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Surigao del Norte

Surigao del Norte is a province in the Caraga region of Mindanao, Philippines. Its population was 565,644 in the 2024 census, and it has 1 city and 20 municipalities.

  • Population: 2024 Census
  • Places: PSGC 2Q 2026
  • Checked by Scene: October 8, 2026
  • Page updated: October 8, 2026
A turquoise tidal pool among brown coral flats and dark rock outcrops at low tide, with a forested shore and a bright blue sky.
The tidal pools of Magpupungko, in Pilar, on Siargao.Photo: “Magpupungko Mystical Rock Formations” by AGUSTIN MENDEZ, Tubod Founding Hero, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons; resized by Scene. Scene's copy is shared under the same licence.

  • PeopleSources

    565,644

    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 27.8% from 2010 to 2024

  • Rank by peopleSources

    3rd

    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 20 of every 100 people in Caraga lived in Surigao del Norte in 2024 (19.74%)

  • Inside itSources

    21

    cities and municipalities

    335 barangays

  • LandSources

    2,053.75 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: Surigao del Norte's land would fill a square about 45.3 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: 275 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 3 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

    138,729

    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

    35.3%

    About 35 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
1606700000[4]Formerly 166700000

People

Surigao del Norte had 565,644 people in the 2024 census, up 27.8% 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.

Surigao del Norte had the 3rd 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 Surigao del Norte in 2024[1]
Age structure · 2024 Census[5]People living in households, by age and sex
  • About 28 of every 100 are children under 15 (28.1%)
  • About 65 of every 100 are of working age, 15 to 64 (65%)
  • About 7 of every 100 are 65 or older (6.9%)
MenWomen

The figures by age

People by age group, men and women
AgePeopleMenWomen
Under 545,76223,90121,861
5 - 953,91827,98825,930
10 - 1458,86430,59128,273
15 - 1955,96828,92827,040
20 - 2452,25027,14525,105
25 - 2944,87923,19521,684
30 - 3441,55821,52920,029
35 - 3937,42019,52117,899
40 - 4433,38317,40315,980
45 - 4930,07915,54614,533
50 - 5427,62714,07313,554
55 - 5923,52511,64811,877
60 - 6420,1069,74410,362
65 - 6915,1117,0418,070
70 - 7410,4214,4755,946
75 - 796,4322,5063,926
80 - 844,1271,3512,776
85 and over2,6017311,870

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
565,644[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
138,729[1, 2]
People in each household, 2024
4.1 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
19.74%[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
35.3% (199,816 people)[6]
Men and women, 2024
287,316 men, 276,715 women[5]People living in households
Population at each census, with its source
CensusPopulationGrowth since the census beforeHouseholdsPeople per household
2024as of July 1, 2024565,644[1, 2]1.36% a year138,7294.1
2020as of May 1, 2020534,636[1]2.07% a year——
2015as of August 1, 2015485,088[1]1.76% a year——
2010as of May 1, 2010442,588[1]———
2007as of August 1, 2007; as it was then409,468[43]1.24% a year——
2000as of May 1, 2000; on today’s borders374,465[43, 44]1.98% a year——
1995as of September 1, 1995; as it was then341,666[43]0.82% a year——
1990as of May 1, 1990; as it was then327,113[43]1.42% a year——
1980as of May 1, 1980; as it was then284,072[43]3.03% a year——
1975as of May 1, 1975; as it was then244,637[43]3.46% a year——
1970as of May 6, 1970; as it was then206,487[43]1.79% a year——
1960as of February 15, 1960; as it was then172,220[43]———

Cities and municipalities

Surigao del Norte is made up of 20 municipalities and 1 city, with 335 barangays in all.
Colour byColours the map of Surigao del Norte by the figure chosen; the key beside it says what each colour means.
Agusan del NorteSurigao del SurAlegria: 17,846 people, 273 per km², 2.37% a yearBacuag: 17,076 people, 214 per km², 3.35% a yearBurgos: 4,399 people, 228 per km², 1.20% a yearSurigao City: 177,333 people, 653 per km², 0.86% a yearClaver: 39,882 people, 130 per km², 2.46% a yearDapa: 31,392 people, 361 per km², 1.91% a yearDel Carmen: 20,786 people, 139 per km², 0.78% a yearGeneral Luna: 25,208 people, 483 per km², 2.38% a yearGigaquit: 22,949 people, 125 per km², 1.18% a yearMainit: 29,205 people, 253 per km², 1.00% a yearMalimono: 19,442 people, 240 per km², 0.74% a yearPilar: 11,135 people, 197 per km², 1.71% a yearPlacer: 30,442 people, 504 per km², 0.66% a yearSan Benito: 5,880 people, 109 per km², 0.91% a yearSan Francisco: 16,004 people, 275 per km², 1.01% a yearSan Isidro: 8,813 people, 173 per km², 0.82% a yearSanta Monica: 9,757 people, 270 per km², 0.84% a yearSison: 14,826 people, 186 per km², 0.89% a yearSocorro: 28,436 people, 225 per km², 2.23% a yearTagana-An: 18,158 people, 249 per km², 1.14% a yearTubod: 16,675 people, 353 per km², 2.50% 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]Open in OpenStreetMap
Cities and municipalities of Surigao del Norte. Each column heading sorts the table.
Kind[1, 7]Share (2024)
AlegriaMunicipality17,8463.15%2.37% a year65.28 km²
BacuagMunicipality17,0763.02%3.35% a year79.62 km²
BurgosMunicipality4,3990.78%1.20% a year19.29 km²
Surigao CityComponent city177,33331.35%0.86% a year271.37 km²
ClaverMunicipality39,8827.05%2.46% a year307.90 km²
DapaMunicipality31,3925.55%1.91% a year86.86 km²
Del CarmenMunicipality20,7863.67%0.78% a year149.53 km²
General LunaMunicipality25,2084.46%2.38% a year52.21 km²
GigaquitMunicipality22,9494.06%1.18% a year183.44 km²
MainitMunicipality29,2055.16%1.00% a year115.23 km²
MalimonoMunicipality19,4423.44%0.74% a year80.88 km²
PilarMunicipality11,1351.97%1.71% a year56.40 km²
PlacerMunicipality30,4425.38%0.66% a year60.41 km²
San BenitoMunicipality5,8801.04%0.91% a year53.70 km²
San FranciscoMunicipality16,0042.83%1.01% a year58.17 km²
San IsidroMunicipality8,8131.56%0.82% a year51.07 km²
Santa MonicaMunicipality9,7571.72%0.84% a year36.15 km²
SisonMunicipality14,8262.62%0.89% a year79.75 km²
SocorroMunicipality28,4365.03%2.23% a year126.30 km²
Tagana-AnMunicipality18,1583.21%1.14% a year72.95 km²
TubodMunicipality16,6752.95%2.50% a year47.24 km²

Land & Environment

Surigao del Norte covers 2,053.75 km² of land, 275 people for every km² in 2024. Its land rises to 1,289 m above the sea and it has 1,365.6 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
2,053.75 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
275 people per km²[7]
Coordinates
9.65280° N, 125.49630° E[3]The point inside its border farthest from every edge, so it always falls within the place.
Height above the sea[39]
Lowest
Sea level
Average
165 m
Highest
1,289 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

1,365.6 km of coastline[40]

Rivers[40]

  1. Daywan River28.9 km
  2. Surigao River24.6 km
  3. Mayag River9.4 km
  4. Taganito River9.2 of 9.4 km
  5. Tagana-an River7.2 km
  6. Hinagasan River5.8 km
  7. Surigao River2.9 km
  8. Kinalablaban River2.6 km

Lakes[40]

  1. Lake Mainit143.4 km²
  2. Mahukdom Lake0.23 km²
  3. Poneas Lake0.08 km²

Peaks[40]

  1. Mount Legaspi1,170 m
  2. Mount Kabatuan975 m
  3. Double Peak930 m
  4. Mount Pacovolcano524 m
  5. Mount Conico300 m
  6. Mount Agudoheight not mapped

The highest: 18 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 II[41]

No dry season. The rain is heaviest from December to February, and no month is truly dry.

Read by Scene off PAGASA's climate map, so approximate: the type that covers most of the place's land.

At Surigao, the nearest PAGASA station, 14 km away[42]Averages for 1991 to 2020: 3,757 mm of rain on 192 days a year; 27.8 °C on average

Rain each month Average temperature

The figures by month

Climate at Surigao, 1991 to 2020, by month
MonthRainRainy daysAverageHighLow
January662 mm2426.3 °C29.4 °C23.1 °C
February468 mm1926.6 °C30.0 °C23.3 °C
March355 mm1927.3 °C30.9 °C23.7 °C
April211 mm1528.1 °C31.9 °C24.3 °C
May120 mm1028.9 °C32.8 °C24.9 °C
June158 mm1228.6 °C32.6 °C24.7 °C
July158 mm1228.5 °C32.4 °C24.6 °C
August143 mm1028.8 °C32.8 °C24.7 °C
September181 mm1128.6 °C32.7 °C24.6 °C
October250 mm1628.2 °C32.0 °C24.4 °C
November454 mm2127.5 °C31.0 °C24.0 °C
December597 mm2326.9 °C30.2 °C23.6 °C
The year3,757 mm19227.8 °C31.6 °C24.1 °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 39 m above the sea.

Life & Economy

Surigao del Norte's economy made ₱122.9 billion of goods and services in 2025, ₱213,415 for each person. About 10 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
₱122.9 billion[26]Its gross domestic product at current prices; ₱96.8 billion at 2018 prices.
Growth, 2024–2025
7.3%[27]How much more it made than the year before, at 2018 prices.
For each person, 2025
₱213,415[28]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
10.0% of people[29]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[4]
About 10 of every 100 people in Surigao del Norte lived below the poverty line in 2023 (10.0%)[29]

The PSA's survey puts it between 7.6% and 12.4%, with 95% confidence. The poverty line was ₱29,865 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

  • 125government offices
  • 49hospitals and health centres
  • 446schools
  • 72places of worship
  • 11markets
  • 54stations and terminals
  • 13parks
  • 6beaches
  • 7monuments and memorials

Counted from OpenStreetMap[3, 8]. 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 “Surigao del Norte” in their name, then one in each of its most populous cities and municipalities.

Stations and terminals54

48 more stations and terminals are listed on the pages of the cities and municipalities they stand in. See the 21 cities and municipalities of Surigao del Norte

Parks13

7 more parks are listed on the pages of the cities and municipalities they stand in. See the 21 cities and municipalities of Surigao del Norte

Beaches6

Monuments and memorials7

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

Government & Leaders

A governor leads Surigao del Norte. 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.[23, 24]

Capital
Surigao City[4]

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[14, 25]

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
    Robert Lyndon Smith Barbers[30]
    Vice governor
    Eddie Dy Gokiangkee Jr.[30]

  2. 2022–2025

    Governor
    Robert Lyndon Smith Barbers[31]
    Vice governor
    Eddie Dy Gokiangkee Jr.[31]

  3. 2019–2022

    Governor
    Francisco Tinio Matugas[32]
    Vice governor
    Eddie Dy Gokiangkee Jr.[32]

  4. 2016–2019

    Governor
    Sol Forcadilla Matugas[33]
    Vice governor
    Arturo Carlos Arcena Egay Jr.[33]

  5. 2013–2016

    Governor
    Sol Forcadilla Matugas[34]
    Vice governor
    Arturo Carlos Arcena Egay Jr.[34]

  6. 2010–2013

    Governor
    Sol Forcadilla Matugas[35]
    Vice governor
    Arturo Carlos Arcena Egay Jr.[35]

  7. 2007–2010

    Governor
    Robert Ace Smith Barbers[36]
    Vice governor
    Noel Plaza Catre[36]

  8. 2004–2007

    Governor
    Robert Lyndon Smith Barbers[37]
    Vice governor
    Rodolfo G. Navarro[37]

  9. 2001–2004

    Governor
    Robert Lyndon S. Barbers[38]
    Vice governor
    Rodolfo G. Navarro[38]
Governors and vice governors of Surigao del Norte, by term
TermGovernorVice governor
2025–2028In office as of February 2026Robert Lyndon Smith Barbers[30]Eddie Dy Gokiangkee Jr.[30]
2022–2025Robert Lyndon Smith Barbers[31]Eddie Dy Gokiangkee Jr.[31]
2019–2022Francisco Tinio Matugas[32]Eddie Dy Gokiangkee Jr.[32]
2016–2019Sol Forcadilla Matugas[33]Arturo Carlos Arcena Egay Jr.[33]
2013–2016Sol Forcadilla Matugas[34]Arturo Carlos Arcena Egay Jr.[34]
2010–2013Sol Forcadilla Matugas[35]Arturo Carlos Arcena Egay Jr.[35]
2007–2010Robert Ace Smith Barbers[36]Noel Plaza Catre[36]
2004–2007Robert Lyndon Smith Barbers[37]Rodolfo G. Navarro[37]
2001–2004Robert Lyndon S. Barbers[38]Rodolfo G. Navarro[38]

History & Identity

Surigao del Norte's fiesta and days

Everything listed for Surigao del Norte in Now

Created
Created by Republic Act No. 2786, approved and in effect on 19 June 1960, which divided the Province of Surigao into Surigao del Norte and Surigao del Sur[9]

How it got its name

Like the old Province of Surigao, divided in 1960, it is named after the town of Surigao, now Surigao City, its capital.[9, 11]

Local traditionHow the town got its name is not settled. The province's history says no historical account has answered it, and offers a Spanish root such as surgir, to anchor, as a likely source.[11]

Local traditionFolk tales give three origins: Solibao, a Mamanwa chieftain whose name the Spaniards took for the place's; Sa Sur, Agao, the words travelling merchants used for it in a tale of the Boholano settlers; and Rajah Siagu, said to have met Magellan, after whom Siargao is also said to be named.[11]

Its story

A Spanish expedition subdued the coast in 1609, and Spain ruled it as the district of Caraga from Tandag. After Moro raiders destroyed Caolo, on Siargao, in 1750, its prior moved to the town of Surigao and made it the seat of the parish on 1 February 1752.[10, 11]

On 8 January 1924 the Colorum rebels overpowered a constabulary detachment at Socorro, killing 18 men, among them its commander, Captain Valentin Juan. The government answered by bombarding Socorro, and the rebel leaders were sentenced to life imprisonment.[11]

In the Battle of Surigao Strait, part of the Battle of Leyte Gulf that followed General Douglas MacArthur's return to the Philippines at Leyte on 20 October 1944, Admiral Jesse B. Oldendorf's Seventh Fleet destroyed a Japanese fleet steaming into the strait. Admiral Shoji Nishimura went down with his flagship, the Yamashiro.[11, 12]

Republic Act No. 2786 divided Surigao on 19 June 1960. Its 21 northern towns became Surigao del Norte, with Surigao as the capital, and the new province took over the capitol built there after the war and inaugurated in 1950, its seat until 2012.[9, 13]

Republic Act No. 9355 of 2006 made its seven towns on Dinagat and the nearby islands the Province of Dinagat Islands, as the voters of Surigao del Norte approved that December. The Supreme Court struck the law down in 2010 and upheld it in 2011.[14, 15, 16]

Since a law of 2018 the province has kept 15 May, the day in 1901 that Act No. 127 extended the Provincial Government Act to the Province of Surigao, as Adlaw nan Probinsya nan Surigao del Norte. Before that, under a law of 1992, its day was 19 June.[17, 18, 19]

Timeline

  1. 1609

    A Spanish expedition subdues the coast of Caraga.[11]

  2. 1 February 1752

    The town of Surigao becomes the seat of the parish.[11]

  3. March 1900

    American troops occupy Surigao.[20]

  4. 15 May 1901

    Act No. 127 extends the Provincial Government Act to Surigao, with the town of Surigao as its capital.[18]

  5. 20 August 1907

    Act No. 1693 creates the Province of Agusan out of Surigao's Agusan valley.[21]

  6. 8 January 1924

    Colorum rebels overpower a constabulary detachment at Socorro.[11]

  7. 1950

    The provincial capitol at Surigao is inaugurated.[13]

  8. 19 June 1960

    Republic Act No. 2786 creates Surigao del Norte, with Surigao as its capital.[9]

  9. 31 August 1970

    Republic Act No. 6134 makes Surigao a city.[22]

  10. 22 May 1992

    Republic Act No. 7553 makes 19 June Adlaw nan Surigao del Norte.[19]

  11. 2 October 2006

    Republic Act No. 9355 creates the Province of Dinagat Islands out of seven of its towns.[14]

  12. 2 December 2006

    A plebiscite in Surigao del Norte approves the new province.[15]

  13. 10 February 2010

    The Supreme Court declares Republic Act No. 9355 unconstitutional.[15]

  14. 12 April 2011

    The Supreme Court reverses itself and upholds the Province of Dinagat Islands.[16]

  15. 26 October 2018

    Republic Act No. 11100 moves the provincial day to 15 May.[17]

Nearby

Surigao del Norte shares a border with Agusan del Norte and Surigao del Sur.

How it compares

Surigao del Norte beside Caraga, and where it stands among the provinces of Caraga.

Surigao del Norte beside Caraga
FigureSurigao del NorteCaragaRank 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 glossary565,644[1, 2]2,865,1963rd 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 glossary1.36% a year[1, 2]faster0.51% a year1st 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 glossary275[7]more crowded1311st 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 glossary2,053.75 km²[7]21,820.20 km²4th 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 glossary4.1[1, 2]higher4.0not 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 glossary35.3%[6]lower38.9%not ranked

Sources

Page updated October 8, 2026. Sources checked by Scene October 8, 2026.
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  5. 5.Philippine Statistics Authority. Household Population by Age-Group Region, Province, and Highly Urbanized City: Philippines, 2024 Census of Population (OpenSTAT table 0201A6DPAG0). Published August 7, 2026. Read by Scene October 2, 2026. CC BY (PSA Terms of Use). Open the source
  6. 6.Philippine Statistics Authority. Total Population and Urban Population by Urban Classification and Region, Province, Highly Urbanized City, City/Municipality and Barangay: Philippines, 2024 (OpenSTAT table 0231A6DPUP0). Published August 7, 2026. Read by Scene October 2, 2026. CC BY (PSA Terms of Use). Open the source
  7. 7.Philippine Statistics Authority, from the Land Management Bureau (DENR). Population, Land Area, Population Density, and Percent Change in Population Density by Region, Province/Highly Urbanized City, and City/Municipality: 2015, 2020, and 2024 (OpenSTAT table 0221A6DLPD0). Published August 7, 2026. Read by Scene October 2, 2026. CC BY (PSA Terms of Use). Open the source
  8. 8.OpenStreetMap contributors. Named public places in OpenStreetMap: schools, hospitals and health centres, places of worship, government offices, markets, stations, parks, beaches and monuments, from Geofabrik's extract of the Philippines. Published September 30, 2026. Read by Scene October 2, 2026. ODbL 1.0. Open the source
  9. 9.Congress of the Philippines. Republic Act No. 2786: An Act to Create the Provinces of Surigao del Norte and Surigao del Sur. Published June 19, 1960. Read by Scene October 2, 2026. Philippine government work, no copyright (Republic Act No. 8293, Section 176.1). Open the source
  10. 10.Provincial Government of Surigao del Norte. Creation of the Province of Surigao del Norte. Read by Scene October 2, 2026. Philippine government work, no copyright (Republic Act No. 8293, Section 176.1). Open the source
  11. 11.Provincial Government of Surigao del Norte. History of Surigao, drawn from a book of the Surigao Provincial Historical Commission (as archived by the Internet Archive on 18 August 2018). Read by Scene October 2, 2026. Philippine government work, no copyright (Republic Act No. 8293, Section 176.1). Open the source
  12. 12.National Historical Institute. Historical Markers: Regions V-XII. Published 1994. Read by Scene October 2, 2026. Philippine government work, no copyright (Republic Act No. 8293, Section 176.1). Open the source
  13. 13.National Historical Commission of the Philippines. Kapitolyo ng Surigao (Registry of Historic Sites and Structures in the Philippines). Published August 22, 2023. Read by Scene October 2, 2026. Philippine government work, no copyright (Republic Act No. 8293, Section 176.1). Open the source
  14. 14.Congress of the Philippines. Republic Act No. 9355: An Act creating the Province of Dinagat Islands. Published October 2, 2006. Read by Scene October 2, 2026. Philippine government work, no copyright (Republic Act No. 8293, Section 176.1). Open the source
  15. 15.Supreme Court of the Philippines (text from the Lawphil Project). G.R. No. 180050, Navarro v. Ermita: decision of the Court en banc declaring Republic Act No. 9355 and the Province of Dinagat Islands unconstitutional. Published February 10, 2010. Read by Scene October 2, 2026. Philippine government work, no copyright (Republic Act No. 8293, Section 176.1). Open the source
  16. 16.Supreme Court of the Philippines (text from the Lawphil Project). G.R. No. 180050, Navarro v. Ermita: resolution of the Court en banc declaring Republic Act No. 9355 valid and constitutional. Published April 12, 2011. Read by Scene October 2, 2026. Philippine government work, no copyright (Republic Act No. 8293, Section 176.1). Open the source
  17. 17.Congress of the Philippines. Republic Act No. 11100: An Act Declaring May 15 of Every Year a Special Nonworking Holiday in the Province of Surigao del Norte, to Be Known as Adlaw Nan Probinsya Nan Surigao del Norte, Thereby Amending Republic Act No. 7556. Entitled "An Act Declaring June Nineteen of Every Year as a Special Nonworkig Holiday in the Province of Surigao del Norte, to Be Known as "Adlaw nan Surigao del Norte". Published October 26, 2018. Read by Scene October 2, 2026. Philippine government work, no copyright (Republic Act No. 8293, Section 176.1). Open the source
  18. 18.United States Philippine Commission. Act No. 127: An Act Extending the Provisions of the Provincial Government Act to the Province of Surigao. Published May 15, 1901. Read by Scene October 2, 2026. Philippine government work, no copyright (Republic Act No. 8293, Section 176.1). Open the source
  19. 19.Congress of the Philippines. Republic Act No. 7553: An Act Declaring June Nineteen of Every Year as a Special Nonworking Holiday in the Province of Surigao del Norte, to Be Known as "Adlaw Nan Surigao del Norte". Published May 22, 1992. Read by Scene October 2, 2026. Philippine government work, no copyright (Republic Act No. 8293, Section 176.1). Open the source
  20. 20.United States Bureau of Insular Affairs, War Department (Government Printing Office, Washington). A Pronouncing Gazetteer and Geographical Dictionary of the Philippine Islands. Published 1902. Read by Scene October 2, 2026. Public domain (a United States government work, published 1902), read in the Internet Archive's scan and its text. Open the source
  21. 21.Philippine Commission. Act No. 1693: An Act Creating the Province of Agusan and the Sub-Provinces of Butuan, Bukidnon and Batanes, Empowering the Provincial Board of Cagayan to Apply the Provisions of "the Township Government Act" to the Municipalities and Settlements of the Babuyanes Islands, and Providing that the Salaries of the Lieutenant-Governor of the Sub-Province of Apayao and of Any Duly Authorized Employees of Said Sub-Province Shall Be Payable from Insular Funds. Published August 20, 1907. Read by Scene October 2, 2026. Philippine government work, no copyright (Republic Act No. 8293, Section 176.1). Open the source
  22. 22.Congress of the Philippines. Republic Act No. 6134: An Act Creating the City of Surigao. Published August 31, 1970. Read by Scene October 2, 2026. Philippine government work, no copyright (Republic Act No. 8293, Section 176.1). Open the source
  23. 23.Congress of the Philippines. Republic Act No. 7160: the Local Government Code of 1991. Published October 10, 1991. Read by Scene October 2, 2026. Philippine government work, no copyright (Republic Act No. 8293, Section 176.1). Open the source
  24. 24.1986 Constitutional Commission. The 1987 Constitution of the Republic of the Philippines. Published February 2, 1987. Read by Scene October 2, 2026. Philippine government work, no copyright (Republic Act No. 8293, Section 176.1). Open the source
  25. 25.1986 Constitutional Commission (text from the Chan Robles Virtual Law Library). Ordinance appended to the 1987 Constitution, apportioning the seats of the House of Representatives. Published February 2, 1987. Read by Scene October 2, 2026. Philippine government work, no copyright (Republic Act No. 8293, Section 176.1). Open the source
  26. 26.Philippine Statistics Authority. Gross Domestic Product by Province and HUC (OpenSTAT table 0012A5FPPA0). Published August 28, 2026. Read by Scene October 2, 2026. CC BY (PSA Terms of Use). Open the source
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  28. 28.Philippine Statistics Authority. Per Capita Gross Domestic Product by Province and HUC (OpenSTAT table 0092A5FPPA8). Published August 28, 2026. Read by Scene October 2, 2026. CC BY (PSA Terms of Use). Open the source
  29. 29.Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA). Table 2a. Annual Per Capita Poverty Threshold and Poverty Incidence Among Population with Measures of Precision, by Region, Province and Highly Urbanized Cities: 2018, 2021, and 2023 (OpenSTAT table 0041F3DF02A). Published August 15, 2024. Read by Scene October 2, 2026. CC BY (PSA Terms of Use). Open the source
  30. 30.Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG). Directory of LGU Elective Officials for Term 2025-2028 as of February 2026 (its sheet: Consolidated List of Officials for Election Terms (2025-2028)), released through the FOI portal. Published February 2026. Read by Scene October 2, 2026. A work of the Government of the Philippines: RA 8293, Section 176 (no copyright subsists in it; exploiting it for profit needs the agency's prior approval). Open the source
  31. 31.Commission on Elections (COMELEC), Records and Statistics Division, ERSD. List of Elected Provincial Candidates, May 9, 2022 National and Local Elections. Published December 23, 2025. Read by Scene October 2, 2026. Public domain: comelec.gov.ph says "All content is in the public domain unless otherwise stated." Each list carries COMELEC's data privacy notice (RA 10173).. Open the source
  32. 32.Commission on Elections (COMELEC), Records and Statistics Division, ERSD. List of Elected Provincial Candidates, May 13, 2019 National and Local Elections. Published December 23, 2025. Read by Scene October 2, 2026. Public domain: comelec.gov.ph says "All content is in the public domain unless otherwise stated." Each list carries COMELEC's data privacy notice (RA 10173).. Open the source
  33. 33.Commission on Elections (COMELEC), Records and Statistics Division, ERSD. List of Elected Provincial Candidates, May 9, 2016 National and Local Elections. Published January 12, 2026. Read by Scene October 2, 2026. Public domain: comelec.gov.ph says "All content is in the public domain unless otherwise stated." Each list carries COMELEC's data privacy notice (RA 10173).. Open the source
  34. 34.Commission on Elections (COMELEC), Records and Statistics Division, ERSD. List of Elected Provincial Candidates, May 13, 2013 National and Local Elections. Published January 12, 2026. Read by Scene October 2, 2026. Public domain: comelec.gov.ph says "All content is in the public domain unless otherwise stated." Each list carries COMELEC's data privacy notice (RA 10173).. Open the source
  35. 35.Commission on Elections (COMELEC), Records and Statistics Division, ERSD. List of Elected Provincial Candidates, May 10, 2010 National and Local Elections. Published January 10, 2026. Read by Scene October 2, 2026. Public domain: comelec.gov.ph says "All content is in the public domain unless otherwise stated." Each list carries COMELEC's data privacy notice (RA 10173).. Open the source
  36. 36.Commission on Elections (COMELEC), Records and Statistics Division, ERSD. List of Elected Provincial Candidates, May 14, 2007 National and Local Elections. Published January 14, 2026. Read by Scene October 2, 2026. Public domain: comelec.gov.ph says "All content is in the public domain unless otherwise stated." Each list carries COMELEC's data privacy notice (RA 10173).. Open the source
  37. 37.Commission on Elections (COMELEC), Records and Statistics Division, ERSD. List of Elected Provincial Candidates, May 10, 2004 National and Local Elections. Published January 8, 2026. Read by Scene October 2, 2026. Public domain: comelec.gov.ph says "All content is in the public domain unless otherwise stated." Each list carries COMELEC's data privacy notice (RA 10173).. Open the source
  38. 38.Commission on Elections (COMELEC), Records and Statistics Division, ERSD. List of Elected Provincial Candidates, May 14, 2001 National and Local Elections (its pages are headed "LIST OF ELECTED MEMBER, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES"). Published January 8, 2026. Read by Scene October 2, 2026. Public domain: comelec.gov.ph says "All content is in the public domain unless otherwise stated." Each list carries COMELEC's data privacy notice (RA 10173).. Open the source
  39. 39.European Union and the European Space Agency (Copernicus), from DLR and Airbus Defence and Space (WorldDEM). Copernicus DEM GLO-30: global digital surface model at 30 m, one-degree tiles (2021 release). Published 2021. Read by Scene October 2, 2026. Copernicus DEM GLO-30 licence: free, any use including commercial, with the Copernicus notice. Open the source
  40. 40.OpenStreetMap contributors, extract by Geofabrik. Named rivers, lakes, reservoirs, peaks and the coastline of the Philippines in OpenStreetMap (Geofabrik extract, cut by osmium). Published September 30, 2026. Read by Scene October 2, 2026. ODbL 1.0. Open the source
  41. 41.Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA), Climatology and Agrometeorology Division. Climate Map of the Philippines (1951-2010), Modified Coronas Climate Classification. Published August 2014. Read by Scene October 2, 2026. A work of the Government of the Philippines: no copyright (RA 8293 s.176.1); PAGASA's approval is needed to use it for profit. Open the source
  42. 42.Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA), Climatology and Agrometeorology Division. Climatological Normals, 1991-2020, by synoptic station (one PDF each). Published January 2022. Read by Scene October 2, 2026. A work of the Government of the Philippines: no copyright (RA 8293 s.176.1); PAGASA's approval is needed to use it for profit. Open the source
  43. 43.Philippine Statistics Authority. 2015 Census of Population, Statistical Tables, Table 1: Population Enumerated in Various Censuses by City/Municipality, 1960-2015 (one workbook for each province, highly urbanized city and region). Published 2017. Read by Scene October 2, 2026. CC BY (PSA Terms of Use). Open the source
  44. 44.Philippine Statistics Authority. 2020 Census of Population and Housing: Table A (Population and Annual Growth Rate for the Philippines and its Regions, Provinces and Highly Urbanized Cities) and Table B (Population and Annual Growth Rates by Province, City and Municipality, by Region). Published July 2021. Read by Scene October 2, 2026. CC BY (PSA Terms of Use). Open the source

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