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Loreto, is a municipality in the province of Agusan del Sur in the Caraga of the Philippines. The population was 42,501 at the 2015 census. In the 2016 electoral roll, it had 201,898 registered voters.

Rain of Fish, on a rainy morning in January 13, 2012, Loreto became nationally notable when it bacame the site of a rain of fish. Seventy-two small fish were recovered and placed in an aquarium. They were about 3 in (7.6 cm) long and had small spots, but the species remains unknown. The Bereau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources attributes the ohenomena to a waterspout. Loreto is a river town situated south-west of Agusan del Sur. It is bounded on the north by La Paz, north-east by Bunawan, and south-east by Veruela. The provinces of Bukidnon and Davao del Norte bound its Western and Southern portions. The accessibility of Loreto-Santa Josefa-Trento route of 118.36 kilometres (73.55 mi), the Loreto-La Paz Talacogon route of 85.53 kilometres (53.15 mi), and the Loreto-Bunawan route of 87.52 kilometres (54.38 mi) with two hours of Pump boat cruising the Agusan River. Loreto is politically subdivided into 23 barangays.