Lanuza, officially the Municipality of Lanuza ( Surigaonon: ''Lungsod nan Lanuza''; ), is a

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in the

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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 ...

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. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 13,642 people.

History

On December 10, 1918, Executive Order No. 52 of American Governor General Francis Burton Harrison that was signed by Charles Yeater, divided

Cantilan Cantilan, officially the Municipality of Cantilan (Surigaonon language, Surigaonon: ''Lungsod nan Cantilan''; ), is a municipality of the Philippines, municipality in the Philippine Province, province of Surigao del Sur, Philippines. According ...

into three parts – Carrascal, present-day Cantilan and Lanuza. Now it is part of the settlement area called

Carcanmadcarlan CarCanMadCarLan is a settlement area in the province of Surigao del Sur, Philippines, and is about the northernmost quarter of the province. Itik-itik dance originated from the province of Surigao del sur specifically in CarCanMadCarLan area. ...

Geography

Barangays

Lanuza is politically subdivided into 13

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s. Each barangay consists of

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s while some have

sitios A ''sitio'' (Spanish language, Spanish for "site") in the Philippines is a territorial enclave that forms part of a barangay. Typically rural, a ''sitios location is usually far from the center of the barangay itself and could be its own bar ...

. In 1956, the sitio of Antao was converted into a barrio. * Agsam * Bocawe * Bunga * Gamuton * Habag * Mampi * Nurcia * Pakwan * Sibahay * Zone I (

Poblacion ''Poblacion'' (from Spanish '' población'', meaning "population"), sometimes abbreviated as Pob., is a term used in the Philippines to refer to the administrative center, downtown, old town, or commercial area of a city or municipality. It ...

) * Zone II (

) * Zone III (

) * Zone IV (

)

Climate

Lanuza has a

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(Af) with heavy to very heavy rainfall year-round and with extremely heavy rainfall frfrom December to February.

Demographics

Economy

Lanuza belongs to the economic zone of

, one of the major economic zones of Surigao del Sur. Business opportunity is mainly dependent on agriculture, fishing, and eco-tourism. Lanuza was awarded a "clean and green" municipality title of the

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

Region. For telecommunication there are six cell sites operated by

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and

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that cover the whole area of CarCanMadCarLan ( Carrascal,

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and Lanuza). Two cable TV providers operate in Cantilan, Carrascal and Madrid. Cantilan has broadband internet with a number of internet cafes. The municipal building in Lanuza has a satellite connection, soon this will be extended to the school and may be offered as an internet cafe in the evenings. Lanuza is noted as a

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destination with its various surfing areas from Reef Breaks to Beach Breaks. Surfing season is between the months of November to March where big waves are in constant motion.

References

External links

Lanuza Profile at PhilAtlas.com

Lanuza Profile at the DTI Cities and Municipalities Competitive Index
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Philippine Census Information

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