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Province

Agusan del Sur

Agusan del Sur is a province in the Caraga region of Mindanao, Philippines. Its population was 740,531 in the 2024 census, and it has 1 city and 13 municipalities.

  • Population: 2024 Census
  • Places: PSGC 2Q 2026
  • Checked by Scene: October 8, 2026
  • Page updated: October 2, 2026
Colour byColours the map of Agusan del Sur by the figure chosen; the key beside it says what each colour means.
Agusan del NorteBukidnonDavao de OroDavao del NorteDavao OrientalMisamis OrientalSurigao del SurBunawan: 50,999 people, 97 per km², 1.71% a yearBayugan City: 110,313 people, 218 per km², 0.18% a yearEsperanza: 59,065 people, 44 per km², −0.12% a yearLa Paz: 29,096 people, 35 per km², −1.48% a yearLoreto: 43,761 people, 29 per km², −0.07% a yearProsperidad: 90,162 people, 152 per km², 0.50% a yearRosario: 51,207 people, 133 per km², 0.76% a yearSan Francisco: 79,718 people, 194 per km², −0.31% a yearSan Luis: 36,264 people, 28 per km², 0.72% a yearSanta Josefa: 24,667 people, 167 per km², −1.64% a yearSibagat: 33,271 people, 59 per km², −0.49% a yearTalacogon: 37,744 people, 48 per km², −1.19% a yearTrento: 51,179 people, 92 per km², −1.49% a yearVeruela: 43,085 people, 98 per km², 1.98% a year

People · 2024 Census

  • Under 20,000
  • 20,000 to 31,000
  • 31,000 to 45,000
  • 45,000 to 76,000
  • 76,000 and over

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

Density · people per km², 2024

  • Under 140
  • 140 to 250
  • 250 to 390
  • 390 to 750
  • 750 and over

The same steps colour every map of cities and municipalities 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, 4]Open in OpenStreetMap

  • PeopleSources

    740,531

    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 12.8% from 2010 to 2024

  • Rank by peopleSources

    1st

    of the 5 provinces of Caraga 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

    About 26 of every 100 people in Caraga lived in Agusan del Sur in 2024 (25.85%)

  • Inside itSources

    14

    cities and municipalities

    314 barangays

  • LandSources

    9,876.82 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: Agusan del Sur's land would fill a square about 99.4 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: 75 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 1 person 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

    187,718

    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

    3.9 people in each, on average, in 2024

  • Town or countrySources

    37.8%

    About 38 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
1600300000[5]Formerly 160300000

People

Agusan del Sur had 740,531 people in the 2024 census, up 12.8% from 2010.
People at each census since 1960

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.

Agusan del Sur had the most people of the 5 provinces of Caraga in 2024[1]
  1. 1Agusan del Sur740,531
  2. 2Surigao del Sur648,858
  3. 3Surigao del Norte565,644
  4. 4Agusan del Norte404,100
  5. 5Dinagat Islands120,533
All 5 provinces of Caraga
Of every 100 people in Agusan del Sur in 2024[1]
Age structure · 2024 Census[6]People living in households, by age and sex
  • About 32 of every 100 are children under 15 (31.6%)
  • About 63 of every 100 are of working age, 15 to 64 (62.8%)
  • About 6 of every 100 are 65 or older (5.6%)
MenWomen

The figures by age

People by age group, men and women
AgePeopleMenWomen
Under 565,08433,58231,502
5 - 979,61141,45538,156
10 - 1488,41345,54742,866
15 - 1979,64441,37138,273
20 - 2464,16832,91131,257
25 - 2954,65528,31826,337
30 - 3455,21228,93526,277
35 - 3948,96126,35622,605
40 - 4440,57621,90818,668
45 - 4935,15918,69716,462
50 - 5432,27016,73615,534
55 - 5928,26714,51713,750
60 - 6424,25512,22412,031
65 - 6917,7228,7079,015
70 - 7411,3285,2926,036
75 - 796,2472,7143,533
80 - 843,6531,4382,215
85 and over2,2998181,481

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
740,531[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
187,718[1, 2]
People in each household, 2024
3.9 on average[1, 2]
Share of Caraga, 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
25.85%[1]
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
37.8% (280,010 people)[7]
Men and women, 2024
381,526 men, 355,998 women[6]People living in households
Population at each census, with its source
CensusPopulationGrowth since the census beforeHouseholdsPeople per household
2024as of July 1, 2024740,531[1, 2]0.04% a year187,7183.9
2020as of May 1, 2020739,367[1]1.14% a year——
2015as of August 1, 2015700,653[1]1.25% a year——
2010as of May 1, 2010656,418[1]———
2007as of August 1, 2007; as it was then609,447[36]1.19% a year——
2000as of May 1, 2000; on today’s borders559,294[36, 37]1.79% a year——
1995as of September 1, 1995; as it was then514,736[36]3.85% a year——
1990as of May 1, 1990; as it was then420,763[36]4.73% a year——
1980as of May 1, 1980; as it was then265,030[36]4.44% a year——
1975as of May 1, 1975; as it was then213,216[36]4.08% a year——
1970as of May 6, 1970; as it was then174,682[36]6.28% a year——
1960as of February 15, 1960; as it was then93,677[36]———

Cities and municipalities

Agusan del Sur is made up of 13 municipalities and 1 city, with 314 barangays in all.
Cities and municipalities of Agusan del Sur. Each column heading sorts the table.
Kind[1, 8]Share (2024)
BunawanMunicipality50,9996.89%1.71% a year524.88 km²
Bayugan CityComponent city110,31314.9%0.18% a year504.97 km²
EsperanzaMunicipality59,0657.98%−0.12% a year1,357.78 km²
La PazMunicipality29,0963.93%−1.48% a year829.45 km²
LoretoMunicipality43,7615.91%−0.07% a year1,489.77 km²
ProsperidadMunicipality90,16212.18%0.50% a year594.88 km²
RosarioMunicipality51,2076.91%0.76% a year385.05 km²
San FranciscoMunicipality79,71810.76%−0.31% a year409.89 km²
San LuisMunicipality36,2644.9%0.72% a year1,288.33 km²
Santa JosefaMunicipality24,6673.33%−1.64% a year147.50 km²
SibagatMunicipality33,2714.49%−0.49% a year567.81 km²
TalacogonMunicipality37,7445.1%−1.19% a year780.49 km²
TrentoMunicipality51,1796.91%−1.49% a year556.02 km²
VeruelaMunicipality43,0855.82%1.98% a year440.00 km²

Land & Environment

Agusan del Sur covers 9,876.82 km² of land, 75 people for every km² in 2024. Its land rises to 1,629 m above the sea and it lies inland.
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
9,876.82 km²[8]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
75 people per km²[8]
Coordinates
8.35037° N, 125.69730° E[3]The point inside its border farthest from every edge, so it always falls within the place.
Height above the sea[33]
Lowest
5 m
Average
248 m
Highest
1,629 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

No coastline: it lies inland.

Rivers[34]

  1. Agusan River181.1 of 295.1 km
  2. Adgawan River175.7 km
  3. Tagacupan River125.3 km
  4. Gibong River118.7 km
  5. Ojot River100.0 of 112.1 km
  6. Maasam River98.0 km
  7. Libang River83.7 km
  8. Simulao River78.7 of 115.7 km

The longest inside it: 43 in all.

Lakes[34]

  1. Talacogon Lake3.6 km²
  2. Lake Kayawanon3.3 km²
  3. Lake Mambagongon2.8 km²
  4. Lake Kilobedan1.8 km²
  5. Lake Kanimbailan1.6 km²
  6. Lake Mihaba1.1 km²

The largest: 27 in all.

Peaks[34]

  1. Mount Datu Masuyapa1,620 m
  2. Mount Baliagan1,440 m
  3. Mount Kinabalian1,332 m
  4. Mount Salibugnug1,316 m
  5. Mount Gitangilang1,282 m
  6. Mount Calauhan740 m

The highest: 17 in all.

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 70 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.

Life & Economy

Agusan del Sur's economy made ₱105.1 billion of goods and services in 2025, ₱136,872 for each person. About 32 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
₱105.1 billion[20]Its gross domestic product at current prices; ₱84.4 billion at 2018 prices.
Growth, 2024–2025
5.6%[21]How much more it made than the year before, at 2018 prices.
For each person, 2025
₱136,872[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
32.2% 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 32 of every 100 people in Agusan del Sur lived below the poverty line in 2023 (32.2%)[23]

The PSA's survey puts it between 27.1% and 37.3%, with 95% confidence. The poverty line was ₱29,210 a person for the year.

Public places

  • 175government offices
  • 30hospitals and health centres
  • 547schools
  • 73places of worship
  • 12markets
  • 13stations and terminals
  • 13parks
  • 1monument or memorial

Counted from OpenStreetMap[3, 9]. Each town's page lists its own; this page lists the stations, parks, beaches and monuments.

Where a kind has more than 8, this page shows 6: first those with “Agusan del Sur” in their name, then one in each of its most populous cities and municipalities.

Stations and terminals13

7 more stations and terminals are listed on the pages of the cities and municipalities they stand in. See the 14 cities and municipalities of Agusan del Sur

Parks13

7 more parks are listed on the pages of the cities and municipalities they stand in. See the 14 cities and municipalities of Agusan del Sur

Monuments and memorials1

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

Government & Leaders

A governor leads Agusan del Sur. Its local laws, called ordinances, are passed by the Sangguniang Panlalawigan (the provincial board), led by the vice governor. The governor, the vice governor and the board's elected members serve three-year terms, and none may serve more than three in a row.[17, 18]

Capital
Prosperidad[5]

2 legislative districtsLegislative districtThe area that elects one member of the House of Representatives. A big province or city may have several.More in the glossary[19]

Each district elects one member of the House of Representatives. These are the districts as the laws drew them for the 2025 elections.

1st district

2nd district

Leaders

The governor and vice governor 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

    Governor
    Santiago Barriga Cane Jr.[24]
    Vice governor
    Patricia Anne Borja Plaza[24]

  2. 2022–2025

    Governor
    Santiago Barriga Cane Jr.[25]
    Vice governor
    Samuel Elorde Tortor[25]

  3. 2019–2022

    Governor
    Santiago Barriga Cane Jr.[26]
    Vice governor
    Samuel Elorde Tortor[26]

  4. 2016–2019

    Governor
    Adolph Edward Galido Plaza[27]
    Vice governor
    Samuel Elorde Tortor[27]

  5. 2013–2016

    Governor
    Adolph Edward Galido Plaza[28]
    Vice governor
    Santiago Barriga Cane Jr.[28]

  6. 2010–2013

    Governor
    Adolph Edward Galido Plaza[29]
    Vice governor
    Santiago Barriga Cane Jr.[29]

  7. 2007–2010

    Governor
    Maria Valentina Plaza Cornelio[30]
    Vice governor
    Santiago Barriga Cane Jr.[30]

  8. 2004–2007

    Governor
    Adolph Edward Galido Plaza[31]
    Vice governor
    Virginia Magbanua Getes[31]

  9. 2001–2004

    Governor
    Adolph Edward G. Plaza[32]
    Vice governor
    Virginia M. Getes[32]
Governors and vice governors of Agusan del Sur, by term
TermGovernorVice governor
2025–2028In office as of February 2026Santiago Barriga Cane Jr.[24]Patricia Anne Borja Plaza[24]
2022–2025Santiago Barriga Cane Jr.[25]Samuel Elorde Tortor[25]
2019–2022Santiago Barriga Cane Jr.[26]Samuel Elorde Tortor[26]
2016–2019Adolph Edward Galido Plaza[27]Samuel Elorde Tortor[27]
2013–2016Adolph Edward Galido Plaza[28]Santiago Barriga Cane Jr.[28]
2010–2013Adolph Edward Galido Plaza[29]Santiago Barriga Cane Jr.[29]
2007–2010Maria Valentina Plaza Cornelio[30]Santiago Barriga Cane Jr.[30]
2004–2007Adolph Edward Galido Plaza[31]Virginia Magbanua Getes[31]
2001–2004Adolph Edward G. Plaza[32]Virginia M. Getes[32]

History & Identity

Agusan del Sur's fiesta and days

Everything listed for Agusan del Sur in Now

Created
Created by Republic Act No. 4979, which divided the Province of Agusan, enacted 17 June 1967 without the President's signature[10]

How it got its name

Local traditionThe province's own account: the land was first called Agasan, from where the water flows, after the great river that runs through it, and the Spaniards' way of saying it made it Agusan.[11]

Republic Act No. 4979 divided the Province of Agusan in two in 1967; its southern part became Agusan del Sur.[10]

Its story

A gold image of a woman found at Maasin, in Esperanza, the Golden Tara, and a jar unearthed at Bahbah, in Prosperidad, mark the province's past before Spain; the Tara is kept at the Field Museum in Chicago.[12]

For most of its history it was one province with Agusan del Norte. The Philippine Commission created the Province of Agusan in 1907, and in 1914 it became one of the provinces of the Department of Mindanao and Sulu.[11, 13, 14]

Republic Act No. 4979, which became law on 17 June 1967 without the President's signature, divided Agusan subject to a plebiscite at the November 1967 elections, with Prosperidad as the capital of Agusan del Sur. Its first officials took office in January 1970, after the elections of November 1969, with Rufino C. Otero as governor.[10, 11]

The province celebrates its founding anniversary on 17 June, the last day of the Naliyagan Festival, which honours the Manobo people's loyalty to their tribal leader, Datu Lipus Makapandong. Its 50th anniversary fell in 2017.[15, 16]

Timeline

  1. 20 August 1907

    Act No. 1693 creates the Province of Agusan.[13]

  2. 23 July 1914

    Act No. 2408 makes Agusan a province of the Department of Mindanao and Sulu.[14]

  3. 17 June 1967

    Republic Act No. 4979 divides Agusan into Agusan del Norte and Agusan del Sur.[10]

  4. January 1970

    The first provincial officials of Agusan del Sur take office.[11]

Nearby

Agusan del Sur shares a border with 7 places.

How it compares

Agusan del Sur beside Caraga, and where it stands among the provinces of Caraga.

Agusan del Sur beside Caraga
FigureAgusan del SurCaragaRank among the provinces of Caraga
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 glossary740,531[1, 2]2,865,1961st of 5
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 glossary0.04% a year[1, 2]slower0.51% a year4th of 5
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 glossary75[8]less crowded1315th of 5
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 glossary9,876.82 km²[8]21,820.20 km²1st of 5
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 glossary3.9[1, 2]lower4.0not 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 glossary37.8%[7]lower38.9%not ranked

Sources

Page updated October 2, 2026. Sources checked by Scene October 8, 2026.
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