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Controversy has been generated with regard to the holding of the [[First mass in the Philippines|first mass]]—whether it was held in [[Limasawa]], [[Leyte]] in Masao, Butuan City, in the hidden isle made up of barangays Pinamanculan and Bancasi inside Butuan, in the latest discovered site in between agusan sur and surigao sur, the little barangay of Barobo, or elsewhere. It is sure, however, that [[Ferdinand Magellan]] did not drop anchor by the mouth of [[Agusan River]] in 1521 and hold mass to commemorate the event which was held at Mazaua, an island separate from 1521 Butuan which was in the geographical conception of Europeans who wrote about it was a larger entity than what it is now. Antonio Pigafetta who wrote an eyewitness account of Magellan's voyage described in text and in map a Butuan that stretched from today's Surigao up to the top edge of Zamboanga del Norte. |
Controversy has been generated with regard to the holding of the [[First mass in the Philippines|first mass]]—whether it was held in [[Limasawa]], [[Leyte]] in Masao, Butuan City, in the hidden isle made up of barangays Pinamanculan and Bancasi inside Butuan, in the latest discovered site in between agusan sur and surigao sur, the little barangay of Barobo, or elsewhere. It is sure, however, that [[Ferdinand Magellan]] did not drop anchor by the mouth of [[Agusan River]] in 1521 and hold mass to commemorate the event which was held at Mazaua, an island separate from 1521 Butuan which was in the geographical conception of Europeans who wrote about it was a larger entity than what it is now. Antonio Pigafetta who wrote an eyewitness account of Magellan's voyage described in text and in map a Butuan that stretched from today's Surigao up to the top edge of Zamboanga del Norte. |
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The first municipal election in Butuan took place on March 1902 in accordance with Public Law No. 82 which coincided with the American occupation of the place. |
The first municipal election in Butuan took place on March 1902 in accordance with Public Law No. 82<ref>{{cite web|url=http://lawph.com/statutes/act82-the-municipal-code.html|title=A general act for the organization of municipal governments in the Philippine Islands|publisher=LawPH.com|accessdate=2011-04-09}}</ref> which coincided with the American occupation of the place. |
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During the [[Japan]]ese occupation of the Philippines in [[World War II]], Butuan was razed to the ground when the guerrilla forces attacked the enemy garrison during the middle of 1943. In 1945, entered of the [[Commonwealth of the Philippines|Philippine Commonwealth]] troops in Butuan together with the recognized guerrillas attacked the Japanese forces during the Battle of Agusan. On October 20, 1948, still recovering from the war, the entire municipality was ruined by a fire. |
During the [[Japan]]ese occupation of the Philippines in [[World War II]], Butuan was razed to the ground when the guerrilla forces attacked the enemy garrison during the middle of 1943. In 1945, entered of the [[Commonwealth of the Philippines|Philippine Commonwealth]] troops in Butuan together with the recognized guerrillas attacked the Japanese forces during the Battle of Agusan. On October 20, 1948, still recovering from the war, the entire municipality was ruined by a fire. |
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The boom of the logging industry from the 1950s to the middle of 1970s made Butuan the "Timber City of the South" and led to an influx of business and fortune seekers from other provinces. The flourishing logging industry inspired and prompted Congressman Marcos M. Calo to file a bill converting Butuan into a city and on August 2, 1950, Butuan became a city.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://lawph.com/statutes/ra523-butuan-city-charter.html|title=R.A. No. 522, Butuan City |
The boom of the logging industry from the 1950s to the middle of 1970s made Butuan the "Timber City of the South" and led to an influx of business and fortune seekers from other provinces. The flourishing logging industry inspired and prompted Congressman Marcos M. Calo to file a bill converting Butuan into a city and on August 2, 1950, Butuan became a city.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://lawph.com/statutes/ra523-butuan-city-charter.html|title=R.A. No. 522, Butuan City Charter|publisher=LawPH.com|accessdate=2011-04-09}}</ref> |
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Butuan was reclassified from a [[Philippine city|chartered city]] to a "highly urbanized city" on February 7, 1995. |
Butuan was reclassified from a [[Philippine city|chartered city]] to a "highly urbanized city" on February 7, 1995. |
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City of Butuan
Dakbayan hong Butuan Lungsod ng Butuan | |
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| Nickname(s): The Home of the Balangays, Timber City of the South, Historical Meca of the Philippines | |
 Map of Agusan del Norte showing the location of Butuan City. | |
| Country | Philippines |
| Region | Region XIII (Capital City of CARAGA) |
| Province | Agusan del Norte (Seat of Government) |
| Districts | First District of Agusan del Norte |
| Barangays | 86 |
| Official Languages | Cebuano Widely Spoken, Butuanon, Filipino, English |
| Incorporated (town) | 1902 |
| Incorporated (city) | August 02, 1950 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Ferdinand M. Amante Jr.(LP) (2010-Present) |
| • Vice Mayor | Lawrence Lemuel H. Fortun(LP) (2010-Present) |
| • Congress | Jose Aquino II (LKS KMPI) (2007-Present) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 817.28 km2 (315.55 sq mi) |
| Population (Year 2009)[1] | |
| • Total | 307,942 |
| • Density | 365.1/km2 (946/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (PST) |
| ZIP code | 8600 |
| Area code | 85 |
| Income class | 1st Class Highly Urbanized City |
| Website | www.butuan.gov.ph |
The City of Butuan (Filipino: Lungsod ng Butuan; Butuanon: Dakbayan hong Butuan) is the regional center of Caraga an administrative region of the Philippines. It is located at the northeastern part of Agusan Valley Mindanao, sprawling across the Agusan River. It is bounded to the north, west and south by Agusan del Norte, to the east by Agusan del Sur and to the northwest by Butuan Bay. According to the 2007 census, it has a population of 298,378 people.[1]
The name "Butuan" is believed to have originated from the sour fruit "Batuan"(Garcinia morella). Other etymology sources say that it comes from a certain "Datu Buntuan", a chieftain who once ruled over Butuan. [citation needed]
Butuan was the capital of Agusan del Norte until 2000 when Republic Act 8811 transfered the capital to Cabadbaran City. However many of the provincial government offices are still located there, including the provincial capitol, as are many the Caraga regional offices of the national government agencies.
History
By the 10th century, Butuan had established trading relations with the Kingdom of Champa, in what is now southern Vietnam, and Srivijaya empire of Sumatra.
By the 11th century, Butuan was a center of trade and commerce in the Philippines and was the location of the prehispanic Indianized Kingdom of Butuan. Archaeological finds from that era include the 9 balanghai (the Butuan Boat) and the finds in Ambangan, Libertad near the old El Rio de Butuan and Masao River.
Controversy has been generated with regard to the holding of the first mass—whether it was held in Limasawa, Leyte in Masao, Butuan City, in the hidden isle made up of barangays Pinamanculan and Bancasi inside Butuan, in the latest discovered site in between agusan sur and surigao sur, the little barangay of Barobo, or elsewhere. It is sure, however, that Ferdinand Magellan did not drop anchor by the mouth of Agusan River in 1521 and hold mass to commemorate the event which was held at Mazaua, an island separate from 1521 Butuan which was in the geographical conception of Europeans who wrote about it was a larger entity than what it is now. Antonio Pigafetta who wrote an eyewitness account of Magellan's voyage described in text and in map a Butuan that stretched from today's Surigao up to the top edge of Zamboanga del Norte.
The first municipal election in Butuan took place on March 1902 in accordance with Public Law No. 82[2] which coincided with the American occupation of the place.
During the Japanese occupation of the Philippines in World War II, Butuan was razed to the ground when the guerrilla forces attacked the enemy garrison during the middle of 1943. In 1945, entered of the Philippine Commonwealth troops in Butuan together with the recognized guerrillas attacked the Japanese forces during the Battle of Agusan. On October 20, 1948, still recovering from the war, the entire municipality was ruined by a fire.
The boom of the logging industry from the 1950s to the middle of 1970s made Butuan the "Timber City of the South" and led to an influx of business and fortune seekers from other provinces. The flourishing logging industry inspired and prompted Congressman Marcos M. Calo to file a bill converting Butuan into a city and on August 2, 1950, Butuan became a city.[3]
Butuan was reclassified from a chartered city to a "highly urbanized city" on February 7, 1995.
Geography
Topography
Butuan City has a land area of 816.62 km2, which is roughly 4.1% of the total area of the Caraga region. With an estimated total population of 300,000, it has an average density of 367 persons per km2, higher than the regional average density of 101 persons per km2.
The existing land use of the city consists of the following uses: agriculture areas (397.23 km2), forestland (268 km2), grass/shrub/pasture land (61.14 km2) and other uses (90.242 km2). Of the total forestland, 105 km2 is production forest areas while 167.5 km2 is protection forest areas.
The forestland, as mentioned earlier, comprised both the production and protection forest. The classified forest is further specified as production forest and protection forest. In the production forest industrial tree species are mostly grown in the area. The production forest on the other hand, is preserved to support and sustain necessary ecological performance. One is the watershed areas will dry up and during heavy rain, rapid water run-off will occur creating flash floods. And in sunny days, rapid evaporation happens, leaving the area arid.
The city is endowed with swamplands near its coastal area. These swamp areas are interconnected with the waterways joined by the Agusan River. Most of the swamplands are actually mangroves that served as habitat to different marine species.
Filling material needs of the city are extracted usually from the riverbank of Taguibo River. Others are sourced out from promontories with special features and for special purpose.
The fishing ground of Butuan is the Butuan Bay of which two coastal barangays are located. It extends some two kilometers to the sea and joins the Bohol Sea. These are barangays Lumbocan and Masao.
Barangays
Butuan City is politically subdivided into 86 barangays (abbreviated as "Brgy." or "Bgy."). Of these, 27 are classified as urban and the remaining 59 are classified as rural.
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Education
Butuan City is the center of education in the Caraga region. There are now two universities in the city. The first home grown university of the region is the Father Saturnino Urios University. The second is the Caraga State University (CSU), which was formerly known as the Northern Mindanao Institute of Science and Technology (NORMISIST). There is also the Timber City Academy, the oldest Chinese school in the region. Other than the privately-run academic institutions that address the collegiate-level needs of the locals, most basic-level schools are publicly-run, notably the Butuan City SPED Center , Butuan Central Elementary School, and the Butuan city school of arts and trades(BCSAT), - both adjacent to the other and found at the old center of the city. Teachers from these two schools have significant exposure to complimentary seminars and workshops with partnership programs such as the Philippine-Australia Project on Basic Education (PROBE) - and have enabled these two, among other schools to maintain high rating National Achievement Test results. There are also religious schools in the city that are aimed at producing "God-loving, smart and trust-worthy students" like the Liberty Foundational Christian Academy(LFCA).
Festivals
The Kahimunan Festival is celebrated every third Sunday of January in celebration of the city patron Sr. Sto. Niño. This celebration is the version of the Sinulog festival of Cebu City. Kahimunan is a Lumad term which means "gathering".
Cultural festival/tourism consciousness week is a long celebration that lasts from the last week of July up to August 2 in celebration of the Charter Day of Butuan.
Abayan Festival is part cultural festival in celebration of St. Anne patroness of Agusan River celebrated every last Sunday of July.
Adlaw Hong Butuan is the charter day celebration of Butuan, which includes a thanksgiving mass, motorcade, palagsing festival, street party recognitions of outstanding Butuanons and city government employees night.
Butuan celebrates its annual fiesta for the celebration of city patron St. Joseph every May 19 of the year. Many events will be seen such as summer league basketball championship game, thanksgiving mass, and more.
Food delicacies
“Palagsing” is a local delicacy popularly made in Banza, one of the old poblacion of Butuan City. Butuan City is located in Northeastern Mindanao, bounded by Agusan del Norte to the south, west and north, Agusan del Sur to the east and Butuan Bay to the northwest. The popularity of making delicious “Palagsing” in Banza is attributed to the abundance of Lumbiya (Metroxylon sagu Rottb.) where “Unaw”(lumbiya starch) is harvested from the Palm Tree. Another popular ingredient is young coconut meat taken from coconut trees. The mixture of “unaw”, young coconut , and brown sugar make “palagsing” moist and chewy. They are delicately wrapped by banana leaves and are boiled for 30 minutes to create the soft consistency of “palagsing”.
Radio and Television
Radio
AM
- Bombo Radyo Butuan 981 kHz
- RMN Radyo Agong 693 kHz
- Radyo ng Bayan 792 kHz
- Radyo Asenso 756 kHz
Defunct AM Stations
- Angel Radio 873 kHz
- Radio Ukay 945 kHz
- Radyo Kaalyado 1125 kHz
FM Stations
- Killer Bee FM 102.3 mHz
- Real Radio 88.7 mHz
- HCCB FM 94.3 mHz
- Love Radio 95.1 mHz
- Magik FM 97.5 mHz
- Wild FM 98.5 mHz
- I-FM 100.7 kHz
- Lite FM 106.5 kHz
- BXUradio (online station)http://bxuradio.com
- Mango Radio (currently online/test broadcast) http://www.mangobutuan.net
- Bilpax Radio
Defunct FM Stations
- Star FM 91.7 mHz
- Campus Radio 99.7 mHz
- MRS 96.7 mHz
- AIT Radio 93.5 mHz
- Beat FM 107.3 mHz
TV
- TV 11 ABS-CBN DXAJ (Kapamilya Network)
- TV 7 GMA DXNS (Kapuso Network)
- TV 9 HCCB NBN DXBN
- TV 22 Studio 23
- TV 39 UNTV
- TV 5 Kapatid Network (soon)
- TV 13 PECBC
List of Schools, Universities and Colleges
- Butuan Doctors College
- Father Saturnino Urios University
- Caraga State University
- Saint Joseph Institute of Technology
- Holy Child Colleges
- Colegio de Holy Trinity,Inc (new)
- AMA Computer Learning Center College
- STI College
- Agusan Colleges
- Asian College Foundation
- Butuan City Colleges
- Corjesu College
- Philippine Electronics and Communications Institute of Technology
- Sunrise Christian College
- Agusan Institute of Technology
- Balite Institute of Technology Butuan
- EROM-Northern Mindanao School of Midwifery (formerly Northern Mindanao School of Midwifery)
- St. Peter College Seminary
- Agusan National High School
- Father Urios High school of Ampayon
Basic Education
- Angelicum Montessori School
- Enfant Cheri Study Centre, Inc.
- Light and Life Learning Center
- Good Shepherd Christian Academy
- Rainbow of Angels Learning Centre
- Timber City Academy(Formerly Butuan Chinese School)
- Butuan Grace Christian School
- Butuan Christian Community School (BCCS)
- Butuan Child Learning and Development School (BCLDS)
- Butuan Faith Christian School
- Butuan City Special Education (SPED) Center
- Butuan City School of Arts and Trades(BCSAT)
- Butuan United Christian School (BUCS)
- Butuan Central Elementary School (BCES)
- Pearl of the Orient School
- Butuan Child Learning and Development School (BCLDS)
- St.Therese of Lisieux Montessori School
- Saint Joseph Institute of Technology
Proposed Schools
- Philippine Science High School
Highlights
Agusan river
Agusan River is the widest, deepest and longest navigable river in Mindanao. A cruise along the river barangays reveals much about Butuan's history, culture, arts, and people, and as a tribute to the Patroness of the Agusan River Senora Sta. Ana, the Abayan Festival was born – a day-long celebration of baroto races and fluvial procession at the Agusan River.
Asian Century museum
This is the newest museum in Butuan City. It is a proper museum, with a curator and actors. This museum states that this century, the 21st century, is the Asian century. The exhibit level shows the tools and weapons used in Asia Before Christ (BC) and After Death (AD). Three Board rooms show history written.
Balangay Shrine museum
Five kilometers east of the city proper lays the graveyard of the Balangay 1 dated 320 A.D. or 1688 years old. The Balangay shrine museum is located at Balanghai, Libertad, Butuan City. This wooden plank-build and edge-pegged boats measured an average of 15 meters in length and 3 meters wide across the beam. To date, 9 Balangays have already been discovered in Ambangan, Libertad. Three have been excavated and others are still in Site.
National Museum-Butuan Branch or the Regional Museum
This museum is the repository of historical and cultural materials and artifacts that proves Butuan's prehistoric existence and rich cultural heritage. There are two exhibit galleries. The Archaeological Hall and Ethnological Hall specimens of stone crafts, metal crafts, woodcrafts, potteries, goldsmith, burial coffins, and other archaeological diggings are exhibited. At the Ethnological Hall are exhibits of contemporary cultural materials the Butuanon or every Filipino for matter used for a living.
Mount Mayapay
Looming southwest of the Agusan Valley is this majestic mountain plateau. It rises to 2,214 feet (675 m) above sea level. Mount Mayapay got its name from the ancient Madjapahit Empire. The history behind the Sri-Vishaya period bears much meaning and influence of Butuan's pre-historic and archaeological discoveries.
Balangay
The Balangays (or Balanghai) are ancient boats found in Butuan. They were excavated in the Balangay Shrine, across the Masao River from Bood Promontory. They played a major role in Butuan as Butuan was an still is port city. Since its discovery, the Balangays are an icon of Butuan. Now, the Kaya ng Pinoy, Inc. recreated the Balangay boats and sailed it on their project, the Balangay Voyage. So far they have only sailed in Southeast Asia, though they are planning to sail around the world.
Sister cities
Cagayan de Oro City, Philippines- Bacolod City, Philippines
- Legazpi City, Philippines
- Marikina City, Philippines
- General Santos City, Philippines
- Mandaue City, Philippines
- Iligan City, Philippines
- Ozamiz City, Philippines
- Bayugan City, Philippines
References
- ^ a b 2007 Census of population: Caraga region, Philippine Government: National Statistics Office, retrieved 2009-02-24
- ^ "A general act for the organization of municipal governments in the Philippine Islands". LawPH.com. Retrieved 2011-04-09.
- ^ "R.A. No. 522, Butuan City Charter". LawPH.com. Retrieved 2011-04-09.
External links
- Butuan.gov.ph
- A History of Butuan City at the Agusan–Surigao Historical Archive
- Butuan statistics at the Philippines National Statistical Coordination Board
See also
 Province of Agusan del Norte | |
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| Highly urbanized city |
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