Surigao del Norte

Also known as Province of Surigao del Norte

province of the Philippines

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

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Wikidata facts

Instance of: province of the Philippines
Official name: Lalawigan ng Surigao del Norte
Country: Philippines
Located in: Caraga
Contains: Bacuag
Capital: Surigao City
Population: 565644
Area: 1972.93
Shares border with: Agusan del Norte
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
replaces: Surigao
postal code: 8400–8425
topic's main category: Category:Surigao del Norte
Commons category: Surigao del Norte
Köppen climate classification: tropical rainforest climate
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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Encyclopedic overview

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.

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