Lingig, officially the Municipality of Lingig, is a 2nd class

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in the

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Surigao del Sur Surigao del Sur (Surigaonon language, Surigaonon: ''Probinsya nan Surigao del Sur''; ceb, Habagatang Surigao; tl, Timog Surigao), officially the Province of Surigao del Sur, is a Provinces of the Philippines, province in the Philippines located ...

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. According to the 2020 census, it had a population of 35,142 people. The municipality is around one and a half hour away from Barangay Mangagoy,

Bislig City Bislig, officially the City of Bislig ( ceb, Dakbayan sa Bislig; fil, Lungsod ng Bislig), is a 3rd class component city in the province of Surigao del Sur, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 99,290 people. It is t ...

by bus. Similar to

Davao Oriental Davao Oriental ( Cebuano: ''Sidlakang Dabaw''; tl, Silangang Davao), officially the Province of Davao Oriental, is a province in the Philippines located in the Davao Region in Mindanao. Its capital is city of Mati, and it borders the province o ...

, it is a border town of Surigao del Sur.

Geography

Barangays

Lingig is politically subdivided into 18

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s. * Anibongan * Barcelona * Bogak * Bongan * Handamayan * Mahayahay * Mandus * Mansa-ilao * Pagtila-an * Palo Alto * Poblacion * Rajah Cabungso-an * Sabang * Salvacion * San Roque * Tagpoporan (''Tagpupuran'') * Union * Valencia

Climate

Lingig has a

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(Af) with heavy to very heavy rainfall year-round and with extremely heavy rainfall in January.

Demographics

Economy

References

External links

Lingig Profile at PhilAtlas.com

Lingig Profile at the DTI Cities and Municipalities Competitive Index
* Philippine Standard Geographic Code
Philippine Census Information

Local Governance Performance Management System
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