Lanuza, Surigao del Sur
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Lanuza | |
|---|---|
| Municipality of Lanuza | |
 Surfer in Lanuza | |
 Flag | |
| Nickname: Surf center of Surigao del Sur | |
 Map of Surigao del Sur with Lanuza highlighted | |
 Interactive map of Lanuza | |
.svg)  Lanuza Location within the Philippines | |
| Coordinates: 9°13′56″N 126°03′33″E / 9.2322°N 126.0592°E | |
| Country | Philippines |
| Region | Caraga |
| Province | Surigao del Sur |
| District | 1st district |
| Founded | December 10, 1918 |
| Named after | Lanuza, Spain |
| Barangays | 13 (see Barangays) |
| Government | |
| • Type | Sangguniang Bayan |
| • Mayor | Marvin T. Azarcon |
| • Vice Mayor | Charlyn L. Literato |
| • Representative | Romeo S. Momo Sr. |
| • Electorate | 10,245 voters (2025) |
| Area | |
• Total | 290.60 km2 (112.20 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 83 m (272 ft) |
| Highest elevation | 609 m (1,998 ft) |
| Lowest elevation | 0 m (0 ft) |
| Population (2024 census)[3] | |
• Total | 13,750 |
| • Density | 47.32/km2 (122.5/sq mi) |
| • Households | 3,173 |
| Economy | |
| • Income class | 4th municipal income class |
| • Poverty incidence | 30.85 |
| • Revenue | ₱ 177.6 million (2022) |
| • Assets | ₱ 296.8 million (2022) |
| • Expenditure | ₱ 142.6 million (2022) |
| • Liabilities | ₱ 101 million (2022) |
| Service provider | |
| • Electricity | Surigao del Sur 2 Electric Cooperative (SURSECO 2) |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (PST) |
| ZIP code | 8314 |
| PSGC | |
| IDD : area code | +63 (0)86 |
| Native languages | Surigaonon Agusan Cebuano Kamayo Tagalog |
| Website | www |
Lanuza, officially the Municipality of Lanuza (Surigaonon: Lungsod nan Lanuza; Tagalog: Bayan ng Lanuza), is a municipality in the province of Surigao del Sur, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 13,642 people.[5]
On December 10, 1918, Executive Order No. 52 of American Governor General Francis Burton Harrison that was signed by Charles Yeater, divided Cantilan into three parts – Carrascal, present-day Cantilan and Lanuza. Now it is part of the settlement area called Carcanmadcarlan.
Geography
Barangays
Lanuza is politically subdivided into 13 barangays. Each barangay consists of puroks while some have sitios.
In 1956, the sitio of Antao was converted into a barrio.[6]
- Agsam
- Bocawe
- Bunga
- Gamuton
- Habag
- Mampi
- Nurcia
- Pakwan
- Sibahay
- Zone I (Poblacion)
- Zone II (Poblacion)
- Zone III (Poblacion)
- Zone IV (Poblacion)
Climate
| Climate data for Lanuza | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 28.8 (83.8) |
29.1 (84.4) |
29.9 (85.8) |
31.0 (87.8) |
31.9 (89.4) |
31.8 (89.2) |
31.8 (89.2) |
31.9 (89.4) |
31.9 (89.4) |
31.4 (88.5) |
30.3 (86.5) |
29.4 (84.9) |
30.8 (87.4) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 25.6 (78.1) |
25.7 (78.3) |
26.3 (79.3) |
27.0 (80.6) |
27.9 (82.2) |
27.7 (81.9) |
27.7 (81.9) |
27.7 (81.9) |
27.7 (81.9) |
27.4 (81.3) |
26.6 (79.9) |
26.1 (79.0) |
27.0 (80.5) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 22.4 (72.3) |
22.3 (72.1) |
22.7 (72.9) |
23.1 (73.6) |
23.9 (75.0) |
23.7 (74.7) |
23.6 (74.5) |
23.6 (74.5) |
23.5 (74.3) |
23.4 (74.1) |
23.0 (73.4) |
22.8 (73.0) |
23.2 (73.7) |
| Average rainfall mm (inches) | 849 (33.4) |
711 (28.0) |
549 (21.6) |
384 (15.1) |
245 (9.6) |
172 (6.8) |
154 (6.1) |
134 (5.3) |
151 (5.9) |
220 (8.7) |
489 (19.3) |
711 (28.0) |
4,769 (187.8) |
| Source: Climate-Data.org[7] | |||||||||||||
Lanuza has a tropical rainforest climate (Af) with heavy to very heavy rainfall year-round and with extremely heavy rainfall frfrom December to February.
Demographics
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1903 | 3,133 | — |
| 1939 | 7,314 | +2.38% |
| 1948 | 8,559 | +1.76% |
| 1960 | 10,296 | +1.55% |
| 1970 | 11,528 | +1.14% |
| 1975 | 8,313 | −6.35% |
| 1980 | 7,722 | −1.46% |
| 1990 | 9,051 | +1.60% |
| 1995 | 8,843 | −0.43% |
| 2000 | 10,057 | +2.80% |
| 2007 | 10,788 | +0.97% |
| 2010 | 11,857 | +3.50% |
| 2015 | 12,001 | +0.23% |
| 2020 | 13,642 | +2.73% |
| 2024 | 13,750 | +0.19% |
| Source: Philippine Statistics Authority[8][9][10][11][12] | ||
