Bunawan, Agusan del Sur
| Municipality of Bunawan Lungsod sa Bunawan |
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| Country |  Philippines |
| Region | Caraga (Region XIII) |
| Province | Agusan del Sur |
| District | 2nd District of Agusan del Sur |
| Barangays | 10 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Edwin G. Elorde (LAKAS-KAMPI CMD) |
| • Vice Mayor | Sylvia B. Elorde |
| Population (2007) | |
| • Total | 35,757 |
| ZIP Code | 8506 |
| Website | www.bunawan.gov.ph |
Bunawan is a 1st class (as of 2008) [1] municipality in the province of Agusan del Sur, Philippines. It has an area of 51,216 hectares. According to the 2007 Philippine census, it has a population of 35,757 people with 6,709 households.[2][3]
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[edit] Barangays
Bunawan is politically subdivided into 10 barangays.
| Barangay | Population | Land Area | Sitios |
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| Bunawan Brook |
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| Consuelo |
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| Imelda |
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| Libertad |
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| Nueva Era |
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| Mambalili |
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| Poblacion |
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| San Andres |
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| San Marcos |
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| San Teodoro |
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[edit] Schools
[edit] Primary and Elementary Schools
[edit] High Schools
There are three high schools in the municipality.
| High School | Address |
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| Agusan del Sur State College of Agriculture and Technology | San Teodoro, Bunawan, Agusan del Sur |
| Bunawan National High School | San Teodoro, Bunawan, Agusan del Sur |
| Libertad National High School | Libertad, Bunawan, Agusan del Sur |
[edit] Colleges
There are only one college in this municipality, the Agusan del Sur State College of Agriculture and Technology.
[edit] Crocodile Lolong
On November 9, 2011, the National Geographic Team confirmed that Lolong is the world's biggest crocodile.[4]The crocodile is put at the Bunawan Eco-Park and Research Center in Barangay Consuelo.
In early September 2011, local residents and veteran crocodile hunters caught a 6.4-meter-long (21-foot-long) saltwater crocodile weighing 1,075 kilograms (2,370 pounds) in a local creek. The municipality planned to make the giant beast the centerpiece of an ecotourism park for species found in the marshlands.[5]
Villagers had witnessed the crocodile attack and kill a water buffalo, and they suspected it also killed a fisherman who went missing that summer. Experts from an area crocodile farm were called in to capture the wild animal, which destroyed four traps before a stronger one caught it. A hundred villagers were needed to drag the crocodile to a truck before a crane was used to put it in a truck. From there it was taken to a special cage where it was expected to be held until the ecotourism park was built around it.[5]
Several other crocodiles roam the marshy areas on the outskirts of town, and villagers have been told to avoid the marshes at night.[5]
[edit] References
- ^ National Statistical Coordination Board Active Stats: Municipality of Bunawan
- ^ 2007 Census of Population
- ^ National Statistical Coordination Board Active Stats: Province of Agusan del Sur
- ^ "NatGeo team confirms Lolong the croc is world's biggest", GMA News, November 10, 2011, as presented by "Yahoo! News", retrieved November 27, 2011
- ^ a b c "Giant crocodile captured alive in Philippines" Associated Press report, September 4, 2011, as presented by "Yahoo! News", retrieved September 5, 2011
[edit] External links
- Agusan Marsh, Bunawan Agusan del Sur
- Philippine Standard Geographic Code
- 2007 Agusan del Sur Census Information
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Coordinates: 8°09′55″N 126°03′16″E / 8.16528°N 126.05444°E
