Bacuag

{{Short description|Municipality in Surigao del Norte, Philippines}}

{{Use Philippine English|date=February 2023}}

{{Use mdy dates|date=February 2023}}

{{More citations needed|date=August 2013}}

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| motto = Bacuag: Where adventure, meets nature.

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| established_date = January 01, 1919

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| leader_title = Mayor

| leader_name = Tessie Jean Camello Nakao

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| leader_name1 = Myrna Iligan Santos

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| leader_name2 = Robert Ace S. Barbers

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Bacuag, officially the Municipality of Bacuag (Surigaonon: Lungsod nan Bacuag; {{langx|tl|Bayan ng Bacuag}}), is a municipality in the province of Surigao del Norte, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 14,881 people.{{PH census|current}}

Geography

The town of Bacuag is situated along the north-eastern coast of Mindanao, along the eastern part of the province of Surigao del Norte. It is bounded on the north-western portion by the town of Placer and on the north-eastern portion by Hinatuan Passage. On the south-western side, it is bounded by the town of Gigaquit. On the western side, it is bounded by the town of Tubod and Alegria. Bacuag is {{convert|44|km}} from the provincial capital Surigao City.

Along the south-western and north-eastern portions of the municipality are 44% mountainous areas covering portions of Barangays Cambuayon, Pongtud, Dugsangon and Santo Rosario. The arability and crop suitability of these areas are limited and allowable urban development is of low density. These are best suited for pasture and forestal purposes. A large portion of plain area covers the east and north-eastern part covering portions of Poblacion, Campo, Cabugao, Pautao and parts of Dugsangon and Payapag. Approximately 26% of these 8,256 hectares is suited for intensive agriculture and high density urban development. The remaining 30% is also suited for intensive agriculture but with soil conservation and erosion control measures. Allowable urban development ranges from high to medium density.

Certain areas in the municipality are considered flooding hazard covering 13% of the total municipal area. These are located along and near river and sea banks, located in some portions of Barangays Cabugao, Campo, Payapag, Pongtud, Cambuayon and Poblacion with flood occurrences ranging from slight to moderate.

=Barangays=

Bacuag is politically subdivided into 9 barangays. Each barangay consists of puroks while some have sitios.

  • Cabugao
  • Cambuayon
  • Campo
  • Dugsangon
  • Pautao
  • Payapag
  • Poblacion
  • Pungtod
  • Santo Rosario

=Climate=

{{Weather box

| location = Bacuag, Surigao del Norte

| width = auto

| metric first = Yes

| single line = Yes

| Jan high C = 27

| Jan low C = 23

| Feb high C = 28

| Feb low C = 23

| Mar high C = 28

| Mar low C = 23

| Apr high C = 30

| Apr low C = 23

| May high C = 30

| May low C = 25

| Jun high C = 30

| Jun low C = 25

| Jul high C = 29

| Jul low C = 25

| Aug high C = 30

| Aug low C = 25

| Sep high C = 30

| Sep low C = 25

| Oct high C = 29

| Oct low C = 25

| Nov high C = 29

| Nov low C = 24

| Dec high C = 28

| Dec low C = 24

| Jan precipitation mm = 210

| Feb precipitation mm = 161

| Mar precipitation mm = 123

| Apr precipitation mm = 85

| May precipitation mm = 148

| Jun precipitation mm = 186

| Jul precipitation mm = 164

| Aug precipitation mm = 157

| Sep precipitation mm = 141

| Oct precipitation mm = 190

| Nov precipitation mm = 223

| Dec precipitation mm = 200

| Jan rain days = 21.0

| Feb rain days = 16.8

| Mar rain days = 18.5

| Apr rain days = 18.2

| May rain days = 24.9

| Jun rain days = 27.7

| Jul rain days = 28.4

| Aug rain days = 27.0

| Sep rain days = 26.1

| Oct rain days = 27.6

| Nov rain days = 24.6

| Dec rain days = 22.0

| source 1 = Meteoblue

{{cite web

| url = https://www.meteoblue.com/en/weather/historyclimate/climatemodelled/bacuag_philippines_1729478

| title = Bacuag: Average Temperatures and Rainfall

| publisher = Meteoblue

| accessdate = November 20, 2019 }}

| date = November 20, 2019 }}

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Demographics

{{Philippine Census

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| 1980 = {{PH census population|1980}}

| 1990 = {{PH census population|1990}}

| 1995 = {{PH census population|1995}}

| 2000 = {{PH census population|2000}}

| 2007 = {{PH census population|2007}}

| 2010 = {{PH census population|2010}}

| 2015 = {{PH census population|2015}}

| 2020 = {{PH census population|2020}}

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| footnote= Source: Philippine Statistics Authority{{PH census|2015}}{{PH census|2010}}{{PH census|2007}}{{LWUA population data}}

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Economy

{{PH poverty incidence}}

Since Bacuag is a coastal town, fishing is the primary economic source among local residents.

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