Lanuza, Surigao del Sur

Lanuza
Municipality
Municipality of Lanuza
Surfer in Lanuza
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Nickname:  Surf center of Surigao del Sur
Map of Surigao del Sur with Lanuza highlighted
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Lanuza Location within the Philippines
Coordinates: 9°13′56″N126°03′33″E / 9.2322°N 126.0592°E / 9.2322; 126.0592
Country	Philippines
Region	Caraga
Province	Surigao del Sur
District	1st district
Founded	December 10, 1918
Barangays	13 (see Barangays)
Government   [1]
• Type	Sangguniang Bayan
•  Mayor	Marvin T. Azarcon
•  Vice Mayor	Charlyn L. Literato
•  Representative	Romeo S. Momo Sr.
•  Electorate	10,140 voters (2022)
Area [2]
• Total	290.60 km2 (112.20 sq mi)
Elevation	83 m (272 ft)
Highest elevation	609 m (1,998 ft)
Lowest elevation	0 m (0 ft)
Population  (2020 census) [3]
• Total	13,642
• Density	47/km2 (120/sq mi)
•  Households	3,173
Economy
•  Income class	4th municipal income class
•  Poverty incidence	29.49 % (2018) [4]
•  Revenue	₱ 118.7 million (2020)
•  Assets	₱ 266.7 million (2020)
•  Expenditure	₱ 129.9 million (2020)
•  Liabilities	₱ 114.2 million (2020)
Service provider
• Electricity	Surigao del Sur 2 Electric Cooperative (SURSECO 2)
Time zone	UTC+8 (PST)
ZIP code	8314
PSGC	166810000
IDD  :  area code	+63 (0)86
Native languages	Surigaonon Agusan Cebuano Kamayo Tagalog
Website	www.lanuza.gov.ph

Lanuza, officially the Municipality of Lanuza (Surigaonon: Lungsod nan Lanuza; Tagalog : Bayan ng Lanuza), is a 4th class municipality in the province of Surigao del Sur, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 13,642 people. ^[3]

History

On December 10, 1918, Executive Order No. 52 of American Governor General Francis Burton Harrison that was signed by Charles Yeater, divided Cantilan into three parts – Carrascal, present-day Cantilan and Lanuza. Now it is part of the settlement area called Carcanmadcarlan.

Geography

Barangays

Lanuza is politically subdivided into 13 barangays. Each barangay consists of puroks while some have sitios.

In 1956, the sitio of Antao was converted into a barrio. ^[5]

• Agsam
• Bocawe
• Bunga
• Gamuton
• Habag
• Mampi
• Nurcia
• Pakwan
• Sibahay
• Zone I (Poblacion)
• Zone II (Poblacion)
• Zone III (Poblacion)
• Zone IV (Poblacion)

Climate

Climate data for Lanuza
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Year
Average high °C (°F)	28.8 (83.8)	29.1 (84.4)	29.9 (85.8)	31.0 (87.8)	31.9 (89.4)	31.8 (89.2)	31.8 (89.2)	31.9 (89.4)	31.9 (89.4)	31.4 (88.5)	30.3 (86.5)	29.4 (84.9)	30.8 (87.4)
Daily mean °C (°F)	25.6 (78.1)	25.7 (78.3)	26.3 (79.3)	27.0 (80.6)	27.9 (82.2)	27.7 (81.9)	27.7 (81.9)	27.7 (81.9)	27.7 (81.9)	27.4 (81.3)	26.6 (79.9)	26.1 (79.0)	27.0 (80.5)
Average low °C (°F)	22.4 (72.3)	22.3 (72.1)	22.7 (72.9)	23.1 (73.6)	23.9 (75.0)	23.7 (74.7)	23.6 (74.5)	23.6 (74.5)	23.5 (74.3)	23.4 (74.1)	23.0 (73.4)	22.8 (73.0)	23.2 (73.7)
Average rainfall mm (inches)	849 (33.4)	711 (28.0)	549 (21.6)	384 (15.1)	245 (9.6)	172 (6.8)	154 (6.1)	134 (5.3)	151 (5.9)	220 (8.7)	489 (19.3)	711 (28.0)	4,769 (187.8)
Source: Climate-Data.org [6]

Lanuza has a tropical rainforest climate (Af) with heavy to very heavy rainfall year-round and with extremely heavy rainfall frfrom December to February.

Demographics

Population census of Lanuza

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1903	3,133	—
1939	7,314	+2.38%
1948	8,559	+1.76%
1960	10,296	+1.55%
1970	11,528	+1.14%
1975	8,313	−6.35%
1980	7,722	−1.46%
1990	9,051	+1.60%
1995	8,843	−0.43%
2000	10,057	+2.80%
2007	10,788	+0.97%
2010	11,857	+3.50%
2015	12,001	+0.23%
2020	13,642	+2.55%
Source: Philippine Statistics Authority [7] [8] [9] [10]

Economy

Lanuza belongs to the economic zone of Cantilan, one of the major economic zones of Surigao del Sur. Business opportunity is mainly dependent on agriculture, fishing, and eco-tourism. Lanuza was awarded a "clean and green" municipality title of the Caraga Region.

For telecommunication there are six cell sites operated by Smart Communications and Globe Telecom that cover the whole area of CarCanMadCarLan (Carrascal, Cantilan, Madrid, Carmen and Lanuza).

Two cable TV providers operate in Cantilan, Carrascal and Madrid. Cantilan has broadband internet with a number of internet cafes. The municipal building in Lanuza has a satellite connection, soon this will be extended to the school and may be offered as an internet cafe in the evenings.

Lanuza is noted as a surfing destination with its various surfing areas from Reef Breaks to Beach Breaks. Surfing season is between the months of November to March where big waves are in constant motion.

References

1.   Municipality of Lanuza | (DILG)
2. "2015 Census of Population, Report No. 3 – Population, Land Area, and Population Density" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. Quezon City, Philippines. August 2016. ISSN   0117-1453. Archived (PDF) from the original on May 25, 2021. Retrieved July 16, 2021.
3. Census of Population (2020). "Caraga". Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. Philippine Statistics Authority . Retrieved July 8, 2021.
4. "PSA Releases the 2018 Municipal and City Level Poverty Estimates". Philippine Statistics Authority. December 15, 2021. Retrieved January 22, 2022.
5. "An Act Converting into Barrios Certain Sitios in the Province of Surigao, and Dividing the Barrio of Macalaya into Two Barrios, Municipality of Placer, in the Same Province". LawPH.com. Archived from the original on July 11, 2012. Retrieved April 12, 2011.
6. "Climate: Lanuza". Climate-Data.org. Retrieved October 26, 2020.
7. Census of Population (2015). "Caraga". Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. Philippine Statistics Authority . Retrieved June 20, 2016.
8. Census of Population and Housing (2010). "Caraga". Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. National Statistics Office . Retrieved June 29, 2016.
9. Censuses of Population (1903–2007). "Caraga". Table 1. Population Enumerated in Various Censuses by Province/Highly Urbanized City: 1903 to 2007. National Statistics Office.
10. "Province of Surigao del Sur". Municipality Population Data. Local Water Utilities Administration Research Division. Retrieved December 17, 2016.
11. "Poverty incidence (PI):". Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved December 28, 2020.
12. "Estimation of Local Poverty in the Philippines" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. November 29, 2005.
13. "2003 City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. March 23, 2009.
14. "City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates; 2006 and 2009" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. August 3, 2012.
15. "2012 Municipal and City Level Poverty Estimates" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. May 31, 2016.
16. "Municipal and City Level Small Area Poverty Estimates; 2009, 2012 and 2015". Philippine Statistics Authority. July 10, 2019.
17. "PSA Releases the 2018 Municipal and City Level Poverty Estimates". Philippine Statistics Authority. December 15, 2021. Retrieved January 22, 2022.

External links

• Lanuza Profile at PhilAtlas.com
• Lanuza Profile at the DTI Cities and Municipalities Competitive Index
• Philippine Standard Geographic Code
• Philippine Census Information
• Local Governance Performance Management System Archived March 4, 2016, at the Wayback Machine
• SurfLanuza - Surfing Gateway of the Philippines