San Agustin, Surigao del Sur

San Agustin
Municipality
Municipality of San Agustin
Britania Islets at the Lianga Bay in San Agustin
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Nickname:  Heart of Surigao del Sur
Map of Surigao del Sur with San Agustin highlighted
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San Agustin Location within the Philippines
Coordinates: 8°44′37″N126°13′17″E / 8.743664°N 126.221433°E / 8.743664; 126.221433
Country	Philippines
Region	Caraga
Province	Surigao del Sur
District	1st district
Barangays	13 (see Barangays)
Government   [1]
• Type	Sangguniang Bayan
•  Mayor	Libertad O. Alameda
•  Vice Mayor	Mamerta P. Milo
•  Representative	Romeo S. Momo Sr.
•  Electorate	15,156 voters (2022)
Area [2]
• Total	277.28 km2 (107.06 sq mi)
Elevation	35 m (115 ft)
Highest elevation	384 m (1,260 ft)
Lowest elevation	0 m (0 ft)
Population  (2020 census) [3]
• Total	22,855
• Density	82/km2 (210/sq mi)
•  Households	4,964
Economy
•  Income class	4th municipal income class
•  Poverty incidence	34.65 % (2021) [4]
•  Revenue	₱ 152.4 million (2020)
•  Assets	₱ 200.8 million (2020)
•  Expenditure	₱ 134.4 million (2020)
•  Liabilities	₱ 55.96 million (2020)
Service provider
• Electricity	Surigao del Sur 2 Electric Cooperative (SURSECO 2)
Time zone	UTC+8 (PST)
ZIP code	8305
PSGC	166815000
IDD  :  area code	+63 (0)86
Native languages	Surigaonon Agusan Cebuano Kamayo Tagalog
Website	www.sanagustin.info

San Agustin, officially the Municipality of San Agustin (Surigaonon: Lungsod nan San Agustin; Tagalog : Bayan ng San Agustin), is a municipality in the province of Surigao del Sur, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 22,855 people. ^[3]

It was established as the municipality of Oteiza on June 16, 1962 by virtue of Republic Act No. 3489, from the municipality of Marihatag; ^[5] it acquired its current name on June 17, 1967 by virtue of Republic Act No. 4903. ^[6]

The town is famous for the Britania Group of Islands (or simply Britania Islets), a group of 24 islands with white sandbar beaches scattered across waters of the Lianga Bay, overlooking the Philippine Sea.

Geography

Barangays

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

• Britania
• Buatong
• Buhisan
• Gata
• Hornasan
• Janipaan
• Kauswagan
• Oteiza
• Poblacion
• Pong-on
• Pongtod
• Salvacion
• Santo Niño

Demographics

Population census of San Agustin

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1970	7,100	—
1975	9,309	+5.58%
1980	10,024	+1.49%
1990	11,982	+1.80%
1995	13,768	+2.64%
2000	14,845	+1.63%
2007	19,546	+3.87%
2010	20,655	+2.03%
2015	22,779	+1.88%
2020	22,855	+0.07%
Source: Philippine Statistics Authority [7] [8] [9] [10]

Economy

Poverty incidence of San Agustin

10 20 30 40 50 2006 44.70 2009 49.89 2012 37.37 2015 41.53 2018 31.97 2021 34.65 Source: Philippine Statistics Authority [11] [12] [13] [14] [15] [16] [17] [18]

References

1.   Municipality of San Agustin | (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 2021 City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates". Philippine Statistics Authority. April 2, 2024. Retrieved April 28, 2024.
5. "Republic Act No. 3489". Lawphil. 1962. Retrieved December 10, 2024.
6. "Republic Act No. 4903". Lawphil. 1967. Retrieved December 10, 2024.
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" (PDF). 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.
18. "PSA Releases the 2021 City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates". Philippine Statistics Authority. April 2, 2024. Retrieved April 28, 2024.

External links

• Media related to San Agustin, Surigao del Sur at Wikimedia Commons
• San Agustin Profile at PhilAtlas.com
• San Agustin Profile at the DTI Cities and Municipalities Competitive Index
• Philippine Standard Geographic Code
• Philippine Census Information
• Local Governance Performance Management System