Agusan del Sur

Agusan del Sur, officially the Province of Agusan del Sur (Cebuano: Habagatang Agusan; Butuanon: Probinsya hong Agusan del Sur; Tagalog: Timog Agusan), is a province in Caraga region, Mindanao, Philippines. Its capital is the municipality of Prosperidad. It is bordered on the northwest by Agusan del Norte and Misamis Oriental; east by Surigao del Sur; southeast by Davao Oriental; mid-south by Davao de Oro; southwest by Davao del Norte and, mid-west by Bukidnon. It is the fourth largest province in the country in terms of area, with the size of 3,856 sq miles.

Agusan del Sur
Province
Province of Agusan del Sur
From top, left to right: Narra Avenue in Bayugan, Sibagat Hanging Bridge; Inside the Municipal Hall of San Luis; Agusan del Sur Provincial Capitol in Prosperidad
Flag
Seal
Anthem: Hail, Agusan del Sur
Location in the Philippines
OpenStreetMap
Coordinates: 8°30′N 125°50′E
CountryPhilippines
RegionCaraga
Founded17 June 1967
CapitalProsperidad
Largest cityBayugan
Government
 • GovernorSantiago B. Cane Jr. (NUP)
 • Vice GovernorSamuel E. Tortor (NUP)
 • LegislatureAgusan del Sur Provincial Board
Area
 • Total9,989.52 km2 (3,856.98 sq mi)
 • Rank4th out of 81
Highest elevation
(Mount Datu Masuyapa)
1,678 m (5,505 ft)
Population
 (2020 census)
 • Total739,367
 • Rank41st out of 81
 • Density74/km2 (190/sq mi)
  • Rank76th out of 81
Divisions
 • Independent cities0
 • Component cities
1
 • Municipalities
13
  • Bunawan
  • Esperanza
  • La Paz
  • Loreto
  • Prosperidad
  • Rosario
  • San Francisco
  • San Luis
  • Santa Josefa
  • Sibagat
  • Talacogon
  • Trento
  • Veruela
 • Barangays314
 • DistrictsLegislative districts of Agusan del Sur
Time zoneUTC+8 (PHT)
ZIP code
8500–8513
IDD : area code +63 (0)85
ISO 3166 codePH-AGS
Spoken languages
Income classification1st class
Websiteagusandelsur.gov.ph
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