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'''Bunawan''', officially the '''Municipality of Bunawan''' ({{langx|ceb|Lungsod sa Bunawan}}; {{langx|tl|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.{{PH wikidata|population_reference}}
Bunawan was created on June 21, 1959, through ''Republic Act No. 2517''.<ref name="ChanRobles-RA2517">{{cite web|title=Republic Act No. 2517 - An Act Creating the Municipality of Bunawan, Province of Agusan|url=http://laws.chanrobles.com/republicacts/26_republicacts.php?id=2521|website=Chan Robles Virtual Law Library|accessdate=18 October 2016|date=21 June 1959}}</ref> The world's largest crocodile, Lolong, was captured in the town in September 2011.<ref name="YahooNews-Lolong" />
==Geography== According to the Philippine Statistics Authority, the municipality has a land area of {{convert|512.16|km2}}{{PSGC detail|area}} constituting {{percentage|512.16|9,989.52|2|pad=yes}} of the {{convert|9,989.52|km2|2|adj=mid|-}} total area of Agusan del Sur.
===Climate=== {{Weather box | location = Bunawan, Agusan del Sur | width = auto | metric first = Yes | single line = Yes | Jan high C = 27 | Jan low C = 22 | Feb high C = 27 | Feb low C = 21 | Mar high C = 27 | Mar low C = 22 | Apr high C = 29 | Apr low C = 22 | May high C = 29 | May low C = 23 | Jun high C = 29 | Jun low C = 23 | Jul high C = 29 | Jul low C = 23 | Aug high C = 30 | Aug low C = 23 | Sep high C = 30 | Sep low C = 23 | Oct high C = 29 | Oct low C = 23 | Nov high C = 28 | Nov low C = 22 | Dec high C = 28 | Dec low C = 22 | Jan precipitation mm = 64 | Feb precipitation mm = 48 | Mar precipitation mm = 40 | Apr precipitation mm = 28 | May precipitation mm = 41 | Jun precipitation mm = 48 | Jul precipitation mm = 38 | Aug precipitation mm = 34 | Sep precipitation mm = 33 | Oct precipitation mm = 46 | Nov precipitation mm = 52 | Dec precipitation mm = 53 | Jan rain days = 13.9 | Feb rain days = 12.5 | Mar rain days = 12.2 | Apr rain days = 12.2 | May rain days = 16.5 | Jun rain days = 17.6 | Jul rain days = 17.5 | Aug rain days = 17.4 | Sep rain days = 16.6 | Oct rain days = 19.0 | Nov rain days = 16.6 | Dec rain days = 14.6 | source 1 = Meteoblue<ref name="met_norms"> {{cite web | url = https://www.meteoblue.com/en/weather/historyclimate/climatemodelled/bunawan_philippines_1722731 | title = Bunawan: Average Temperatures and Rainfall | publisher = Meteoblue | accessdate = 29 April 2020 }}</ref> | date = 29 April 2020 }}
===Barangays=== Bunawan is politically subdivided into 10 barangays.{{PSGC detail|nscb}} Each barangay consists of puroks while some have sitios. thumb|upright=1.1|{{center|'''Political map of Bunawan'''}} {{PH brgy table lite|top}} {{PH brgy table lite|160302001| Bunawan Brook| 5283| 5063}} {{PH brgy table lite|160302002| Consuelo | 9528| 5863}} {{PH brgy table lite|160302008| Imelda | 1672| 1179}} {{PH brgy table lite|160302003| Libertad | 6583| 6018}} {{PH brgy table lite|160302004| Mambalili | 3008| 2355}} {{PH brgy table lite|160302009| Nueva Era | 1375| 1139}} {{PH brgy table lite|160302005| Poblacion| 5379| 4683}} {{PH brgy table lite|160302006| San Andres | 3336| 3043}} {{PH brgy table lite|160302007| San Marcos | 1212| 896}} {{PH brgy table lite|160302010| San Teodoro | 7775| 7243}} {{PH brgy table lite|bottom|37482}}
==Demographics== {{Philippine Census | align= none | title= Population census of {{PH wikidata|name}} | 1903 = | 1918 = {{PH census population|1918}} | 1939 = {{PH census population|1939}} | 1948 = {{PH census population|1948}} | 1960 = {{PH census population|1960}} | 1970 = {{PH census population|1970}} | 1975 = {{PH census population|1975}} | 1980 = {{PH census population|1980}} | 1990 = {{PH census population|1990}} | 1995 = {{PH census population|1995}} | 2000 = {{PH census population|2000}} | 2007 = {{PH census population|2007}} | 2010 = {{PH census population|2010}} | 2015 = {{PH census population|2015}} | 2020 = {{PH census population|2020}} | 2024 = {{PH census population|2024}} | 2030 = | footnote= Source: Philippine Statistics Authority{{PH wikidata|population_reference}}{{PH census|2015}}{{PH census|2010}}{{PH census|2007}}{{LWUA population data}} }}
In the 2020 census, Bunawan had a population of 47,512.{{PH wikidata|population_reference}} The population density was {{convert|{{sigfig|47,512/512.16|2}}|PD/km2}}.
== Economy == {{PH poverty incidence}}
==Education==
===Primary and Elementary===
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="font-style:95%;" |+ Central elementary schools ! scope="col | Name ! scope="col | Barangay |- ! scope="row" | East Bunawan Central Elementary School | San Teodoro |- ! scope="row" | West Bunawan Central Elementary School | Poblacion |}
===High Schools=== There are three high schools in the municipality.
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="font-style:95%;" |- ! scope="col | School ! scope="col | Barangay |- ! scope="row" | Agusan del Sur State College of Agriculture and Technology | San Teodoro |- ! scope="row" | Bunawan National High School | San Teodoro |- ! scope="row" | Libertad National High School | Libertad |}
===University=== Bunawan has 1 university, the Agusan del Sur State University.
==Crocodile Lolong== {{Main|Lolong}} thumb|left|crocodile Lolong
In early September 2011, local residents and veteran crocodile hunters caught a {{convert|6.17|m|ft|adj=mid|-long}} saltwater crocodile weighing {{convert|1,075|kg}} in a local creek. The municipality planned to make the giant beast the centerpiece of an ecotourism park for species found in the marshlands.<ref name="YahooNews-Lolong">{{cite news|title=Giant crocodile captured alive in Philippines|url=https://news.yahoo.com/giant-crocodile-captured-alive-philippines-134625838.html|accessdate=18 October 2016|work=Yahoo! News|agency=Associated Press|date=5 September 2011|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110908102015/http://news.yahoo.com/giant-crocodile-captured-alive-philippines-134625838.html|archivedate=8 September 2011|location=Manila, Philippines}}</ref>
On November 9, 2011, the National Geographic Team confirmed that Lolong was the world's biggest crocodile.<ref name="YahooNews-NatGeo">{{cite news|title=NatGeo team confirms Lolong the croc is world's biggest|url=https://ph.news.yahoo.com/nat-geo-experts-confirm-lolong-world-biggest-croc-115006612.html|accessdate=18 October 2016|publisher=GMA News Online|date=10 November 2011|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150207072931/https://ph.news.yahoo.com/nat-geo-experts-confirm-lolong-world-biggest-croc-115006612.html|archivedate=7 February 2015}}</ref> 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.<ref name="YahooNews-Lolong" />
The crocodile was declared dead a few hours after flipping over in a pond with a bloated stomach on February 10, 2013.<ref>{{cite news|title=World's largest held crocodile dies in Philippines|url=https://www.ctvnews.ca/sci-tech/article/worlds-largest-held-crocodile-dies-in-philippines/|access-date=18 October 2016|work=CTV News|publisher=Associated Press|date=10 February 2013}}</ref> The crocodile, despite being responsible for many deadly attacks, was mourned by residents of the town, as it was the only notable tourist attraction in the area. 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.<ref name="YahooNews-Lolong" />
== Industry == Co-O Gold Mine of Philsaga Mining Corporation is located in Barangay Consuelo.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Company Profile {{!}} PMC: Supplier Management System |url=https://vendor.philsaga.com/sp/company-profile |access-date=2024-12-27 |website=vendor.philsaga.com}}</ref>
==References== {{reflist|30em}}
==External links== {{Commons category}} * [{{NSCB detail}} Philippine Standard Geographic Code] * [https://web.archive.org/web/20100618094816/http://www.agusanmarsh.com/ Agusan Marsh, Bunawan]
{{Geographic location | Centre = Bunawan | North = Rosario | East = {{nowrap|Bislig, Surigao del Sur}} | South = {{nowrap|Santa Josefa / Trento}} | Southwest = Veruela | West = La Paz<br />Loreto }} {{Agusan del Sur|state=expanded}} {{Authority control}}
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