Population Density:

109.9 per square kilometre

284.7 per square mile

Municipalities : 17

• Barobo • Bayabas • Cagwait • Cantilan • Carmen • Carrascal • Cortes • Hinatuan • Lanuza • Lianga • Lingig • Madrid • Marihatag • San Agustin • San Miguel • Tagbina • Tago

Cities:

• Tandag City (Capital) • Bislig City

Primary Economic Activities:

• Agriculture • Mining

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Population: 541,347 (2007)

Province: Surigao Del Sur

Region: Caraga Region (Region XIII)

Natural Disaster Risk Profile

Earthquakes The Province experiences earthquakes often but there were no data of damaging

earthquake that affected the province.

Flood Surigao del Sur has 97 identified flood prone barangays. In January 2009, 12 municipalities

were affected with floods because of the continuous heavy rains that lasted for one week.

Of the 28,375 families (125,898 persons), 520 families (2,882) were evacuated. Twenty

two houses were totally damaged and 59 sustained partial damages. Six were reported

dead. The cost of damage to agriculture was PhP43,259,110 (US$737,600).

Natural Hazard Risks:

Surigao del Sur is located in the eastern coast of Mindanao facing the Philippine

Sea. Most of the 17 municipalities as well as the cities are located in the coastal

areas. The municipalities and cities are subdivided into 309 barangays.

The Province falls under the second type of climate in the Philippines,

characterized by a year round rainfall. Months with low level of rainfall are

from July to October, with September as the driest month. Wet months are

from November to June, with January as the wettest month.

Poverty Incidence(2009): 44.9%

Human Development Index

(2006): 0.522

Airports: Tandag Airport

Bislig Airport

DRAFT COPY

Density:

Approximate number of people (or percentage of the

total population) highly susceptible to natural

hazards:

1. Flooding: 488,701 (or 90% of the total population of the province)

2. Tsunami: 391,554 (72%) 3. Rain induced landslide: 316,484 (58%) 4. Earthquake hazard: 248,961 (46%) 5. Storm surge: 222,034 (41%)

Population Vulnerability Profile:

Landslide The Province has 21 landslide prone barangays of which 19 are highly susceptible according to the Caraga Office

of Civil Defense.

Natural Disaster Risk Profile Province: Surigao Del Sur Region: Caraga Region (Region XIII)

Earthquake Vulnerability Map

PEIS 8 Landslide Vulnerability Map

Legend

Areas Prone to Hazard

High Susceptibility

Barangay Population

< 500

500 - 1500

> 1500

< 2500

2500-10000

> 10000

Natural Disaster Risk Profile Province: Surigao Del Sur Region: Caraga Region (Region XIII)

Flood Vulnerability Map Tsunami Vulnerability Map

Storm surge Vulnerability Map Natural Hazards

Vulnerability Map

Government Contact Points(s): Governor Johnny T. Pimentel, Chairman,

Surigao del Sur Provincial Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council

(PDRRMC)

Data Sources: READY Project, Office of Civil Defense(OCD), National Mapping and Resource

Information Authority (NAMRIA), Mines and Geosciences Bureau (MGB), Phil. Institute of

Volcanology (PHILVOCS), Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical

Administration(PAG-ASA), National Statistics Office (NSO), National Statistical Coordination

Board (NSCB) and Human Development Network (HDN)

Vulnerability is the conditions determined by physical and environmental factors or processes, which increase the susceptibility of a community to the impact of

hazards. Risk is the probability of harmful consequences, or expected losses (deaths, injuries, property, economic activity disrupted) resulting from interactions

between natural hazards and vulnerable conditions. (Source: International Strategy for Disaster Reduction)