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Butuan City

Butuan City is a highly urbanized city in Agusan del Norte, Caraga, Philippines. Its population was 385,530 in the 2024 census, and it has 86 barangays.

  • Population: 2024 Census
  • Places: PSGC 2Q 2026
  • Checked by Scene: October 8, 2026
  • Page updated: October 2, 2026
Colour byColours the map of Butuan City by the figure chosen; the key beside it says what each colour means.
BuenavistaLas NievesMagallanesRemedios T. RomualdezSibagatAgao Pob.: 364 people, 6,791 per km², −6.88% a yearAgusan Pequeño: 5,740 people, 4,129 per km², 0.79% a yearAmbago: 15,523 people, 2,218 per km², 3.16% a yearAmparo: 3,412 people, 262 per km², 0.94% a yearAmpayon: 13,872 people, 2,144 per km², 0.09% a yearAnticala: 4,969 people, 104 per km², 0.27% a yearAntongalon: 4,182 people, 598 per km², 0.13% a yearAupagan: 1,849 people, 216 per km², −0.68% a yearBaan KM 3: 15,066 people, 1,460 per km², 0.86% a yearBabag: 2,033 people, 723 per km², 0.20% a yearBading Pob.: 5,676 people, 5,511 per km², 0.03% a yearBancasi: 5,598 people, 607 per km², 0.92% a yearBanza: 5,055 people, 982 per km², 0.56% a yearBaobaoan: 1,783 people, 227 per km², 0.67% a yearBasag: 4,062 people, 489 per km², 0.41% a yearBayanihan Pob.: 5,616 people, 4,011 per km², −0.04% a yearBilay: 1,378 people, 177 per km², 0.42% a yearBit-os: 3,998 people, 223 per km², 7.52% a yearBitan-agan: 1,315 people, 116 per km², 0.28% a yearBobon: 2,225 people, 467 per km², 2.64% a yearBonbon: 6,859 people, 528 per km², 2.10% a yearBugabus: 1,457 people, 227 per km², −0.41% a yearBuhangin Pob.: 5,291 people, 3,504 per km², 1.34% a yearCabcabon: 3,112 people, 445 per km², 2.38% a yearCamayahan: 1,692 people, 80 per km², 3.45% a yearBaan Riverside Pob.: 5,569 people, 9,552 per km², 0.40% a yearDankias: 1,482 people, 241 per km², 1.64% a yearImadejas Pob.: 2,358 people, 3,725 per km², 1.70% a yearDiego Silang Pob.: 781 people, 5,500 per km², −1.68% a yearDoongan: 14,591 people, 3,901 per km², 1.32% a yearDumalagan: 3,232 people, 1,007 per km², 2.36% a yearGolden Ribbon Pob.: 4,568 people, 10,774 per km², −0.28% a yearDagohoy Pob.: 1,026 people, 3,843 per km², −2.92% a yearJose Rizal Pob.: 4,798 people, 8,676 per km², −0.54% a yearHoly Redeemer Pob.: 9,184 people, 19,458 per km², 1.23% a yearHumabon Pob.: 85 people, 1,805 per km², −11.13% a yearKinamlutan: 3,995 people, 498 per km², 1.92% a yearLapu-lapu Pob.: 1,173 people, 10,112 per km², −5.08% a yearLemon: 2,145 people, 398 per km², 1.49% a yearLeon Kilat Pob.: 139 people, 1,810 per km², −6.01% a yearLibertad: 24,880 people, 3,261 per km², −0.40% a yearLimaha Pob.: 5,302 people, 9,570 per km², −1.21% a yearLos Angeles: 5,861 people, 330 per km², 0.84% a yearLumbocan: 5,082 people, 1,068 per km², 0.59% a yearMaguinda: 3,954 people, 242 per km², 1.57% a yearMahay: 5,235 people, 1,055 per km², 1.73% a yearMahogany Pob.: 6,264 people, 5,011 per km², 0.39% a yearMaibu: 1,518 people, 168 per km², 1.75% a yearMandamo: 986 people, 74 per km², 2.13% a yearManila de Bugabus: 3,926 people, 144 per km², 1.02% a yearMaon Pob.: 5,224 people, 6,793 per km², −0.17% a yearMasao: 2,016 people, 299 per km², 1.27% a yearMaug: 3,046 people, 748 per km², 0.49% a yearPort Poyohon Pob.: 6,201 people, 13,842 per km², −1.51% a yearNew Society Village Pob.: 918 people, 17,159 per km², −0.94% a yearOng Yiu Pob.: 4,692 people, 13,483 per km², −3.00% a yearPianing: 2,677 people, 101 per km², 2.08% a yearPinamanculan: 3,345 people, 515 per km², −0.59% a yearRajah Soliman Pob.: 252 people, 4,675 per km², −11.68% a yearSan Ignacio Pob.: 2,383 people, 13,239 per km², 7.67% a yearSan Mateo: 3,571 people, 81 per km², −3.63% a yearSan Vicente: 20,369 people, 4,447 per km², 1.05% a yearSikatuna Pob.: 130 people, 1,637 per km², −2.58% a yearSilongan Pob.: 318 people, 5,024 per km², −15.19% a yearSumilihon: 5,325 people, 621 per km², 1.84% a yearTagabaca: 4,031 people, 383 per km², 1.64% a yearTaguibo: 7,566 people, 1,101 per km², 6.34% a yearTaligaman: 4,774 people, 1,029 per km², 2.40% a yearTandang Sora Pob.: 4,162 people, 11,341 per km², 0.89% a yearTiniwisan: 5,305 people, 912 per km², 6.68% a yearTungao: 6,109 people, 1,554 per km², 7.00% a yearUrduja Pob.: 80 people, 1,413 per km², −4.98% a yearVilla Kananga: 9,843 people, 2,632 per km², −5.40% a yearObrero Pob.: 8,505 people, 15,838 per km², −0.39% a yearBugsukan: 2,177 people, 205 per km², 2.73% a yearDe Oro: 2,552 people, 286 per km², 1.64% a yearDulag: 1,979 people, 185 per km², 3.71% a yearFlorida: 2,650 people, 101 per km², −0.90% a yearNong-nong: 1,942 people, 51 per km², 2.78% a yearPagatpatan: 6,781 people, 2,439 per km², 1.48% a yearPangabugan: 4,747 people, 11,014 per km², 1.63% a yearSalvacion: 1,607 people, 208 per km², 1.65% a yearSanto Niño: 3,312 people, 185 per km², 1.47% a yearSumile: 2,226 people, 171 per km², −1.78% a yearDon Francisco: 1,445 people, 225 per km², 2.27% a yearPigdaulan: 3,009 people, 299 per km², 1.68% a year

People · 2024 Census

  • Under 690
  • 690 to 1,100
  • 1,100 to 1,800
  • 1,800 to 3,100
  • 3,100 and over

The same steps colour every map of barangays in the Atlas, so a colour means the same range everywhere.

Density · people per km², 2024

  • Under 160
  • 160 to 340
  • 340 to 700
  • 700 to 2,600
  • 2,600 and over

The same steps colour every map of barangays in the Atlas, so a colour means the same range everywhere.

Growth a year · 2020–2024

  • Fell by more than 1% a year
  • Fell, by up to 1% a year
  • Grew, by under 1% a year
  • Grew by 1 to 2% a year
  • Grew by 2% a year or more

Each place's yearly change between the 2020 and 2024 censuses, on the same steps as every map in the Atlas.

Borders from UN OCHA (PSA and NAMRIA), a guide and not the legal boundary[3]Open in OpenStreetMap

  • PeopleSources

    385,530

    people counted in the 2024 censusCensusA count of every person in the country, all on one day. The 2024 census counted people as they were on 1 July 2024.More in the glossary

    Up 24.5% from 2010 to 2024

  • Rank by peopleSources

    1st

    of the 12 cities and municipalities of Agusan del Norte by population, 2024Rank and shareWorked out by Scene from the PSA's counts: where a place stands among the places listed with it, and how many of every 100 of its parent's people live in it.More in the glossary

  • Inside itSources

    86

    barangays

  • LandSources

    691.70 km²

    of land, 2019 masterlistLand areaThe land inside the place's official boundary. A square kilometre is a square 1 km on each side, about the size of 140 football fields.Explained by Scene: Butuan City's land would fill a square about 26.3 km on each side. That is only a way to picture its size: its real shape is on the map.More in the glossary

    Average density, 2024: 557 people per km²Population densityHow crowded a place is on average: its people divided by its land area. 1,000 people per square kilometre is 10 people per hectare, a square of 100 by 100 metres.Explained by Scene: About 6 people per hectare if everyone were spread evenly across the land. In fact people live closer together in towns and farther apart in the countryside.More in the glossary

  • HomesSources

    93,109

    households in 2024HouseholdA person living alone, or people who sleep in the same home and share their meals. A family may be one household or several.More in the glossary

    4.1 people in each, on average, in 2024

  • Town or countrySources

    71.9%

    About 72 of every 100 people lived in urban barangays in 2024Urban barangayThe PSA counts a barangay as urban when it has 5,000 people or more, or a big employer, or several businesses and public services close by. Every barangay in Metro Manila is urban.More in the glossary

PSGC codePSGC codeThe code the Philippine Statistics Authority gives every place, so each one is known exactly, even when two share a name.More in the glossary
1630400000[5]Formerly 160202000
ZIP code
8600[15, 16, 17]

People

Butuan City had 385,530 people in the 2024 census, up 24.5% from 2010.
People at each census since 1970

Counts from 2000 on are on today’s borders; earlier counts are as the place was then, so the line may step where a border moved.

Butuan City had the most people of the 12 cities and municipalities of Agusan del Norte in 2024[1]
  1. 1Butuan City385,530
  2. 2Cabadbaran City82,343
  3. 3Buenavista70,691
  4. 4Nasipit46,382
  5. 5Santiago33,877
  6. 6Las Nieves32,402
  7. 7Tubay26,463
All 12 cities and municipalities of Agusan del Norte
In 2024, the 10 barangays with the most people held about 36 of every 100 of its people[2]
  1. Libertad24,8806 in 100
  2. San Vicente20,3695 in 100
  3. Ambago15,5234 in 100
  4. Baan KM 315,0664 in 100
  5. Doongan14,5914 in 100
  6. Ampayon13,8724 in 100
  7. Villa Kananga9,8433 in 100
  8. Holy Redeemer Pob.9,1842 in 100
  9. Obrero Pob.8,5052 in 100
  10. Taguibo7,5662 in 100
See all 86 barangays of Butuan City
Age structure · 2024 Census[4]People living in households, by age and sex
  • About 28 of every 100 are children under 15 (27.8%)
  • About 66 of every 100 are of working age, 15 to 64 (65.6%)
  • About 7 of every 100 are 65 or older (6.5%)
MenWomen

The figures by age

People by age group, men and women
AgePeopleMenWomen
Under 530,74315,90414,839
5 - 935,32118,42316,898
10 - 1440,71320,96819,745
15 - 1939,51720,28219,235
20 - 2435,21017,91517,295
25 - 2929,98115,18414,797
30 - 3429,38114,86314,518
35 - 3925,98813,32612,662
40 - 4422,64011,86510,775
45 - 4920,20610,2719,935
50 - 5418,7109,5429,168
55 - 5916,2147,8408,374
60 - 6414,1546,9267,228
65 - 6910,3204,8005,520
70 - 747,0683,0634,005
75 - 793,9931,5522,441
80 - 842,2777951,482
85 and over1,445447998

Every figure, census by census

People, 2024 CensusCensusA count of every person in the country, all on one day. The 2024 census counted people as they were on 1 July 2024.More in the glossary
385,530[1, 2]
Households, 2024HouseholdA person living alone, or people who sleep in the same home and share their meals. A family may be one household or several.More in the glossary
93,109[1, 2]
People in each household, 2024
4.1 on average[1, 2]
In urban barangays, 2024Urban barangayThe PSA counts a barangay as urban when it has 5,000 people or more, or a big employer, or several businesses and public services close by. Every barangay in Metro Manila is urban.More in the glossary
71.9% (277,279 people)[6]
Men and women, 2024
193,966 men, 189,915 women[4]People living in households
Population at each census, with its source
CensusPopulationGrowth since the census beforeHouseholdsPeople per household
2024as of July 1, 2024385,530[1, 2]0.80% a year93,1094.1
2020as of May 1, 2020372,910[1]2.15% a year——
2015as of August 1, 2015337,063[1]1.62% a year——
2010as of May 1, 2010309,709[1]———
2007as of August 1, 2007; as it was then298,378[37]1.53% a year——
2000as of May 1, 2000; on today’s borders267,279[37, 38]1.70% a year——
1995as of September 1, 1995; as it was then247,074[37]1.53% a year——
1990as of May 1, 1990; as it was then227,829[37]2.82% a year——
1980as of May 1, 1980; as it was then172,489[37]5.38% a year——
1975as of May 1, 1975; as it was then132,682[37]0.24% a year——
1970as of May 6, 1970; as it was then131,094[37]———

Barangays

Butuan City is made up of 86 barangays.
Barangays of Butuan City. Each column heading sorts the table.
[2, 3, 6, 7, 8]Share (2024)Urban or rural
Libertad24,8806.45%−0.40% a yearabout 7.63 km²Urban
San Vicente20,3695.28%1.05% a yearabout 4.58 km²Urban
Ambago15,5234.03%3.16% a yearabout 7.00 km²Urban
Baan KM 315,0663.91%0.86% a yearabout 10.32 km²Urban
Doongan14,5913.78%1.32% a yearabout 3.74 km²Urban
Ampayon13,8723.6%0.09% a yearabout 6.47 km²Urban
Villa Kananga9,8432.55%−5.40% a yearabout 3.74 km²Urban
Holy Redeemer Pob.9,1842.38%1.23% a yearabout 0.472 km²Urban
Obrero Pob.8,5052.21%−0.39% a yearabout 0.537 km²Urban
Taguibo7,5661.96%6.34% a yearabout 6.87 km²Urban
Bonbon6,8591.78%2.10% a yearabout 12.98 km²Urban
Pagatpatan6,7811.76%1.48% a yearabout 2.78 km²Urban
Mahogany Pob.6,2641.62%0.39% a yearabout 1.25 km²Urban
Port Poyohon Pob.6,2011.61%−1.51% a yearabout 0.448 km²Urban
Tungao6,1091.58%7.00% a yearabout 3.93 km²Urban
Los Angeles5,8611.52%0.84% a yearabout 17.74 km²Urban
Agusan Pequeño5,7401.49%0.79% a yearabout 1.39 km²Urban
Bading Pob.5,6761.47%0.03% a yearabout 1.03 km²Urban
Bayanihan Pob.5,6161.46%−0.04% a yearabout 1.40 km²Urban
Bancasi5,5981.45%0.92% a yearabout 9.22 km²Urban
Baan Riverside Pob.5,5691.44%0.40% a yearabout 0.583 km²Urban
Sumilihon5,3251.38%1.84% a yearabout 8.57 km²Urban
Tiniwisan5,3051.38%6.68% a yearabout 5.82 km²Urban
Limaha Pob.5,3021.38%−1.21% a yearabout 0.554 km²Urban
Buhangin Pob.5,2911.37%1.34% a yearabout 1.51 km²Urban
Mahay5,2351.36%1.73% a yearabout 4.96 km²Urban
Maon Pob.5,2241.36%−0.17% a yearabout 0.769 km²Urban
Lumbocan5,0821.32%0.59% a yearabout 4.76 km²Urban
Banza5,0551.31%0.56% a yearabout 5.15 km²Urban
Anticala4,9691.29%0.27% a yearabout 47.73 km²Rural
Jose Rizal Pob.4,7981.24%−0.54% a yearabout 0.553 km²Urban
Taligaman4,7741.24%2.40% a yearabout 4.64 km²Rural
Pangabugan4,7471.23%1.63% a yearabout 0.431 km²Rural
Ong Yiu Pob.4,6921.22%−3.00% a yearabout 0.348 km²Urban
Golden Ribbon Pob.4,5681.18%−0.28% a yearabout 0.424 km²Urban
Antongalon4,1821.08%0.13% a yearabout 6.99 km²Rural
Tandang Sora Pob.4,1621.08%0.89% a yearabout 0.367 km²Urban
Basag4,0621.05%0.41% a yearabout 8.30 km²Rural
Tagabaca4,0311.05%1.64% a yearabout 10.52 km²Rural
Bit-os3,9981.04%7.52% a yearabout 17.93 km²Rural
Kinamlutan3,9951.04%1.92% a yearabout 8.02 km²Rural
Maguinda3,9541.03%1.57% a yearabout 16.37 km²Rural
Manila de Bugabus3,9261.02%1.02% a yearabout 27.30 km²Rural
San Mateo3,5710.93%−3.63% a yearabout 44.05 km²Rural
Amparo3,4120.89%0.94% a yearabout 13.03 km²Urban
Pinamanculan3,3450.87%−0.59% a yearabout 6.49 km²Rural
Santo Niño3,3120.86%1.47% a yearabout 17.87 km²Rural
Dumalagan3,2320.84%2.36% a yearabout 3.21 km²Rural
Cabcabon3,1120.81%2.38% a yearabout 6.99 km²Rural
Maug3,0460.79%0.49% a yearabout 4.07 km²Rural

The 50 with the most people, of 86. See all 86 barangays of Butuan City

Areas are approximate: each is measured inside the barangay's border on UN OCHA's map, which is a guide, not the legal boundary.

Land & Environment

Butuan City covers 691.70 km² of land, 557 people for every km² in 2024. Its land rises to 1,206 m above the sea and it has 6.7 km of coast.
Land areaLand areaThe land inside the place's official boundary. A square kilometre is a square 1 km on each side, about the size of 140 football fields.More in the glossary
691.70 km²[7]As listed in the 2019 Masterlist of Land Areas (LMB, DENR)
Average density, 2024Population densityHow crowded a place is on average: its people divided by its land area. 1,000 people per square kilometre is 10 people per hectare, a square of 100 by 100 metres.More in the glossary
557 people per km²[7]
Coordinates
8.90987° N, 125.55017° E[3]The point inside its border farthest from every edge, so it always falls within the place.
Height above the sea[33]
Lowest
0 m
Average
119 m
Highest
1,206 m

Heights from the Copernicus DEM, a 30 m model of the surface: it reads the tops of trees and roofs, not the bare ground, over the land inside the border, the sea left out. Produced using Copernicus WorldDEM-30 © DLR e.V. 2010-2014 and © Airbus Defence and Space GmbH 2014-2018 provided under COPERNICUS by the European Union and ESA; all rights reserved.

Water, coast and peaks

6.7 km of coastline[34]

Rivers[34]

  1. Agusan River36.6 of 295.1 km
  2. Bugabus River18.2 km
  3. Subait River17.9 km
  4. Ampayon River16.6 km
  5. Masao River15.2 of 15.5 km
  6. Subait Creek8.7 km
  7. Sibagat River6.8 of 43.3 km
  8. Taguibo River1.0 km

Peaks[34]

  1. Mount Mayapay675 m

Named rivers, lakes and peaks as OpenStreetMap mapped them on 30 September 2026, and the coast within 150 m of the border. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors, under the Open Database License.

Climate

Climate typeClimate typePAGASA sorts the country's climate into four types by when the rain falls. Type I has a dry season from November to April and a wet one for the rest of the year; Type II has no dry season, with the most rain from December to February; Type III has a short dry season; Type IV has rain spread through the year.More in the glossary

Type IV[35]

Rain spread fairly evenly through the year, with no dry season.

Covers about 61 of every 100 parts of its land. Read by Scene off PAGASA's climate map, so approximate: the type that covers most of the place's land.

At Butuan City, the nearest PAGASA station, 9 km away[36]Averages for 1991 to 2020: 2,126 mm of rain on 157 days a year; 28.1 °C on average

Rain each month Average temperature

The figures by month

Climate at Butuan City, 1991 to 2020, by month
MonthRainRainy daysAverageHighLow
January326 mm1826.6 °C30.2 °C23.0 °C
February235 mm1326.9 °C30.8 °C22.9 °C
March149 mm1327.6 °C31.8 °C23.3 °C
April117 mm1028.5 °C33.0 °C24.0 °C
May111 mm1129.2 °C33.7 °C24.7 °C
June174 mm1428.9 °C33.2 °C24.5 °C
July152 mm1328.5 °C32.7 °C24.3 °C
August114 mm1028.6 °C32.9 °C24.4 °C
September127 mm1028.6 °C32.9 °C24.2 °C
October170 mm1328.4 °C32.6 °C24.2 °C
November198 mm1527.8 °C31.7 °C23.8 °C
December252 mm1727.4 °C31.1 °C23.6 °C
The year2,126 mm15728.1 °C32.2 °C23.9 °C

A station's figures describe the place around it only roughly: inland and in the hills it may be cooler and wetter. The station stands 18 m above the sea.

Life & Economy

Butuan City's economy made ₱82.7 billion of goods and services in 2025, ₱206,321 for each person. About 17 of every 100 people lived below the poverty line in 2023.
Economy, 2025Gross domestic productThe value of all the goods and services made in a place in a year: the size of its economy. The PSA measures it for every region, province and highly urbanized city. Counted at 2018 prices, it leaves out the rise in prices, so one year can be set beside another.More in the glossary
₱82.7 billion[20]Its gross domestic product at current prices; ₱69.7 billion at 2018 prices.
Growth, 2024–2025
4.8%[21]How much more it made than the year before, at 2018 prices.
For each person, 2025
₱206,321[22]Its economy divided by its projected population, at current prices, as the PSA works it out.
Poverty, 2023Poverty incidenceHow many of every 100 people live in families whose income is below the poverty line: what a person needs in a year for food and other basic needs, as the PSA sets it for each province. It is an estimate, from a survey or, for a town, a statistical model, so the PSA gives a range it is likely to fall in.More in the glossary
16.5% of people[23]Below the poverty line, by the PSA's survey.
Income classIncome classThe Department of Finance sorts provinces, cities and municipalities into classes by their average yearly income over recent years: 1st class has the most. It measures the local government's income, not how well off its people are.More in the glossary
1st class[5]
About 17 of every 100 people in Butuan City lived below the poverty line in 2023 (16.5%)[23]

The PSA's survey puts it between 13.2% and 19.8%, with 95% confidence. The poverty line was ₱29,503 a person for the year.

The PSA notes: Those with CVs higher than 10% in 2023 poverty incidence among population should be used with caution.

Public places

  • 104government offices
  • 18hospitals and health centres
  • 152schools
  • 48places of worship
  • 5markets
  • 5stations and terminals
  • 18parks
  • 1beach
  • 6monuments and memorials

Counted from OpenStreetMap[3, 9]. Schools, places of worship, barangay halls and places known only by a common name, such as a chapel, are listed on each barangay's page.

Where a kind has more than 8, this page shows 6: first those with “Butuan” in their name, then one in each of its most populous barangays.

Government offices77

71 more government offices are listed on the pages of the barangays they stand in. See all 86 barangays of Butuan City

Hospitals and health centres18

12 more hospitals and health centres are listed on the pages of the barangays they stand in. See all 86 barangays of Butuan City

Markets5

Stations and terminals5

Parks18

12 more parks are listed on the pages of the barangays they stand in. See all 86 barangays of Butuan City

Beaches1

Monuments and memorials6

As OpenStreetMap maps them on September 30, 2026. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors, under the Open Database License.

Government & Leaders

A mayor leads Butuan City. Its local laws, called ordinances, are passed by the Sangguniang Panlungsod (the city council), led by the vice mayor. The mayor, the vice mayor and the council's elected members serve three-year terms, and none may serve more than three in a row.[13, 14]

City classCity classA highly urbanized city or an independent component city governs itself apart from the province around it: its voters do not elect the governor. A component city is part of its province.More in the glossary
Highly urbanized city: it governs itself apart from the province of Agusan del Norte[5]
Capital of
Agusan del Norte[5]
Legislative districtLegislative districtThe area that elects one member of the House of Representatives. A big province or city may have several.More in the glossary
Lone district of Butuan City[18, 19]

Leaders

The mayor and vice mayor elected at each election since 2001, as COMELEC's lists of the elected name them, and those in office now, as the DILG's directory lists them.

  1. 2025–2028In office as of February 2026

    Mayor
    Lawrence Lemuel Hernandez Fortun[24]
    Vice mayor
    Reynante Bokingo Desiata[24]

  2. 2022–2025

    Mayor
    Ronnie Vicente Conde Lagnada[25]
    Vice mayor
    Lawrence Lemuel Hernandez Fortun[25]

  3. 2019–2022

    Mayor
    Ronnie Vicente Conde Lagnada[26]
    Vice mayor
    Jose Sabijon Aquino II[26]

  4. 2016–2019

    Mayor
    Ronnie Vicente Conde Lagnada[27]
    Vice mayor
    Jose Sabijon Aquino II[27]

  5. 2013–2016

    Mayor
    Ferdinand Magdamo Amante Jr.[28]
    Vice mayor
    Angelo Victor Sanchez Calo[28]

  6. 2010–2013

    Mayor
    Ferdinand Magdamo Amante Jr.[29]
    Vice mayor
    Lawrence Lemuel Hernandez Fortun[29]

  7. 2007–2010

    Mayor
    Democrito Diayon Plaza II[30]
    Vice mayor
    Dino Claudio Moran Sanchez[30]

  8. 2004–2007

    Mayor
    Democrito Plaza II[31]
    Vice mayor
    Angelo Calo[31]

  9. 2001–2004

    Mayor
    Leonides Theresa B. Plaza[32]
    Vice mayor
    Angelo S. Calo[32]
Mayors and vice mayors of Butuan City, by term
TermMayorVice mayor
2025–2028In office as of February 2026Lawrence Lemuel Hernandez Fortun[24]Reynante Bokingo Desiata[24]
2022–2025Ronnie Vicente Conde Lagnada[25]Lawrence Lemuel Hernandez Fortun[25]
2019–2022Ronnie Vicente Conde Lagnada[26]Jose Sabijon Aquino II[26]
2016–2019Ronnie Vicente Conde Lagnada[27]Jose Sabijon Aquino II[27]
2013–2016Ferdinand Magdamo Amante Jr.[28]Angelo Victor Sanchez Calo[28]
2010–2013Ferdinand Magdamo Amante Jr.[29]Lawrence Lemuel Hernandez Fortun[29]
2007–2010Democrito Diayon Plaza II[30]Dino Claudio Moran Sanchez[30]
2004–2007Democrito Plaza II[31]Angelo Calo[31]
2001–2004Leonides Theresa B. Plaza[32]Angelo S. Calo[32]

History & Identity

Butuan City's fiesta and days

Everything listed for Butuan City in Now

Official name
City of Butuan[5]

Its story

Butuan has an archaeological site where 11 balangay (ancient boats) were discovered, which the city presents as part of its maritime and trading history.[10]

Republic Act No. 523 made Butuan a city, covering the territory of the municipality of Butuan in Agusan province. The city government honours Congressman Marcos M. Calo as its principal author.[11]

President Quirino fixed 21 July 1950 as the date the city government was organized and its mayor and municipal board qualified.[12]

Timeline

  1. 21 July 1950

    Executive Order No. 335 fixed the date of organization of the city government.[12]

Nearby

Butuan City shares a border with 5 places.

How it compares

Butuan City beside Agusan del Norte, and where it stands among the cities and municipalities of Agusan del Norte.

Butuan City beside Agusan del Norte
FigureButuan CityAgusan del NorteRank among the cities and municipalities of Agusan del Norte
People, 2024CensusA count of every person in the country, all on one day. The 2024 census counted people as they were on 1 July 2024.More in the glossary385,530[1, 2]404,1001st of 12
Growth a year, 2020–2024Growth a yearHow fast the number of people changed each year between two censuses. 1% a year means about 1 more person for every 100 people, each year.More in the glossary0.80% a year[1, 2]slower1.01% a year6th of 12
People per km², 2024Population densityHow crowded a place is on average: its people divided by its land area. 1,000 people per square kilometre is 10 people per hectare, a square of 100 by 100 metres.More in the glossary557[7]more crowded1511st of 12
Land areaLand areaThe land inside the place's official boundary. A square kilometre is a square 1 km on each side, about the size of 140 football fields.More in the glossary691.70 km²[7]2,678.59 km²1st of 12
People in each household, 2024HouseholdA person living alone, or people who sleep in the same home and share their meals. A family may be one household or several.More in the glossary4.1[1, 2]about the same4.1not ranked
In urban barangays, 2024Urban barangayThe PSA counts a barangay as urban when it has 5,000 people or more, or a big employer, or several businesses and public services close by. Every barangay in Metro Manila is urban.More in the glossary71.9%[6]higher28.1%not ranked

How far, in a straight line[3]

Manila
803.8 km northwest

In a straight line between the points inside each place farthest from its edges, not by road.

The nearest towns and cities[3]

  1. MagallanesAgusan del Norte12.2 km north
  2. BuenavistaAgusan del Norte18.7 km southwest
  3. Remedios T. RomualdezAgusan del Norte18.8 km north
  4. Las NievesAgusan del Norte22.5 km southeast
  5. NasipitAgusan del Norte24.5 km west
  6. SibagatAgusan del Sur27.6 km east

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