Cortes is a 5th class municipality in the province of Surigao del Sur, Philippines. According to the 2000 census, it has a population of 14,825 people in 2,742 households. A municipality (bayan in Filipino) is a local government unit in the Philippines. ... Map of the Philippines showing all the regions and their provinces. ... Surigao del Sur is a province of the Philippines located in the Caraga region in Mindanao. ... This article is about the year 2000. ...
Barangays
Cortes is politically subdivided into 12 barangays. A barangay is the smallest local government unit in the Philippines and is very similar to a village. ...