The Boguko River (; ) is a stream located in

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. It is a

tributary A tributary, or an ''affluent'', is a stream or river that flows into a larger stream (''main stem'' or ''"parent"''), river, or a lake. A tributary does not flow directly into a sea or ocean. Tributaries, and the main stem river into which they ...

of the larger Wawa River with

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s located in the mountain boundaries of

Sibagat Sibagat, officially the Municipality of Sibagat (; ), is a municipality in the province of Agusan del Sur, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 33,957 people. Located at the northernmost part of the province, the t ...

and the Province of

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Etymology

The Boguko River got its name from the native word ''bagako,'' which means "mysterious". According to oral history from early inhabitants of the place, mostly

Manobos The Lumad are a group of Austronesian indigenous peoples in the southern Philippines. It is a Cebuano term meaning "native" or "indigenous". The term is short for Katawhang Lumad (Literally: "indigenous people"), the autonym officially adopt ...

, the place where the river is located had made few stories of mysterious disappearance of people and animals, which is why they called the place ''Bagako''. Variant forms and spelling of Bagako or in other native languages exist such as Bagoko and its present name Boguko.

Geography

The Boguko River is situated approximately 8.779840, 125.711982 in the island of

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. Terrain elevation at these coordinates is estimated 719 metres above sea level. The Boguko River headwaters originate from the Diwata Mountain Range of Barangays Banagbanag and New Tubigon where its mouth located in Barangay Magsaysay joins with the larger Wawa River. The Wawa River is the largest and longest river in the town and a tributary river to the

Agusan River The Agusan River is third longest river in the Philippines, located in the north-eastern part of Mindanao island, draining majority of the Caraga region and some parts of Davao de Oro. It is the country's third largest river (after the Cagayan ...

Crossings

In early years, a logging company operating on that area constructed an access road and built a highly elevated detour bridge that crossed the Boguko River and they named it "Boguko Bridge". The bridge connects the villages of Sitio San Roque of Barangay Magsaysay to Sitio Kahayag of Barangay Banagbanag. The said access road and bridge are now part of the

Butuan Butuan (pronounced ), officially the City of Butuan (; Butuanon: ''Dakbayan hong Butuan''; ), is a highly urbanized city and the regional center of Caraga, Philippines. It is the '' de facto'' capital of the province of Agusan del Norte ...

–Kolambugan–

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Road.

References

{{Reflist Rivers of the Philippines Landforms of Agusan del Sur

Etymology

Geography

Crossings

See also

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