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'''Sibagat River''' (Tagalog: '''''Ilog Sibagat''''' |
'''Sibagat River''' (Tagalog: '''''Ilog Sibagat'''''; Cebuano: '''''Suba sa Sibagat''''') is a stream located in [[Sibagat, Agusan del Sur]], [[Caraga Region]], [[Philippines]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://ph.geoview.info/sibagat_river,1686846|title=Sibagat River|publisher=geoview.info}}</ref> It is a [[tributary]] of a larger [[Wawa River]] with [[headwater]]s located in the mountain boundaries of Sibagat and [[Butuan City]]. It traverses the barangays of Bugsukan in [[Butuan City]], Tabontabon, Afga, El Rio, Mahayahay and Poblacion in [[Sibagat]] where its mouth located in Sitio Sabang met with the larger [[Wawa River]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sibagat,_Agusan_del_Sur|title=Sibagat, Agusan del Sur}}</ref> |
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''Sibagat River'' is named after its town's name ''[[Sibagat]]'' that comes from the word ''bagat'' which means meet or meeting place. According to the oral history, Sibagat River is the place where the warring tribes meet and fight. The losing tribe would retreat downstream to the Wawa River and disappear.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://travelingluck.com/Asia/Philippines/Agusan+del+Sur/_1686846_Sibagat+River.html|title=Satellite map of Sibagat River}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|author=James Barcelona on February 25, 2015|url= http://paradisebeautycenter.blogspot.com/2015/02/sibagat-agusan-del-sur-philippines.html|title=Sibagat, Agusan del Sur, Philippines}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|author=Agusan del Sur The Land of Golden Opportunities|url= http://agusandelsur.gov.ph/index/governance/2011-11-17-16-33-48/2011-08-15-05-52-42/sibagat|title=Municipality of Sibagat}}</ref> |
''Sibagat River'' is named after its town's name ''[[Sibagat]]'' that comes from the word ''bagat'' which means meet or meeting place. According to the oral history, Sibagat River is the place where the warring tribes meet and fight. The losing tribe would retreat downstream to the Wawa River and disappear.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://travelingluck.com/Asia/Philippines/Agusan+del+Sur/_1686846_Sibagat+River.html|title=Satellite map of Sibagat River}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|author=James Barcelona on February 25, 2015|url= http://paradisebeautycenter.blogspot.com/2015/02/sibagat-agusan-del-sur-philippines.html|title=Sibagat, Agusan del Sur, Philippines}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|author=Agusan del Sur The Land of Golden Opportunities|url= http://agusandelsur.gov.ph/index/governance/2011-11-17-16-33-48/2011-08-15-05-52-42/sibagat|title=Municipality of Sibagat}}</ref> |
Revision as of 07:45, 17 July 2018
Sibagat River (Tagalog: Ilog Sibagat; Cebuano: Suba sa Sibagat) is a stream located in Sibagat, Agusan del Sur, Caraga Region, Philippines.[1] It is a tributary of a larger Wawa River with headwaters located in the mountain boundaries of Sibagat and Butuan City. It traverses the barangays of Bugsukan in Butuan City, Tabontabon, Afga, El Rio, Mahayahay and Poblacion in Sibagat where its mouth located in Sitio Sabang met with the larger Wawa River.[2]
Sibagat River is named after its town's name Sibagat that comes from the word bagat which means meet or meeting place. According to the oral history, Sibagat River is the place where the warring tribes meet and fight. The losing tribe would retreat downstream to the Wawa River and disappear.[3][4][5]
See also
- Agusan River
- Wawa River
- Sibagat, Agusan del Sur
- Agusan del Sur Province
- List of rivers of the Philippines
References
- ^ "Sibagat River". geoview.info.
- ^ "Sibagat, Agusan del Sur".
- ^ "Satellite map of Sibagat River".
- ^ James Barcelona on February 25, 2015. "Sibagat, Agusan del Sur, Philippines".
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: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ Agusan del Sur The Land of Golden Opportunities. "Municipality of Sibagat".