Sibagat River
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.
Etymology
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.[2][3][4]
Geography
Sibagat River streams and traverses the mountain barangays of Bugsukan in Butuan City, Tabontabon, Afga, El Rio, Mahayahay and Poblacion in Sibagat town where its mouth located in Sitio Sabang met with the larger Wawa River.[5] Wawa River is the largest river in the town and a tributary river to the Agusan River.
Crossings
There are three (3) permanent bridges cross the Sibagat River
- Camponay Bridge - Brgy. Tabontabon, connecting the road linking NRJ-Sibagat to Sta. Maria-Magkalape-Magsaysay-Banagbanag-Padiay Road
- Mahayahay Bridge - Brgy. Mahayahay, connecting the road linking NRJ-Sibagat to Del Rosario-San Isidro-Magsaysay Road
- Sibagat Bridge - Brgy. Poblacion, connecting the road linking NRJ-Sibagat to Villangit-San Isidro-Magsaysay Road
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.
- ^ "Satellite map of Sibagat River".
- ^ James Barcelona on February 25, 2015. "Sibagat, Agusan del Sur, Philippines".
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ Agusan del Sur The Land of Golden Opportunities. "Municipality of Sibagat".
- ^ "Sibagat, Agusan del Sur".