Country Philippines Founded January 26, 1959 Time zone PST (UTC+8) Local time Tuesday 5:23 AM | Region Caraga (Region XIII) Barangays Area 512.2 km² Province Agusan del Sur | |
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District 2nd district of Agusan del Sur Weather 23°C, Wind W at 0 km/h, 97% Humidity University Agusan del Sur State College of Agriculture and Technology | ||
24 oras baha sa bunawan agusan del sur abot sa bubong ng ilang bahay
Bunawan, officially the Municipality of Bunawan (Cebuano: Lungsod sa Bunawan; Filipino: Bayan ng Bunawan), is a municipality in the province of Agusan del Sur in the Caraga (Region XIII) of the Philippines. The population was 45,151 at the 2015 census. In the 2016 electoral roll, it had 21,060 registered voters. Bunawan was created on June 21, 1959, through Republic Act No. 2517. The world's largest crocodile, Lolong, was captured in the town on September 2011.
Contents
- 24 oras baha sa bunawan agusan del sur abot sa bubong ng ilang bahay
- Map of Bunawan Agusan del Sur Philippines
- Paladong festival 2015 bunawan agusan del sur
- Geography
- Barangays
- Demographics
- Schools
- Crocodile Lolong
- References
Map of Bunawan, Agusan del Sur, Philippines
Paladong festival 2015 bunawan agusan del sur
Geography
Bunawan is located at 8°11′N 125°59′E.
According to the Philippine Statistics Authority, the municipality has a land area of 512.16 square kilometres (197.75 sq mi) constituting 7000513000000000000♠5.13% of the 9,989.52-square-kilometre- (3,856.98 sq mi) total area of Agusan del Sur.
Barangays
Bunawan is politically subdivided into 10 barangays.
Demographics
In the 2015 census, Bunawan had a population of 45,151. The population density was 88 inhabitants per square kilometre (230/sq mi).
In the 2016 electoral roll, it had 21,060 registered voters.
Schools
There are three high schools in the municipality.
Bunawan has 1 college, the Agusan del Sur State College of Agriculture and Technology.
Crocodile Lolong
In early September 2011, local residents and veteran crocodile hunters caught a 6.17-metre-long (20.2 ft) saltwater crocodile weighing 1,075 kilograms (2,370 lb) in a local creek. The municipality planned to make the giant beast the centerpiece of an ecotourism park for species found in the marshlands.
On November 9, 2011, the National Geographic Team confirmed that Lolong was the world's biggest crocodile. The crocodile was transferred at the Bunawan Eco-Park and Research Center in Barangay Consuelo.
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.
The crocodile was declared dead a few hours after flipping over in a pond with a bloated stomach on February 10, 2013. The crocodile, despite being responsible for many deadly attacks, was be mourned by residents of the town, as it was the only tourist attraction that kept the town from sulking in obscurity. Its remains is preserved to allow the municipality to keep its fame.
Several other crocodiles roam the marshy areas on the outskirts of town, and villagers have been told to avoid the marshes at night.