San Agustin, Surigao del Sur

San Agustin
Municipality
Municipality of San Agustin
Britania Islets at the Lianga Bay in San Agustin
Nickname(s): Heart of Surigao del Sur

Map of Surigao del Sur with San Agustin highlighted
San Agustin
Location within the Philippines
Coordinates: 8°44′N 126°08′E / 8.73°N 126.13°E / 8.73; 126.13Coordinates: 8°44′N 126°08′E / 8.73°N 126.13°E / 8.73; 126.13
Country  Philippines
Region Caraga (Region XIII)
Province Surigao del Sur
District 1st District
Barangays 13 (see Barangays)
Government [1]
 • Type Sangguniang Bayan
 • Mayor Libertad Osorio Alameda
 • Electorate 11,351 voters (2016)
Area [2]
 • Total 277.28 km2 (107.06 sq mi)
Population (2015 census)[3]
 • Total 22,779
 • Density 82/km2 (210/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+8 (PST)
ZIP code 8305
PSGC 166815000
IDD : area code  +63 (0)86
Climate type Tropical rainforest climate
Income class 4th municipal income class
Revenue (₱) 93,840,535.16 (2016)
Native languages Surigaonon
Agusan language
Cebuano
Kamayo
Tagalog
Website www.sanagustin.info

San Agustin, officially the Municipality of San Agustin, is a 4th class municipality in the province of Surigao del Sur, Philippines. According to the 2015 census, it has a population of 22,779 people.[3]

The town is famous for the Britania Group of Islands (or simply Britania Islets), a group of 24 islands with white sandbar beaches scattered across waters of the Lianga Bay, overlooking the Philippine Sea.

Barangays

San Agustin is politically subdivided into 13 barangays.

  • Britania
  • Buatong
  • Buhisan
  • Gata
  • Hornasan
  • Janipaan
  • Kauswagan
  • Oteiza
  • Poblacion
  • Pong-on
  • Pongtod
  • Salvacion
  • Sto. Niño

Demographics

Population census of San Agustin
YearPop.±% p.a.
1970 7,100—    
1975 9,309+5.58%
1980 10,024+1.49%
1990 11,982+1.80%
1995 13,768+2.64%
2000 14,845+1.63%
2007 19,546+3.87%
2010 20,655+2.03%
2015 22,779+1.88%
Source: Philippine Statistics Authority[3][4][5][6]

References

  1. ↑ "Municipality". Quezon City, Philippines: Department of the Interior and Local Government. Retrieved 31 May 2013.
  2. ↑ "Province: Surigao del Sur". PSGC Interactive. Quezon City, Philippines: Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved 12 November 2016.
  3. 1 2 3 Census of Population (2015). "Caraga". Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. PSA. Retrieved 20 June 2016.
  4. ↑ Census of Population and Housing (2010). "Caraga". Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. NSO. Retrieved 29 June 2016.
  5. ↑ Censuses of Population (1903–2007). "Caraga". Table 1. Population Enumerated in Various Censuses by Province/Highly Urbanized City: 1903 to 2007. NSO.
  6. ↑ "Province of Surigao del Sur". Municipality Population Data. Local Water Utilities Administration Research Division. Retrieved 17 December 2016.


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