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Cagwait
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Cagwait, officially the Municipality of Cagwait (Surigaonon: Lungsod nan Cagwait; ), is a municipality in the province of Surigao del Sur, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 21,747 people.

Key facts

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Cagwait White Beach
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120x80px
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yes
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Philippines
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Philippines
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1782
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Wikidata facts

Official name
Municipality of Cagwait
Located in
Q13891
Population
22305
Area
214.10
Elevation
51
Time zone
UTC+08:00
Shares border with
Tago
Official website
www.cagwait.gov.ph
Image
Cagwait surigao del sur.jpg
Households
5060
Dialing code
86
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language used
Surigaonon
postal code
8304
Köppen climate classification
tropical rainforest climate
Commons category
Cagwait
inception
1782-00-00
poverty incidence
36.46
fiscal/tax revenue
211223914.94
total assets
644666655.71
total expenditure
175631980.09
total liabilities
133704905.79
electorate
15905
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Encyclopedic overview

9 sections
Contents
  • History
  • Geography
  • Barangays
  • Climate
  • Demographics
  • Economy
  • Notable personalities
  • References
  • External links

Cagwait, officially the Municipality of Cagwait (Surigaonon: Lungsod nan Cagwait; ), is a municipality in the province of Surigao del Sur, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 21,747 people.

==History== Cagwait was spelled "Cacuait" or "Caguait" during the Spanish and American colonial period.

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

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