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Agusan del Sur | |
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 .jpg)   From top, left to right: Wawa River, Sibagat Hanging Bridge; Inside the Municipal Hall of San Luis; Agusan del Sur Provincial Capitol in Prosperidad | |
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| Anthem: Hail, Agusan del Sur[1] | |
 Location in the Philippines | |
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| Coordinates: 8°30′N 125°50′E / 8.5°N 125.83°E | |
| Country | Philippines |
| Region | Caraga |
| Founded | 17 June 1967 |
| Capital | Prosperidad |
| Largest city | Bayugan |
| Government | |
| • Governor | Santiago B. Cane Jr. (NUP) |
| • Vice Governor | Samuel E. Tortor (NUP) |
| • Legislature | Agusan del Sur Provincial Board |
| Area | |
| • Total | 9,989.52 km2 (3,856.98 sq mi) |
| • Rank | 4th out of 81 |
| Highest elevation | 1,678 m (5,505 ft) |
| Population (2020 census)[3] | |
| • Total | 739,367 |
| • Rank | 41st out of 81 |
| • Density | 74/km2 (190/sq mi) |
| • Rank | 76th out of 81 |
| Divisions | |
| • Independent cities | 0 |
| • Component cities | 1 |
| • Municipalities | |
| • Barangays | 314 |
| • Districts | Legislative districts of Agusan del Sur |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (PHT) |
| IDD : area code | +63 (0)85 |
| ISO 3166 code | PH-AGS |
| Spoken languages | |
| Income classification | 1st class |
| Website | agusandelsur |
Agusan del Sur, officially the Province of Agusan del Sur (Cebuano: Habagatang Agusan; Butuanon: Probinsya hong Agusan del Sur; Tagalog: Timog Agusan), is a province in Caraga region, Mindanao, Philippines. Its capital is the municipality of Prosperidad. It is bordered on the northwest by Agusan del Norte and Misamis Oriental; east by Surigao del Sur; southeast by Davao Oriental; mid-south by Davao de Oro; southwest by Davao del Norte and, mid-west by Bukidnon. It is the fourth largest province in the country in terms of area, with the size of 3,856 sq miles.
Bayugan is the only city in the province and it is also the most populous.
- ^ "Provincial Anthem". agusandelsur.gov.ph. Province of Agusan del Sur. Retrieved January 7, 2024.
- ^ "List of Provinces". PSGC Interactive. Makati City, Philippines: National Statistical Coordination Board. Archived from the original on 19 April 2016. Retrieved 14 May 2014.
- ^ Census of Population (2020). "Caraga". Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved 8 July 2021.