has Mount Hilong-Hilong in Cabadbaran, one of the tallest in Agusan del Norte.

From the top of Prayer Mountain (Mount Pongkay), you can see the beautiful place of Cabadbaran like the buildings, churches, sea, rivers and etc.

Notable schools

Elementary

• Carmen Central Elementary School
• Nasipit Central Elementary School - (West Nasipit District)
• North Cabadbaran Central Elem. School
• Cabadbaran South Central Elem. School
• Buenavista Special Education Integrated School(SPED-IS)
• Buenavista Central Elem. School
• Butuan City Special Education Center (BC-SPED)
• Matabao Elementary School
• Magallanes Central Elem. School
• Agay Central Elem. School
• Jaliobong Elementary School
• Del Pilar Integrated School (North Cabadbaran District)

Secondary

• Immaculate Heart of Mary Academy-Kitcharao INC.
• Carmen Academy
• Candelaria Institute
• Saint Michael College of Caraga
• Saint James High School
• Caraga State University Cabadbaran- Laboratory High School
• Nasipit National Vocational School
• Mindanao Institute
• Buenavista Institute
• Magallanes National High School
• Buenavista National High School
• Agay National High School
• Jaliobong National High School

Tertiary

• Northern Mindanao School of Fisheries
• Saint Michael College of Caraga
• Caraga State University-Cabadbaran Campus
• Caraga State University-Main Campus
• Father Saturnino Urios University
• Northern Mindanao Colleges
• Saint Joseph Institute of Technology
• Agusan Institute of Technology

External links

• Official website of the Provincial Government of Agusan del Norte