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Surigao City, Caraga Administrative Region XIII, Philippines

Major Agricultural Products:

Minerals that are Mined:

Gold; Iron, Chromite:Nickel; Manganese and Copper.

CLIMATE

No definite dry season.  Rainfall is pronounced the whole year round.  Average rainfall is 49.0 mm and average annual humidity is 84.6%.

MAJOR CROPS& LIVESTOCK

Lowland palay, banana, corn, vegetables, squash, rootcrops, mango, coconut, swine, chicken, cattle, goat, duck and turkey.

FISHERY & FORESTRY

10,000 metric tons of annual catch from inland fisheries mostly tilapia, mudfish and carp.  Agusan del Norte is the home of  23 lumber producers, 4 poles and piles producer licensees and 37 minor forest products licensees.

MAJOR INDUSTRIES

• • Fruit Production and Processing in bananas, pineapple, mango, kaong and citronella oil
  • Coconut processing
  • Vegetable production and processing in squash, ginger and coffee.
  • Fishery.  Its 25,948 sq. kms. of marine fishery area offers the potential of large scale fishing, in addition to the 24,000 has. of inland fishing grounds which currently is the source of one of its exports of fresh and processed prawns.
  • Forest-based Resources.  In spite of the depletion of its forest resource, the province's 150,810 has. of forest land which comprise over 58 percent of its total land area, continues to supply the needs of its wood-based industries.  The source for its thriving forestry-based activities such as furniture, components, and other furnishings is now augmented by its nearby sister province of Agusan del Sur.
  • Mineral-based Resources.  The province's gemstones production is anchored on the estimated 1,566,139 m.t. of largely untipped gold deposits and its sizable supply of semi-precious and decorative stones.  In addition, the province also has aluminum and manganese.  Non-metallic minerals include a vast source of marble and porcelain and the materials for brick-making.

  

  

  
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