CITY	Surigao City
DATE OF CREATION	August 31, 1970
LAND AREA	245.34 square kilometers (Official 1980)
POPULATION	171,107 (PSA 2020)
GROWTH RATE (2015-2020)	2.22% (PSA 2020)
POPULATION DENSITY	697 per sq. km. (2020)
NO. OF PUROKS	449
NO. OF BARANGAYS	54
INCOME	P1.44 B   (2022)
	P1.061 B (2021)
	P1.059 B (2020)
CLASSIFICATION	3rd CLASS COMPONENT CITY
CLIMATE	TYPE II: NO DEFINITE DRY SEASON AND WITH PRONOUNCED MAXIMUM RAINFALL FROM NOVEMBER TO JANUARY
PREFERRED AREAS OF INVESTMENTS	MINING & MINERAL PROCESSING, JEWELRY MANUFACTURING, AGRI-FISHERY, TOURISM
MAIN AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS	PALAY, CORN, BANANA AND COCONUT
PRIMARY INDUSTRIAL ACTIVITY	MINING, FISHERIES AND TOURISM
HOSPITALS	2 LEVEL 2 CATEGORY (1 GOVERNMENT & 1 PRIVATE)
	2 LEVEL 1 CATEGORY (PRIVATE)
BARANGAY HEALTH CENTERS	52
BARANGAY HEALTH STATIONS	22
DISTRICT HEALTH CENTERS w/ BIRTHING FACILITIES	4
SCHOOLS
Elementary	65 PUBLIC
	12 PRIVATE
Junior & Senior High	22 PUBLIC
	7 PRIVATE
Tertiary	1 PUBLIC
	6 PRIVATE
TESDA-ACCREDITED SCHOOLS ANDTRAINING CENTERS	4 PUBLIC, 11 PRIVATE
PREPARATORY SCHOOLS	86 CHILD DEVELOPMENT CENTERS
	8  SUPERVISED NEIGHBORHOOD PLAYS
	17 REGISTERED PRIVATE CHILD DEVT. CENTERS
NO. OF SEAPORTS	5 (1 BASEPORT AND 4 SUB-PORT)
NO. OF AIRPORTS	2 (1 SECONDARY & 1 FEEDER)
ROAD SURFACE LENGTH
City Roads	178.938 kms.
Barangay Roads
Concrete	66.7946 kms
Gravel	84.3664 kms.
Earth	27.7766 kms.
National Roads	43.600 kms
BRIDGES
Concrete	0.0996 km.
Timber	1.58582 kms.
NO. OF SUBDIVISIONS	23
NO. OF HOTELS AND OTHER ACCOMMODATIONS	74
BANKS	25
PAWNSHOPS AND MONEY CHANGERS	115
FINANCING INSTITUTIONS	68
RESTAURANTS	108
CATERING, EATERY AND COOK FOOD	185
RICE AND CORN RETAILER & WHOLESALE	58
DEPARTMENT STORES/MALL	7/1
APPLIANCE STORES	8
HARDWARE/LUMBER	60
GASOLINE STATION & LPG OUTLETS	20
PRINTING PRESS	32
AM & FM STATIONS	6
LANDLINE SERVICES	4
MOBILE PHONE COMPANIES	10
CABLE TV SERVICES	1