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Agusan del Norte

Location and boundaries

• Location-faces the Mindanao sea; bounded on the North by Butuan Bay and Surigao del Norte; on the South by Surigao del Sur; on the West by Misamis Oriental
• The Provincial capital, Butuan City is one hour and 15 minutes by plane from Manila and approximately 30 hours by boat

Infrastructure facilities

• Telecommunications
  • 12 radio stations
  • 7 TV stations/cable TV
  • 8 telephone/cellular systems
  • 9 long distance telephone & telegraph/telex companies

• Airport and seaport
  • Butuan city airport
  • Nasipit International Seaport

• Economic zones
  • Nasipit Agusan del Norte Industrial Estate (NANIE)
  • Tubay Agricultural Processing Center (TAPCEN)

Cost of Doing Business

Minimun Daily Wage	Rate in Php
Non-Agricultural	137.00 - 167.00
Agricultural	137.00 - 157.00
Retail Service & Service Establishments	137.00 - 157.00 + 12.00 COLA

Utilities	Rate in Php
Power Rates
Commercial	3.8061
Industrial	3.8061
Residential	3.4761
Water Rates
Commercial (min. charge)	210.50
Industrial (min. charge)	252.00
Residential (min. charge)	126.00

Investment Areas

• Industrial
  • water treatment facilities
  • BOT-able infrastructure
  • complex/malls
  • warehouse/parks
  • coffee production
  • high value crop production/processing
  • furniture and other wood products
  • sports and recreational facilities
  • eco-tourism, tourist accommodation facilities
  • aquaculture (tilapia, milkfish,prawn)
  • educational facilities

• Agri-based industries
  • fruit orchards
  • coffee production/processing
  • high value crop and vegetable production/processing
  • industrial tree planting/processing
  • eco-tourism
  • industrial estate development
  • prawn/fish processing
  • mango plantation
  • ceramics
  • coconut-based production/processing
  • bulk-handling services

Incentives

• Butuan City Tax holiday incentives
• Free use of LGU-owned land for 20 years located in a less developed area

Major Tourist Attractions

• Cabadbaran features beaches and spring-fed Sumag-a Falls and Pool. This is where Mount Hilong-hilong, highest mountains in the Caraga Region at 2,012 meters above sea-level is located. The mountain is a delight for mountain climbers not only for its height but also for its varied flora and fauna.

• The Carmen Ecological Tourism Center has an estimated area of 1,850 hectares It features several beach resorts famous among these is the white sand Bolihon Beach. An ideal site for deep sea and scuba divers. The Center is a favorite destination for field trips and science expeditions. It also serves as the Pilgrim Center of devotees during the Holy Week.

• Jabonga and Kitcharao are the places to go to enjoy fishing or boating on its famous lake, the Lake Mainit