Cantilan
Cantilan | |
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| Municipality of Cantilan | |
Cantilan Harbour | |
Map of Surigao del Sur with Cantilan highlighted | |
OpenStreetMap | |
Location within the Philippines | |
| Coordinates: 9°20′08″N 125°58′37″E / 9.3356°N 125.9769°E | |
| Country | Philippines |
| Region | Caraga |
| Province | Surigao del Sur |
| District | 1st district |
| Founded | 1782 |
| Barangays | 17 (see Barangays) |
| Government | |
| • Type | Sangguniang Bayan |
| • Representative | Romeo S. Momo Sr. |
| • Electorate | 25,823 voters (2025) |
| Area | |
• Total | 240.10 km2 (92.70 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 9.0 m (29.5 ft) |
| Highest elevation | 196 m (643 ft) |
| Lowest elevation | 0 m (0 ft) |
| Population (2020 census) | |
• Total | 34,060 |
| • Density | 140/km2 (370/sq mi) |
| • Households | 8,115 |
| Economy | |
| • Income class | 2nd municipal income class |
| • Poverty incidence | 25.44 |
| • Revenue | ₱ 301.1 million (2022) |
| • Assets | ₱ 897.8 million (2022) |
| • Expenditure | ₱ 227.7 million (2022) |
| • Liabilities | ₱ 175.8 million (2022) |
| Service provider | |
| • Electricity | Surigao del Sur 2 Electric Cooperative (SURSECO 2) |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (PST) |
| ZIP code | 8317 |
| PSGC | |
| IDD : area code | +63 (0)86 |
| Native languages | Surigaonon Agusan Cebuano Tagalog |
| Website | www |
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Cantilan, officially the Municipality of Cantilan (Surigaonon: Lungsod nan Cantilan; Tagalog: Bayan ng Cantilan), is a municipality in the province of Surigao del Sur, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 34,060 people.
Cantilan is considered the "Cradle of Towns" in Surigao del Sur. It originally encompassed the whole area of Carcanmadcarlan or the present towns of Carrascal, Cantilan, Madrid, Carmen and Lanuza.