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AGUSAN DEL NORTE
Agusan del Norte has been greatly influenced by
Spanish colonization as well as the heavy influx of
migrants from the outlying Visayan islands.
The cultural environment of the province which is quite
different from the rest of Mindanao, is basically a
mixture of several mainstreams of culture found in
Central Philippines.
The province is accessible by land, sea, and air. It has
four shipping lines and a national airport at Bancasi,
which is adjacent to Butuan City. Commercial fishing is
done in Butuan Bay and in the rich waters of Mindanao
Sea.
Former Name: None
Land Area: 2,590.3 square kilometers
Capital: Butuan City
Population: 365,421 (1980)
Principal Dialect: Cebuano
Income Classification: Fifth Class Province
No. of Cities: 1 (Butuan)
No. of Municipalities: 11 (Buenavista, Cabadbaran,
Carmen, Jabonga, Kitcharao, La Nievas, Magallanes,
Nasipit, Santiago, Tubay, and Remedios T. Romualdez)
No. of Municipal Districts: None
Topography: Mainly composed of lowland plains. The
Agusan River drains the province together with its
tributaries. It also shares Lake Mainit with Surigao del
Norte.
No. of Principal Rivers: 3 (with Agusan del Sur)
No. of Mountains: 16 (with Agusan del Sur)
Climate: Characterized by the lack of a dry season and
pRonounced rainfall throughout the year. There is an
even distribution of Rainfall.
Average Annual Rainfall: 6 inches in Butuan City;
46 inches in the southern portion of the province.
Principal products/crops: Corn, palay, banana,
rubber, abaca, coconut, and vegetables.
Industries: Logging (major industry), and cottage
industries such as dressmaking, needlecraft, food
preservation, metalcraft, and rattan manufacturing.
Mineral Resources: Copper, gold, silver, iron,
and serpentine
Forest Resources: Commercial hardwood such as
mayapis, apitong, bagtikan, and tanguile.
Tourist Attractions: Lake Mainit, Tinago Beach in
Buenavista and the plywood, lawanit and lumber
factories.
Governor: Eduardo L. Rama Jr.
Congressman: Charito B. Plaza, Edelmino A. Amante
AGUSAN DEL SUR
Agusan del Sur was separated from Agusan del Norte by
the virtue of Republic Act. 4979, issued on June 17,
1967. Its capital today is Prosperidad, an agricultural
town 56 kilometers from Butuan City.
Although the province does not have any beach resorts,
it still has the ability to lure tourist because of its
toog trees, which are said to be the biggest in the
country, averaging some seven meters in diameter. Agusan
del Sur also boasts of large rubber plantations, vast
grasslands for cattle raising, dense forest that yield
timber in abundance and a deep humus soil which produces
various crops.
Former Name: None
Land Area: 8,965.5 square kilometers
Capital: Prosperidad
Population: 265,030 (1980)
Principal Dialect: Cebuano
Income Classification: Third Class Province
No. of Cities: None
No. of Municipalities: 14 (Bayugan, Bunawan,
Esperanza, La Paz, Loreto, Prosperidad, Rosario, San
Francisco, San Luis, Santa Josefa, Sibagat, Talacogon,
Trento and Veruela)
No. of Municipal Districts: None
Topography: Terrain is generally rugged. Its
valley is on the central section, bisected by the Agusan
River which flows from Davao del Norte to Agusan del
Norte. In the lower half of the province, from the town
of Talacogon, are lowlands with many swamps and lakes.
Lake Lanao is the biggest and most important.
No. of Principal Rivers: 3 (with Agusan del
Norte)
No. of Mountains: 16 (with Agusan del Norte)
Climate: The province has no dry season but a pRonounced
rainfall from October to February. Floods are frequent,
more because of the amount of Rainfall than of the
frequency of typhoons.
Average Annual Rainfall: 127.9 inches
Principal products/crops: Rice and corn
Industries: Logging (major industry)
Mineral Resources: Silver, iron, lead, chromite,
and asbestos
Forest Resources: Timber and grazing lands
Tourist Attractions: Several beaches (with Agusan
del Norte) such as the Dagani Beach, Ata-Atahon Beach
Resort, Bulihan Beach Resort, and Lake Mainit.
Governor: Ceferino S. Paredes Jr.
Congressman: Democrito Plaza.
BUKIDNON
Bukidnon is noted for its seven plateaus of varying
heights and the seven mountains that rise from them,
separated by deep canyons and valleys. The province is a
“melting pot”, for aside from the Bukidnons, there are
Manobos, Muslims, Visayans, Tagalogs and Ilocanos.
Most of these immigrants work in the pineapple
plantations or were engaged in cattle raising.
Under the Spanish rule in 1860, Bukidnon became one of
the six districts of Mindanao. The Americans made it a
sub-province of Misamis. In 1903, it became a separate
province, but was formally created on March 10, 1917
under Republic Act 2711.
Former Name: None
Land Area: 8,293.8 square kilometers
Capital: Malaybalay
Population: 613,634 (1980)
Principal Dialect: Cebuano
Income Classification: Second Class Province
No. of Cities: None
No. of Municipalities: 22 (Baungon, Cabanglasan,
Dumulog, Dangcagan, Don Carlos, Impasugong, Kadingilan,
Kalilangan, Kibawe, Kitaotao, Lantapan, Libona,
Malaybalay, Malitbog, Manolo Fortich, Maramag,
Pangantocan, Quezon, San Fernando, Sumilao, Talakag, and
Valencia)
No. of Municipal Districts: None
Topography: The terrain is dominated by plateaus,
rolling uplands, deep canyons and wide valleys. Tall
mountains abound in the area, three of which are extinct
volcanoes. The greater part of the province are rolling
hills cut by deep and wide canyons. Average elevation in
the province is 950 meters above sea level.
No. of Principal Rivers: None
No. of Mountains: 28 (Mt. Kitanglad is the
highest)
Climate: Relatively cool throughout the year and
resembling that prevailing in Manila during December and
January. There is little rainfall every month. This type
of climate permits the growing of two or more different
kinds of crops a year. The warmest months are April and
May; the coldest are December and January.
Average Annual Rainfall: 110 inches
Principal products/crops: Abaca (hemp)
Industries: Cattle raising (major industry),
farming and livestock
Mineral Resources: Gold, copper, clay and
limestone
Forest Resources: Rattan and almaciga
Tourist Attractions: The vast pineapple
plantations of the Philippine Packing Corporation, Camp
Kasisang, and the Famous Alalum Waterfalls.
Governor: Ernesto N. Tabios
Congressman: Socorro O. Acosta, Violeta T.
Labaria, Jose Ma. R. Zubiri Jr.
SURIGAO DEL NORTE
Surigao del Norte was first inhabited by the Mananua
tribe. It was only toward the end of the 16th century
that some parts of Surigao were colonized by the
Spaniards. At the end of the Spanish era, Gen. Prudencio
Garcia wrested power from Juan Gonzales, the
gobernadorcillo of Surigao, and his two sons. In 1901,
however, Garcia unconditionally turned over the
government to the Americans.
A civil government was established in Surigao on May 15,
1901 by the Americans. On June 19, 1960, the province of
Surigao del Norte was created, by virtue of Republic Act
No. 2786.
Former Name: None
Land Area: 2,739 square kilometers
Capital: Surigao City
Population: 363,414 (1980)
Principal Dialect: Cebuano
Income Classification: Fourth Class Province
No. of Cities: 1 (Surigao)
No. of Municipalities: 26 (Alegria, Bacuag,
Basilisa, Burgos, Cagdianao, Claver, Dapa, Del Carmen,
Dinagat, General Luna, Gigaquit, Libjo, Loreto, Mainit,
Malimono, Pilar, Placer, San Benito, San Francisco, San
Isidro, Santa Monica, Sison, Socorro, Tagana-an,
Tubajon, and Tubod)
No. of Municipal Districts: None
Topography: The interior part of the province is
rugged and mountainous. Almost all the municipalities
are located along the coasts. The province is located at
the very edge of the Philippine Deep, once known as the
deepest part of the world. A cluster of mineral-rich
islands also belong to the province.
No. of Principal Rivers: 1
No. of Mountains: 14
Climate: Surigao del Norte is not visited by
typhoons, unlike the other provinces exposed to the
Pacific Ocean. Located outside the typhoon belt, the
province still receives plenty of rainfall. Relatively
dry months are from May to September.
Average Annual Rainfall: 144.72 inches
Principal products/crops: Coconut, rice, corn, banana,
tobacco and sugarcane.
Industries: Logging, mining, farming and weaving
Mineral Resources: Nickel, iron, cobalt, gold,
copper, manganese and chromite
Forest Resources: Timber and hardwood
Tourist Attractions: Casa Real in Surigao City,
the nickel quarries on Nonoc Island, Lake Mainit and
Mabua Beach.
Governor: Moises E. Ecleon
Congressman: Constantino C. Navarro Jr.
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