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Key facts
- Country
- Philippines
- Region
- Caraga
- Founded
- June 19, 1960
- Capital and largest city
- Surigao City
- Type
- Sangguniang Panlalawigan
- Governor
- Robert Lyndon S. Barbers ( NP )
- Vice governor
- Eddie D. Gokiangkee, Jr. ( NP )
- Legislature
- Surigao del Norte Provincial Board
- Total
- 1,972.93 km (761.75 sq mi)
- Rank
- 62nd out of 81
- Highest elevation mount legaspi
- 1,170 m (3,840 ft)
- Density
- 286.703/km (742.556/sq mi)
- Demonym
- North Surigaonon
- Component cities
- 1 Surigao City
- Municipalities
- 20 Alegria Bacuag Burgos Claver Dapa Del Carmen General Luna Gigaquit Mainit Malimono Pilar Placer San Benito San Francisco San Isidro Santa Monica Sison Socorro Tagana-an Tubod
- Districts
- Legislative districts of Surigao del Norte
- Time zone
- UTC+8 ( PST )
- Idd area code
- +63 (0)86
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Official name
- Lalawigan ng Surigao del Norte
- Population
- 565644
- Area
- 1972.93
- Official website
- surigaodelnorte.gov.ph
- Image
- Surigao del Norte provincial capitol.JPG
- Households
- 127445
- Dialing code
- 86
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- inception
- 1960-00-00
- postal code
- 8400–8425
- Commons category
- Surigao del Norte
- electorate
- 407056
- poverty incidence
- 21.20
- total assets
- 16793109532.02
- fiscal/tax revenue
- 1986994947.40
- total liabilities
- 3466788667.45
- total expenditure
- 1701902395.41
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Surigao del Norte (Surigaonon: Probinsya nan Surigao del Norte; Cebuano: Amihanang Surigao; Tagalog: Hilagang Surigao), officially the Province of Surigao del Norte, is a province in the Philippines located in the Caraga region of Mindanao. The province was formerly under the jurisdiction of Region 10 (Northern Mindanao) until 1995. Its capital is Surigao City, the most populous in the province. The province comprises two major islands—Siargao and Bucas Grande—in the Philippine Sea, plus a small area at the northeastern tip of mainland Mindanao and other surrounding minor islands and islets. This mainland portion borders Agusan del Norte – between the Municipality of Alegria in Surigao del Norte and the Municipality of Kitcharao in Agusan del Norte; and the province of Surigao del Sur, to the south.
Surigao del Norte is the second northernmost of the Mindanao provinces and is an important commerce and transportation hub between Visayas and Mindanao. Numerous ferries cross the Surigao Strait between Surigao and the island of Leyte transporting vehicles, cargoes, and passengers between Liloan in Southern Leyte and Surigao City.
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