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Etymology

Bayugan was formerly a sitio of Barangay Maygatasan, Esperanza. The place was located along the river which served as the pathway of the natives going to Esperanza.
    In 1942, Japanese troops entered Bayugan. In 1945, the town of Bayugan in Southern Agusan was liberated by Filipino soldiers and guerrillas from the Japanese forces occupying the town.
     In 1948, the Department of Public Works and Highways conducted a survey for a national highway that would connect Butuan with Davao City. Simultaneously, the Bureau of Lands surveyed the places that would be traversed by the proposed road. Possible town sites were identified and among them was Barangay Maygatasan. However, the National highway passed through the sitio of Bayugan instead of Barangay Maygatasan. Migrants started settling in the sitio of Bayugan, thus, prompting the transfer of the proposed town site.
    In the early part of 1960, the inhabitants led by Mr. Jose Joson passed a resolution creating the sitio of Bayugan into a regular barrio. In April of that year, Barangay Bayugan was inaugurated with Joson is the Teniente del Barrio. 
    A year later, barangay officials led by the late Sergio Mullaneda worked out the creation of Bayugan into a regular municipality through the assistance of Governor Democrito O. Plaza, Governor of Agusan. By virtue of Executive Order No. 440 of the late President Carlos P. Garcia, the petition to create the municipality of Bayugan was granted on August 6, 1961. Mr. Mullaneda, the first appointed Municipal Mayor of Bayugan assumed into office on August 6, 1962 during the term of President Diosdado Macapagal.
    It became a city on March 23, 2007 by virtue of Republic Act No. 9405 and was ratified by a plebiscite held on June 20.
    Bayugan is a transportation highway nexus for the eastern part of Mindanao Island. Bayugan is now one if not the fastest growing component city in Northern Mindanao.
    The city's name was either derived from a Manobo term for "pathway" or from the bayug tree.
Bayugan was formerly a sitio of Barangay Maygatasan, Esperanza. By year 1942, Japanese troops entered the sitio. Six years later, the Department of Public Works and Highways conducted a survey for a national highway that would connect Butuan with Davao City. By this survey, possible town sites were identified and among them was the Barangay Maygatasan. However, the National highway passed through the sitio of Bayugan instead of Barangay Maygatasan. Migrants started settling in the sitio of Bayugan, thus, prompting the transfer of the proposed town site.
In the early part of 1960, the people of Bayugan passed a resolution creating the sitio of Bayugan into a barrio. A year later, barangay officials worked out the creation of Bayugan into a regular and independent municipality. Their petition was granted by Executive Order No. 440 on August 6, 1961. Year 2007, Bayugan became a city.

Municipal Hall of Bayugan City