Caraga
Caraga
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Tumalon sa: nabigasyon, hanapin
Ang Caraga ay isang rehiyon ng Pilipinas na matatagpuan sa hilagang silangang bahagi ng pulo ng Mindanao. Nabuo ito sa bisa ng Republic Act No. 7901 noong Pebrero 23, 1995 na inaprubahan ni Pangulong Fidel V. Ramos. Ang Rehiyon ay binubuo ng lima (5) na lalawigan: Agusan del Norte, Agusan del Sur, Surigao del Norte, Surigao del Sur at Dinagat Islands; tatlong (3) lungsod: Butuan, Surigao at Bislig; pitumpong (70) bayan at 1,346 na barangay. Ang Lungsod ng Butuan ang Sentrong Pang-Rehiyon.
Kasaysayan:
Ang kasaysayan ng Caraga ay nagsimula noong ika-15ng siglo, nang ang mga maglalayag ay matuklasan ang mga "Kalagan", na pinaniniwalaang Visaya ang pinanggalingan, na mula sa isa sa tatlong distrito ng Mindanao. Nabuo ang pangalang Caraga sa salitang Bisaya na kalagan na mula sa kalag na nangangahulugang "kaluluwa (soul)" o "tao (people)" at An na ngangahulugang "lupain (land)". Ang mga "Kalagan" ay may mahabang kasaysayan ng katapangan at walang kinatatakutan. Kaya ang Rehiyon ay tinawag ng mga unang mga tagapag-tala na "Lupa ng Matatapang at Walang Takot."
Ang mga "Kalagan", na tinawag na "Caragan" ng mga Kastila ay namuhay sa bahagi na binubuo ng dalawang lalawigan ng Surigao, hilagang dako ng Davao Oriental at Silangang Ozamis Oriental. Ang dalawang lalawigan ng Agusan ay huling binuo sa ilalim ng pangangasiwa ng Surigao at nag-sarili bilang Lalawigan ng Agusan noong 1914. Noong 1960, ang Surigao ay nahati sa Norte at Sur, at noong 1967, ang Agusan ay sumunod na rin. Samantalang ang Butuan noon ay isa pa lamang bayan ng Agusan, ang paglago ng industriya ng pag-totroso ay humikayat ng pangangalakal at mga mangangalakal sa lugar na ito. Noong ika-2 ng Agosto 1950, sa bisa ng Republic Act 523, ang saligan ng pagka-lungsod ng Butuan ay pinagtibay.
Mount Diwata
Author: Lotlot
[ Last 2004, I went for a vacation in Rosario, Agusan del Sur in Mindanao. I stayed in my aunt's house. At first, I didn't see the beauty of the place because of the thick fog that covered the place almost everyday. One day, I woke up with the sun shining so bright. While I was looking afar, I saw a mountain that looked like a pregnant woman lying in bed. I was already staying there for 3 weeks but that was my first time to see the mountain. So, I asked my cousin why the mountain didn't exist everyday ( a silly question)? She laughed and told me that it's the fog which made the mountain unseen in most days. Moreover, she told me the name of the mountain, Mt. Diwata, and its legend.]
Legend: Diwata was a woman living in a remote place. She was very pretty but poor. The king loved and married her. She was very braved that she helped fight the place against enemies. She fought even she was pregnant; unfortunately, she was killed. Because the king loved her so much, he named the place ' Diwata'. Years later, the villagers noticed that the place became mountainous and it resembled a pregnant woman; so, from Diwata they changed it to Mount Diwata.
....{ When I got to see it, it really looked like a pregnant woman. And, what adds to its beauty is the waterfalls in its feet? In fact, a swimming pool, a garden and kiosks are made near the waterfalls for the people to enjoy and relax while visiting the mountain...So, if you wanna witness the beauty of the mountain, you better go there also}.
MT. DIWATA " 'diwata' , the tagalog word for 'fairy'" covers the provinces of Agusan del Sur and Surigao del Sur. It serves as a major watershed for the CARAGA region and the provinces of Agusan del Sur and Surigao del Sur. Substantial areas of its lowland forest is threatened by logging and land conversion.
