Basic Information
about the Province of Surigao del Norte |
Provincial
Capital: |
Surigao
City |
Land Area: |
281,915
hectares (PPDO, 2004) |
Political
Subdivision: |
1 city,
27 municipalities, 434 barangays |
Population: |
481,416
(2000) |
Population
Density: |
170.77 persons
per sq. km. |
Pop'n
Growth Rate: |
0.70 % (1995) |
Dialects/Languages: |
Cebuano, Surigaonon |
Literacy Rate: |
94.01% (1995) |
Poverty
Incidence: |
50.8 % |
Power Provider: |
Surigao
del Norte Electric Cooperative |
Water Provider Surigao
City: |
Surigao
Metropolitan Water District capacity: 320,000 cu.m. per month |
Information & Communi- |
CRUZTELCO,
PHILCOM, SMART, |
cation Facilities: |
GLOBE,
SUN, BAYANTEL, RCPI |
Health Facilities: |
16 public and private
hospitals |
Schools: |
11 higher
educational institutions |
Financial Institutions: |
8 commercial
banks, 3 government banks and 8 rural banks |