Loreto, Agusan del Sur
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Loreto, officially the Municipality of Loreto (Template:Langx; Template:Langx), is a municipality in the province of Agusan del Sur, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 43,880 people.Template:PH census Loreto is the largest Municipality in terms of land area in Mindanao.
History
It was in the year 1600 long before Fr. Urios came to Agusan in 1880 when the Spaniards first came to the upper reaches of Agusan and discovered the Manobos. In convincing the Manobos to organize themselves and live in a settlement/community, the settlement was given the name of "Loreto" in remembrance of Fr. Urios town in Spain on March 30, 1965.Script error: No such module "Unsubst".
Rain of fish
On a rainy morning on January 13, 2012, Loreto became nationally notable when it became the site of a rain of fish. Seventy-two small fish were recovered and placed in an aquarium. They were about Script error: No such module "convert". long and had small spots, but the species remains unknown. The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources attributes the phenomenon to a waterspout.[1][2][3]
Geography
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Loreto is a river town situated south-west of Agusan del Sur. It is bounded on the north by La Paz, north-east by Bunawan, and southeast by Veruela. The provinces of Bukidnon and Davao del Norte bound its Western and Southern portions.
Loreto is a strategically situated as a junction point to various destination within Agusan del Sur and nearby provinces. The accessibility of Loreto to Provincial Center, Patin-ay in Prosperidad has three main routes: the Loreto-Santa Josefa-Trento route of Script error: No such module "convert"., the Loreto-La Paz Talacogon route of Script error: No such module "convert"., and the Loreto-Bunawan route of Script error: No such module "convert". with two hours of Pump boat cruising the Agusan River.
Climate
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Barangays
Loreto is politically subdivided into 17 barangays.Template:PSGC detail Each barangay consists of puroks while some have sitios. Template:PH brgy table lite Template:PH brgy table lite Template:PH brgy table lite Template:PH brgy table lite Template:PH brgy table lite Template:PH brgy table lite Template:PH brgy table lite Template:PH brgy table lite Template:PH brgy table lite Template:PH brgy table lite Template:PH brgy table lite Template:PH brgy table lite Template:PH brgy table lite Template:PH brgy table lite Template:PH brgy table lite Template:PH brgy table lite Template:PH brgy table lite Template:PH brgy table lite Template:PH brgy table lite
Demographics
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According to the 2020 census, Loreto had a population of 43,880.Template:PH census The population density was Script error: No such module "convert"..
Economy
References
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External links
- [[[:Template:NSCB detail]] Philippine Standard Geographic Code]
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