San Agustin, Surigao del Sur

San Agustin, officially the Municipality of San Agustin (Surigaonon: Lungsod nan San Agustin; Tagalog: Bayan ng San Agustin), is a 4th class municipality in the province of Surigao del Sur, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 22,855 people. [3]

San Agustin
Municipality
Municipality of San Agustin
Britania Islets at the Lianga Bay in San Agustin
Nickname(s): 
Heart of Surigao del Sur
Map of Surigao del Sur with San Agustin highlighted
OpenStreetMap
San Agustin
Location within the Philippines
Coordinates: 8°44′37″N 126°13′17″E
CountryPhilippines
RegionCaraga
ProvinceSurigao del Sur
District 1st district
Barangays13 (see Barangays)
Government
 [1]
 • TypeSangguniang Bayan
 • MayorLibertad O. Alameda
 • Vice MayorMamerta P. Milo
 • RepresentativeProspero A. Pichay Jr.
 • Electorate12,762 voters (2019)
Area
[2]
 • Total277.28 km2 (107.06 sq mi)
Elevation
35 m (115 ft)
Highest elevation
384 m (1,260 ft)
Lowest elevation
0 m (0 ft)
Population
 (2020 census) [3]
 • Total22,855
 • Density82/km2 (210/sq mi)
 • Households
4,548
Economy
 • Income class4th municipal income class
 • Poverty incidence41.53% (2015)[4]
 • Revenue₱152,398,085.79 (2020)
 • Assets₱200,777,264.13 (2020)
 • Expenditure₱134,427,784.93 (2020)
 • Liabilities₱55,957,966.54 (2020)
Service provider
 • ElectricitySurigao del Sur 2 Electric Cooperative (SURSECO 2)
Time zoneUTC+8 (PST)
ZIP code
8305
PSGC
166815000
IDD : area code +63 (0)86
Native languagesSurigaonon
Agusan
Cebuano
Kamayo
Tagalog
Websitewww.sanagustin.info

The town is famous for the Britania Group of Islands (or simply Britania Islets), a group of 24 islands with white sandbar beaches scattered across waters of the Lianga Bay, overlooking the Philippine Sea.

Barangays

San Agustin is politically subdivided into 13 barangays.

  • Britania
  • Buatong
  • Buhisan
  • Gata
  • Hornasan
  • Janipaan
  • Kauswagan
  • Oteiza
  • Poblacion
  • Pong-on
  • Pongtod
  • Salvacion
  • Santo Niño

Demographics
Population census of San Agustin
YearPop.±% p.a.
1970 7,100—    
1975 9,309+5.58%
1980 10,024+1.49%
1990 11,982+1.80%
1995 13,768+2.64%
2000 14,845+1.63%
2007 19,546+3.87%
2010 20,655+2.03%
2015 22,779+1.88%
2020 22,855+0.07%
Source: Philippine Statistics Authority [5] [6] [7][8]

Economy

References
  1.  Municipality of San Agustin | (DILG)
  2. "2015 Census of Population, Report No. 3 – Population, Land Area, and Population Density" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. Quezon City, Philippines. August 2016. ISSN 0117-1453. Archived (PDF) from the original on May 25, 2021. Retrieved July 16, 2021.
  3. Census of Population (2020). "Caraga". Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. PSA. Retrieved 8 July 2021.
  4. https://psa.gov.ph/sites/default/files/City%20and%20Municipal-level%20Small%20Area%20Poverty%20Estimates_%202009%2C%202012%20and%202015_0.xlsx; publication date: 10 July 2019; publisher: Philippine Statistics Authority.
  5. Census of Population (2015). "Caraga". Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. PSA. Retrieved 20 June 2016.
  6. Census of Population and Housing (2010). "Caraga". Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. NSO. Retrieved 29 June 2016.
  7. Censuses of Population (1903–2007). "Caraga". Table 1. Population Enumerated in Various Censuses by Province/Highly Urbanized City: 1903 to 2007. NSO.
  8. "Province of Surigao del Sur". Municipality Population Data. Local Water Utilities Administration Research Division. Retrieved 17 December 2016.
  9. "Poverty incidence (PI):". Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved 28 December 2020.
  10. https://psa.gov.ph/sites/default/files/NSCB_LocalPovertyPhilippines_0.pdf; publication date: 29 November 2005; publisher: Philippine Statistics Authority.
  11. https://psa.gov.ph/sites/default/files/2003%20SAE%20of%20poverty%20%28Full%20Report%29_1.pdf; publication date: 23 March 2009; publisher: Philippine Statistics Authority.
  12. https://psa.gov.ph/sites/default/files/2006%20and%202009%20City%20and%20Municipal%20Level%20Poverty%20Estimates_0_1.pdf; publication date: 3 August 2012; publisher: Philippine Statistics Authority.
  13. https://psa.gov.ph/sites/default/files/2012%20Municipal%20and%20City%20Level%20Poverty%20Estima7tes%20Publication%20%281%29.pdf; publication date: 31 May 2016; publisher: Philippine Statistics Authority.
  14. https://psa.gov.ph/sites/default/files/City%20and%20Municipal-level%20Small%20Area%20Poverty%20Estimates_%202009%2C%202012%20and%202015_0.xlsx; publication date: 10 July 2019; publisher: Philippine Statistics Authority.


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