Geographical Location

The Municipality of Cagwait is situated on the central part of the province of Surigao del Sur, approximately 32 kilometers away from Tandag City, the capital City of the province. It is one of the 14 municipalities with 1 (one) city comprising the first congressional district. It is bounded on the north by the Municipality of Bayabas, on the south by Municipality of Marihatag, on the west by Diwata Mountains and on the east by the Pacific Ocean.

The global position of Cagwait is between latitude 8°50΄ to 8°57΄ N and longitude 126°09΄ to 126°21΄ E. It is accessible by air and water through Manila-Davao, Manila-Butuan, Manila-Surigao, Cebu-Davao, Cebu-Butuan, and Cebu-Surigao routes and by land through Davao-Cagwait, Butuan-Cagwait and Surigao-Tandag City-Cagwait routes.

Figure 1. Philippine Map, Provincial and Municipal Location Maps

Climate Type

The Municipality falls under the second typeof climate characterized by rainfall distributed throughout the year.

 Rainfall

The rainy months in the Municipality starts on November to December (wettest) and continues to January and May while the sunny months fall on June, July, August, September (driest), and October. The observed rainy days in the locality is 223 days, average rainfall at 495.3 mm, while the average (mean) temperature throughout the year is 25.3 degrees Celsius.

Table 2. Monthly Rainfalls, Humidity and Temperature Cagwait, Surigao del Sur