Las Nieves, Agusan del Norte

Municipality in Agusan del Norte, Philippines

Municipality in Caraga, Philippines

Las Nieves

Municipality

Municipality of Las Nieves

Municipal Hall

Flag

Map of Agusan del Norte with Las Nieves highlighted

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Las Nieves

Location within the Philippines

Coordinates: 8°44′N 125°36′E﻿ / ﻿8.74°N 125.6°E﻿ / 8.74; 125.6
Country| Philippines
Region| Caraga
Province| Agusan del Norte
District|  1st district
Barangays| 20 (see Barangays)
Government

[1]

• Type| Sangguniang Bayan
• Mayor| Karen S. Rosales
• Vice Mayor| Virgilio R. Escasiñas, Jr., LLB
• Representative| Jose S. Aquino II
• Municipal Council|

Members

*   * Florante G. Largo
* Rodrigo B. Calang
* Reinario P. Rosales
* Francisco G. Namuag Jr.
* Jacinto T. Fabro Sr.
* Joventino N. Manliguez
* Antonio N. Jongko
* Jessica H. Navarroza

• Electorate| 21,014 voters (2022)
Area

[2]

• Total| 582.69 km2 (224.98 sq mi)
Elevation

| 31 m (102 ft)
Highest elevation

| 155 m (509 ft)
Lowest elevation

| 7 m (23 ft)
Population

(2020 census)[3]

• Total| 30,240
• Density| 52/km2 (130/sq mi)
• Households

| 6,513
Economy

• Income class| 2nd municipal income class
• Poverty incidence|

37.24

% (2018)[4]
• Revenue| ₱ 202.4 million (2020)
• Assets| ₱ 481.2 million (2020)
• Expenditure| ₱ 169.9 million (2020)
• Liabilities| ₱ 101.4 million (2020)
Service provider

• Electricity| Agusan del Norte Electric Cooperative (ANECO)
Time zone| UTC+8 (PST)
ZIP code|

8610

PSGC|

160207000

IDD : area code | +63 (0)85
Native languages| Agusan
Butuanon
Cebuano
Higaonon
Tagalog
Website| www.lasnievesadn.gov.ph

Las Nieves, (Spanish for "The Snows"), officially the Municipality of Las Nieves (Cebuano: Lungsod sa Las Nieves; Tagalog: Bayan ng Las Nieves), is a 2nd class municipality in the province of Agusan del Norte, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 30,240 people.[3]

## History[edit]

On 27 March 2021, over 304 NPA militiamen and supporters of the New People's Army surrendered at Las Nieves in Barangay Ibuan to the Philippine Government, dismantling the rebels' key support in the area.[5]

## Geography[edit]

According to the Philippine Statistics Authority, the municipality has a land area of 582.69 square kilometres (224.98 sq mi) [6] constituting 21.34% of the 2,730.24-square-kilometre- (1,054.15 sq mi) total area of Agusan del Norte.

Las Nieves is bounded by Butuan and Buenavista, Agusan del Norte to the north, municipality of Sibagat, Agusan del Sur to the northeast, Bayugan to the east, municipality of Esperanza, Agusan del Sur to the south and municipality of Claveria, Misamis Oriental to the west.

### Climate[edit]

Climate data for Las Nieves, Agusan del Norte

Month  | Jan  | Feb  | Mar  | Apr  | May  | Jun  | Jul  | Aug  | Sep  | Oct  | Nov  | Dec  | Year
Mean daily maximum °C (°F)  | 28
(82)  | 28
(82)  | 29
(84)  | 30
(86)  | 30
(86)  | 30
(86)  | 30
(86)  | 30
(86)  | 30
(86)  | 30
(86)  | 29
(84)  | 28
(82)  | 29
(85)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F)  | 23
(73)  | 23
(73)  | 22
(72)  | 23
(73)  | 24
(75)  | 24
(75)  | 24
(75)  | 24
(75)  | 24
(75)  | 24
(75)  | 24
(75)  | 23
(73)  | 24
(74)
Average precipitation mm (inches)  | 154
(6.1)  | 101
(4.0)  | 78
(3.1)  | 59
(2.3)  | 95
(3.7)  | 130
(5.1)  | 131
(5.2)  | 137
(5.4)  | 125
(4.9)  | 145
(5.7)  | 141
(5.6)  | 121
(4.8)  | 1,417
(55.9)
Average rainy days  | 17.4  | 13.9  | 14.4  | 14.3  | 22.3  | 26.0  | 27.9  | 27.5  | 26.2  | 26.4  | 21.4  | 17.2  | 254.9
Source: Meteoblue[7]

### Barangays[edit]

Las Nieves is politically subdivided into 20 barangays.[8] Each barangay consists of puroks while some have sitios.

Barangay Casiklan was created in 2000.[9]

PSGC |  Barangay  |  Population  |  ±% p.a.

|
|
|

|  |  2020[3] |  2010[10] |
160207001 |  Ambacon  |  4.6% |  1,395 |  1,144 |  ▴ |  2.00%
160207015 |  Balungagan  |  2.7% |  814 |  770 |  ▴ |  0.56%
160207002 |  Bonifacio  |  5.2% |  1,585 |  1,544 |  ▴ |  0.26%
160207021 |  Casiklan  |  6.8% |  2,066 |  1,923 |  ▴ |  0.72%
160207003 |  Consorcia  |  4.2% |  1,276 |  1,337 |  ▾ |  −0.47%
160207017 |  Durian  |  6.9% |  2,085 |  1,774 |  ▴ |  1.63%
160207016 |  Eduardo G. Montilla (Camboayon)  |  4.5% |  1,372 |  1,195 |  ▴ |  1.39%
160207018 |  Ibuan  |  3.8% |  1,134 |  1,146 |  ▾ |  −0.11%
160207004 |  Katipunan  |  3.4% |  1,031 |  1,121 |  ▾ |  −0.83%
160207005 |  Lingayao  |  8.9% |  2,687 |  2,419 |  ▴ |  1.06%
160207006 |  Malicato  |  3.6% |  1,084 |  1,044 |  ▴ |  0.38%
160207007 |  Maningalao  |  5.0% |  1,527 |  1,450 |  ▴ |  0.52%
160207008 |  Marcos Calo  |  3.6% |  1,100 |  1,098 |  ▴ |  0.02%
160207009 |  Mat-i  |  6.9% |  2,081 |  2,006 |  ▴ |  0.37%
160207010 |  Pinana-an  |  5.0% |  1,515 |  1,472 |  ▴ |  0.29%
160207011 |  Poblacion |  4.7% |  1,428 |  1,315 |  ▴ |  0.83%
160207019 |  Rosario  |  4.9% |  1,484 |  1,344 |  ▴ |  1.00%
160207013 |  San Isidro  |  4.0% |  1,195 |  1,250 |  ▾ |  −0.45%
160207020 |  San Roque  |  1.8% |  551 |  510 |  ▴ |  0.78%
160207014 |  Tinucoran  |  3.3% |  1,004 |  994 |  ▴ |  0.10%
| Total  | 30,240  | 26,856  |  ▴ | 1.19%

## Demographics[edit]

Population census of Las NievesYear| Pop.| ±% p.a.

|
|

1918 | 388| —
1939 | 803| +3.52%
1948 | 1,888| +9.96%
1960 | 4,262| +7.02%
1970 | 6,782| +4.75%
1975 | 8,609| +4.90%
1980 | 10,757| +4.55%
1990 | 15,409| +3.66%
1995 | 22,966| +7.76%
2000 | 21,530| −1.37%
2007 | 25,203| +2.20%
2010 | 26,856| +2.34%
2015 | 28,414| +1.08%
2020 | 30,240| +1.23%
Source: Philippine Statistics Authority[11][10][12][13]

In the 2020 census, Las Nieves had a population of 30,240.[3] The population density was 52 inhabitants per square kilometre (130/sq mi).

## Economy[edit]

Poverty Incidence of Las Nieves

Graphs are unavailable due to technical issues. There is more info on Phabricator and on MediaWiki.org.

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Source: Philippine Statistics Authority[14][15]
[16][17][18][19][20]

## References[edit]

1. ^ Municipality of Las Nieves |  (DILG)
2. ^ "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.
3. ^ a b c d Census of Population (2020). "Caraga". Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved 8 July 2021.
4. ^ "PSA Releases the 2018 Municipal and City Level Poverty Estimates". Philippine Statistics Authority. 15 December 2021. Retrieved 22 January 2022.
5. ^ "304 NPA supporters, militiamen yield in Agusan Norte". Philippine News Agency.
6. ^ "Province: Agusan del Norte". PSGC Interactive. Quezon City, Philippines: Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved 12 November 2016.
7. ^ "Las Nieves: Average Temperatures and Rainfall". Meteoblue. Retrieved 2 February 2020.
8. ^ "Municipal: Las Nieves, Agusan del Norte". PSGC Interactive. Quezon City, Philippines: Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved 8 January 2016.
9. ^ NSCB - 2001 Factsheet - 12 New Cities Created Archived 2006-04-23 at the Wayback Machine, July–December 2000.
10. ^ a b Census of Population and Housing (2010). "Caraga" (PDF). Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. National Statistics Office. Retrieved 29 June 2016.
11. ^ Census of Population (2015). "Caraga". Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved 20 June 2016.
12. ^ Censuses of Population (1903–2007). "Caraga". Table 1. Population Enumerated in Various Censuses by Province/Highly Urbanized City: 1903 to 2007. National Statistics Office.`{{cite encyclopedia}}`: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
13. ^ "Province of Agusan del Norte". Municipality Population Data. Local Water Utilities Administration Research Division. Retrieved 17 December 2016.
14. ^ "Poverty incidence (PI):". Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved December 28, 2020.
15. ^ "Estimation of Local Poverty in the Philippines" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. 29 November 2005.
16. ^ "2003 City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. 23 March 2009.
17. ^ "City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates; 2006 and 2009" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. 3 August 2012.
18. ^ "2012 Municipal and City Level Poverty Estimates" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. 31 May 2016.
19. ^ "Municipal and City Level Small Area Poverty Estimates; 2009, 2012 and 2015". Philippine Statistics Authority. 10 July 2019.
20. ^ "PSA Releases the 2018 Municipal and City Level Poverty Estimates". Philippine Statistics Authority. 15 December 2021. Retrieved 22 January 2022.

## External links[edit]

* Philippine Standard Geographic Code

Places adjacent to Las Nieves, Agusan del Norte

|  | Buenavista, Agusan del Norte / Butuan | Sibagat, Agusan del Sur

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Claveria, Misamis Oriental |

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