San Agustin, officially the Municipality of San Agustin (
Surigaonon: ''Lungsod nan San Agustin''; tl, Bayan ng San Agustin), is a 4th class
municipality
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The term ''municipality'' may also mean the go ...
in the
province
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of
Surigao del Sur
Surigao del Sur ( Surigaonon: ''Probinsya nan Surigao del Sur''; ceb, Habagatang Surigao; tl, Timog Surigao), officially the Province of Surigao del Sur, is a province in the Philippines located in the Caraga region in Mindanao. Its capital is T ...
,
Philippines
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* bik, Republika kan Filipinas
* ceb, Republika sa Pilipinas
* cbk, República de Filipinas
* hil, Republ ...
. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 22,855 people.
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.
Geography
Barangays
San Agustin is politically subdivided into 13
barangay
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s.
* Britania
* Buatong
* Buhisan
* Gata
* Hornasan
* Janipaan
* Kauswagan
* Oteiza
* Poblacion
* Pong-on
* Pongtod
* Salvacion
* Santo Niño
Demographics
Economy
References
External links
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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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