Nasipit and Her Story

Prepared by: Mr. Jolo Van Clyde S. Abatayo, RL

All About Nasipit

Nasipit, officially the Municipality of Nasipit, (Cebuano:

Lungsod sa Nasipit; Tagalog: Bayan ng Nasipit), is a 3rd
class municipality in the province of Agusan del Norte,
Philippines. According to the 2015 census, it has a
population of 41,957 people.
The Port of Nasipit is the major seaport or base port in
Agusan del Norte. The Philippine Ports Authority (PPA)
assigned PMO Nasipit as an International Base port.
History

The recorded history of Nasipit can be traced back to as

early as 1880s when it was declared as a pueblo by the
Spanish colonizers. According to townsfolk, its name may
have been derived from an incident where a native,
immediately after being bitten by a crab, was asked the
name of the place by an immigrant. Misunderstanding
the question, the native answered na-si-pit meaning
"bitten by a crab". Since then, the town became known
as Nasipit.
History

 Nasipit was officially separated from the municipality of Butuan on

August 1, 1929. It became a municipality by virtue of Executive
Order No. 181 issued by Acting Governor General of the Philippines
Eugene Allen Gilmore. A proposal to change its name to Aurora
was initiated by then Governor Teofisto Guingona Sr., but due to
the strong opposition from townsfolk, the name Nasipit was
retained.
 In 1949, the barrios of Carmen, Tagcatong, Cahayagan and San
Agustin were separated from Nasipit and constituted into the new
town of Carmen by virtue of Republic Act No. 380 which was
approved on June 15, 1949.
Geography

Nasipit is located at 8°59′N 125°20′E.

According to the Philippine Statistics Authority, the
municipality has a land area of 144.4 square kilometres
(55.8 sq mi) [2] constituting 5.29% of the 2,730.24-square-
kilometre- (1,054.15 sq mi) total area of Agusan del Norte.
Geography

Nasipit occupies the north-western portion of the

province. It is bounded in the east and south by
Buenavista, west by Carmen, and north by the Butuan
Bay. It is 24 kilometres (15 mi) west of Butuan and 175
kilometres (109 mi) north-east of Cagayan de Oro. The
town is accessible by sea through the inter-island vessels
docking in the Nasipit International Seaport, to
destinations such as Manila, Cebu, Bohol, and Cagayan
de Oro.
Barangays
 Economy

 Nasipit was identified by the Caraga Regional Development Council

(Caraga RDC) through Resolution Number 44 Series of 1996, as the Regional
Agri-Industrial Growth Center (RAGC) of the Caraga Region. The
municipality's identification as the RAGC and its inclusion in the Agusan
Norte Special Economic Zone (ANSEZ) can be attributed to the
establishment of the Nasipit Agusan del Norte Industrial Estate (NANIE).
Covering a total of 296.9 hectares (734 acres) and located within
barangays Camagong and Talisay, the proposed estate is envisaged to be
an industrial nucleus or manufacturing center in the province where
industrial plants, bonded warehouses, container yards and other industrial
facilities will be located and made available to investors.