Region

XIIICARAGA Region

EDGEOG230

TABLE OF CONTENTS

The history of Caraga can be traced back to the 15th century when explorers discovered the

existence of "Kalagans", believed to be of Visayan Origin in one of the three districts in Mindanao. The word Caragaoriginated from the Visayan

word "Kalagan": "Kalag" meaning soul or people

and "An" meaning land.

HISTORY

The region was called by early chroniclers as the "Land of the Brave and

Fierce People". The region was created

through Republic Act Number 7901 on February

25,1995.

HISTORY

Caraga Region, situated in the northeast section of Mindanao, is between 8 00' to 10 30' N. latitude and 125 15' to 126 30' E. longitude.

LOCATION &

Boundaries

North Bohol Sea

SouthProvinces of Davao, CompostelaValley and Davao Oriental of Region XI

East Philippines Sea and Pacific Ocean

WestBukidnon and Misamis Oriental of Region X

The National Museum in Butuan City houses some of the important

archaeological finds in Butuan City and around the Caraga Region of the

Philippines. The most important artifact of all are the parts of

the Balanghai, also called ButuanBoats, which were discovered back

in 1974.

The Golden Tara is one of the two

undeniable manifestations that

the Kingdom of Butuan was trading

with the Indians during the Sri-Visayan

Empire sometime 700-1370 AD.

Silop Caves is a spelunking destination. It has different cave entrances leading to four big chambers with impressive

limestone formations, stalagmites and stalactites – some of them creating magnificent columns. It is a massive

cave system – 6 caves to be exact.

The 6th cave has not even been explored.

Cave 1 is not for tourists – it’s heavy on bat dung, deep with low oxygen

levels and there is a healthy snake

population.