Agusan River

Agusan River

Rising in the southeast and flowing north 240 mi (390 km) to enter Butuan Bay of the Bohol Sea, it forms a fertile valley 40–50 mi (65–80 km) wide between the Central Mindanao Highlands and the Pacific Cordillera. It is navigable for 160 mi (260 km). Despite early Spanish contacts in the 17th century, most of the valley has remained sparsely settled by native peoples.

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      longest river in Mindanao, Philippines. It rises in the southeast and flows northward for 240 miles (390 km) to enter Butuan Bay of the Bohol Sea. The river forms a fertile valley 40 to 50 miles (65–80 km) wide between the Central Mindanao Highlands (west) and the Pacific Cordillera (east). Important population centres are clustered around the bay and include Butuan, Cabadbaran, and Buenavista.

      Despite early Spanish contacts and missionary activities in the 17th century, most of the valley has remained sparsely settled by the Magahat, Mamanua, Manobo, Higahon, Mandaya, and Bagobo peoples. With the advent of logging and immigrant labourers, many of these groups have moved farther inland. Until the early 1960s, when a road was completed linking Butuan with Davao City to the south, the Agusan, which is navigable for 160 miles (260 km) by small craft, was the only access route to the interior.

      The productive forest industry is concentrated along the Agusan's swampy middle course. Lumberjacks, merchants, and traders live on huge log rafts anchored to giant trees. Vast plantations of coconut, rice, bamboo, and various fruits lie along its lower course. Rice is the leading food crop, and coconut is the main cash crop. Farming and subsistence fishing are other economic activities.

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