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REGION XIII :CARAGA REGION
Zannie Rey Rizala
Catherine Deocade
History of The CARAGA Region
The history of Caraga can be traced back to the 15th century whenexplorers discovered the existence of “Kalagans”, believed to be of VisayanOrigin in one of the three districts in Mindanao. The word Caragaoriginated from the Visayan word “Kalagan”: “Kalag” meaning soul orpeople and “An” meaning land
Geography
Caraga Region, situated in the northeast section of Mindanao, is between 8 00' to 10 30' N. latitude and 125 15' to 126 30' E. longitude. It is bounded on the north by the Bohol Sea; on the south by the provinces of Davao, Compostela Valley and Davao Oriental of Region XI; on the west by Bukidnon and Misamis Oriental of Region X; and on the east by the Philipine Sea and the Pacific Ocean.
Geography
Caraga has a total land area of 1,902,980 hectares or 18,847.2 sq. km. This represents 6.3% of the country's total land area and 18.5% of the island of Mindanao. 47.6% of the total land area of the region belongs to the province of Agusan del Sur. Of the total land area, 71.22% is forestland and 28.78% is alienable and disposable land. Major land uses include forestland comprising 31.36% and 23.98% of agricultural and open spaces.
Regional Center
BUTUAN CITY
the “Timber City” of the south.
is the regional center. It is considered as another province because of itshighly urbanized area; figures are excluded from Agusan del Norte.
(The Surfing capital in the Philippines)
SURIGAO DEL NORTE
Founded June 16, 1960
Capital Surigao City
Area Total 1,972.93 km2 (761.75 sq mi)
Divisions
• Independent cities 0
• Component cities 1
• Municipalities 20
• Barangays 335
SURIGAO DEL NORTE
BRIEF DESCRIPTION
• Surigao del Norte is a group of islands at the rim of the Asian continental shelf.It is one of the four provinces of the newly created Caraga Region 13.
• The province is blessed with long stretches of white sand beaches, enchantingrock formations, mysterious caves, and vast mangrove forests. The strongwaves in Siargao Island has made the province the Surfing Capital of thePhilippines.
• on June 19, 1960, through Republic Act 2786 that Surigao province was dividedto form Surigao del Sur and Surigao del Norte.
Surigao del sur(Shangri-la by the Pacific)
Founded June 16, 1960
Capital Tandag
Area Total 4,932.70 km2
(1,904.53 sq mi)
Divisions
• Independent cities 0
• Component cities 2
• Municipalities 17
• Barangays 309
Surigao del sur
Surigao del Sur was created as the 56th independent Philippine province on June 19, 1960 by virtue of House Bill No. 3058 also known as Republic Act No. 2786 authored by then Representative Reynaldo P. Honrado. It was formally created and inaugurated on September 18, 1960 at the capital town of Tandag, the seat of the Provincial Government. Its first appointed and elected Governor was the late Recaredo B. Castillo, followed by the late Governor Adela Serra Ty.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION
AGUSAN DEL NORTE(Home of the Centenial Tree)
Founded June 17, 1967
Capital Cabadbaran CityArea Total 2,730.24 km2
(1,054.15 sq mi)
Divisions
• Independent cities 1
• Component cities 1
• Municipalities 10
• Barangays 166
AGUSAN DEL NORTE
Agusan was named after a Malay word “agasan” meaning “where water flows” probably becauseof a mighty river that traverses the area. By the time the Spaniards arrived, the natives werealready trading with foreign merchants as evidenced by 10th century ceramics unearthed nearButuan. Some historians claimed that Magellan held the first mass in the Philippines in Masao atthe mouth of the Agusan River, and not in Limasawa, Leyte, on Easter Sunday of 1521.
Agusan del Norte was part of the province of Surigao during the Spanish ColonialAdministration. By virtue of R.A. 1306 of 1914, it became an independent province of Agusanduring the American Administration. On June 17, 1967, Congress passed R.A. 4979 dividing theprovince of Agusan into Agusan del Norte and Agusan del Sur.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION
AGUSAN DEL SUR(Land of Golden Opportunities)
Founded June 17, 1967
Capital ProsperidadArea Total 9,989.52 km2
(3,856.98 sq mi)
Divisions
• Independent cities 0
• Component cities 1
• Municipalities 13
• Barangays 314
AGUSAN DEL SUR
BRIEF DESCRIPTION
The province of Agusan del Sur once shared one governance with its sister province,Agusan del Norte. However, Republic Act 4969, enacted on June 17, 1967, divided theAgusan province into two: Agusan del Sur and Agusan del Norte.
Agusans pre-hispanic history was greatly influenced by the Madjapahit Empire. This canbe attested through the discovery of the Golden Tara in 1960, in one of its towns, whichis Maasam, Esperanza. The 8-inches gold image, that was retrieved along the river ofEsperanza, originated from the Madjapahit Empire.
Dinagat Islands(Mystical Island, Province of Love and a Province of Ironies)
Founded December 2, 2006
Capital San Jose
Area
• Total -1,036.34 km2(400.13 sq mi)
Area rank - 75th out of 81
Divisions
• Independent cities 0
• Component cities0
• Municipalities 7
• Barangays 100
Dinagat Islands
Brief Description
Dinagat Islands had been a part of the First District of Surigao del Norte Province until becoming a
province on its own on December 2, 2006 with the approval of Republic Act No. 9355, the Charter
of the Province of Dinagat Islands, in a plebiscite.
On February 11, 2010, the Supreme Court of the Philippines declared the creation of Dinagat
Islands Province null and void on grounds of failure to meet land area and population requirements
for the creation of local government units. Dinagat Islands then reverted to Surigao del Norte
Province. On March 30, 2011, however, the Supreme Court reversed its ruling from the previous
year, and upheld the constitutionality of RA 9355 and the creation of Dinagat Islands as a province.
Population
Based on the final results of the 2012 census, the total population of the region was 2,293,480.
Agusan del sur registered the largest population and Surigao del nortewas the lowest.
Religion
The dominant religion in the region was Roman Catholic accounting from79% of the total household population in the region.
Dialects
Surigaonon is the primary language that is inherent to the region, isspoken by 33.21% of the households, followed by Butuanon by 15%;Kamayo, by 7.06%, and Manobo, by 4.73%.
Cebuano is widely spoken by 33.79% of the households in the region. Therest speak Boholanon, by 5.87%; Hiligayon, by 2.87%; and other dialectsby 7.20%.
Tribes
The majority of the inhabitants of the region are of Visayan heritage.
Minority groups are manobos with 43.35% of the population of ethnicminorities, the Kamayo, Higa-onon, Banwaon, Umayamnon, andMamanwa and were mostly occupied in Agusan del sur.
Resources
Caraga is considered as the richest region in terms of natural resources and it is considered as a . Its jewel lies in the regional’s vast forest, fertile mountains and valleys, seas, rivers, lakes, mineral deposits, people and other natural endowments.
Tourist SpotsTourist Spots
SURIGAO DEL NORTE
SURIGAO DEL NORTE
SURIGAO DEL SUR
SURIGAO DEL SUR
Magellan Marker Erected in
the time of Spanish District Gov. Jose Maria Carvallo in 1872, this edifce located at the mouth of Agusanriver in present day Magallanes, is the site of the first catholic mass in Mindanao on April 8,1521. Magallanes, in the olden days was called Baug, formerly the site of Butuan.
AGUSAN DEL NORTE
Delta Discovery Park– The Asia’s Longest Zipline
AGUSAN DEL NORTE
In 1917 after a storm and
flood, a 21-carat golden figurine of
a female deity of Hindu was found
by a Manobo woman on a muddy
bank of Wawa River, a tributary of
the large Agusan River. This
ancient figure seated in lotus
position weighs nearly 4 pounds
which is the earliest known image
identified to be an Indian in origin.
The image corroborates a single
cultural sphere that developed in
the archipelagic regions of
Southeast Asia during the height
of trade between Butuan and the
rest of the Sri Vijaya Empire.
AGUSAN DEL SUR
AGUSAN DEL SUR
Lolong was the largest crocodile in captivity. He was an Indo-Pacific or saltwater crocodile measured
at 20 ft 3 in (6.17 m), and weighed 2,370 lbs (1,075 kg), making him one of the largest crocodiles ever
measured from snout-to-tail. In November 2011, Australian crocodile expert Dr. Adam Britton
of National Geographic sedated and measured Lolong in his enclosure and confirmed him as the
world's longest crocodile ever caught and placed in captivity.
Lolong died in captivity at around 8 pm on 10 February 2013.
Lolong, World‘s Largest Crocodile
AGUSAN DEL SUR
Dinagat Islands
Mt. Redondo where the Natural Bonsai
Forest, one of the few natural bonsai jungles in
the Philippines, is found.
Dinagat Islands
FestivalsFestivals
Sakay-Sakay Abayan(June 1; Barangay Taft, Surigao City)Procession at sea led by the patron of Bilang-Bilang, Virgen dela Paz y Buen Viaje or thePatroness of Good Voyage, aboard a beautifullyadorned vessel followed by colorful motorlaunches and bancas passing through theSurigao Strait and back to the city wharf.
SURIGAO DEL NORTE
Kadagatan Festival
Every 25th of July. A yearly festival in
the town of Cortes done through streetdancing, to promote continuingawareness of people in theconservation and protection of naturalresources especially marine life.
SURIGAO DEL SUR
Sumayajaw Festival
Held every August 14 during the town fiesta of Jabonga, is a thanksgiving celebration for the bounties showered by the Heavenly Father through the intercession of the Blessed Virgin Mary, the Lady of Assumpcion – patroness of Jabonga.
AGUSAN DEL NORTE
KAHIMUNAN FESTIVAL
(First Sunday of January, Bayugan). Local version of Sinulog of Cebu, the main attraction of this particular festival is the street dancing. The dances are focused on Agusandel Sur’s indigenous culture.
AGUSAN DEL SUR
Sources
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