Butuan Bay

Butuan Bay
Butuan Bay
	Plaza Beach Resort in Carmen, part of the bay
	Butuan Bay Location within the Philippines Butuan Bay Butuan Bay (Philippines)
Location	Mindanao, Philippines
Coordinates	9°4′0.48″N125°18′2.16″E / 9.0668000°N 125.3006000°E
Type	bay
Part of	Bohol Sea
River sources	Agusan River,; Masao River,; Jabonga River,; Lake Mainit (through the Tubay River)
Settlements	Buenavista ; Butuan ; Cabadbaran ; Carmen ; Jabonga ; Magallanes ; Nasipit ; Tubay ;

Last updated September 07, 2024

Butuan Bay is a bay and extension of the Bohol Sea or Mindanao Sea, in the northeast section of Mindanao in the Philippines. Its main river source is the Agusan River, which empties into the bay at the coastal city of Butuan. Butuan Bay is completely contained with the Agusan del Norte province.

Ports of Butuan Bay

Butuan Bay has only two major ports, the Port of Nasipit in Nasipit and the Port of Masao a.k.a. Masao River Port in Butuan. The Port of Masao is Butuan's seaport, and it was built to avoid having the city depend on the Port of Nasipit, which is the larger of the two ports. The Port of Nasipit is a major "hub" for the various ferries & shipping going to Butuan Bay and here are several major shipping & ferry lines serving the Manila and Cebu routes, which are: 2GO, Carlos A. Gothong Shipping Lines, Philippine Span Asia Carrier Corporation a.k.a. Sulpicio Lines , Cokaliong Shipping Lines and Trans-Asia Shipping Lines. The distance between the two ports is 27.1 kilometers [16.84 miles].

Bancasi Airport

Between the 2 ports, there is Bancasi Airport which is in Butuan, a regional airport and is the only airport in Agusan del Norte and the largest in Caraga. The airport is classified as a trunkline airport, or a major commercial airport, by the Air Transportation Office, a body of the Department of Transportation that is responsible for the operations of not only this airport but also of all other airports, except the major international airports. The distances from the Airport to the two ports [Nasipit & Masao] is 15 kilometers [9.3 miles ] to the Port of Nasipit and 12.9 kilometers [8.1 miles] to the Port of Masao.

Regional Highway Transportation

Bancasi Airport, the Port of Nasipit and the Port of Masao, are linked by the Butuan-Cagayan de Oro-Iligan Highway which also connects to Cagayan de Oro and Surigao City. Cagayan de Oro is 154 kilometers [95.5 miles] west and Surigao City is 150 kilometers [93.2 miles] north from the Port of Nasipit.

The Ampayon Intersection which is 33 kilometers [20.5 miles] from the Port of Nasipit, which is where the Butuan-Cagayan de Oro-Iligan Highway connects to the Pan-Philippine Highway a.k.a. the National Highway or Maharlika Highway, which is the gateway to the provinces of eastern & southern Mindanao.

Other Nearby Ports & Airports

The next two closest ports are the Port of Surigao in Surigao City, and the Port of Cagayan de Oro in Cagayan de Oro. Also, the next two closest airports are the Surigao Airport in Surigao City, and the Laguindingan Airport in Laguindingan.

Philippine Coast Guard Detachment

The Philippine Coast Guard — CG Detachment Nasipit is located at the Port of Nasipit near the Nasipit SeaPort Terminal.

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References

↑ Center, United States Defense Mapping Agency Hydrographic/Topographic (1979). Sailing Directions (enroute) for the Philippines. Defense Mapping Agency, Hydrographic/Topographic Center. p. 346. Retrieved 26 January 2022.
↑ National Museum Papers. National Museum. 1993. p. 10. Retrieved 26 January 2022.
↑ Division, United States Adjutant-General's Office Military Information (1898). The Organized Militia of the United States. p. 141. Retrieved 26 January 2022.
↑ Smith, Warren D. (1908). The Mineral Resources of the Philippine Islands. University of Santo Tomas. p. 390. Retrieved 26 January 2022.

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[1] Center, United States Defense Mapping Agency Hydrographic/Topographic (1979). Sailing Directions (enroute) for the Philippines. Defense Mapping Agency, Hydrographic/Topographic Center. p. 346. Retrieved 26 January 2022.

[2] National Museum Papers. National Museum. 1993. p. 10. Retrieved 26 January 2022.

[3] Division, United States Adjutant-General's Office Military Information (1898). The Organized Militia of the United States. p. 141. Retrieved 26 January 2022.

[4] Smith, Warren D. (1908). The Mineral Resources of the Philippine Islands. University of Santo Tomas. p. 390. Retrieved 26 January 2022.

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Butuan Bay
Plaza Beach Resort in Carmen, part of the bay
Butuan Bay Location within the Philippines Show map of Mindanao mainland Butuan Bay Butuan Bay (Philippines) Show map of Philippines
Location	Mindanao, Philippines
Coordinates	9°4′0.48″N125°18′2.16″E / 9.0668000°N 125.3006000°E / 9.0668000; 125.3006000
Type	bay
Part of	Bohol Sea
River sources	Agusan River,^[1] Masao River,^[2] Jabonga River,^[3] Lake Mainit (through the Tubay River)^[4]

Settlements	Buenavista Butuan Cabadbaran Carmen Jabonga Magallanes Nasipit Tubay