Las Nieves | |
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Municipality of Las Nieves | |
Location within the Philippines | |
Coordinates: 8°44′N125°36′E / 8.74°N 125.6°E | |
Country | Philippines |
Region | Caraga |
Province | Agusan del Norte |
District | 1st district |
Barangays | 20 (see Barangays) |
Government | |
• Type | Sangguniang Bayan |
• Mayor | Karen S. Rosales |
• Vice Mayor | Virgilio R. Escasiñas, Jr., LLB |
• Representative | Jose S. Aquino II |
• Municipal Council | Members |
• Electorate | 21,014 voters (2022) |
Area | |
• Total | 582.69 km2 (224.98 sq mi) |
Elevation | 31 m (102 ft) |
Highest elevation | 155 m (509 ft) |
Lowest elevation | 7 m (23 ft) |
Population (2020 census) [3] | |
• Total | 30,240 |
• Density | 52/km2 (130/sq mi) |
• Households | 6,513 |
Economy | |
• Income class | 2nd municipal income class |
• Poverty incidence | 37.24 |
• Revenue | ₱ 202.4 million (2020) |
• Assets | ₱ 481.2 million (2020) |
• Expenditure | ₱ 169.9 million (2020) |
• Liabilities | ₱ 101.4 million (2020) |
Service provider | |
• Electricity | Agusan del Norte Electric Cooperative (ANECO) |
Time zone | UTC+8 (PST) |
ZIP code | 8610 |
PSGC | |
IDD : area code | +63 (0)85 |
Native languages | Agusan Butuanon Cebuano Higaonon Tagalog |
Website | www |
Las Nieves, (Spanish for "The Snows"), officially the Municipality of Las Nieves (Cebuano : Lungsod sa Las Nieves; Tagalog : Bayan ng Las Nieves), is a 2nd class municipality in the province of Agusan del Norte, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 30,240 people. [3]
On 27 March 2021, over 304 NPA militiamen and supporters of the New People's Army surrendered at Las Nieves in Barangay Ibuan to the Philippine Government, dismantling the rebels' key support in the area. [5]
According to the Philippine Statistics Authority, the municipality has a land area of 582.69 square kilometres (224.98 sq mi) [6] constituting 21.34% of the 2,730.24-square-kilometre- (1,054.15 sq mi) total area of Agusan del Norte.
Las Nieves is bounded by Butuan and Buenavista, Agusan del Norte to the north, municipality of Sibagat, Agusan del Sur to the northeast, Bayugan to the east, municipality of Esperanza, Agusan del Sur to the south and municipality of Claveria, Misamis Oriental to the west.
Climate data for Las Nieves, Agusan del Norte | |||||||||||||
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Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
Average high °C (°F) | 28 (82) | 28 (82) | 29 (84) | 30 (86) | 30 (86) | 30 (86) | 30 (86) | 30 (86) | 30 (86) | 30 (86) | 29 (84) | 28 (82) | 29 (85) |
Average low °C (°F) | 23 (73) | 23 (73) | 22 (72) | 23 (73) | 24 (75) | 24 (75) | 24 (75) | 24 (75) | 24 (75) | 24 (75) | 24 (75) | 23 (73) | 24 (74) |
Average precipitation mm (inches) | 154 (6.1) | 101 (4.0) | 78 (3.1) | 59 (2.3) | 95 (3.7) | 130 (5.1) | 131 (5.2) | 137 (5.4) | 125 (4.9) | 145 (5.7) | 141 (5.6) | 121 (4.8) | 1,417 (55.9) |
Average rainy days | 17.4 | 13.9 | 14.4 | 14.3 | 22.3 | 26.0 | 27.9 | 27.5 | 26.2 | 26.4 | 21.4 | 17.2 | 254.9 |
Source: Meteoblue [7] |
Las Nieves is politically subdivided into 20 barangays. [8] Each barangay consists of puroks while some have sitios.
Barangay Casiklan was created in 2000. [9]
PSGC | Barangay | Population | ±% p.a. | |||
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2020 [3] | 2010 [10] | |||||
160207001 | Ambacon | 4.6% | 1,395 | 1,144 | 2.00% | |
160207015 | Balungagan | 2.7% | 814 | 770 | 0.56% | |
160207002 | Bonifacio | 5.2% | 1,585 | 1,544 | 0.26% | |
160207021 | Casiklan | 6.8% | 2,066 | 1,923 | 0.72% | |
160207003 | Consorcia | 4.2% | 1,276 | 1,337 | −0.47% | |
160207017 | Durian | 6.9% | 2,085 | 1,774 | 1.63% | |
160207016 | Eduardo G. Montilla (Camboayon) | 4.5% | 1,372 | 1,195 | 1.39% | |
160207018 | Ibuan | 3.8% | 1,134 | 1,146 | −0.11% | |
160207004 | Katipunan | 3.4% | 1,031 | 1,121 | −0.83% | |
160207005 | Lingayao | 8.9% | 2,687 | 2,419 | 1.06% | |
160207006 | Malicato | 3.6% | 1,084 | 1,044 | 0.38% | |
160207007 | Maningalao | 5.0% | 1,527 | 1,450 | 0.52% | |
160207008 | Marcos Calo | 3.6% | 1,100 | 1,098 | 0.02% | |
160207009 | Mat-i | 6.9% | 2,081 | 2,006 | 0.37% | |
160207010 | Pinana-an | 5.0% | 1,515 | 1,472 | 0.29% | |
160207011 | Poblacion | 4.7% | 1,428 | 1,315 | 0.83% | |
160207019 | Rosario | 4.9% | 1,484 | 1,344 | 1.00% | |
160207013 | San Isidro | 4.0% | 1,195 | 1,250 | −0.45% | |
160207020 | San Roque | 1.8% | 551 | 510 | 0.78% | |
160207014 | Tinucoran | 3.3% | 1,004 | 994 | 0.10% | |
Total | 30,240 | 26,856 | 1.19% |
Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. | ||
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1918 | 388 | — | ||
1939 | 803 | +3.52% | ||
1948 | 1,888 | +9.96% | ||
1960 | 4,262 | +7.02% | ||
1970 | 6,782 | +4.75% | ||
1975 | 8,609 | +4.90% | ||
1980 | 10,757 | +4.55% | ||
1990 | 15,409 | +3.66% | ||
1995 | 22,966 | +7.76% | ||
2000 | 21,530 | −1.37% | ||
2007 | 25,203 | +2.20% | ||
2010 | 26,856 | +2.34% | ||
2015 | 28,414 | +1.08% | ||
2020 | 30,240 | +1.23% | ||
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Source: Philippine Statistics Authority [11] [10] [12] [13] |
In the 2020 census, Las Nieves had a population of 30,240. [3] The population density was 52 inhabitants per square kilometre (130/sq mi).
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