The Sibagat River (; ) is a stream located in Sibagat, Agusan del Sur, Caraga Region, Philippines.
Etymology
The Sibagat River is named after its town's name
Sibagat that comes from the word
bagat which means meet or meeting place. According to oral history, the Sibagat River is the place where warring tribes met and fought. The losing tribe would retreat downstream to the Wawa River and disappear.
Geography
The Sibagat River headwaters originate from the hinterlands of Barangay Pianing in
Butuan and traverses along the riverbank barangay of Bugsukan, also in
Butuan, and the barangays of Tabontabon, Afga, El Rio, Mahayahay and Poblacion in
Sibagat where its
River mouth located in Sitio Sabang met with the larger Wawa River. The Wawa River is the largest river in the town and a tributary river to the
Agusan River.
Crossings
There are three permanent
bridges that cross the Sibagat River
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Camponay Bridge – Brgy. Tabontabon, connecting the road linking NRJ-Tabontabon to Sta. Maria-Sta. Cruz-Banagbanag-Perez Road
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Mahayahay Bridge – Brgy. Mahayahay, connecting the road linking NRJ-Mahayahay to Del Rosario-San Isidro-Magsaysay-Banagbanag-New Tubigon-Tandag Road
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Sibagat Bridge – Brgy. Poblacion, a steel bridge connecting the road linking NRJ-Sibagat to Villangit-San Isidro-Magsaysay-Banagbanag-New Tubigon-Tandag Road
Tributaries
See also
