Bislig

Bislig is a component city in the province of Surigao del Sur in the Caraga region of Mindanao in the Philippines, officially the City of Bislig. It was converted into a city in 2000 under Republic Act 8804 and is the most populous of the cities and municipalities of its province, with 99,872 residents in the 2024 census. The city covers about 332 square kilometres and is geographically the easternmost city of the Philippines. It serves as the centre of trade and commerce for Surigao del Sur. Its downtown area is Barangay Mangagoy, often called the little city within the city, which had 32,464 residents in the 2015 estimate and is the largest barangay of the province by population; although the name Bislig is usually used for Barangay Poblacion, Mangagoy is only one of the 24 barangays of the city.