Santa Josefa is a 4th class municipality in the province of Agusan del Sur, Philippines. According to the 2000 census, it has a population of 22,730 people in 4,333 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. ... Agusan del Sur is a landlocked province of the Philippines located in the Caraga region in Mindanao. ... 2000 is a leap year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ...
Barangays
Santa Josefa is politically subdivided into 11 barangays. A barangay is the smallest local government unit in the Philippines and is very similar to a village. ...
Its capital is Prosperidad and borders, from the north clockwise, Agusandel Norte, Surigao delSur, Davao Oriental, Compostela Valley, Davao del Norte, Bukidnon, and Misamis Oriental.
The AgusandelSur population is predominantly composed of immigrants from the Visayas.
AgusandelSur is an elongated basin formation with mountain ranges in the eastern and western sides forming a valley, which occupies the central longitudinal section of the land.