Surigao

Surigao stands at the northeastern tip of Mindanao, facing the strait that separates the island from Leyte and the islands beyond. In Spanish times it formed part of the district of Caraga, a name associated with the people who inhabited the eastern coast. Surigao became a town in 1655 and, in 1751, the seat of the provincial government, giving it a prominent place in the administration of the northeastern coast.