Agusan del Norte | |||
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Province | |||
Province of Agusan del Norte | |||
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Location in the Philippines |
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Coordinates: 9°10′N 125°30′E / 9.17°N 125.5°ECoordinates: 9°10′N 125°30′E / 9.17°N 125.5°E | |||
Country | Philippines | ||
Region | Caraga (Region XIII) | ||
Founded | 17 June 1967 | ||
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Government | |||
• Type | Sangguniang Panlalawigan | ||
• Governor | Maria Angelica Rosedell Amante-Matba (Liberal) | ||
• Vice Governor | Ramon AG Bungabong (Liberal) | ||
Area | |||
• Total | 2,730.24 km2 (1,054.15 sq mi) | ||
Area rank | 48th out of 81 | ||
(excluding Butuan City) | |||
Population (2015 census) | |||
• Total | 354,503 | ||
• Rank | 64th out of 81 | ||
• Density | 130/km2 (340/sq mi) | ||
• Density rank | 62nd out of 81 | ||
(excluding Butuan City) | |||
Divisions | |||
• Independent cities |
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• Municipalities | |||
• Barangays | 166 including independent cities: 252 | ||
• Districts | 1st and 2nd districts of Agusan del Norte (shared with Butuan City) | ||
Time zone | PHT (UTC+8) | ||
ZIP code | 8600–8611 | ||
IDD : area code | +63 (0)85 | ||
ISO 3166 code | PH-AGN | ||
Spoken languages | |||
Website | www |
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‡ As per RA 8811, Cabadbaran is the officially-designated capital of the province. However, the provincial government still holds office in Butuan City, pending the actual transfer of provincial offices to the new capital. |
Agusan del Norte (Butuanon: Probinsya hong Agusan del Norte; Cebuano: Amihanang Agusan; Filipino: Hilagang Agusan) is a province in the Philippines located in the Caraga region of Mindanao. Its capital is the city of Cabadbaran and it is bordered on the northeast by Surigao del Norte; mid-east by Surigao del Sur; southeast by Agusan del Sur, and southwest by Misamis Oriental. It faces Butuan Bay, part of the Bohol Sea, to the northwest.
Prior to its creation as an independent province, Agusan, as it was once undivided, was under the jurisdiction of Surigao province during the Spanish colonial period. In 1911, Agusan was separated from Surigao by the American government, creating the Agusan province.
During World War II in 1942, the Japanese Imperial forces landed in Northern Agusan.
In 1945, Filipino soldiers of the 6th, 10th, 101st, 102nd, 103rd, 107th and 110th Infantry Division of the Philippine Commonwealth Army and the 10th Infantry Regiment of the Philippine Constabulary together with the recognized Agusan guerrilla fighter units against the Japanese forces beginning the liberation in Northern Agusan during World War II.