Agusan del Norte | |
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Clockwise from top left: Agusan del Norte Provincial Capitol; Punta Diwata Cave in Carmen; mountains of Cabadbaran | |
Coordinates: 9°10′N 125°30′E / 9.17°N 125.5°E | |
Country | Philippines |
Region | Caraga |
Founded | 17 June 1967 |
Capital | Cabadbaran |
Administrative center | Butuan |
Largest city | Butuan |
Government | |
• Governor | Ma. Angelica Rosedell M. Amante-Matba (PDP–Laban) |
• Vice Governor | Enrico Corvera (PDP–Laban) |
• Legislature | Agusan del Norte Provincial Board |
Area | |
• Total | 2,730.24 km2 (1,054.15 sq mi) |
• Rank | 48th out of 81 |
(excluding Butuan) | |
Highest elevation | 2,012 m (6,601 ft) |
Population (2020 census)[2] | |
• Total | 387,503 |
• Rank | 64th out of 81 |
• Density | 140/km2 (370/sq mi) |
• Rank | 62nd out of 81 |
(excluding Butuan) | |
Divisions | |
• Independent cities | 1
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• Component cities | |
• Municipalities | |
• Barangays | 167 including independent cities: 253 |
• Districts | Legislative districts of Agusan del Norte (shared with Butuan) |
Time zone | UTC+8 (PHT) |
IDD : area code | +63 (0)85 |
ISO 3166 code | PH-AGN |
Spoken languages | |
Income classification | 3rd class |
Website | www |
‡ As per Republic Act No. 8811, Cabadbaran is the province's official capital. However, the provincial government still holds office in Butuan, pending the actual transfer of provincial offices to the new capital. |
Agusan del Norte, officially the Province of Agusan del Norte (Cebuano: Amihanang Agusan; Butuanon: Probinsya hong Agusan del Norte; Tagalog: Lalawigan ng Hilagang Agusan, Lalawigan ng Agusan del Norte), is a province in the Caraga region of the Philippines. Its de jure capital is the city of Cabadbaran with several government offices located in the highly-urbanized city of Butuan, which is the largest city and its de facto capital as well as the regional center of Caraga Region. It is bordered on the northwest by Butuan Bay; northeast by Surigao del Norte; mid-east by Surigao del Sur; southeast by Agusan del Sur, and southwest by Misamis Oriental.