San Agustin, Surigao del Sur

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San Agustin
Municipality of San Agustin
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Britania Islets at the Lianga Bay in San Agustin
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Nickname: 
Heart of Surigao del Sur
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Map of Surigao del Sur with San Agustin highlighted
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San Agustin, Surigao del Sur
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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
  Density82/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
  ElectricitySurigao del Sur 2 Electric Cooperative (SURSECO 2)
Time zone UTC+8 (PST)
ZIP code
8305
PSGC
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]

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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.

Demographics

Population census of San Agustin
YearPop.±% 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]

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