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Bunawan
Municipality in Agusan del Sur, Philippines From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Bunawan, officially the Municipality of Bunawan (Cebuano: Lungsod sa Bunawan; Tagalog: Bayan ng Bunawan), is a municipality in the province of Agusan del Sur, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 47,512 people.[3]
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Bunawan was created on June 21, 1959, through Republic Act No. 2517.[5] The world's largest crocodile, Lolong, was captured in the town in September 2011.[6]
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Geography
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According to the Philippine Statistics Authority, the municipality has a land area of 512.16 square kilometres (197.75 sq mi) [7] constituting 5.13% of the 9,989.52-square-kilometre- (3,856.98 sq mi) total area of Agusan del Sur.
Climate
Barangays
Bunawan is politically subdivided into 10 barangays.[9] Each barangay consists of puroks while some have sitios.
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Demographics
In the 2020 census, Bunawan had a population of 47,512.[3] The population density was 93 inhabitants per square kilometre (240/sq mi).
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Economy
Poverty incidence of Bunawan
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57.85 2003
61.63 2006
60.80 2009
54.22 2012
39.10 2015
38.05 2018
30.33 2021
32.35 Source: Philippine Statistics Authority[14][15][16][17][18][19][20][21] |
Education
Primary and Elementary
High Schools
There are three high schools in the municipality.
University
Bunawan has 1 university, the Agusan del Sur State University.
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Crocodile Lolong
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In early September 2011, local residents and veteran crocodile hunters caught a 6.17-metre-long (20.2 ft) saltwater crocodile weighing 1,075 kilograms (2,370 lb) in a local creek. The municipality planned to make the giant beast the centerpiece of an ecotourism park for species found in the marshlands.[6]
On November 9, 2011, the National Geographic Team confirmed that Lolong was the world's biggest crocodile.[22] The crocodile was transferred at the Bunawan Eco-Park and Research Center in Barangay Consuelo.
Villagers had witnessed the crocodile attack and kill a water buffalo, and they suspected it also killed a fisherman who went missing that summer. Experts from an area crocodile farm were called in to capture the wild animal, which destroyed four traps before a stronger one caught it. A hundred villagers were needed to drag the crocodile to a truck before a crane was used to put it in a truck. From there, it was taken to a special cage where it was expected to be held until the ecotourism park was built around it.[6]
The crocodile was declared dead a few hours after flipping over in a pond with a bloated stomach on February 10, 2013.[23] The crocodile, despite being responsible for many deadly attacks, was mourned by residents of the town, as it was the only tourist attraction that kept the town from sulking in obscurity. Its remains are preserved to allow the municipality to keep its fame.
Several other crocodiles roam the marshy areas on the outskirts of town, and villagers have been told to avoid the marshes at night.[6]
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Industry
Co-O Gold Mine of Philsaga Mining Corporation is located in Barangay Consuelo.[24]
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