San Agustin, officially the Municipality of San Agustin (
Surigaonon: ''Lungsod nan San Agustin''; ), is a
municipality
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The term ''municipality' ...
in the
province
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of
Surigao del Sur
Surigao del Sur (Surigaonon language, Surigaonon: ''Probinsya nan Surigao del Sur''; ; ), officially the Province of Surigao del Sur, is a Provinces of the Philippines, province in the Philippines located in the Caraga Regions of the Philippines ...
,
Philippines
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. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 22,855 people.
It was established as the municipality of Oteiza on June 16, 1962, by virtue of Republic Act No. 3489, from the municipality of
Marihatag; it acquired its current name on June 17, 1967, by virtue of Republic Act No. 4903.
The town is famous for the Britania Group of Islands (or simply Britania Islets), a group of 24 islands with white
sandbar
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beaches scattered across waters of the Lianga Bay, overlooking the
Philippine Sea
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.
Geography
Barangays
San Agustin is politically subdivided into 13
barangay
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s. Each barangay consists of
purok
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s while some have
sitios
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.
* Britania
* Buatong
* Buhisan
* Gata
* Hornasan
* Janipaan
* Kauswagan
* Oteiza
* Poblacion
* Pong-on
* Pongtod
* Salvacion
* Santo Niño
Demographics
Economy
References
External links
*
San Agustin Profile at PhilAtlas.com San Agustin Profile at the DTI Cities and Municipalities Competitive Index*
Philippine Standard Geographic CodePhilippine Census InformationLocal Governance Performance Management System
Municipalities of Surigao del Sur
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