Surigao City, Province of Surigao del Norte

Summary data
Typecity (component)
Island groupMindanao
RegionCaraga (Region XIII)
ProvinceSurigao del Norte
Barangay count54
Postal code8400
Coastal/Landlockedcoastal
Marine waterbodiesSurigao Strait, Philippine Sea
Philippine major island(s)Mindanao
Area (2013)173.91 km2 (67.15 sq mi)
Population (2020)171,107
Density (2020)984 / km2 (2,548 / sq mi)
Coordinates9° 47' North, 125° 29' East (9.7878, 125.4916)
Estimated elevation above sea level9.0 meters (29.5 feet)

Surigao City is a coastal component city in the province of Surigao del Norte. It serves as the provincial capital.

The city has a land area of 173.91 square kilometers or 67.15 square miles which constitutes 8.91% of Surigao del Norte's total area. Its population as determined by the 2020 Census was 171,107. This represented 32.00% of the total population of Surigao del Norte province, or 6.10% of the overall population of the Caraga region. Based on these figures, the population density is computed at 984 inhabitants per square kilometer or 2,548 inhabitants per square mile.

Barangays

Surigao City has 54 barangays as shown in the following table.

Demographic profile of barangays
Local government units of Surigao City
BarangayPopulation percentage (2020)Population (2020)Population (2015)Change (2015‑2020)Annual Population Growth Rate (2015‑2020)
Alang-alang0.25%4364057.65%1.56%
Alegria0.36%6235748.54%1.74%
Anomar1.12%1,9081,72710.48%2.12%
Aurora0.43%7366778.71%1.77%
Balibayon1.30%2,2161,75226.48%5.07%
Baybay0.18%311330-5.76%-1.24%
Bilabid0.14%241293-17.75%-4.03%
Bitaugan0.41%70763710.99%2.22%
Bonifacio2.23%3,8223,5348.15%1.66%
Buenavista0.68%1,16891627.51%5.25%
Cabongbongan0.49%841905-7.07%-1.53%
Cagniog3.87%6,6225,22526.74%5.11%
Cagutsan0.20%342345-0.87%-0.18%
Canlanipa6.80%11,6369,69720.00%3.91%
Cantiasay0.61%1,0479846.40%1.31%
Capalayan1.56%2,6722,5026.79%1.39%
Catadman0.20%350382-8.38%-1.82%
Danao0.39%66959312.82%2.57%
Danawan0.36%6205738.20%1.67%
Day-asan1.19%2,0321,8837.91%1.62%
Ipil2.74%4,6924,3238.54%1.74%
Libuac0.58%9979495.06%1.04%
Lipata1.68%2,8722,6538.25%1.68%
Lisondra0.50%858882-2.72%-0.58%
Luna7.73%13,23310,42526.94%5.15%
Mabini1.37%2,3472,3370.43%0.09%
Mabua1.97%3,3632,77821.06%4.10%
Manyagao0.56%95685112.34%2.48%
Mapawa0.74%1,2701,13212.19%2.45%
Mat-i3.87%6,6175,72215.64%3.11%
Nabago0.68%1,1671,1432.10%0.44%
Nonoc0.65%1,1071,310-15.50%-3.48%
Orok0.80%1,3721,11423.16%4.48%
Poctoy1.16%1,9911,68817.95%3.54%
Punta Bilar0.80%1,3711,07927.06%5.17%
Quezon1.37%2,3392,2294.93%1.02%
Rizal4.38%7,4926,65912.51%2.51%
Sabang3.57%6,1144,70529.95%5.67%
San Isidro0.37%6295867.34%1.50%
San Jose0.79%1,3561,2657.19%1.47%
San Juan9.68%16,56514,92510.99%2.22%
San Pedro0.54%9198656.24%1.28%
San Roque0.93%1,5961,44410.53%2.13%
Serna0.99%1,7011,43818.29%3.60%
Sidlakan0.19%3313077.82%1.60%
Silop0.94%1,6021,4857.88%1.61%
Sugbay0.32%55448214.94%2.97%
Sukailang0.82%1,3961,3860.72%0.15%
Taft11.25%19,24218,5713.61%0.75%
Talisay0.68%1,1661,403-16.89%-3.82%
Togbongon1.32%2,2572,1057.22%1.48%
Trinidad1.59%2,7262,5875.37%1.11%
Washington11.29%19,31918,9002.22%0.46%
Zaragoza0.35%59147524.42%4.71%
Surigao City Total171,107154,13711.01%2.22%

Economy

The annual regular revenue of Surigao City for the fiscal year of 2016 was 678,256,607.49.

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Annual regular income of Surigao City (2009‑2016)
Fiscal YearAnnual Regular IncomeChange
2009423,809,706.82
2010464,949,537.929.71%
2011500,973,894.757.75%
2012456,593,226.48-8.86%
2013489,711,707.257.25%
2014544,589,021.7211.21%
2015614,579,477.3112.85%
2016678,256,607.4910.36%

End notes:

  • Annual Regular Income = Locally Sourced Revenue + Internal Revenue Allotment (IRA) Current Year + Other Shares from National Tax Collection
  • Locally Sourced Revenue = Real Property Tax (General Fund) + Tax on Business + Other Taxes + Regulatory Fees + Service/User Charges + Receipts from Economic Enterprises

Demographics

Households

The household population of Surigao City in the 2015 Census was 153,105 broken down into 35,784 households or an average of 4.28 members per household.

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Number of households in Surigao City (1990‑2015)
Census dateHousehold populationNumber of householdsAverage household size
100,07118,6835.36
104,48820,2405.16
118,04722,5415.24
131,49427,1474.84
140,15129,9724.68
153,10535,7844.28

Population by age group

According to the 2015 Census, the age group with the highest population in Surigao City is 15 to 19, with 17,482 individuals. Conversely, the age group with the lowest population is 80 and over, with 1,120 individuals.

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Population of Surigao City by age group (2015 census)
Age groupPopulation (2015)Age group percentage
Under 12,9891.94%
1 to 412,9858.42%
5 to 915,66710.16%
10 to 1416,12310.46%
15 to 1917,48211.34%
20 to 2415,1079.80%
25 to 2912,5638.15%
30 to 3410,5346.83%
35 to 399,6306.25%
40 to 448,7405.67%
45 to 497,7525.03%
50 to 546,8794.46%
55 to 595,6853.69%
60 to 644,3432.82%
65 to 692,9941.94%
70 to 742,1551.40%
75 to 791,3890.90%
80 and over1,1200.73%
Total154,137100.00%
  • Youth Dependency Ratio: 48.39
  • Old Age Dependency Ratio: 7.76
  • Total Dependency Ratio: 56.15
  • Median Age: 23.91

Historical population

The population of Surigao City grew from 8,606 in 1903 to 171,107 in 2020, an increase of 162,501 people over the course of 117 years. The latest census figures in 2020 denote a positive growth rate of 2.22%, or an increase of 16,970 people, from the previous population of 154,137 in 2015.

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Population of Surigao City (1903‑2020)
Census datePopulationGrowth rate
8,606
16,2324.09%
34,3393.82%
46,1093.07%
37,439-1.81%
51,4963.17%
66,0275.11%
79,7453.85%
100,3792.33%
104,9090.83%
118,5342.65%
132,1511.51%
140,5402.27%
154,1371.77%
171,1072.22%

The total number of registered voters or electorate in Surigao City for the year 2019 was 103,688, broken down into 51,274 males and 52,414 females.

Location

The city center of Surigao is situated at approximately 9° 47' North, 125° 29' East, in the island of Mindanao. Elevation at these coordinates is estimated at 9.0 meters or 29.5 feet above mean sea level.

Distances

Based on the great-circle distance (the shortest distance between two points over the surface of the Earth), the cities closest to Surigao City are Cabadbaran, Agusan del Norte, Maasin, Southern Leyte, Butuan, Tandag, Surigao del Sur, Gingoog, Misamis Oriental, and Bayugan, Agusan del Sur. The nearest municipalities are San Francisco, Surigao del Norte, Tagana-an, Surigao del Norte, Sison, Surigao del Norte, Placer, Surigao del Norte, Malimono, Surigao del Norte, and Dinagat, Dinagat Islands. Its distance from the national capital is 723.32 kilometers (449.45 miles). The following list delineates such distance measurements.

great-circle distance

Nearest towns

Nearest cities

Distance from Manila: 723.32 kilometers (449.45 miles) to the Northwest (N42°W)

Notes

  1. Unless otherwise specified, population count (excluding percentages), household data, and land area figures are derived from the Philippine Statistics Authority.
  2. Data on registered voters is from the Commission on Elections.
  3. Data on annual regular income is from the Bureau of Local Government Finance, Department of Finance
  4. Postal code information is from the Philippine Postal Corporation.
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