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Municipality

Cortes

Cortes is a municipality in Surigao del Sur, Caraga, Philippines. Its population was 18,023 in the 2024 census, and it has 12 barangays.

  • Population: 2024 Census
  • Places: PSGC 2Q 2026
  • Checked by Scene: October 8, 2026
  • Page updated: October 9, 2026
Colour byColours the map of Cortes by the figure chosen; the key beside it says what each colour means.
Tandag CityLanuzaBalibadon: 797 people, 56 per km², −2.82% a yearBurgos: 3,697 people, 210 per km², 0.43% a yearCapandan: 429 people, 383 per km², 0.11% a yearMabahin: 3,107 people, 126 per km², 0.74% a yearMadrelino: 689 people, 180 per km², 1.98% a yearManlico: 635 people, 158 per km², 3.33% a yearMatho: 1,460 people, 63 per km², 0.15% a yearPoblacion: 3,027 people, 376 per km², 0.21% a yearTag-Anongan: 850 people, 3,373 per km², −1.54% a yearTigao: 2,190 people, 120 per km², −0.35% a yearTuboran: 276 people, 74 per km², 2.21% a yearUba: 866 people, 408 per km², −1.77% 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

    18,023

    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 16% from 2010 to 2024

  • Rank by peopleSources

    15th

    of the 19 cities and municipalities of Surigao del Sur 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 Sur lived in Cortes in 2024 (2.78%)

  • Inside itSources

    12

    barangays

  • LandSources

    130.60 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: Cortes's land would fill a square about 11.4 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: 138 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

    4,277

    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

    4.2 people in each, on average, in 2024

  • Town or countrySources

    0%

    Fewer than 1 of every 1,000 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
1606808000[4]Formerly 166808000
ZIP code
8313[15, 16, 17]

People

Cortes had 18,023 people in the 2024 census, up 16% 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.

Cortes had the 15th most people of the 19 cities and municipalities of Surigao del Sur in 2024[1]
  1. 12San Agustin23,612
  2. 13Cagwait22,305
  3. 14Marihatag19,730
  4. 15Cortes18,023
  5. 16Madrid16,872
  6. 17Lanuza13,750
  7. 18Carmen11,859
All 19 cities and municipalities of Surigao del Sur
In 2024, the 10 barangays with the most people held about 96 of every 100 of its people[2]
  1. Burgos3,69721 in 100
  2. Mabahin3,10717 in 100
  3. Poblacion3,02717 in 100
  4. Tigao2,19012 in 100
  5. Matho1,4608 in 100
  6. Uba8665 in 100
  7. Tag-Anongan8505 in 100
  8. Balibadon7974 in 100
  9. Madrelino6894 in 100
  10. Manlico6354 in 100
See all 12 barangays of Cortes
Age structure · 2020 Census[35]People living in households, by age and sex
  • About 32 of every 100 are children under 15 (31.6%)
  • About 62 of every 100 are of working age, 15 to 64 (61.5%)
  • About 7 of every 100 are 65 or older (6.9%)
MenWomen

The figures by age

People by age group, men and women
AgePeopleMenWomen
0 - 41,769906863
5 - 92,0551,095960
10 - 141,837929908
15 - 191,840951889
20 - 241,495788707
25 - 291,282671611
30 - 341,139615524
35 - 391,068554514
40 - 441,056574482
45 - 49936491445
50 - 54871437434
55 - 59739380359
60 - 64596298298
65 - 69452221231
70 - 74295133162
75 - 7924299143
80 years and over24786161

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
18,023[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
4,277[1, 2]
People in each household, 2024
4.2 on average[1, 2]
Share of Surigao del Sur, 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
2.78%[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
0% (0 people)[5]
Men and women, 2020
9,228 men, 8,691 women[35]People living in households
Population at each census, with its source
CensusPopulationGrowth since the census beforeHouseholdsPeople per household
2024as of July 1, 202418,023[1, 2]0.13% a year4,2774.2
2020as of May 1, 202017,924[1]2.54% a year——
2015as of August 1, 201515,912[1]0.45% a year——
2010as of May 1, 201015,541[1]———
2007as of August 1, 2007; as it was then15,913[33]0.98% a year——
2000as of May 1, 2000; on today’s borders14,825[33, 34]2.76% a year——
1995as of September 1, 1995; as it was then13,054[33]−0.26% a year——
1990as of May 1, 1990; as it was then13,234[33]0.70% a year——
1980as of May 1, 1980; as it was then12,338[33]2.56% a year——
1975as of May 1, 1975; as it was then10,871[33]2.90% a year——
1970as of May 6, 1970; as it was then9,428[33]1.20% a year——
1960as of February 15, 1960; as it was then8,342[33]———

Barangays

Cortes is made up of 12 barangays.
Barangays of Cortes. Each column heading sorts the table.
[2, 3, 5, 6, 7]Share (2024)Urban or rural
Balibadon7974.42%−2.82% a yearabout 14.23 km²Rural
Burgos3,69720.51%0.43% a yearabout 17.64 km²Rural
Capandan4292.38%0.11% a yearabout 1.12 km²Rural
Mabahin3,10717.24%0.74% a yearabout 24.65 km²Rural
Madrelino6893.82%1.98% a yearabout 3.83 km²Rural
Manlico6353.52%3.33% a yearabout 4.03 km²Rural
Matho1,4608.1%0.15% a yearabout 23.07 km²Rural
Poblacion3,02716.8%0.21% a yearabout 8.06 km²Rural
Tag-Anongan8504.72%−1.54% a yearabout 0.252 km²Rural
Tigao2,19012.15%−0.35% a yearabout 18.21 km²Rural
Tuboran2761.53%2.21% a yearabout 3.71 km²Rural
Uba8664.8%−1.77% a yearabout 2.12 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

Cortes covers 130.60 km² of land, 138 people for every km² in 2024. Its land rises to 642 m above the sea and it has 44 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
130.60 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
138 people per km²[6]
Coordinates
9.17920° N, 126.13717° E[3]The point inside its border farthest from every edge, so it always falls within the place.
Height above the sea[30]
Lowest
Sea level
Average
209 m
Highest
642 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

44.0 km of coastline[31]

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[32]

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.

Life & Economy

About 33 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
33.3% of people[20]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 33 of every 100 people in Cortes lived below the poverty line in 2021 (33.3%)[20]

The PSA's model for every town puts it between 27.4% and 39.2%, with 90% confidence.

The PSA rates this estimate's reliability as acceptable rather than high: read it as a guide.

Public places

  • 18government offices
  • 3hospitals and health centres
  • 18schools
  • 2places of worship
  • 2markets
  • 1station or terminal

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 Cortes. 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.[13, 14]

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
1st district of Surigao del Sur[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
    Frederick Penera Yu[21]
    Vice mayor
    Cherry Beniga Daraman[21]

  2. 2022–2025

    Mayor
    Josie Martinez Bonifacio[22]
    Vice mayor
    Cherry Beniga Daraman[22]

  3. 2019–2022

    Mayor
    Josie Martinez Bonifacio[23]
    Vice mayor
    Dennis Hontanosas Yu[23]

  4. 2016–2019

    Mayor
    William Malabar Angos[24]
    Vice mayor
    Emmanuel Canda Suarez[24]

  5. 2013–2016

    Mayor
    William Malabar Angos[25]
    Vice mayor
    Emmanuel Canda Suarez[25]

  6. 2010–2013

    Mayor
    Pedro Maquiling Trinidad Jr.[26]
    Vice mayor
    Samuel Malabar Estanio[26]

  7. 2007–2010

    Mayor
    Pedro Maquiling Trinidad Jr.[27]
    Vice mayor
    Wilfredo Yu Historia[27]

  8. 2004–2007

    Mayor
    Pedro Trinidad Jr.[28]
    Vice mayor
    Dennis Yu[28]

  9. 2001–2004

    Mayor
    Dennis H. Yu[29]
    Vice mayor
    Ray M. Martinez[29]
Mayors and vice mayors of Cortes, by term
TermMayorVice mayor
2025–2028In office as of February 2026Frederick Penera Yu[21]Cherry Beniga Daraman[21]
2022–2025Josie Martinez Bonifacio[22]Cherry Beniga Daraman[22]
2019–2022Josie Martinez Bonifacio[23]Dennis Hontanosas Yu[23]
2016–2019William Malabar Angos[24]Emmanuel Canda Suarez[24]
2013–2016William Malabar Angos[25]Emmanuel Canda Suarez[25]
2010–2013Pedro Maquiling Trinidad Jr.[26]Samuel Malabar Estanio[26]
2007–2010Pedro Maquiling Trinidad Jr.[27]Wilfredo Yu Historia[27]
2004–2007Pedro Trinidad Jr.[28]Dennis Yu[28]
2001–2004Dennis H. Yu[29]Ray M. Martinez[29]

History & Identity

Created
Executive Order No. 624, dated October 1, 1953, created the municipality of Cortes from barrios of Tandag and Lanuza, with Cortes as the seat of government.[9]

Its story

Act No. 953 of 1903 lists a municipality named Cortes that was to take in the municipality of Tigao; the law does not say if it is the same place as today's Cortes.[11]

In 1953 the municipality of Cortes was created from barrios of Tandag and Lanuza.[9]

Timeline

  1. October 22, 1903

    Act No. 953 provided that a municipality of Cortes would include the municipality of Tigao.[11]

  2. October 1, 1953

    Executive Order No. 624 created the municipality of Cortes.[9]

  3. 1960

    Republic Act 2786 divided Surigao into two provinces and listed Cortes (spelled Cortez) among the municipalities of the new province of Surigao del Sur.[12]

Nearby

Cortes shares a border with Tandag City and Lanuza.

How it compares

Cortes beside Surigao del Sur, and where it stands among the cities and municipalities of Surigao del Sur.

Cortes beside Surigao del Sur
FigureCortesSurigao del SurRank among the cities and municipalities of Surigao del Sur
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 glossary18,023[1, 2]648,85815th of 19
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 glossary0.13% a year[1, 2]slower0.25% a year14th of 19
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 glossary138[6]more crowded1147th of 19
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 glossary130.60 km²[6]5,692.86 km²17th of 19
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 glossary4.2[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 glossary0%[5]lower34.5%not ranked

How far, in a straight line[3]

Tandag City, the capital of Surigao del Sur
13.5 km south
Manila
822.4 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. Tandag CitySurigao del Sur13.5 km south
  2. LanuzaSurigao del Sur17.7 km west
  3. BayabasSurigao del Sur27.2 km southeast
  4. TagoSurigao del Sur28.5 km south
  5. CarmenSurigao del Sur29.1 km west
  6. MadridSurigao del Sur29.1 km west

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  29. 29.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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  31. 31.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
  32. 32.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
  33. 33.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
  34. 34.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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Scene adds what the sources do not print themselves: growth rates, shares, barangay areas and densities, coordinates, neighbours and distances, each computed from the figures and borders above. How each is made.

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