CANTILAN, SURIGAO DEL SUR

Map of Surigao del Sur showing the location of Cantilan

'Cantilan' is a 4th class municipality in the province of Surigao del Sur, Philippines. According to the 2000 census, it has a population of 26,553 people in 5,378 households.
Cantilan is considered the "Cradle of Towns" in Surigao del Sur. It originally encompassed the whole area of the present towns of Carrascal, Cantilan, Madrid, Carmen and Lanuza. On December 10, 1918, Executive Order No. 52 of American Governor General Francis Burton Harrison was issued that divided Cantilan into three parts.

Contents
Barangays
External links

Barangays


Cantilan is politically subdivided into 17 barangays.

★ Bugsukan
★ Buntalid
★ Cabangahan
★ Cabas-an
★ Calagdaan
★ Consuelo
★ General Island
★ Lininti-an (Pob.)
★ Lobo
★ Magasang
★ Magosilom (Pob.)
★ Pag-Antayan
★ Palasao
★ Parang
★ San Pedro
★ Tapi
★ Tigabong

External links



★ Philippine Standard Geographic Code

★ 2000 Philippine Census Information

★ Cantilan.Net - Surigao Travel Guide

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