Agusan del Norte

Agusan del Norte is a province of the island nation of the Philippines. It is located in the northeast of the island of Mindanao in the region of Caraga (Region XIII).

Provincial capital is Cabadbaran City.

  • 5.1 Origin of the name
  • 5.2 Province History

Geography

Agusan del Norte is bordered to the north by Surigao del Norte, to the east by Surigao del Sur, on the south by Agusan del Sur, on the west by Misamis Oriental in the region of Northern Mindanao and to the northwest by the bay of Butuan, which belongs to the Mindanaosee.

The province is characterized along its northeastern and western regions of mountain ranges. In between, the region is rather flat and level, particularly where the Agusan River makes its way through the countryside before it empties into the Bay of Butuan.

The highest peak is the Hilong Hilong with a height of 2,012 meters above sea level. He is also the highest mountain in the Diwata mountain range, which extends along the border of Surigao del Sur in the eastern part of the province. The second highest mountain is the 1,823 meter high Mt Mabaho in the municipality of Santiago.

The main area of ​​Agusan del Norte is forested. So are 1893 km ² of the province designated as forest area, while 796 km ² for agriculture are used.

The province covers 2730.24 km ², making it the smallest province in the Caraga region.

Demography and language

According to the census of 2010 living in Agusan del Norte 642 196 people.

The population density is 235 people per km ².

The language Cebuano or Bisaya or Binisaya also called, is the primary language of the province and is spoken by 72.98 % of the population. This speaks for the high population of immigrants who have come in the past few centuries of the Visayas in the province.

The Boholanos place with 6.83%, the second largest ethnic group represents the Surigaonons, the third largest ethnic group, take a 5.86%, while the Butuanos as fourth largest group and most primitive ethnic group of this region, accounting for 3.05% of the total population possess. Other indigenous peoples, such as the Mamanwa, the Manobo, and the Higaonon or Tala - andig represent a minority in Agusan del Norte and live mainly in the mountainous regions.

In the religious communities include, according to the 1990 census, 82.07 % of the faithful of the Roman Catholic Church. This is followed with a share of 8.25 %, the Aglipay and Iglesia ni Cristo with the 0.43 %.

Economy

The economy of Agusan del Norte is dominated by agriculture and forestry. The province is the main producer of rice. Other agricultural products are coconut, wheat, mango, bananas, palm oil and various vegetables, as well as fishing in the breeding and sale of shrimp.

The province is also due to their large forest areas, a major supplier of timber. Thus, there are 23 large-scale producers for livestock and plywood in Agusan del Norte. Most are based in Butuan City. Other manufacturers are concentrating on the distribution of rattan, whose quality is among the best in the country.

Political Structure

Agusan del Norte is in 11 individually managed communities and divided a city ¹.

The municipalities are in turn subdivided into a total of 265 barangays ( districts ). The province is assigned to a congressional district.

City

  • Cabadbaran City

¹ Due to the declaration of Butuan City to a highly urbanized city, it was the province of Agusan del Norte, within whose province area it is located, regardless.

Communities

  • Buena Vista
  • Cabadbaran
  • Carmen
  • Jabonga
  • Kitcharao
  • Las Nieves
  • Magallanes
  • Nasipit
  • Remedios T. Romualdez
  • Santiago
  • Tubay

History

Origin of the name

The name is derived from Agusan Agasan, a word from a local dialect, which means where the water flows. This designation refers to the great river, the Agusan River, which runs through the country from south to north to empty into the Bay of Butuan in the end. The river served as the main transportation option of the Spaniards in the center of the north-eastern Mindanao.

Province History

Already in early times were immigrants from Borneo and Celebes with wooden boats in the region of present-day Agusan del note. Eleven such boats were discovered during archaeological excavations in Butuan City and dated to the period between the 4th and 13th centuries. The Malay immigrants crowded here by their arrival, the indigenous people of the Mamanwas in the mountainous hinterland back.

Arrived at the time when the Spaniards in the Philippines, there were already trade relations between the indigenous peoples and merchants other Southeast Asian areas. This is evidenced by pottery finds near Butuan, which originated in the 10th century.

Some historians also believe Ferdinand Magellan had held his first mass in the Philippines in Masao, at the mouth of Agusan River in April 1521 and not in Limasawa, Southern Leyte, on Easter Sunday in March before.

Agusan was during the Spanish administration until 1911 a part of the great province of Surigao, before the Americans going with the Decision No. 1693 to its own province.

The locals Gumersindo Flores led the Agusanons end of the 19th century victorious in a war against the Spanish occupying power, but the American army claimed for himself. The province was from then, until the year 1913, under the control of the American military. 1914, the first Filipino governor was installed with Teofisto Guingona.

Due to Republic Act No. 4979, the once great province of Agusan was divided into the provinces of Agusan del Norte and Agusan del Sur on June 17, 1967. Butuan City, at that time the only province associated city was made ​​the capital and was the seat of the provincial government awarded.

This period ended with Republic Act No. 8811 of the effect in the year 2000, when the seat of the provincial government of Butuan City to Cabadbaran City was relocated.

Climate

The province is classified as a Type II climate you is outside the typhoon belt and has no definable dry season. Rainfall can occur throughout the year. The heaviest rain amounts, however, are to be expected in the months from November to January. Due to its location near the eastern coast of Mindanao, the climate of the province is influenced by the northeastern monsoon, trade winds and storms.

The average rainfall is 49 mm, with an average humidity of 84.6 %. The temperature in the medium at 27.5 ° C.

Attractions

  • The Mt Hilong Hilong
  • The Mt Mabaho
  • The Lake Mainit
  • The Trinos Beach Resort
  • The Magellan time, the place where Magellan is said to have held his first mass in the Philippines on April 8, 1521.
  • The Cabadbaran Museum
  • The Anitapan cases
  • The Amontay Canyon
  • The Cabadbaran -Santiago Watershed Forest Reserve
Municipalities of the Philippines Butuan Bay Santiago (Agusan del Norte) Buenavista (Agusan del Norte) Carmen (Agusan del Norte) Jabonga, Agusan del Norte Kitcharao, Agusan del Norte Las Nieves, Agusan del Norte Magallanes (Agusan del Norte) Nasipit, Agusan del Norte Remedios T. Romualdez, Agusan del Norte Tubay, Agusan del Norte Sulawesi Bukidnon Camiguin Lanao del Norte Misamis Occidental Compostela Valley Davao del Norte Davao del Sur Davao Oriental Cotabato Basilan Island Lanao del Sur Maguindanao Shariff Kabunsuan
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