San Agustin | |
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Municipality of San Agustin | |
Nickname: Heart of Surigao del Sur | |
Location within the Philippines | |
Coordinates: 8°44′37″N126°13′17″E / 8.743664°N 126.221433°E | |
Country | Philippines |
Region | Caraga |
Province | Surigao del Sur |
District | 1st district |
Barangays | 13 (see Barangays) |
Government | |
• Type | Sangguniang Bayan |
• Mayor | Libertad O. Alameda |
• Vice Mayor | Mamerta P. Milo |
• Representative | Romeo S. Momo Sr. |
• Electorate | 15,156 voters (2022) |
Area | |
• 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 | 31.97 |
• 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 | |
IDD : area code | +63 (0)86 |
Native languages | Surigaonon Agusan Cebuano Kamayo Tagalog |
Website | www |
San Agustin, officially the Municipality of San Agustin (Surigaonon: Lungsod nan San Agustin; Tagalog : Bayan ng San Agustin), is a 4th class municipality in the province of Surigao del Sur, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 22,855 people. [3]
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.
San Agustin is politically subdivided into 13 barangays. Each barangay consists of puroks while some have sitios.
Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. | ||
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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% | ||
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Source: Philippine Statistics Authority [5] [6] [7] [8] |
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