Prosperidad, Agusan del Sur

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Municipality of Prosperidad
Bayan ng Prosperidad
—  Municipality  —
Nickname(s): The Municipality of Waterfalls, Heart of Agusan del Sur
Map of Agusan del Sur showing the location of Prosperidad
Country  Philippines
Region Caraga (Region XIII)
Province Agusan del Sur
District 1st District of Agusan del Sur
Barangays 32
Government
 • Mayor Albin "Tote" D. Magdamit (Lakas-Kampi)
 • Vice Mayor Frederick Mark P. Mellana
Population (2000)
 • Total 70,815
Time zone PHT (UTC+8)
ZIP Code 8500
Area code(s) 085

Prosperidad (Spanish for Prosperity) is a 1st class municipality in the province of Agusan del Sur, Philippines. It is the capital municipality of the province. According to the 2000 census, it has a population of 70,815 people in 13,064 households.

A satellite campus of the Philippine Normal University is located in Poblacion, Prosperidad (popularly known as Bah-Bah) which was established on 1968.

[edit] Barangays

Prosperidad is politically subdivided into 32 barangays.

  • Aurora
  • Awa
  • Azpetia
  • Poblacion (Bah-Bah)
  • La Caridad
  • La Suerte
  • La Union
  • Las Navas
  • Libertad
  • Los Arcos
  • Lucena
  • Mabuhay
  • Magsaysay
  • Mapaga
  • New Maug
  • Napo
  • Patin-ay
  • Salimbogaon
  • Salvacion
  • San Joaquin
  • San Jose
  • San Lorenzo
  • San Martin
  • San Pedro
  • Pukengkay
  • San Rafael
  • San Salvador
  • San Vicente
  • Santa Irene
  • Santa Maria
  • La Perian
  • La Purisima
  • San Roque

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Coordinates: 8°34′56″N 125°53′34″E / 8.58222°N 125.89278°E / 8.58222; 125.89278

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