Butuan Bay is a

bay A bay is a recessed, coastal body of water that directly connects to a larger main body of water, such as an ocean, a lake, or another bay. A large bay is usually called a ''gulf'', ''sea'', ''sound'', or ''bight''. A ''cove'' is a small, ci ...

and extension of the

Bohol Sea The Bohol Sea, also called the Mindanao Sea, is a sea located between the Visayas and Mindanao islands in the Philippines. It lies south of Bohol and Leyte and north of Mindanao. Siquijor and Camiguin are its two major islands. The major ...

or ''Mindanao Sea'', in the northeast section of

Mindanao Mindanao ( ) is the List of islands of the Philippines, second-largest island in the Philippines, after Luzon, and List of islands by population, seventh-most populous island in the world. Located in the southern region of the archipelago, the ...

in the

Philippines The Philippines, officially the Republic of the Philippines, is an Archipelagic state, archipelagic country in Southeast Asia. Located in the western Pacific Ocean, it consists of List of islands of the Philippines, 7,641 islands, with a tot ...

. Its main river source is 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 ...

, which empties into the bay at the coastal city of

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 ...

. Butuan Bay is completely contained with the

Agusan del Norte Agusan del Norte, officially the Province of Agusan del Norte (; Butuanon: ''Probinsya hong Agusan del Norte''; ), is a province in the Caraga region of the Philippines. Its ''de jure'' capital is the city of Cabadbaran with several government o ...

province.

Ports of Butuan Bay

Butuan Bay has only two major ports, the Port of Nasipit in Nasipit and the Port of Masao a.k.a. ''Masao River Port'' in

. The Port of Masao is Butuan's seaport, and it was built to avoid having the city depend on the Port of Nasipit, which is the larger of the two ports. The Port of Nasipit is a major "hub" for the various ferries & shipping going to Butuan Bay and here are several major shipping & ferry lines serving the Manila and Cebu routes, which are: 2GO, Carlos A. Gothong Shipping Lines, Philippine Span Asia Carrier Corporation a.k.a. ''

Sulpicio Lines Philippine Span Asia Carrier Corporation (PSACC), formerly branded as Sulpicio Lines, Inc. (SLI, ), is a major shipping line in the Philippines. PSACC is one of the largest domestic shipping and container companies in the Philippines in terms o ...

'',

Cokaliong Shipping Lines Cokaliong Shipping Lines, Inc. (CSLI) is a shipping line based in Cebu City, Philippines. It operates both passenger and cargo ferries on routes in the Visayas and Mindanao regions and is one of the youngest List of shipping companies in the Phi ...

and Trans-Asia Shipping Lines. The distance between the two ports is 27.1 kilometers 6.84 miles

Bancasi Airport

Between the 2 ports, there is

Bancasi Airport Bancasi Airport , also known as Butuan Airport, is an airport serving the general area of Butuan and Agusan del Norte. It is the only airport in Agusan del Norte and the largest in Caraga. The airport is classified as a Principal Domestic Airp ...

which is in

, a regional airport and is the only airport in

and the largest in

Caraga Caraga, officially the Caraga Administrative Region (or simply known as Caraga region) and designated as Region XIII, is an Regions of the Philippines, administrative region in the Philippines occupying the northeastern section of Mindanao. Th ...

. The airport is classified as a trunkline airport, or a major commercial airport, by the

Air Transportation Office The Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines (CAAP, ; ) is the civil aviation authority of the Philippines and is responsible for implementing policies on civil aviation to assure safe, economic and efficient air travel. The agency also in ...

, a body of the Department of Transportation that is responsible for the operations of not only this airport but also of all other airports, except the major international airports. The distances from the Airport to the two ports asipit & Masaois 15 kilometers .3 miles to the Port of Nasipit and 12.9 kilometers .1 milesto the Port of Masao.

Regional Highway Transportation

, the Port of Nasipit and the Port of Masao, are linked by the Butuan-Cagayan de Oro-Iligan Highway which also connects to

Cagayan de Oro Cagayan de Oro (abbreviated CDO and officially the City of Cagayan de Oro; ; Bukid language, Binukid: ''Ciudad ta Cagayan de Oro''; ; ) is a Cities of the Philippines#Legal classification, highly urbanized city in the Regions of the Philippi ...

and

Surigao City Surigao City, officially the City of Surigao ( Surigaonon: ''Siyudad nan Surigao''; ; ), is a component city and capital of the province of Surigao del Norte, Philippines. It is the most populous in the province with a population of 171,107 peop ...

. Cagayan de Oro is 154 kilometers 5.5 mileswest and Surigao City is 150 kilometers 3.2 milesnorth from the Port of Nasipit. The Ampayon Intersection which is 33 kilometers 0.5 milesfrom the Port of Nasipit, which is where the Butuan-Cagayan de Oro-Iligan Highway connects to the

Pan-Philippine Highway The Pan-Philippine Highway, also known as the Maharlika Highway (; ), is a network of roads, expressways, bridges, and ferry services that connect the islands of Luzon, Samar, Leyte, and Mindanao in the Philippines, serving as the country's p ...

a.k.a. the National Highway or Maharlika Highway, which is the gateway to the provinces of eastern & southern

Other Nearby Ports & Airports

The next two closest ports are the Port of Surigao in

, and the Port of Cagayan de Oro in

. Also, the next two closest airports are the

Surigao Airport Surigao Airport is an airport An airport is an aerodrome with extended facilities, mostly for commercial Aviation, air transport. They usually consist of a landing area, which comprises an aerially accessible open space including at l ...

in Surigao City, and the

Laguindingan Airport Laguindingan Airport , also referred to as Laguindingan International Airport, is an international airport in Northern Mindanao that serves the cities of Cagayan de Oro, Iligan and Marawi, as well as the provinces of Misamis Oriental, Lana ...

Laguindingan Laguindingan, officially the Municipality of Laguindingan (; ), is a municipality in the province of Misamis Oriental, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 26,363 people. Its most notable landmark is the Laguindi ...

Philippine Coast Guard Detachment

The

Philippine Coast Guard The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG; ) is the third armed uniformed service of the country attached to the Philippines' Department of Transportation, tasked primarily with enforcing laws within Philippine waters, conducting maritime security ope ...

— CG Detachment Nasipit is located at the Port of Nasipit near the Nasipit SeaPort Terminal. Ph locator agusan del norte butuan

References

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