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Bacuag

Bacuag is a municipality in Surigao del Norte, Caraga, Philippines. Its population was 17,076 in the 2024 census, and it has 9 barangays.

  • Population: 2024 Census
  • Places: PSGC 2Q 2026
  • Checked by Scene: October 8, 2026
  • Page updated: October 9, 2026
Colour byColours the map of Bacuag by the figure chosen; the key beside it says what each colour means.
AlegriaGigaquitMainitPlacerTubodCabugao: 1,539 people, 181 per km², 1.81% a yearCambuayon: 790 people, 238 per km², 1.98% a yearCampo: 2,775 people, 571 per km², 6.86% a yearDugsangon: 1,267 people, 115 per km², −0.82% a yearPautao: 2,182 people, 3,233 per km², 14.25% a yearPayapag: 1,725 people, 312 per km², 1.64% a yearPoblacion: 5,883 people, 1,904 per km², 1.40% a yearPungtod: 481 people, 41 per km², −0.83% a yearSanto Rosario: 434 people, 30 per km², 2.22% 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

    17,076

    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 29.3% from 2010 to 2024

  • Rank by peopleSources

    13th

    of the 21 cities and municipalities of Surigao 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

    About 3 of every 100 people in Surigao del Norte lived in Bacuag in 2024 (3.02%)

  • Inside itSources

    9

    barangays

  • LandSources

    79.62 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: Bacuag's land would fill a square about 8.9 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: 214 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 2 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

    4,002

    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

    4.3 people in each, on average, in 2024

  • Town or countrySources

    34.5%

    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
1606702000[4]Formerly 166702000
ZIP code
8408[13, 14, 15]

People

Bacuag had 17,076 people in the 2024 census, up 29.3% 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.

Bacuag had the 13th most people of the 21 cities and municipalities of Surigao del Norte in 2024[1]
  1. 10Malimono19,442
  2. 11Tagana-An18,158
  3. 12Alegria17,846
  4. 13Bacuag17,076
  5. 14Tubod16,675
  6. 15San Francisco16,004
  7. 16Sison14,826
All 21 cities and municipalities of Surigao del Norte
Its 9 barangays by people, 2024 Census[2]
  1. Poblacion5,88334 in 100
  2. Campo2,77516 in 100
  3. Pautao2,18213 in 100
  4. Payapag1,72510 in 100
  5. Cabugao1,5399 in 100
  6. Dugsangon1,2677 in 100
  7. Cambuayon7905 in 100
  8. Pungtod4813 in 100
  9. Santo Rosario4343 in 100
Age structure · 2020 Census[34]People living in households, by age and sex
  • About 28 of every 100 are children under 15 (28.2%)
  • About 65 of every 100 are of working age, 15 to 64 (64.7%)
  • About 7 of every 100 are 65 or older (7.1%)
MenWomen

The figures by age

People by age group, men and women
AgePeopleMenWomen
0 - 41,242642600
5 - 91,407748659
10 - 141,543780763
15 - 191,593827766
20 - 241,382714668
25 - 291,166580586
30 - 34978505473
35 - 39812466346
40 - 44825426399
45 - 49859433426
50 - 54804386418
55 - 59657321336
60 - 64533269264
65 - 69394178216
70 - 74276106170
75 - 7919068122
80 years and over19856142

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
17,076[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
4,002[1, 2]
People in each household, 2024
4.3 on average[1, 2]
Share of Surigao del Norte, 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
3.02%[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
34.5% (5,883 people)[5]
Men and women, 2020
7,505 men, 7,354 women[34]People living in households
Population at each census, with its source
CensusPopulationGrowth since the census beforeHouseholdsPeople per household
2024as of July 1, 202417,076[1, 2]3.35% a year4,0024.3
2020as of May 1, 202014,881[1]0.57% a year——
2015as of August 1, 201514,486[1]1.77% a year——
2010as of May 1, 201013,211[1]———
2007as of August 1, 2007; as it was then13,066[32]0.94% a year——
2000as of May 1, 2000; on today’s borders12,206[32, 33]−0.18% a year——
1995as of September 1, 1995; as it was then12,309[32]2.03% a year——
1990as of May 1, 1990; as it was then11,055[32]−0.93% a year——
1980as of May 1, 1980; as it was then12,135[32]3.29% a year——
1975as of May 1, 1975; as it was then10,318[32]2.73% a year——
1970as of May 6, 1970; as it was then9,021[32]0.49% a year——
1960as of February 15, 1960; as it was then8,579[32]———

Barangays

Bacuag is made up of 9 barangays.
Barangays of Bacuag. Each column heading sorts the table.
[2, 3, 5, 6, 7]Share (2024)Urban or rural
Cabugao1,5399.01%1.81% a yearabout 8.51 km²Rural
Cambuayon7904.63%1.98% a yearabout 3.32 km²Rural
Campo2,77516.25%6.86% a yearabout 4.86 km²Rural
Dugsangon1,2677.42%−0.82% a yearabout 11.04 km²Rural
Pautao2,18212.78%14.25% a yearabout 0.675 km²Rural
Payapag1,72510.1%1.64% a yearabout 5.53 km²Rural
Poblacion5,88334.45%1.40% a yearabout 3.09 km²Urban
Pungtod4812.82%−0.83% a yearabout 11.77 km²Rural
Santo Rosario4342.54%2.22% a yearabout 14.41 km²Rural

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

Bacuag covers 79.62 km² of land, 214 people for every km² in 2024. Its land rises to 526 m above the sea and it has 7.8 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
79.62 km²[6]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
214 people per km²[6]
Coordinates
9.57818° N, 125.62217° E[3]The point inside its border farthest from every edge, so it always falls within the place.
Height above the sea[28]
Lowest
Sea level
Average
105 m
Highest
526 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

7.8 km of coastline[29]

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[30]

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, 27 km away[31]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

About 32 of every 100 people lived below the poverty line in 2021.
Poverty, 2021Poverty 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[18]Below the poverty line, by the PSA's estimate for every town.
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
4th class[4]
About 32 of every 100 people in Bacuag lived below the poverty line in 2021 (32.2%)[18]

The PSA's model for every town puts it between 27.5% and 36.9%, with 90% confidence.

Public places

  • 3government offices
  • 2hospitals and health centres
  • 17schools
  • 3places of worship
  • 1market
  • 1park

Counted from OpenStreetMap[3, 8]. 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.

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

Government & Leaders

A mayor leads Bacuag. Its local laws, called ordinances, are passed by the Sangguniang Bayan (the municipal 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.[11, 12]

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
2nd district of Surigao del Norte[16, 17]

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
    Tessie Jean Camello Nakao[19]
    Vice mayor
    Maria Ana Iligan Santos[19]

  2. 2022–2025

    Mayor
    Felicisimo Capili Cebedo[20]
    Vice mayor
    Sheila Mae Orquina Cebedo[20]

  3. 2019–2022

    Mayor
    Felicisimo Capili Cebedo[21]
    Vice mayor
    Sheila Mae Orquina Cebedo[21]

  4. 2016–2019

    Mayor
    Felicisimo Capili Cebedo[22]
    Vice mayor
    Sheila Mae Orquina Cebedo[22]

  5. 2013–2016

    Mayor
    Sheila Mae Orquina Cebedo[23]
    Vice mayor
    Columbano Jadol Manliguis Jr.[23]

  6. 2010–2013

    Mayor
    Sheila Mae Orquina Cebedo[24]
    Vice mayor
    Columbano Jadol Manliguis Jr.[24]

  7. 2007–2010

    Mayor
    Sheila Mae Orquina Cebedo[25]
    Vice mayor
    Columbano Jadol Manliguis Jr.[25]

  8. 2004–2007

    Mayor
    Reynaldo Orquina[26]
    Vice mayor
    Constancio Tadifa Sr.[26]

  9. 2001–2004

    Mayor
    Leo Philip F. Orquina[27]
    Vice mayor
    Constancio O. Tadifa Sr.[27]
Mayors and vice mayors of Bacuag, by term
TermMayorVice mayor
2025–2028In office as of February 2026Tessie Jean Camello Nakao[19]Maria Ana Iligan Santos[19]
2022–2025Felicisimo Capili Cebedo[20]Sheila Mae Orquina Cebedo[20]
2019–2022Felicisimo Capili Cebedo[21]Sheila Mae Orquina Cebedo[21]
2016–2019Felicisimo Capili Cebedo[22]Sheila Mae Orquina Cebedo[22]
2013–2016Sheila Mae Orquina Cebedo[23]Columbano Jadol Manliguis Jr.[23]
2010–2013Sheila Mae Orquina Cebedo[24]Columbano Jadol Manliguis Jr.[24]
2007–2010Sheila Mae Orquina Cebedo[25]Columbano Jadol Manliguis Jr.[25]
2004–2007Reynaldo Orquina[26]Constancio Tadifa Sr.[26]
2001–2004Leo Philip F. Orquina[27]Constancio O. Tadifa Sr.[27]

History & Identity

Its story

The Surigao del Norte provincial page says Bacuag was already a municipal body in Spanish times.[9]

In 1904 it became a barrio under Gigaquit, and an executive order of August 1916 still calls Bacuag a barrio of Gigaquit.[9, 10]

In 1918 it was proclaimed a separate municipality, with Lucas Patiño as its appointed municipal president, according to the province.[9]

The same page says most townspeople are descended from Boholano settlers and live by farming and fishing.[9]

Timeline

  1. 1904

    Bacuag turns into a barrio administered from the municipality of Gigaquit, according to the province's page.[9]

  2. 26 August 1916

    An executive order reserving school lots calls Bacuag a barrio of the municipality of Gigaquit, Province of Surigao.[10]

  3. 1918

    Bacuag is proclaimed a separate municipality, with Lucas Patiño as appointed municipal president, according to the province's page.[9]

Nearby

Bacuag shares a border with 5 places.

How it compares

Bacuag beside Surigao del Norte, and where it stands among the cities and municipalities of Surigao del Norte.

Bacuag beside Surigao del Norte
FigureBacuagSurigao del NorteRank among the cities and municipalities of Surigao 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 glossary17,076[1, 2]565,64413th of 21
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 glossary3.35% a year[1, 2]faster1.36% a year1st of 21
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 glossary214[6]less crowded27514th of 21
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 glossary79.62 km²[6]2,053.75 km²10th of 21
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 glossary4.3[1, 2]higher4.1not 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 glossary34.5%[5]lower35.3%not ranked

How far, in a straight line[3]

Surigao City, the capital of Surigao del Norte
22.0 km northwest
Manila
751.6 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. TubodSurigao del Norte6.0 km west
  2. PlacerSurigao del Norte7.7 km northwest
  3. GigaquitSurigao del Norte9.9 km southeast
  4. AlegriaSurigao del Norte10.1 km south
  5. MainitSurigao del Norte13.8 km west
  6. Tagana-AnSurigao del Norte13.9 km northwest

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Page updated October 9, 2026. Sources checked by Scene October 8, 2026.
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  27. 27.Commission on Elections (COMELEC), Records and Statistics Division, ERSD. List of Elected City/Municipal Candidates, May 14, 2001 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
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  29. 29.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
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Scene.ph. “Bacuag, Surigao del Norte.” Scene Atlas. Updated October 9, 2026. https://scene.ph/atlas/surigao-del-norte/bacuag