La Paz, Agusan del Sur
La Paz | |
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| Municipality of La Paz | |
Municipal hall | |
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Map of Agusan del Sur with La Paz highlighted | |
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La Paz Location within the Philippines | |
| Coordinates: 8°17′N 125°49′E / 8.28°N 125.81°E | |
| Country | Philippines |
| Region | Caraga |
| Province | Agusan del Sur |
| District | 2nd district |
| Founded | March 31, 1965 |
| Barangays | 15 (see Barangays) |
| Government | |
| • Type | Sangguniang Bayan |
| • Mayor | Michael D. Lim |
| • Vice Mayor | Albert A. Justo |
| • Representative | Adolph Edward G. Plaza |
| • Electorate | 23,824 voters (2025) |
| Area | |
• Total | 1,481.12 km2 (571.86 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 327 m (1,073 ft) |
| Highest elevation | 1,666 m (5,466 ft) |
| Lowest elevation | 14 m (46 ft) |
| Population (2024 census) | |
• Total | 29,096 |
| • Density | 19.645/km2 (50.879/sq mi) |
| • Households | 6,583 |
| Economy | |
| • Income class | 1st municipal income class |
| • Poverty incidence | 48.06 |
| • Revenue | ₱ 546.7 million (2022) |
| • Assets | ₱ 1,144 million (2022) |
| • Expenditure | ₱ 452.8 million (2022) |
| • Liabilities | ₱ 613 million (2022) |
| Service provider | |
| • Electricity | Agusan del Sur Electric Cooperative (ASELCO) |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (PST) |
| ZIP code | 8508 |
| PSGC | |
| IDD : area code | +63 (0)85 |
| Native languages | Agusan Butuanon Cebuano Higaonon Tagalog |
La Paz, officially the Municipality of La Paz (Cebuano: Lungsod sa La Paz; Tagalog: Bayan ng La Paz), is a municipality in the province of Agusan del Sur in the Caraga of the Philippines. The population was 30,969 at the 2020 census. La Paz is the largest town in terms of land area in Agusan del Sur and the entire Mindanao.