Bunawan, Agusan del Sur
Encyclopedia
Bunawan is a 1st class municipality in the province of Agusan del Sur, Philippines
. It has an area of 51,216 hectares. According to the 2007 Philippine census, it has a population of 35,757 people with 6,709 households.
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In early September 2011, local residents and veteran crocodile
hunters caught a 6.4-meter-long (21-foot-long) saltwater crocodile
weighing 1,075 kilograms (2,370 pounds) in a local creek. The municipality planned to make the giant beast the centerpiece of an ecotourism park for species found in the marshlands.
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.
Several other crocodiles roam the marshy areas on the outskirts of town, and villagers have been told to avoid the marshes at night.
Philippines
The Philippines , officially known as the Republic of the Philippines , is a country in Southeast Asia in the western Pacific Ocean. To its north across the Luzon Strait lies Taiwan. West across the South China Sea sits Vietnam...
. It has an area of 51,216 hectares. According to the 2007 Philippine census, it has a population of 35,757 people with 6,709 households.
Barangays
Bunawan is politically subdivided into 10 barangayBarangay
A barangay is the smallest administrative division in the Philippines and is the native Filipino term for a village, district or ward...
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| Barangay | Population | Land Area | Sitios |
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| Bunawan Brook | |
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| Consuelo | |
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| Imelda | |
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| Libertad | |
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| Nueva Era | |
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| Mambalili | |
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| Poblacion | |
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| San Andres | |
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| San Marcos | |
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| San Teodoro San Teodoro, Bunawan, Agusan del Sur San Teodoro is a barangay of Bunawan in the province of Agusan del Sur, Philippines. According to the 2007 Philippine census, it has a population of 6,988 people.... |
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High Schools
There are three high schools in the municipality.| High School | Address |
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| Agusan del Sur State College of Agriculture and Technology Agusan del Sur State College of Agriculture and Technology The Agusan del Sur State College of Agriculture and Technology is a state-controlled college in Bunawan, Agusan del Sur, Philippines.-History 1906 to 1926:... |
San Teodoro, Bunawan, Agusan del Sur |
| Bunawan National High School | San Teodoro, Bunawan, Agusan del Sur |
| Libertad National High School | Libertad, Bunawan, Agusan del Sur |
Colleges
There are only one college in this municipality, the Agusan del Sur State College of Agriculture and TechnologyAgusan del Sur State College of Agriculture and Technology
The Agusan del Sur State College of Agriculture and Technology is a state-controlled college in Bunawan, Agusan del Sur, Philippines.-History 1906 to 1926:...
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Crocodile Lolong
On November 9, 2011, the National Geographic Team confirmed that Lolong is the world's biggest crocodile.The crocodile is put at the Bunawan Eco-Park and Research Center in Barangay Consuelo.In early September 2011, local residents and veteran crocodile
Crocodile
A crocodile is any species belonging to the family Crocodylidae . The term can also be used more loosely to include all extant members of the order Crocodilia: i.e...
hunters caught a 6.4-meter-long (21-foot-long) saltwater crocodile
Lolong
Lolong is the largest crocodile in captivity. A male Indo-Pacific or Saltwater crocodile , he weighs 2,370 pounds and is 20 feet 3 inches long, making him one of the largest crocodiles ever measured snout-to-tail.In November 2011, Australian crocodile expert Dr...
weighing 1,075 kilograms (2,370 pounds) in a local creek. The municipality planned to make the giant beast the centerpiece of an ecotourism park for species found in the marshlands.
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.
Several other crocodiles roam the marshy areas on the outskirts of town, and villagers have been told to avoid the marshes at night.