what can you say about butuan city in the philippines?

Answer 1

Butuan City

Located at the Northeastern part of Agusan Valley sprawling across the Agusan River is Butuan City known for it’s colorful history and culture. BUTUAN is believed to have originated from the sour fruit "Batuan". Others opined, it came from a certain "Datu Buntuan", a chieftain who once ruled Butuan. Scholars believed, it came from the word " But-an", which literally means a person who has a sound and discerning disposition. Whichever theories appear credible depends on the kind of people residing in Butuan, for whatever is said about them, Butuan continues to live on.

Butuan’s history, culture, arts and people date back to the 4th Century as showcased in museums and festivals, makes Butuan an exiting source of cultural artifacts in Mindanao.

As early as the 10th Century, according to the Chinese soong Shi (history), people from Butuan had already established trading relations with the Kingdom of Champa in what is now South Vietnam.

By the 11th Century, Butuan was the center of trade and commerce in the Philippines. The best evidence to prove this fact is the discovery of 9 balangays (The BUTUAN BOAT) and other archaeological finds in the vicinities of Butuan City , particularly in Ambangan, Libertad near the old EL RIO de BUTUAN and MASAO river.

Welcome to a City that has seen over 1,677 years of recorded history! The original site of the First Easter Mass in Philippine Soil. Here, the present nurtures the past and vice-versa. While the future waits promisingly in the wings.

Answer 2

Butuan City is the capital of the province Agusan del Norte, one of the 4 provinces comprising the Caraga Region.

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Answer 3

Its a small town. The main source of livelihood before in its heyday was logging but now I guess its commerce. It is in the middle so people pass by on their way from city to city.

Answer 4

My mom was born there. =)