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Encyclopedia > Surigao del Sur province

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 all the regions and their provinces. ... The Republic of the Philippines is a country of South East Asia, located in the western Pacific Ocean some 1,210 km (750 mi) from mainland Asia. ... Caraga is the newest region of the Philippines, also designated as Region XIII. Region XIII, the Caraga Administrative Region or the Caraga Region was created through Republic Act Number 7901 as approved by President Fidel V. Ramos on February 25, 1995. ... Map of the Philippines showing the island groups of Luzon, Visayas, and Mindanao. ... Map of the Philippines showing the island groups of Luzon, Visayas, and Mindanao. ... Categories: Wikipedia cleanup | Stub ... 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
Image:Ph_seal_surigao_del_sur.png
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
Contents

3.1 Political
Map of the Philippines showing the island groups of Luzon, Visayas, and Mindanao. ... Caraga is the newest region of the Philippines, also designated as Region XIII. Region XIII, the Caraga Administrative Region or the Caraga Region was created through Republic Act Number 7901 as approved by President Fidel V. Ramos on February 25, 1995. ... Categories: Wikipedia cleanup | Stub ... 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 in Filipino) is a local government unit in the Philippines. ... A barangay is the smallest local government unit in the Philippines and is very similar to a village. ... 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 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 at the end. ... Hiligaynon or Ilonggo is an Austronesian language spoken in Western Visayas in the Philippines. ...

3.2 Physical

People and Culture

Economy

Geography

Political

Surigao del Sur is subdivided into 18 municipalities and 1 city. A municipality (bayan 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, the Orient City of the South-east, is the only city in the province of Surigao del Sur in the Philippines. ...

Municipalities

  • Barobo
  • Bayabas
  • Cagwait
  • Cantilan
  • Carmen
  • Carrascal
  • Cortes
  • Hinatuan
  • Lanuza
  • Lianga
  • Lingig
  • Madrid
  • Marihatag
  • San Agustin
  • San Miguel
  • Tagbina
  • Tago
  • Tandag

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Physical

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Cities and Municipalities of Surigao del Sur
Cities: Bislig City
Municipalities: Barobo | Bayabas | Cagwait | Cantilan | Carmen | Carrascal | Cortes | Hinatuan | Lanuza | Lianga | Lingig | Madrid | Marihatag | San Agustin | San Miguel | Tagbina | Tago | Tandag

  Results from FactBites:
 
Surigao del Norte - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (1570 words)
Surigao del Norte is the northernmost of the Mindanao provinces and is an important transportation route between Visayas and Mindanao.
Surigao del Norte is a mosaic of islands at the rim of the Asian continental shelf.
It is bounded on the north and east by the vast Pacific Ocean, on the south by the Provinces of Agusan del Norte and Surigao del Sur, and on the west by the historic Surigao Strait.
The Provincial Profile of Surigao Del Norte (1160 words)
The provinces of Agusan del Norte and Surigao del Sur border the province to the south.
Mainland Surigao del Norte is a cradle of civilization of the province.
Surigao del Norte is a mosaic of varied landscapes at the rim of the Asian continental shelf.
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