Rosario | |
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| Municipality of Rosario | |
.jpg) Rosario municipal hall | |
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 Map of Agusan del Sur with Rosario highlighted | |
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.svg)  Rosario Location within the Philippines | |
| Coordinates: 8°23′N 126°00′E / 8.38°N 126°E | |
| Country | Philippines |
| Region | Caraga |
| Province | Agusan del Sur |
| District | 2nd district |
| Barangays | 11 (see Barangays) |
| Government | |
| • Type | Sangguniang Bayan |
| • Mayor | Jose T. Cuyos, Sr. |
| • Vice Mayor | Eduardo E. De Paz |
| • Representative | Adolph Edward G. Plaza |
| • Electorate | 33,247 voters (2022) |
| Area | |
• Total | 385.05 km2 (148.67 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 102 m (335 ft) |
| Highest elevation | 804 m (2,638 ft) |
| Lowest elevation | 0 m (0 ft) |
| Population (2020 census)[3] | |
• Total | 49,610 |
| • Density | 130/km2 (330/sq mi) |
| • Households | 11,671 |
| Economy | |
| • Income class | 2nd municipal income class |
| • Poverty incidence | 33.61 |
| • Revenue | ₱ 235.8 million (2020) |
| • Assets | ₱ 610.5 million (2020) |
| • Expenditure | ₱ 185.1 million (2020) |
| • Liabilities | ₱ 246.5 million (2020) |
| Service provider | |
| • Electricity | Agusan del Sur Electric Cooperative (ASELCO) |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (PST) |
| ZIP code | 8504 |
| PSGC | |
| IDD : area code | +63 (0)85 |
| Native languages | Agusan Butuanon Cebuano Higaonon Tagalog |
| Website | www |
Rosario, officially the Municipality of Rosario (Cebuano: Lungsod sa Rosario; Tagalog: Bayan ng Rosario), is a 2nd class municipality in the province of Agusan del Sur, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 49,610 people.[3]
Rosario was historically part of San Francisco until June 21, 1969, when it became a separate municipality through Republic Act No. 5760.[5] The town was named after its patron saint Virgen de Rosario.
- ^ Municipality of Rosario | (DILG)
- ^ "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.
- ^ a b Census of Population (2020). "Caraga". Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved 8 July 2021.
- ^ "PSA Releases the 2021 City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates". Philippine Statistics Authority. 2 April 2024. Retrieved 28 April 2024.
- ^ "Republic Act No. 5760; An Act Creating the Municipality of Rosario in the Province of Agusan". The Corpus Juris. 21 June 1969. Archived from the original on 18 October 2016. Retrieved 18 October 2016.