Bunawan, officially the Municipality of Bunawan ( ceb, Lungsod sa Bunawan; tgl, Bayan ng Bunawan), is a 1st class

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in the

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Agusan del Sur Agusan del Sur, officially the Province of Agusan del Sur ( ceb, Habagatang Agusan; Butuanon: ''Probinsya hong Agusan del Sur''; tl, Timog Agusan), is a province in Caraga region, Mindanao, Philippines. Its capital is the municipality of Prosp ...

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. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 47,512 people. Bunawan was created on June 21, 1959, through ''

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No. 2517''. The world's largest crocodile,

Lolong Lolong (died 10 February 2013) was the largest crocodile in captivity. He was a saltwater crocodile (''Crocodylus porosus'') measured at , and weighed , making him one of the largest crocodiles ever measured from snout-to-tail. In November 201 ...

, was captured in the town in September 2011.

Geography

According to the

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, the municipality has a land area of constituting of the total area of Agusan del Sur.

Climate

Barangays

Bunawan is politically subdivided into 10

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Demographics

In the 2020 census, Bunawan had a population of 47,512. The population density was .

Economy

Education

Primary and elementary

High schools

There are three high schools in the municipality.

Colleges

Bunawan has 1 college, the Agusan del Sur State College of Agriculture and Technology.

Crocodile Lolong

In early September 2011, local residents and veteran

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hunters caught a

saltwater crocodile The saltwater crocodile (''Crocodylus porosus'') is a crocodilian native to saltwater habitats and brackish wetlands from India's east coast across Southeast Asia and the Sundaic region to northern Australia and Micronesia. It has been listed ...

weighing in a local creek. The municipality planned to make the giant beast the centerpiece of an ecotourism park for species found in the marshlands. On November 9, 2011, the

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Team confirmed that

was the world's biggest crocodile. The crocodile was transferred at the Bunawan Eco-Park and Research Center in Barangay Consuelo. Villagers had witnessed the crocodile attack and kill a

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, and they suspected it also killed a fisherman who went missing that summer. Experts from an area crocodile farm were called in to capture the wild animal, which destroyed four traps before a stronger one caught it. A hundred villagers were needed to drag the crocodile to a truck before a crane was used to put it in a truck. From there it was taken to a special cage where it was expected to be held until the ecotourism park was built around it. The crocodile was declared dead a few hours after flipping over in a pond with a bloated stomach on February 10, 2013. The crocodile, despite being responsible for many deadly attacks, was be mourned by residents of the town, as it was the only tourist attraction that kept the town from sulking in obscurity. Its remains is preserved to allow the municipality to keep its fame. Several other crocodiles roam the marshy areas on the outskirts of town, and villagers have been told to avoid the marshes at night.

References

External links

* Philippine Standard Geographic Code
Agusan Marsh, Bunawan
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