Monday, 31 March 2014


Glitter Words

Agusan del Sur


      is a landlocked province of the Philippines located in the Caraga region in Mindanao. Its capital is Prosperidad and borders, from the north clockwise, Agusan del NorteSurigao del SurDavao OrientalCompostela ValleyDavao del Norte,Bukidnon, and Misamis Oriental.

Agusan derived its name from the local dialect, "agasan", meaning "where the water flows", referring to the great river splitting the land and meandering south to north in a 250-kilometer rush to Butuan Bay. Agusan River - the third largest in the country - served as highway for the Spanish colonizers in gaining access to inner northeastern Mindanao.