Las Nieves, Agusan del Norte

Las Nieves
Municipality
Municipality of Las Nieves
Municipal Hall
Flag
Map of Agusan del Norte with Las Nieves highlighted
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Las Nieves Location within the Philippines
Coordinates: 8°44′N125°36′E / 8.74°N 125.6°E / 8.74; 125.6
Country	Philippines
Region	Caraga
Province	Agusan del Norte
District	1st district
Barangays	20 (see Barangays)
Government   [1]
• Type	Sangguniang Bayan
•  Mayor	Karen S. Rosales
•  Vice Mayor	Virgilio R. Escasiñas, Jr., LLB
•  Representative	Jose S. Aquino II
•  Municipal Council	Members Florante G. Largo Rodrigo B. Calang Reinario P. Rosales Francisco G. Namuag Jr. Jacinto T. Fabro Sr. Joventino N. Manliguez Antonio N. Jongko Jessica H. Navarroza
•  Electorate	21,014 voters (2022)
Area [2]
• 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 % (2018) [4]
•  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	160207000
IDD  :  area code	+63 (0)85
Native languages	Agusan Butuanon Cebuano Higaonon Tagalog
Website	www.lasnievesadn.gov.ph

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]

History

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]

Geography

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

Climate data for Las Nieves, Agusan del Norte
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]

Barangays

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.
		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%

Demographics

Population census of Las Nieves

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
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%
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).

References

1.   Municipality of Las Nieves | (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 8 July 2021.
4. "PSA Releases the 2018 Municipal and City Level Poverty Estimates". Philippine Statistics Authority. 15 December 2021. Retrieved 22 January 2022.
5. "304 NPA supporters, militiamen yield in Agusan Norte". Philippine News Agency.
6. "Province: Agusan del Norte". PSGC Interactive. Quezon City, Philippines: Philippine Statistics Authority . Retrieved 12 November 2016.
7. "Las Nieves: Average Temperatures and Rainfall". Meteoblue. Retrieved 2 February 2020.
8. "Municipal: Las Nieves, Agusan del Norte". PSGC Interactive. Quezon City, Philippines: Philippine Statistics Authority . Retrieved 8 January 2016.
9. NSCB - 2001 Factsheet - 12 New Cities Created Archived 2006-04-23 at the Wayback Machine , July–December 2000.
10. Census of Population and Housing (2010). "Caraga". Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. National Statistics Office . Retrieved 29 June 2016.
11. Census of Population (2015). "Caraga". Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. Philippine Statistics Authority . Retrieved 20 June 2016.
12. Censuses of Population (1903–2007). "Caraga". Table 1. Population Enumerated in Various Censuses by Province/Highly Urbanized City: 1903 to 2007. National Statistics Office.
13. "Province of Agusan del Norte". Municipality Population Data. Local Water Utilities Administration Research Division. Retrieved 17 December 2016.
14. "Poverty incidence (PI):". Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved December 28, 2020.
15. "Estimation of Local Poverty in the Philippines" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. 29 November 2005.
16. "2003 City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. 23 March 2009.
17. "City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates; 2006 and 2009" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. 3 August 2012.
18. "2012 Municipal and City Level Poverty Estimates" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. 31 May 2016.
19. "Municipal and City Level Small Area Poverty Estimates; 2009, 2012 and 2015". Philippine Statistics Authority. 10 July 2019.
20. "PSA Releases the 2018 Municipal and City Level Poverty Estimates". Philippine Statistics Authority. 15 December 2021. Retrieved 22 January 2022.

External links

• Philippine Standard Geographic Code