Burgos, Surigao del Norte

Burgos Unidad
Municipality
Municipality of Burgos
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Burgos Location within the Philippines
Coordinates: 10°01′05″N126°04′26″E / 10.018°N 126.074°E / 10.018; 126.074
Country	Philippines
Region	Caraga
Province	Surigao del Norte
District	1st district
Founded	November 29, 1965
Disestablished	February 17, 1966
Reestablished	June 17, 1967
Named after	Jose Burgos
Barangays	6 (see Barangays)
Government   [1]
• Type	Sangguniang Bayan
•  Mayor	Angie B. Arcena
•  Vice Mayor	Anielyn B. Noguerraza
•  Representative	Francisco Jose F. Matugas II
•  Electorate	4,501 voters (2025)
Area [2]
• Total	19.27 km2 (7.44 sq mi)
Elevation	24 m (79 ft)
Highest elevation	183 m (600 ft)
Lowest elevation	0 m (0 ft)
Population  (2024 census) [3]
• Total	4,399
• Density	230/km2 (590/sq mi)
•  Households	1,083
Economy
•  Income class	6th municipal income class
•  Poverty incidence	25.88 % (2021) [4]
•  Revenue	₱ 80.05 million (2022)
•  Assets	₱ 157 million (2022)
•  Expenditure	₱ 74.62 million (2022)
•  Liabilities	₱ 33.31 million (2022)
Service provider
• Electricity	Siargao Electric Cooperative (SIARELCO)
Time zone	UTC+8 (PST)
ZIP code	8424
PSGC	1606704000
IDD  :  area code	+63 (0)86
Native languages	Surigaonon Agusan Cebuano Tagalog
Website	www.burgos.gov.ph

Burgos, officially the Municipality of Burgos (Surigaonon: Lungsod nan Burgos; Tagalog : Bayan ng Burgos), is a municipality in the province of Surigao del Norte, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 4,185 people. ^[5]

It is the smallest municipality in the province, both in population and area. Burgos is one of the two northernmost towns of Siargao Island. The other is municipality of Santa Monica.

History

Burgos was formerly a sitio known as Sipan and later Unidad. It was later renamed as Burgos when it became a barrio of the municipality of Numancia (now Del Carmen) in 1925, and later Sapao (now Sta. Monica). ^[6]

Burgos was converted into a town on November 29, 1965, but only lasted until February 17, 1966, as a result of an injunction filed by former Vice President Emmanuel Pelaez before the Supreme Court of the Philippines regarding the 77 newly created towns in the country. ^[6] On June 17, 1967, Burgos was re-created as a municipality, consisting of barrios Burgos, Baybay, Bitang, Sipan, and San Mateo and sitios Patag, Natin-ao, and Mataub. ^[7]

Geography

Barangays

Burgos is politically subdivided into 6 barangays. Each barangay consists of puroks while some have sitios.

• Baybay
• Bitaug
• Matin-ao
• Poblacion 1
• Poblacion 2
• San Mateo

Climate

Climate data for Burgos, Surigao del Norte
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Year
Mean daily maximum °C (°F)	27 (81)	27 (81)	28 (82)	29 (84)	30 (86)	29 (84)	30 (86)	30 (86)	30 (86)	29 (84)	29 (84)	28 (82)	29 (84)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F)	23 (73)	23 (73)	23 (73)	24 (75)	24 (75)	25 (77)	24 (75)	24 (75)	24 (75)	24 (75)	24 (75)	23 (73)	24 (75)
Average precipitation mm (inches)	161 (6.3)	132 (5.2)	112 (4.4)	87 (3.4)	136 (5.4)	169 (6.7)	146 (5.7)	148 (5.8)	132 (5.2)	156 (6.1)	176 (6.9)	170 (6.7)	1,725 (67.8)
Average rainy days	20.0	16.2	18.3	17.5	24.0	26.7	27.5	27.5	26.5	26.4	23.8	21.0	275.4
Source: Meteoblue [8]

Demographics

Population census of Burgos

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1970	1,958	—
1975	2,584	+5.72%
1980	2,798	+1.60%
1990	2,617	−0.67%
1995	2,785	+1.17%
2000	3,043	+1.92%
2007	3,851	+3.30%
2010	4,058	+1.92%
2015	4,034	−0.11%
2020	4,185	+0.78%
2024	4,399	+1.20%
Source: Philippine Statistics Authority [9] [10] [11] [12] [13]

Economy

Poverty incidence of Burgos

10 20 30 40 50 60 2000 54.87 2003 59.01 2006 46.90 2009 53.18 2012 40.35 2015 34.05 2018 31.55 2021 25.88 Source: Philippine Statistics Authority [14] [15] [16] [17] [18] [19] [20] [21]

References

1.   Municipality of Burgos | (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. "2024 Census of Population (POPCEN) Population Counts Declared Official by the President". Philippine Statistics Authority. 17 July 2025. Retrieved 18 July 2025.
4. "PSA Releases the 2021 City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates". Philippine Statistics Authority. 2 April 2024. Retrieved 28 April 2024.
5. "2024 Census of Population (POPCEN) Population Counts Declared Official by the President". Philippine Statistics Authority. 17 July 2025. Retrieved 18 July 2025.
6. "Municipality of Burgos". SURIGAO DEL NORTE | Official Website. Retrieved October 25, 2024.
7. Republic Act No. 5093 (June 17, 1967), An Act Creating the Municipality of Burgos in the Province of Surigao del Norte , retrieved October 25, 2024
8. "Burgos: Average Temperatures and Rainfall". Meteoblue. Retrieved 20 November 2019.
9. "2024 Census of Population (POPCEN) Population Counts Declared Official by the President". Philippine Statistics Authority. 17 July 2025. Retrieved 18 July 2025.
10. Census of Population (2015). "Caraga". Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. Philippine Statistics Authority . Retrieved 20 June 2016.
11. Census of Population and Housing (2010). "Caraga" (PDF). Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. National Statistics Office . Retrieved 29 June 2016.
12. Censuses of Population (1903–2007). "Caraga". Table 1. Population Enumerated in Various Censuses by Province/Highly Urbanized City: 1903 to 2007. National Statistics Office.
13. "Province of". Municipality Population Data. Local Water Utilities Administration Research Division. Retrieved 17 December 2016.
14. "Poverty incidence (PI):". Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved December 28, 2020.
15. "Estimation of Local Poverty in the Philippines" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. 29 November 2005.
16. "2003 City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. 23 March 2009.
17. "City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates; 2006 and 2009" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. 3 August 2012.
18. "2012 Municipal and City Level Poverty Estimates" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. 31 May 2016.
19. "Municipal and City Level Small Area Poverty Estimates; 2009, 2012 and 2015". Philippine Statistics Authority. 10 July 2019.
20. "PSA Releases the 2018 Municipal and City Level Poverty Estimates". Philippine Statistics Authority. 15 December 2021. Retrieved 22 January 2022.
21. "PSA Releases the 2021 City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates". Philippine Statistics Authority. 2 April 2024. Retrieved 28 April 2024.

External links

• Burgos Profile at PhilAtlas.com
• Burgos Profile at the DTI Cities and Municipalities Competitive Index
• Philippine Standard Geographic Code
• Philippine Census Information
• Local Governance Performance Management System