Highly urbanized city in Agusan del Norte, Philippines
For the historical polity, see Butuan (historical polity).
Not to be confused with Bhutan or Batuan.
Highly urbanized city in Caraga, Philippines
Butuan
Highly urbanized city
City of Butuan
From top, left to right: Aerial view of urban Butuan, Macapagal Bridge, View of downtown Butuan, Father Saturnino Urios University swimming pool, and the Guingona Park
Butuan (pronounced /ˌbuːtˈwɑːn/), officially the City of Butuan (Cebuano: Dakbayan sa Butuan; Butuanon: Dakbayan hong Butuan; Filipino: Lungsod ng Butuan), is a 1st class highly urbanized city in the region of Caraga, Philippines. It is the de facto capital of the province of Agusan del Norte where it is geographically situated but has an administratively independent government.[11] According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 372,910 people.[7]
It served as the former capital of the Rajahnate of Butuan before 1001 until about 1521. The city used to be known during that time as the best in gold and boat manufacturing in the entire Philippine archipelago, having traded with places as far as Champa, Ming, Srivijaya, Majapahit, and the Bengali coasts. It is located at the northeastern part of the Agusan Valley, Mindanao, sprawling across the Agusan River. It is bounded to the north, west and south by Agusan del Norte, to the east by Agusan del Sur and to the northwest by Butuan Bay.
Butuan was the capital of the province of Agusan del Norte until 2000, when Republic Act 8811 transferred the capital to Cabadbaran. For statistical and geographical purposes, Butuan is grouped with Agusan del Norte but governed administratively independent from the province while legislatively administered by the province's 1st congressional district. However, the provincial government still holds office in Butuan, since the actual transfer of provincial offices to the new capital is still pending.[11]
^"House Bill No. 974" (PDF). House of Representatives of the Philippines. November 15, 2016. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 11, 2018. Retrieved April 19, 2019.
^"CESB CONCLUDES FIRST PAGLAUM WORKSHOP IN MINDANAO". Career Executive Service Board. June 20, 2012. Archived from the original on April 19, 2019. Retrieved April 19, 2019. The Career Executive Service Board, in partnership with the Association of CARAGA Executives (ACE), brought the Project Paglaum to Butuan City, the home of the Balangays.
^"JrNBA starts nationwide sweep with basketball clinic in Butuan". Manila Standard. February 7, 2016. Archived from the original on April 19, 2019. Retrieved April 19, 2019. Butuan came to national prominence during the late 1940s to the 1970s as the "Timber City of the South" because of its booming logging industry.
^"Brgy". Butuan.gov.ph. Archived from the original on January 10, 2014. Retrieved January 2, 2014.
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^"2015 Census of Population, Report No. 3 – Population, Land Area, and Population Density" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. Quezon City, Philippines. August 2016. ISSN 0117-1453. Archived (PDF) from the original on May 25, 2021. Retrieved July 16, 2021.
^ abCensus of Population (2020). "Caraga". Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved July 8, 2021.
^"Province of Surigao del Norte Accounts for Almost One-Fourth of Caraga's Economy in 2022; City of Butuan Posts the Fastest Growth of 9.5 Percent". Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved January 28, 2024.
^"PH₱56.598 per dollar (per International Monetary Fund on Representative Exchange Rates for Selected Currencies for December 2022)". IMF. Retrieved December 9, 2023.
^"PSA Releases the 2018 Municipal and City Level Poverty Estimates". Philippine Statistics Authority. December 15, 2021. Retrieved January 22, 2022.
^ ab"Republic Act No. 8811; An Act Transferring the Capital and Seat of Government of the Province of Agusan del Norte from Butuan City to the Municipality of Cabadbaran, Agusan del Norte" (PDF). Congress of the Philippines (official website). March 3, 2016. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 3, 2016. Retrieved December 4, 2015.
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