According to the
Philippine Statistics Authority, the municipality has a land area of constituting of the total area of
Agusan del Sur. Sibagat is bordered by the Municipalities of
Santiago, Agusan del Norte and
Cantilan,
Surigao del Sur to the north;
Madrid, Surigao del Sur,
Carmen, Surigao del Sur and
Lanuza, Surigao del Sur to the northeast;
City of Tandag and
San Miguel, Surigao del Sur to the east;
Bayugan to the south and southeast;
Las Nieves, Agusan del Norte to the southwest;
Butuan and
Remedios T. Romualdez to the west; and
Cabadbaran to the northwest. Sibagat is away from the Regional Center Hub of
Caraga region and from the nearest airport in
Butuan. It is also away from
Bayugan, the only city of the province. The town is geographically situated between the two cities of
Butuan and
Bayugan.
Elevation Sibagat is located at . Elevation of most areas of the municipality sit atop 100 meters above
sea level (
M.a.s.l.). Starting from the 100
M.a.s.l.broad plains in the southern part; where the urban center located, most of the rural barangays are located through the hills in the central part and to the mountainous western part, mountains peaked at 1,000 meters above
sea level were located at the northern part comprises 2 barangays of
Kolambugan and
Padiay.
Rivers and Streams Sibagat is host of several major rivers and streams that includes the
Wawa River, the largest and longest river in the town. The other rivers are
Sibagat River,
Tambagoko River,
Tago River,
Andanan River,
Boguko River, Bugsukan River, Balangubang River and Managong River.
Watershed Andanan River and its surrounding areas was declared as a
nature reserve called the
Andanan Watershed Forest reserve (AWFR) proclaimed by virtue of
Philippine Presidential Proclamation No. 734 dated May 29, 1991 with an area of 15,097 hectares located in Barangay
New Tubigon in the municipality of Sibagat including some riverbank barangays in
Bayugan area
Sibagat River and
Wawa River and its surrounding areas were also declared a nature reserve by establishing the
Sibagat-
Wawa Forest Reserve (SWFR) as proclaimed by virtue of
Philippine Presidential Proclamation No. 308 dated September 3, 1964 for
wood production,
watershed management,
soil protection, and other
forest uses containing an area of 29,500 hectares, more or less.
Climate Sibagat has a Type II climate which has no dry season but with pronounced maximum rain period occurring from December to January. The climate is hot and moist with an average annual humidity of 84 percent. This type of climate is very regular with no dry months and lacks any seasonal contrast. Average annual temperature range is from 23 to 32 Celsius, with the temperatures dropping towards the west portion of the town while altitude is increasing. {{Weather box
Barangays Sibagat is politically subdivided into 24
barangays. Each barangay consists of
puroks while some have
sitios. ==Demographics==