The Historical Caraga Davao Oriental

Caraga is a 2nd class municipality in the province of Davao Oriental, Philippines. According to the latest census, it has a population of 34,278 people in 6,171 households. The municipality is located 254 kilometers from Davao City, the growth center of Region XI and 84 kilometers from Mati, the capital town of the province of Davao Oriental on the island of Mindanao in the Philippines.
It lies in the Eastern coast of this province, streched along the Western lines of the Pacific Ocean.It is bounded in the North by the Municipality of Baganga in the South by the municipality of Manay, in the West by the Municipality of New Bataan, Davao Province, and on the East by the Pacific Ocean. It is the easternmost municipality of the Philippines.

Land Area: Caraga has a total land area 64,289 hectares, representing 12.45% of the total land area of the Province of Davao Oriental which has 516,446 hectares and seventeen (17) barangays.Barangay PIchon occupies tha largest land area with 16,300 hectares which are 25.35% of the total land area of the municipality, Barangay D.L Balante which is located in the southwest of Barangay Poblacion, is the smallest barangay with a land area of 975 hectares or 1.51% of the total land area of this municipality.

Caraga is politically subdivided into 17 barangays.

Alvar Caningag Don Leon Balante Lamiawan Manorigao Mercedes Palma Gil Pichon Poblacion

San Antonio San Jose San Luis San Miguel San Pedro Santa Fe Santiago Sobrecarey