Burgos Unidad | |
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| Municipality of Burgos | |
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| Coordinates:10°01′05″N126°04′26″E / 10.018°N 126.074°E /10.018; 126.074 | |
| Country | Philippines |
| Region | Caraga |
| Province | Surigao del Norte |
| District | 1st district |
| Founded | November 29, 1965 |
| Disestablished | February 17, 1966 |
| Reestablished | June 17, 1967 |
| Named after | Jose Burgos |
| Barangays | 6 (seeBarangays) |
| Government | |
| • Type | Sangguniang Bayan |
| • Mayor | Emmanuel N. Arcena (LAKAS) |
| • Vice Mayor | Anielyn B. Noguerraza (LAKAS) |
| • Representative | Francisco Jose F. Matugas II |
| • Councilor | |
| • Electorate | 4,501 voters (2025) |
| Area | |
• Total | 19.27 km2 (7.44 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 24 m (79 ft) |
| Highest elevation | 183 m (600 ft) |
| Lowest elevation | 0 m (0 ft) |
| Population (2024 census)[3] | |
• Total | 4,399 |
| • Density | 228.3/km2 (591.2/sq mi) |
| • Households | 1,083 |
| Economy | |
| • Income class | 6th municipal income class |
| • Poverty incidence | 25.88 |
| • Revenue | ₱ 80.05 million (2022) |
| • Assets | ₱ 157 million (2022) |
| • Expenditure | ₱ 74.62 million (2022) |
| • Liabilities | ₱ 33.31 million (2022) |
| Service provider | |
| • Electricity | Siargao Electric Cooperative (SIARELCO) |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (PST) |
| ZIP code | 8424 |
| PSGC | |
| IDD : area code | +63 (0)86 |
| Native languages | Surigaonon Agusan Cebuano Tagalog |
| Website | www |
Burgos, officially theMunicipality of Burgos (Surigaonon: Lungsod nan Burgos;Tagalog:Bayan ng Burgos), is amunicipality in theprovince ofSurigao del Norte,Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 4,185 people.[5]
It is the smallest municipality in the province, both in population and area. Burgos is one of the two northernmost towns ofSiargao Island. The other is municipality ofSanta Monica.
Burgos was formerly asitio known as Sipan and later Unidad. It was later renamed as Burgos when it became a barrio of the municipality ofNumancia (now Del Carmen) in 1925, and laterSapao (now Sta. Monica).[6]
Burgos was converted into a town on November 29, 1965, but only lasted until February 17, 1966, as a result of an injunction filed by former Vice PresidentEmmanuel Pelaez before theSupreme Court of the Philippines regarding the 77 newly created towns in the country.[6] On June 17, 1967, Burgos was re-created as a municipality, consisting of barrios Burgos, Baybay, Bitang, Sipan, and San Mateo and sitios Patag, Natin-ao, and Mataub.[7]
Burgos is politically subdivided into 6barangays. Each barangay consists ofpuroks while some havesitios.
| Climate data for Burgos, Surigao del Norte | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 27 (81) | 27 (81) | 28 (82) | 29 (84) | 30 (86) | 29 (84) | 30 (86) | 30 (86) | 30 (86) | 29 (84) | 29 (84) | 28 (82) | 29 (84) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 23 (73) | 23 (73) | 23 (73) | 24 (75) | 24 (75) | 25 (77) | 24 (75) | 24 (75) | 24 (75) | 24 (75) | 24 (75) | 23 (73) | 24 (75) |
| Averageprecipitation mm (inches) | 161 (6.3) | 132 (5.2) | 112 (4.4) | 87 (3.4) | 136 (5.4) | 169 (6.7) | 146 (5.7) | 148 (5.8) | 132 (5.2) | 156 (6.1) | 176 (6.9) | 170 (6.7) | 1,725 (67.8) |
| Average rainy days | 20.0 | 16.2 | 18.3 | 17.5 | 24.0 | 26.7 | 27.5 | 27.5 | 26.5 | 26.4 | 23.8 | 21.0 | 275.4 |
| Source: Meteoblue[8] | |||||||||||||
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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| 1970 | 1,958 | — |
| 1975 | 2,584 | +5.72% |
| 1980 | 2,798 | +1.60% |
| 1990 | 2,617 | −0.67% |
| 1995 | 2,785 | +1.17% |
| 2000 | 3,043 | +1.92% |
| 2007 | 3,851 | +3.30% |
| 2010 | 4,058 | +1.92% |
| 2015 | 4,034 | −0.11% |
| 2020 | 4,185 | +0.78% |
| 2024 | 4,399 | +1.20% |
| Source:Philippine Statistics Authority[9][10][11][12][13] | ||
Poverty incidence of Burgos
Source:Philippine Statistics Authority[14][15][16][17][18][19][20][21]
Places adjacent to Burgos, Surigao del Norte | |
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 Province ofSurigao del Norte | |
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Surigao City (capital) | |
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