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Bislig
EntityQ866414· pop 26· linked from 292 articles

Also known as Bislig City, Bislig, Surigao del Sur, City of Bislig

Bislig, officially the City of Bislig (; ), is a component city in the province of Surigao del Sur, Philippines. According to the 2024 census, it has a population of 99,872 people.

Key facts

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PICOP Bislig City - Pier Uno 2015.jpg
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PICOP Pier Uno
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Flag_of_Bislig,_Surigao_del_Sur.png
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120x80px
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Bislig logo.png
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100x80px
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yes
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Philippines
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right
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Location within the
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Country
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Philippines
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Province
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"The Organic City of the Philippines" "The Booming City by the Bay" "The City of Wonders"
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Sulig Bislig!
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District
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Barangays

via Wikipedia infobox

Wikidata facts

Part of
Caraga
Official name
City of Bislig
Located in
Q13891
Population
99872
Area
331.80
Elevation
71
Time zone
UTC+08:00
Shares border with
Hinatuan
Official website
www.bislig.gov.ph
Image
Bisligovp.jpg
Households
24348
Dialing code
86
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Commons category
Bislig
postal code
8311
Köppen climate classification
tropical rainforest climate
language used
Tagalog
inception
1921-00-00
poverty incidence
28.13
fiscal/tax revenue
1236743980.05
total assets
2599213595.76
total expenditure
873057299.05
total liabilities
826473107.17
electorate
72369
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Encyclopedic overview

17 sections
Contents
  • Etymology
  • Geography
  • Climate
  • Barangays
  • History
  • Demographics
  • Economy
  • Tourism
  • Festivals and events
  • Transportation
  • Airport
  • Seaport
  • Healthcare
  • Education
  • Notable personalities
  • References
  • External links

Bislig, officially the City of Bislig (; ), is a component city in the province of Surigao del Sur, Philippines. According to the 2024 census, it has a population of 99,872 people.

In 2000, Bislig was converted into a city per Republic Act 8804. It is the most populous among the cities and municipalities in the province of Surigao del Sur.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Bislig” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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