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District of Surigao became a chartered province on May 15, 1901 by virtue of Act No. 127. The territorial expanse of the Surigao province was further reduced in 1907 when the politico-military commandancia of Butuan was created into a separate province and officially named it Agusan with present-day Butuan as its capital.
Surigao City, officially the City of Surigao (Surigaonon: Siyudad nan Surigao; Cebuano: Dakbayan sa Surigao; Filipino: Lungsod ng Surigao), is a component city and capital of the province of Surigao del Norte, Philippines. It is the most populous in the province with a population of 171,107 people according to the 2020 census.
The province is bounded by the Dinagat Islands on the north, east by the Philippine Sea, south by the provinces of Agusan del Norte and Surigao del Sur, and on the west by the Surigao Strait. The province, with an area of 1,972.93 square kilometres (761.75 sq mi), [1] comprises the mainland situated at the northeastern tip of Mindanao and ...
Surigao del Sur is located along the northeastern coast of Mindanao facing the Philippine Sea between 125°40' to 126°20' east longitudes and 7°55' and 9°20' north latitudes. It is bounded on the northwest by the province of Surigao del Norte, on the southeast by Davao Oriental, on the west and southwest by Agusan del Norte and Agusan del Sur.
Surigao del Norte was the fastest growing province with an annual average growth rate of 1.76% over the last five years, while Dinagat Islands was the slowest at 0.05% over the same period. [1] Butuan and Surigao City had total populations of 372,910 and 171,107, respectively. Butuan recorded an annual growth rate of 1.62% in the period 2010 ...
Dinagat was then a part of the province of Surigao Del Norte. Dinagat was founded under the order of Governor-General Manuel Crespo as a pueblo in April 25, 1855. Settlers from Leyte, Bohol, and Surigao built their homes along the coast of what is now Dinagat's poblacion. The first families to settle in the town were Ga, Ventura, Ecunar ...
Surigao (province), a former province of the Philippines, chartered in 1901 and dissolved in 1960. It is currently partitioned into three provinces which includes: Surigao del Norte, a province in the Philippines; Surigao del Sur, a province in the Philippines; Dinagat Islands, a province in the Philippines; Surigao City, capital city of ...
Siargao Islands have approximately 150,000 inhabitants – 9 municipalities of which Dapa is the largest with 25,000 people as the municipality is also the main entry port for those who travel by ferry from Surigao City in the mainland Mindanao.