The Tambagoko River ( tl, Ilog Tambagoko; ceb, Suba sa Tambagoko) is a stream located in

Sibagat, Agusan del Sur Sibagat, officially the Municipality of Sibagat ( ceb, Lungsod sa Sibagat; tgl, Bayan ng Sibagat), is a 1st class municipality in the province of Agusan del Sur, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 33,957 people. L ...

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. It is a

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of the

Sibagat River The Sibagat River ( tl, Ilog Sibagat; ceb, Suba sa Sibagat) is a stream located in Sibagat, Agusan del Sur, Caraga Region, Philippines. It is a tributary of the larger Wawa River with headwaters located in the northeastern mountain boundaries ...

with

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s located in the hinterlands of Barangays Perez and Sta. Cruz.

Etymology

There were variant forms of names and spelling of Tambagoko River or in other native languages such like Tangbaguko, Tambugoko until its present name Tambagoko River.

Geography

The Tambagoko River is situated approximately 8.91667, 125.7 in the island of

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. Terrain elevation at these coordinates is estimated 413 metres above sea level. The river streams from the mountainous areas of Barangays Perez, Sta. Cruz, Sta. Maria and Tabontabon where its mouth is located in Barangay Tabontabon joins with the

. The Sibagat River is a tributary to the larger Wawa River.

Land resources

The Tambagoko River including its surrounding areas comprising most of the barangays of

Sibagat Sibagat, officially the Municipality of Sibagat ( ceb, Lungsod sa Sibagat; tgl, Bayan ng Sibagat), is a 1st class municipality in the province of Agusan del Sur, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 33,957 people. L ...

town was indexed by the Bureau of Soils and Water Management (BSWM) of the

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as one of the Land Resources Strategic Production Areas for Cacao production in the province of

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 ...

and

Caraga Caraga, officially the Caraga Administrative Region (or simply known as Caraga Region) and designated as Region XIII, is an administrative region in the Philippines occupying the northeastern section of Mindanao. The region was created through ...

Region.

References

Rivers of the Philippines Landforms of Agusan del Sur {{Asia-river-stub

Etymology

Geography

Land resources

See also

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