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| Location :: |
| Northeastern Part of Mindanao |
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| Land area :: |
| 2,739 square kilometers |
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| Region :: |
| Caraga Region, Northern Mindanao |
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| No. of Cities :: |
| Surigao City |
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| No. of Barangays :: |
| 434 (including the city) |
| 380 (excluding the city) |
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Climate :: |
No pronounced dry season,
but a very pronounced maximum
rainfall from November to December |
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The Surigaonon is of rich Malay stock with a
sprinkling of Chinese, Japanese and Arab blood. Glints
of European and American influences are also evident
in the Surigaonon's appearance and culture. With a population
of almost 450,000 the lines between stocks can not be
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The Surigaonons are peace-loving and gentle.
Its favorable climate makes them non-temperamental.
They have the humor of the Visayan, the frugality of
the Ilocano and other traits which were inherited from
their forebears who ventured into this part of the archipelago.
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Some 95 percent speaks Surigaonon as a major
dialect. Influences of the Cebuano and Boholano dialects
with a Tausug accent can be traced. A few speak Waray
and Tagalog. Majority are able to speak English. |
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The People are predominantly Roman Catholic.
The rest of population are Aglipayans, Protestant and
other religions. |
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History
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The people are migrants from the Visayas, notably Cebu,
but indigenous tribes of the Mamanwa and Manobo strains
reside here. This province is also a land wherehistory
left indelible imprints. The province, formerly called
"Caraga" by the Spaniards was proclaimed a
military district in 1860. Centuries-old buildings and
churches stand mute witnesses to the glory days of Spain
on its shores. One of the larger islands, Dinagat, was
the landing point of the American liberation forces.
The whole of Surigao was later divided into two separate
provinces in June 19, 1960 by virtue of Repulic Act
2786. |
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....There
are many versions regarding the meaning of Surigao.
Like Sulo, which means current or Sulog, Surigao probably
came from the Spanish word Surgir, meaning swift water
or current. |
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Topograpy
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Surigao del Norte lies northeast of Mindanao, bounded
on the north by Leyte Gulf, on the east by the Pacific
Ocean, on the west by the Surigao Strait, and on the
south by Surigao del sur and Agusan del Norte. It is
a land of sharp contrasts, consisting of a mainland
portion and island clusters numbering about a hundred.
The mainland has a high unbroken precipice and rough
and tumble mountains to the west, and great calm lakes
to the east. It lies on the tip of the Philippines Fault,
leading scientists to believe that great plate movements
led to its present-day formation |
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Attraction
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Surigao del Norte has many attractions, with kilometer-long
black beaches, and similarly long white pebble-washed.
Its mountainous area rich with forest cover and afford
a breathtaking view of the mines. It has a Venice-like
floating village with canals for boats, deep seas for
fishing, and shores covered with rare seashells. |
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Administrative
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Its municipalities are Alegria,
Bacuag, Basilisa,
Burgos, Cagdianao, Claver, Dapa,
Del Carmen, Dinagat,
General Luna,
Gigaquit, Libjo,
Loreto, Mainit,
Malimono, Pilar,
Placer, San Benito,
San Francisco, San Jose, San
Isidro, Sta. Monica,
Sison, Socorro,
Tagana-an, Tubajon
and Tubod, with one
chartered city, Surigao. |
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Climate:: |
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The province falls under type II with no pronounced
dry season, but a very prononced maximum rainfall from
November to January. The average monthly maxima of 600
mm in December and January and monthly minima of about
150 mm in August and September. However, the incidence
of rainfall during the same month in different years
appears highly variable. The average number of rainy
days per month is 20 to 25 from November to March and
13 to 18 from April to October. Although open to the
Pacific Ocean on the Easter coast, the province is less
prone to typhoons than eastern coast, at the further
north which is exposed to about seven percent of all
those hitting the Philippines. |
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