Butuan city was the site of the first formal hoisting of the Philippine flag in Mindanao. And it was the home of the balanghais or butuan baots, famous pre-historic native boats in the southeast asia.

Butuan is situated in the northwestern part of the carag region. It is the seat of government of the region and serves as its trading center as well. The city’s strategic location makes it a natural gateway to the different prime destinations in the region.

Agusan provinces provided the people with easy means of transportation for trade and commerce encouraged settlement along its banks. The agusan river greatly helped the booming of the logging industry which earned butuan the name timber city of the south.

People in butuan are multi-lingual predominantly they speak Butuanon, Cebuano, and of course English.

Agusan river
- this is the biggest and longest river in Mindanao. A cruise along the river barangays reveals so much in butuans history, culture, art, and......

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Title: A Beautiful City
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