Lanuza is a 4th class municipality in the province of Surigao del Sur, Philippines. It has a total land area of 395.76 km², representing 8.7% to the total area of Surigao del Sur. According to the 2000 census, it has a population of 10,057 people in 1,942 households. Image File history File links Ph_locator_surigao_del_sur_lanuza. ... A municipality (bayan, sometimes munisipalidad, 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. ...

It is noted as a surfing destination with its various surfing areas from Reef Breaks to Beach Breaks. Surfing season is between the months of November to March where big waves are in constant motion.

Economy

Lanuza belongs to the economic zone of Cantilan, one of the major economic zones of Surigao del Sur. Business opportunity is mainly dependent on agriculture, fishing, and eco-tourism. Lanuza was awarded a "clean and green" municipality title of the Caraga region and is composed of a balanced conservative society deeply rooted in Catholicism. Cantilan is a 4th class municipality in the province of Surigao del Sur, Philippines. ... As a Christian ecclesiastical term, Catholic - from the Greek adjective , meaning general or universal[1] - is described in the Oxford English Dictionary as follows: ~Church, (originally) whole body of Christians; ~, belonging to or in accord with (a) this, (b) the church before separation into Greek or Eastern and Latin or...

For telecommunication there are six cell sites operated by Smart Communications and Globe Telecom that cover the whole area of CarCanMadCarLan (Carrascal, Cantilan, Madrid, Carmen and Lanuza). Smart Communications, Inc. ... Globe Telecom (PSE: GLO ), commonly known as Globe, is the third-largest telecommunications company in the Philippines. ... Carrascal is a 4th class municipality in the province of Surigao del Sur, Philippines. ... Cantilan is a 4th class municipality in the province of Surigao del Sur, Philippines. ... Madrid is a 5th class municipality in the province of Surigao del Sur, Philippines. ... Carmen is a 5th class municipality in the province of Surigao del Sur, Philippines. ...

Two cable TV providers operate in Cantilan, Carrascal and Madrid, Cantilan has broadband internet with a number of good internet cafes. The municipal building in Lanuza has a satellite connection, soon this will be extended to the school and may be offered as an internet cafe in the evenings.

Geography and climate

Lanuza is politically subdivided into 13 barangays. A barangay (Tagalog: baranggay , pronounced as ba-rang-gai, gai as in guy), also known by its former name, the barrio, is the smallest local government unit in the Philippines and is the native Filipino term for a village, district or ward. ...

• Agsam
• Bocawe
• Bunga
• Gamuton
• Habag
• Mampi
• Nurcia
• Pakwan
• Sibahay
• Zone I (Pob.)
• Zone II (Pob.)
• Zone III (Pob.)
• Zone IV (Pob.)

Lanuza's climate is characterized by rainfall that is distributed throughout the year. The period from April to August has the lowest level of rainfall while heavier rains occur from November to February and has 7% exposure to tropical cyclone. Cyclone Catarina, a rare South Atlantic tropical cyclone viewed from the International Space Station on March 26, 2004 Hurricane and Typhoon redirect here. ...

External links

• Philippine Standard Geographic Code
• 2000 Philippine Census Information

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