Socorro, officially the Municipality of Socorro (
Surigaonon: Lungsod nan Socorro; tl, Bayan ng Socorro), is a 4th class
municipality
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The term ''municipality ...
in the
province
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of
Surigao del Norte
Surigao del Norte ( Surigaonon: ''Probinsya nan Surigao del Norte''; ceb, Amihanang Surigao; Tagalog: ''Hilagang Surigao''), officially the Province of Surigao del Norte, is a province in the Philippines located in the Caraga region of Mindanao. ...
,
Philippines
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* ceb, Republika sa Pilipinas
* cbk, República de Filipinas
* hil, Republ ...
. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 25,942 people.
The municipal territory is contiguous with
Bucas Grande
Bucas Grande is an island in the province of Surigao del Norte in the Philippines. The island is contiguous with the municipality of Socorro, Surigao del Norte. Its area is . Its name means "large mouth" or "large opening" in Philippine Spanis ...
.
Geography
Barangays
Socorro is politically subdivided into 14
barangay
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s. Each barangay consists of
purok
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s while some have
sitios.
* Albino Taruc (
Poblacion
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)
* Del Pilar
* Doña Helene
* Honrado
* Navarro (
Poblacion
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)
* Nueva Estrella
* Pamosaingan (formerly Gardeña and part of
Del Carmen)
* Rizal (
Poblacion
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)
* Salog
* San Roque
* Santa Cruz
* Sering
* Songkoy
* Sudlon
Climate
Demographics
Economy
References
External links
Socorro Profile at PhilAtlas.com Socorro Profile at the DTI Cities and Municipalities Competitive Index
* Philippine Standard Geographic Codebr>Philippine Census InformationLocal Governance Performance Management System
Municipalities of Surigao del Norte
Island municipalities in the Philippines
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