Surigao del Sur
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Surigao del Sur

Administration
Full nameSurigao del Sur
Settlement typeProvince
CountryPhilippines
RegionCaraga (Region XIII)
FoundedJune 16, 1960
Government
CapitalTandag City
GovernorJohnny Pimentel (Lakas-Kampi-CMD)
Geography
Total Area1901.1 sq mi (4925.2 km2)
Area rank22nd out of 80
Demography
Total Population541347 (47th out of 80) (2007)
Density (pop.)auto/km2 (64th out of 80) (0/sq mi)
Divisions
Independent cities0
Component cities1
Municipalities18
Barangays309
Districts1st and 2nd districts of Surigao del Sur
Other information
Time zonePHT (UTC+8)
Spoken languagesSurigaonon (dominant), Cebuano (minority), Manobo languages (Spoken only by indigenous people in the region)

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Surigao del Sur (Filipino: 'Timog Surihaw') is a province of the Philippines located in the CARAGA region in Mindanao. Its capital is Tandag City and borders Surigao del Norte to the north, Agusan del Norte and Agusan del Sur to the west, and Davao Oriental to the south. Surigao del Sur is located at the eastern coast of Mindanao and faces the Philippine Sea.

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Suspected 'hot logs' intercepted in Surigao del Sur - ABS CBN News Tweet this news
ABS CBN News--LIANGA, Philippines - Caraga authorities have blocked the shipment of thousands of logs out of the Diatagon port in Lianga, -Surigao del Sur-, amid reported ... - Date : Mon, 09 Aug 2010 11:13:37 GMT+00:00
Medusa revises reserve estimate - Inquirer.net Tweet this news
Inquirer.net---...- through subsidiary Philsaga Mining Corp., revised its gold reserve estimate at the Co-O mine in -Surigao del Sur- as it considered mining veins with low ... - Date : Mon, 09 Aug 2010 22:17:45 GMT+00:00
Philex Mining counting on Silangan copper mine - Manila Standard Today Tweet this news
Manila Standard Today--The Silangan copper mine in -Surigao del Sur- province is estimated to hold much bigger resources than the mining firm's Padcal mine, which has been in ... - Date : Tue, 10 Aug 2010 07:42:25 GMT+00:00
Surigao del Sur town denies permit to mining firm - Inquirer.net Tweet this news
Inquirer.net--CANTILAN, -Surigao del Sur-, Philippines�Mayor Genito Guardo has denied the application of a mining company to extract nickel ore from this ... - Date : Fri, 16 Jul 2010 10:38:51 GMT+00:00
New Surigao del Sur leaders focus on agriculture, tourism to spur economic ... - Manila Bulletin Tweet this news
Manila Bulletin--TANDAG CITY, -Surigao del Sur- - Newly assumed provincial chief executive mobilized all functionaries of the provincial government, ... - Date : Wed, 07 Jul 2010 03:02:38 GMT+00:00
BOI approves incentives for P474-M Surigao del Sur mining project - Business Mirror Tweet this news
Business Mirror--(MMDC)'s P474-million nickel-mining project in Cantilan, -Surigao del Sur-. MMDC's nickel ore-mining project has capacities of up to 800000 wet metric tons. ... - Date : Wed, 16 Jun 2010 13:35:00 GMT+00:00
Municipality of Lingig, Surigao del Sur, 'Under... - allvoices Tweet this news
allvoices--By nonapimentel A few hours before dawn, last June 5, 2010, tragedy befell the town of Lingig, -Surigao del Sur-. It is in the southern most part of the ... - Date : Tue, 08 Jun 2010 16:11:40 GMT+00:00
Rebels gatecrash political rally in Surigao del Sur - Philippine Star Tweet this news
Philippine Star--Cabangahan, Tago, -Surigao del Sur-, around 1 pm The legislator was with Mayor Hermenildo Pimentel Jr. and his party mates when incident happened. ... - Date : Thu, 29 Apr 2010 08:02:14 GMT+00:00

Component local government units of Surigao del Sur

Municipalities: Barobo * Bayabas * Cagwait * Cantilan * Carmen * Carrascal * Cortes * Hinatuan * Lanuza * Lianga * Lingig * Madrid * Marihatag * San Agustin * San Miguel * Tagbina * Tago
Component cities: Bislig City * Tandag City

PH Political Divisions of the Philippines|Capital

CapitalManila * National Capital Region
Autonomous regionAutonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao
ProvincesAbra * Agusan del Norte * Agusan del Sur * Aklan * Albay * Antique * Apayao * Aurora * Basilan * Bataan * Batanes * Batangas * Benguet * Biliran * Bohol * Bukidnon * Bulacan * Cagayan * Camarines Norte * Camarines Sur * Camiguin * Capiz * Catanduanes * Cavite * Cebu * Compostela Valley * Cotabato * Davao del Norte * Davao del Sur * Davao Oriental * Eastern Samar * Guimaras * Ifugao * Ilocos Norte * Ilocos Sur * Iloilo * Isabela * Kalinga * La Union * Laguna * Lanao del Norte * Lanao del Sur * Leyte * Maguindanao * Marinduque * Masbate * Misamis Occidental * Misamis Oriental * Mountain Province * Negros Occidental * Negros Oriental * Northern Samar * Nueva Ecija * Nueva Vizcaya * Occidental Mindoro * Oriental Mindoro * Palawan * Pampanga * Pangasinan * Quezon * Quirino * Rizal * Romblon * Samar * Sarangani * Siquijor * Sorsogon * South Cotabato * Southern Leyte * Sultan Kudarat * Sulu * Surigao del Norte * Surigao del Sur * Tarlac * Tawi-Tawi * Zambales * Zamboanga del Norte * Zamboanga del Sur * Zamboanga Sibugay
Other subdivisionsIsland groups * Regions * Cities * Municipalities * Barangays * Legislative districts
Territorial disputesBenham Plateau * North Borneo (Sabah) * Scarborough Shoal * Spratly Islands



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