Agusan del Sur

Agusan del Sur
From top, left to right: Wawa River, Sibagat Hanging Bridge; Inside the Municipal Hall of San Luis; Agusan del Sur Provincial Capitol in Prosperidad
Anthem: Hail, Agusan del Sur
Interactive map of Agusan del Sur
Coordinates: 8°30′N 125°50′E / 8.5°N 125.83°E / 8.5; 125.83
CountryPhilippines
RegionCaraga
Founded17 June 1967
CapitalProsperidad
Largest cityBayugan
Government
 • GovernorSantiago B. Cane Jr. (NUP)
 • Vice GovernorPatricia Anne B. Plaza (NUP)
 • LegislatureAgusan del Sur Provincial Board
Area
 • Total
9,989.52 km2 (3,856.98 sq mi)
 • Rank4th out of 82
Highest elevation
(Mount Datu Masuyapa)
1,678 m (5,505 ft)
Population
 (2024 census)
 • Total
740,531
 • Rank41st out of 82
 • Density74.1308/km2 (191.998/sq mi)
  • Rank76th out of 82
DemonymSouth Agusanon
Divisions
 • Independent cities0
 • Component cities
 • Municipalities
 • Barangays314
 • DistrictsLegislative districts of Agusan del Sur
Time zoneUTC+8 (PHT)
IDD:area code+63 (0)85
ISO 3166 codePH-AGS
Spoken languages
Income classification1st class
Websiteagusandelsur.gov.ph

Agusan del Sur, officially the Province of Agusan del Sur (Cebuano: Habagatang Agusan; Butuanon: Probinsya hong Agusan del Sur; Filipino: Lalawigan ng Agusan del Sur), is a landlocked province in Caraga region, Mindanao, Philippines. Its capital is the municipality of Prosperidad. It is bordered on the northwest by Agusan del Norte and Misamis Oriental; east by Surigao del Sur; southeast by Davao Oriental; mid-south by Davao de Oro; southwest by Davao del Norte and, mid-west by Bukidnon. It is the fourth largest province in the country in terms of area, with the size of 3,856 sq miles.

Agusan del Sur is the largest and the only landlocked province in the CARAGA region. Bayugan is the only city and it is also the most populous city in the province.