Surigao City Description

The Surigao City is a 2nd class city in the province of Surigao del Norte, Philippines. Surigao City is the capital city of Surigao del Norte.

Surigao City is a mosaic of islands that lies at the rim of the Asian continental shelf. It is blessed with abundant mineral reserves, fisheries and aquatic resources, and tracts of fertile arable lands, which are the primary sources of its people’s livelihood.  Surigao City’s  outlying islands fronting the Pacific further augment the fun and adventure, especially surfing

Surigao City Attractions

Surigao City’s  location in the coast offers enough opportunities to enjoy its wide array of beaches ranging from white, grayish-sandy to the gravel smooth pebbled ones, as well as other places of interest.

Siargao Island boasts of the biggest mangrove forest reserves in Mindanao. Long stretches of wetlands likewise indicate potentials for commercial seaweed propagation. Siargao Island is greatly influenced by the winds and currents coming uninterrupted from the Pacific Ocean, intensified by the Mindanao current running westward through the Siargao Strait.

Dinagat consists of satellitle islands that stretch towards Leyte. Here you will find rock islands and islets reminiscent of the limestone rock formations of Palawan and the Hundred Islands of Pangasinan. For a taste of the sublime heights, scale a mountain and be rewarded by a panoramic view of these sea sculptures strewn over the blue and green waters. They come in assorted shapes and sizes. Locals refer to some of these according to what they resemble best: Pato (duck), bao (turtle) and Punta Kalabera (Skull Point). At sunset, the Eagle’s Point in the uninhabited island of Hagakhak resembles a magnificent golden phoenix rising from the sea spray.

Bucas Grande features mushroom-shaped limestone rocks, green with foliage, sprout from its shimmery blue waters. Bucas Grande bears a striking resemblance to the Rock Islands of Palau in Micronesia.

For something exotic, try the Suhoton Cave in Bucas Grande Island that can be accessed only by banca or kayak at low tide. Once you get past it, you will find yourself in a blue lagoon sprinkled with islets and enclosed by limestone cliffs and virgin forests.

The pear-shaped Mainit Lake engulfs the municipalities of Mainit and Alegria between Surigao and Butuan. At a certain season, one can admire the purplish blooms of water hyacinths and lilies. Its placid waters is a sanctuary of thousands of wild ducks. This 17,340 hectare body of freshwater is the fourth largest lake in the Philippines. Also site of many waterfalls. The unspoiled teardrop-shaped lake is one of the most natural ecosystems in the region.It has the most pristine water surrounded by numerous cold and hot springs in its various tributaries.

Surigao City Location

Surigao City is perched at the northeastern tip of Mindanao, a southern island in the Philippines, and faces the Philippine Deep. The historic strait bound it on the north and east by the Pacific Ocean, on the south by the provinces of Agusan Del Norte and on the west by Surigao Del Sur.

According to the 2000 census, it has a population of 118,534 people in 22,541 households and has an estimated 2005 population of 133,929. The total land area of the city is 245.34 sq. km.