Surigao City
Surigao City | |
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| City of Surigao | |
Surigao City Hall | |
| Nickname: City of Island Adventures | |
Map of Surigao del Norte with Surigao City highlighted | |
OpenStreetMap | |
Location within the Philippines | |
| Coordinates: 9°47′23″N 125°29′45″E / 9.7897°N 125.4958°E | |
| Country | Philippines |
| Region | Caraga |
| Province | Surigao del Norte |
| District | 2nd district |
| Founded | June 29, 1655 |
| Cityhood | August 31, 1970 |
| Barangays | 54 (see Barangays) |
| Government | |
| • Type | Sangguniang Panlungsod |
| • Mayor | Pablo Yves L. Dumlao II |
| • Vice Mayor | Alfonso S. Casurra |
| • Representative | Robert Ace S. Barbers |
| • City Council | Members |
| • Electorate | 108,124 voters (2025) |
| Area | |
• Total | 245.30 km2 (94.71 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 43 m (141 ft) |
| Highest elevation | 984 m (3,228 ft) |
| Lowest elevation | 0 m (0 ft) |
| Population (2020 census) | |
• Total | 171,107 |
| • Density | 700/km2 (1,800/sq mi) |
| • Households | 41,816 |
| Economy | |
| • Income class | 1st city income class |
| • Poverty incidence | 24.91 |
| • Revenue | ₱ 1,490 million (2022) |
| • Assets | ₱ 3,739 million (2022) |
| • Expenditure | ₱ 1,148 million (2022) |
| • Liabilities | ₱ 592.3 million (2022) |
| Service provider | |
| • Electricity | Surigao del Norte Electric Cooperative (SURNECO) |
| Time zone | UTC+08:00 (PST) |
| ZIP code | 8400 |
| PSGC | |
| IDD : area code | +63 (0)86 |
| Native languages | Surigaonon Agusan Cebuano Tagalog |
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Surigao City, officially the City of Surigao (Surigaonon: Siyudad nan Surigao; Cebuano: Dakbayan sa Surigao; Filipino: Lungsod ng Surigao), is a component city and capital of the province of Surigao del Norte, Philippines. It is the most populous in the province with a population of 171,107 people according to the 2020 census.
The city is located at the north-easternmost tip of Mindanao with a total land area of 245.34 km2 which is roughly 1.4% of the Caraga region.
The absence of a fort in Surigao belies its significance and sphere of influence during the Spanish period. It was the capital of the expansive province of the same name from 1750 until its dissolution in 1911, covering a third of Mindanao Island's total land area. It is one of the oldest port towns in Mindanao, founded by Spanish colonizers in 1655. It has abundant mineral reserves including gold, iron, manganese, silica, cobalt, copper, chromite and among the world's largest nickel deposits in Nonoc Island. The city has been dubbed the mining capital since 1969 of the then Northern Mindanao region and still today as an economic driver of Caraga region.
Surigao City serves as a jump off point to visitors of nearby Siargao, Dinagat and Bucas Grande islands. It is Mindanao's closest landmass to the Visayas region, separating the two island groups by eleven nautical miles across Surigao Strait. Surigao is the center of politics, commerce, banking, industry and education of Surigao del Norte and Dinagat Islands as well as parts of neighboring provinces of Surigao del Sur, Agusan del Norte and Southern Leyte.