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Encyclopedia > Surigao del Sur

Surigao del Sur is a province of the Philippines located in the Caraga region in Mindanao. Its capital is Tandag and borders Surigao del Norte to the north, Agusan del Norte and Agusan del Sur to the west, and Davao Oriental to the south. Surigao del Sur is located at the eastern coast of Mindanao and faces the Philippine Sea. Map of the Philippines showing the regions and provinces (click for larger version). ... Caraga is an Administrative Region of the Philippines, on the northeastern portion of the island of Mindanao. ... Map of the Philippines showing the island groups of Luzon, Visayas, and Mindanao Map of the Philippines showing all the regions and their provinces A region (Filipino: Rehiyon) is a administrative subdivision in the Philippines. ... Map of the Philippines showing the island groups of Luzon, Visayas, and Mindanao. ... Tandag is a 2nd class municipality in the province of Surigao del Sur, Philippines. ... Surigao del Norte is a province of the Philippines located in the Caraga region in Mindanao. ... Agusan del Norte is a province of the Philippines located in the Caraga region in Mindanao. ... Agusan del Sur is a landlocked province of the Philippines located in the Caraga region in Mindanao. ... Davao Oriental is a province of the Philippines located in the Davao Region in Mindanao. ... The Philippine Sea is a part of the western Pacific Ocean bordered by the Philippines and Taiwan to the west, Japan to the north, the Marianas to the east and Palau to the south. ...

REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES
Province of Surigao del Sur
Region: Caraga (Region XIII)
Capital: Tandag
Founded:
Population:
2000 census—501,808 (49th largest)
Density—110 per km² (15th lowest)
Area: 4,552.2 km² (25th largest)
Languages: Cebuano, Ilonggo
Governor: Vicente T. Pimentel (2004-2007)
Image:Ph_locator_map_surigao_del_sur.png

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Provincial seal of Surigao del Sur, Philippines. ... Map of the Philippines showing the island groups of Luzon, Visayas, and Mindanao Map of the Philippines showing all the regions and their provinces A region (Filipino: Rehiyon) is a administrative subdivision in the Philippines. ... Caraga is an Administrative Region of the Philippines, on the northeastern portion of the island of Mindanao. ... Tandag is a 2nd class municipality in the province of Surigao del Sur, Philippines. ... A city (lungsod, sometimes siyudad, in Filipino) is a tier of local government in the Philippines. ... A city (lungsod, sometimes siyudad, in Filipino) is a tier of local government in the Philippines. ... A municipality (bayan, sometimes munisipalidad, in Filipino) is a local government unit in the Philippines. ... A barangay also known as barrio (Filipino: baranggay , pronounced as ba-rang-gai, gai as in guy) is the smallest local government unit in the Philippines and is the native Filipino term for a village,barrio, district, ward or town. ... The House of Representatives (Kapulungan ng mga Kinatawan in Filipino) is the lower chamber of the Congress of the Philippines. ... Cebuano, also known as Sugbuanon, is an Austronesian language spoken in the Philippines by about 18,000,000 people and is a subgroup or member of Bisaya, Visayan and Binisayâ. The name came from the Philippine island of Cebu, with the Spanish suffix -ano meaning native, of a place, added... Hiligaynon or Ilonggo is an Austronesian language spoken in Western Visayas in the Philippines. ... Map of the Philippines showing the location of Surigao del Sur. ...


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Surigao del Sur is subdivided into 18 municipalities and 1 city. A municipality (bayan, sometimes munisipalidad, in Filipino) is a local government unit in the Philippines. ... A city (lungsod, sometimes siyudad, in Filipino) is a tier of local government in the Philippines. ...


City

Bislig City is a 4th class city in the province of Surigao del Sur, Philippines. ...

Municipalities

Barobo is a 4th class municipality in the province of Surigao del Sur, Philippines. ... Bayabas is a 5th class municipality in the province of Surigao del Sur, Philippines. ... Cagwait is a 4th class municipality in the province of Surigao del Sur, Philippines. ... Cantilan is considered as the Cradle of Towns in Surigao del Sur. ... Carmen is a 5th class municipality in the province of Surigao del Sur, Philippines. ... Carrascal is a 4th class municipality in the province of Surigao del Sur, Philippines. ... Cortes is a 5th class municipality in the province of Surigao del Sur, Philippines. ... Hinatuan is a 3rd class municipality in the province of Surigao del Sur, Philippines. ... Lanuza is located at the northern part of Surigao del Sur, one of the provinces of Caraga Region and has a total land area of 39,576. ... Lianga is a 4th class municipality in the province of Surigao del Sur, Philippines. ... Lingig is a 3rd class municipality in the province of Surigao del Sur, Philippines. ... Madrid is a 5th class municipality in the province of Surigao del Sur, Philippines. ... Marihatag is a 4th class municipality in the province of Surigao del Sur, Philippines. ... San Agustin is a 4th class municipality in the province of Surigao del Sur, Philippines. ... San Miguel is a 3rd class municipality in the province of Surigao del Sur, Philippines. ... Tagbina is a 4th class municipality in the province of Surigao del Sur, Philippines. ... Tago is a 4th class municipality in the province of Surigao del Sur, Philippines. ... Tandag is a 2nd class municipality in the province of Surigao del Sur, Philippines. ...

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SURIGAO DEL SUR (1217 words)
It is bounded on the northwest by Surigao del Norte, on the southeast by Davao Oriental, on the east by the Pacific Ocean and on the west and southwest by the provinces of Agusan del Sur and Agusan del Norte.
Sur was created as the 56th Philippine province on June 29, 1960 by virtue of R. No. 2786 and was formally separated from its mother province, Surigao del Norte, on September 18, 1960.
Surigao became the eastern District, comprising Agusan and all the islands between the towns of Butuan and Caraga in 1869.
Surigao del Sur - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (773 words)
Its capital is Tandag and borders Surigao del Norte to the north, Agusan del Norte and Agusan del Sur to the west, and Davao Oriental to the south.
It is bounded on the Northwest by the Province of Surigao del Norte, on the Southeast by Davao Oriental, on its Eastern side by the Pacific Ocean, and on the West and Southwest by the Provinces of Agusan del Norte and Agusan del Sur.
The Province of Surigao del Sur was created as the 56th Philippine province on June 19, 1960 by virtue of RA 2786 and was formally organized or separated from its mother province, Surigao del Norte, on September 18, 1960.
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