2. Know the geographical location and its
features of the two provinces in Caraga
Region XIII which are Agusan del Norte and
Agusan del Sur.
Discuss the importance of geographical
location and its features of the two provinces
in Caraga Region XIII which are Agusan del
Norte and Agusan del Sur.
Show the geographical location and its
features of how they important in our
geograhy.
5. Agusan del Norte is a province of the Philippines located in the Caraga, a region in Mindanao. Its capital is
Cabadbaran City and it borders Surigao del Norte to the north, Surigao del Sur to the east, Agusan del Sur to
the south, and Misamis Oriental to the west. It faces Butuan Bay, part of the Bohol Sea, to the northwest.
Demographics The population of Agusan del Norte (excluding Butuan City) was 314,027 at the 2007 census,
making it the country's 64th most populous province. The population density is 115 per km².
Economy The economy of Agusan del Norte is dominantly agricultural, and it is the nation's leading producer
of rice.
Geography Agusan del Norte is divided into 11 municipalities. The highly-urbanized city of Butuan, being
geographically located in Agusan del Norte, is traditionally grouped with the province, although it is governed
independently from it. Cabadbaran City is the officially-designated capital of the province per Republic Act
8811, which has a total barangays of 31, area of 311.02 km², population of 55,006 and population density of
177 per km².
Physical Located in the northeastern part of Mindanao, it is bounded on the north by Butuan Bay and Surigao
del Norte; east by Surigao del Sur; west by Misamis Oriental; and south and southwest by Agusan del Sur.
Agusan del Norte occupies a total land area of 2,503.9 sq. kilometers.
History In 1942, the Japanese Imperial forces landed in Northern Agusan.In 1945, Filipino soldiers of the 6th,
10th, 101st, 102nd, 103rd, 107th and 110th Infantry Division of the Philippine Commonwealth Army and the
10th Infantry Regiment of the Philippine Constabulary together with the recognized Agusan guerrilla fighter
units against the Japanese forces beginning the liberation in Northern Agusan during World War II.During
World War II, a unit of the joint Philippine-American defense force were located at Manot, Talacogon, in the
interior of the Agusan Valley.Created by Republic Act 4979 from Agusan province.On August 16, 2000. The
seat of provincial government was transferred from Butuan City to Cabadbaran by virtue of Republic Act
8811, although the province is yet to complete the transfer of provincial services and functions to the new
capital.
10. Agusan del Sur is a landlocked province of the Philippines located in the Caraga region in Mindanao. Its
capital is Prosperidad and borders, from the north clockwise, Agusan del Norte, Surigao del Sur, Davao
Oriental, Compostela Valley, Davao del Norte, Bukidnon, and Misamis Oriental.
Demographics in 2000 the province had a population of 559,294. This represented an increase of 44,558
persons or 7.96% since 1995. The annual population growth rate was 1.79%. There were 103,637 households
with an average household size of 5.39 persons. The population density was 62 persons per square kilometer
with a male to female ratio of 107:100.The dominant religion is Roman Catholicism (79% of the population).
Other major religions include the Seventh-day Adventist Church, Aglipay, Iglesia ni Cristo, United Pentecostal
Church, Born Again and the United Church of Christ in the Philippines. Five tribal groups are found in the
province: Aeta, Mamanwa, Bagobo, Higaonon, and Manobo. The Manobos live along the national highway
and river towns towards the boundary with the Compostela Valley. The Higaonons live mostly on the western
side of Agusan River, generally in Esperanza towards the boundary with Bukidnon.The Agusan del Sur
population is predominantly composed of immigrants from the Visayas. Intermarriages between immigrants
and natives have pulled down the percentage of the lumad stock.Cebuano is the most common language
spoken in Agusan del Sur.
Agriculture rice occupies the largest cultivated area, with 243.85 square kilometres of irrigated area with a
yield of 410 t/km², and rainfed rice with an area of about 165.73 km² with a yield of 300 t/km². The province's
rice production has the estimated capacity to feed 1,072,456 people—far more than the provinces population.
Ironically, rice insufficiency persists, especially in the upland and hard to reach barangays.Corn plantations
cover 255.25 km² for both white and yellow corn with a total production of 55,767 t in 2000 with surplus corn
grits of 31,106 MT enough to feed more than 2 million people, four times greater than the province's
population.Banana is another abundant crop covering an area of 127.45 km² and could be seen everywhere but
not in conventional plantation form. Banana chips are also processed in the province.Oil palm plantation
covers 118 km². The plantation is a Malaysian-Filipino joint venture, with agrarian reform beneficiaries as
land owners. Crude oil is processed in the sites of Rosario, and Trento.Coconut trees are widespread in the
province, covering 393.36 km².
11. Economy based on the 1995 census, 75% of the labor force is engaged in agriculture and forestry. Rice, corn
and fruits are among the major agricultural crops.Agusan del Sur has a labor force of 287,000 people, mostly
in the agriculture and forestry sector. Several colleges, including a university, add to a well educated, highly
trainable, English-speaking workforce. The province also keeps abreast of technological developments
elsewhere, with some of these educational establishment offering skills development courses in Information
Technology.
Poultry and Livestock despite the government's efforts to increase poultry and livestock production, deficits
in meat supply persist. Processed poultry and beef are imported from Davao City and Cagayan de Oro
City.Agusan del Sur is highly dependent on Surigao del Sur and other provinces for the supply of marine
products. However, the province has abundant supply of fresh water fish like mudfish, catfish and tilapia.
Physical in 1976, the province's land area was 8,568 square kilometres, making it the seventh largest province
in the country. After claiming the disputed boundary between Davao del Norte, Butuan City and with the
creation of Sibagat, Agusan del Sur now has an area of 8966 km².The municipalities of Loreto, La Paz,
Esperanza, and San Luis are the four largest municipalities in land area comprising almost 60% of the
province's total land area. Santa Josefa and Talacogon, also river towns, have the smallest land area.Forestland
constitutes 76% of the total land area or 6,827.5 km² while the alienable and disposable constitutes about 24%
or 2,137.5 km². Present land use, however showed that settlements and commercial areas already occupy some
of the forestlands.Through the years, the province has lost so much of its forest resources because existing
industries are extractive in nature.Agusan del Sur 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. The
Agusan River, which flows from Compostela Valley in the south towards Agusan del Norte in the north, runs
almost in the middle of the valley and empties at Butuan Bay. The river has twelve tributaries: Wawa, Gibong
and Simulao Rivers in the eastern side and Ojot, Pusilao, Kasilayan, Libang, Maasam, Adgawan, Cawayan,
Umayam and Ihaon Rivers in the western side. These tributaries are fed by streams and creeks. The southern
half of the province from the municipality of Veruela is an area filled with swamps and lakes, the biggest of
which is Talacogon Lake.The climate map of the Philippines based on the modified coronas classification
shows that the province falls under Type II.Type II climate has no dry season with very pronounced wet
season of heavy precipitation. Maximum rainfall generally occurs from December to January although there is
no single dry month. Its average monthly rainfall is 355 mm. and average temperature is 27.15 degree Celsius.
Areas characterized by this climate type are generally along or very near the eastern coast thus are open to the
northeast monsoon.