Agusan del Sur

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Agusan del Sur
Province
Province of Agusan del Sur
From top, left to right: Narra Avenue in Bayugan, Sibagat Hanging Bridge; Inside the Municipal Hall of San Luis; Agusan del Sur Provincial Capitol in Prosperidad
Flag Seal
Anthem: Hail, Agusan del Sur[1]
Location in the Philippines
OpenStreetMap
Coordinates: 8°30′N 125°50′E / 8.5°N 125.83°E / 8.5; 125.83
Country	Philippines
Region	Caraga
Founded	17 June 1967
Capital	Prosperidad
Largest city	Bayugan
Government
• Governor	Santiago B. Cane Jr. (NUP)
• Vice Governor	Samuel E. Tortor (NUP)
• Legislature	Agusan del Sur Provincial Board
Area [2]
• Total	9,989.52 km2 (3,856.98 sq mi)
• Rank	4th out of 81
Highest elevation (Mount Datu Masuyapa)	1,678 m (5,505 ft)
Population  (2020 census)[3]
• Total	739,367
• Rank	41st out of 81
• Density	74/km2 (190/sq mi)
• Rank	76th out of 81
Divisions
• Independent cities	0
• Component cities	1 Bayugan
• Municipalities	13 Bunawan Esperanza La Paz Loreto Prosperidad Rosario San Francisco San Luis Santa Josefa Sibagat Talacogon Trento Veruela
• Barangays	314
• Districts	Legislative districts of Agusan del Sur
Time zone	UTC+8 (PHT)
ZIP code	8500–8513
IDD : area code	+63 (0)85
ISO 3166 code	PH-AGS
Spoken languages	Cebuano Surigaonon Butuanon Agusan Higaonon Tagalog English
Income classification	1st class
Website	agusandelsur.gov.ph

Agusan del Sur, officially the Province of Agusan del Sur (Cebuano: Habagatang Agusan; Butuanon: Probinsya hong Agusan del Sur; Tagalog: Timog Agusan), is a province in Caraga region, Mindanao, Philippines. Its capital is the municipality of Prosperidad. It is bordered on the northwest by Agusan del Norte and Misamis Oriental; east by Surigao del Sur; southeast by Davao Oriental; mid-south by Davao de Oro; southwest by Davao del Norte and, mid-west by Bukidnon. It is the fourth largest province in the country in terms of area, with the size of 3,856 sq miles.