THE MUNICIPALITY OF NASIPIT
AGUSAN DEL NORTE
GEOGRAPHY
The Municipality of Nasipit is a coastal municipality in the province of Agusan del Norte.
The municipality has a land area of 144.40 square kilometers or 55.75 square miles which
constitutes 5.29% of Agusan del Norte's total area. With a land area of 144.4 sq. km.,
Nasipit occupies the north-western portion of the province. It is bounded in the east and
south by Buenavista, west by Carmen, and north by the Butuan Bay. It is 24 kilometres
(15 mi) west of Butuan and 175 kilometres (109 mi) north-east of Cagayan de Oro.
Nasipit is politically subdivided into 19 barangays. Of these, 5 are urban and 14 are rural.
Of the 19 barangays, 9 are coastal: Cubi–Cubi, Ata–Atahon, Punta, Barangay 1 Apagan
(Poblacion), Talisay (home to the Port of Nasipit), Santa Ana, Camagong, Amontay and
Aclan.
DEMOGRAPHICS
In the 2015 census, Nasipit had a population of 41,957 comprised of 21,142 male and
20,815 female. The population density was 290 inhabitants per square kilometer
(750/sq mi). This represented 11.84% of the total population of Agusan del Norte
province, or 1.62% of the overall population of the Caraga region.
GBV SITUATION IN THE REGION
According to the PNP Caraga Data, since March 17, 2020 to June 11, 2020, Caraga Region
is the third region with highest incidence of GBV against Women with a total of 176
recorded cases distributed as follows: 154 VAWC cases, 18 Rape cases, 3 cases involving
photo and video voyeurism, and 1 violation under the Safe Spaces Act.
As of October 31, 2020, Agusan del Norte recorded the highest number of GBV cases with
a total of 290 cases, followed by Surigao del Sur with 281 cases, Agusan del Sur with 222
cases, Surigao del Norte with 197 cases, and Dinagat Islands with 42 cases. Butuan City
tallied 160 cases.