Las Nieves, Agusan del Norte

Las Nieves
Municipality of Las Nieves
Municipal Hall
Municipal Hall
Flag of Las Nieves
Map of Agusan del Norte with Las Nieves highlighted
Map of Agusan del Norte with Las Nieves highlighted
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Las Nieves is located in Philippines
Las Nieves
Las Nieves
Location within the Philippines
Coordinates: 8°44′N 125°36′E / 8.74°N 125.6°E / 8.74; 125.6
CountryPhilippines
RegionCaraga
ProvinceAgusan del Norte
District 1st district
Barangays20 (see Barangays)
Government
[1]
 • TypeSangguniang Bayan
 • MayorKaren S. Rosales
 • Vice MayorVirgilio R. Escasiñas, Jr., LLB
 • RepresentativeJose S. Aquino II
 • Municipal Council
Members
 • Electorate21,014 voters (2022)
Area
 • Total582.69 km2 (224.98 sq mi)
Elevation
31 m (102 ft)
Highest elevation
155 m (509 ft)
Lowest elevation
7 m (23 ft)
Population
 (2020 census)[3]
 • Total30,240
 • Density52/km2 (130/sq mi)
 • Households
6,513
Economy
 • Income class2nd municipal income class
 • Poverty incidence
42.45
% (2021)[4]
 • Revenue₱ 202.4 million (2020)
 • Assets₱ 481.2 million (2020)
 • Expenditure₱ 169.9 million (2020)
 • Liabilities₱ 101.4 million (2020)
Service provider
 • ElectricityAgusan del Norte Electric Cooperative (ANECO)
Time zoneUTC+8 (PST)
ZIP code
8610
PSGC
IDD:area code+63 (0)85
Native languagesAgusan
Butuanon
Cebuano
Higaonon
Tagalog
Websitewww.lasnievesadn.gov.ph

Las Nieves, (Spanish for "The Snows"), officially the Municipality of Las Nieves (Cebuano: Lungsod sa Las Nieves; Tagalog: Bayan ng Las Nieves), is a 2nd class municipality in the province of Agusan del Norte, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 30,240 people.[3]

  1. ^ Municipality of Las Nieves | (DILG)
  2. ^ "2015 Census of Population, Report No. 3 – Population, Land Area, and Population Density" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. Quezon City, Philippines. August 2016. ISSN 0117-1453. Archived (PDF) from the original on May 25, 2021. Retrieved July 16, 2021.
  3. ^ a b Census of Population (2020). "Caraga". Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved 8 July 2021.
  4. ^ "PSA Releases the 2021 City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates". Philippine Statistics Authority. 2 April 2024. Retrieved 28 April 2024.