Veruela

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Municipality in Agusan del Sur, Philippines

title: "Veruela" type: doc version: 1 created: 2026-02-28 author: "Wikipedia contributors" status: active scope: public tags: ["municipalities-of-agusan-del-sur", "political-divisions-established-by-philippine-executive-order"] description: "Municipality in Agusan del Sur, Philippines" topic_path: "general/municipalities-of-agusan-del-sur" source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Veruela" license: "CC BY-SA 4.0" wikipedia_page_id: 0 wikipedia_revision_id: 0

::summary Municipality in Agusan del Sur, Philippines ::

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Veruela, officially the Municipality of Veruela (; ), is a municipality in the province of Agusan del Sur, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 39,708 people.

History

Veruela is considered the oldest town of upper Agusan del Sur. It is believed the name "Veruela" derives from the word "virus", as the area suffered from smallpox and cholera in the late 18th century when Spanish missionaries encountered the indigenous Manobo tribes.

The Manobo later moved to Manning, also known as Linongsuran, along the Agusan River. In 1916, an earthquake destroyed the settlement, forcing the survivors to evacuate and reorganize themselves into another place, now the barangay poblacion of the municipality.

In the 18th century, Muslim tribes in Davao invaded the Manobos in Agusan, and the two sides fought. The first known leader of the Manobo was the datu Eladio Manguyod, who drove the Muslims out after a hard-fought battle. During this period, the tribe converted to Christianity and adopted Saint John as their patron.

Veruela became a municipality through Executive Order No. 147, which was proclaimed by President Diosdado Macapagal on March 31, 1965 during the term of Congressman Guillermo Sanchez, who once also served as mayor of the town. Since its formal creation as a municipality, Veruela has seen eight different administrations.

The municipality of Veruela has a silent dispute with the nearby province of Compostela Valley regarding the boundary between the two in Barangay Del Monte.

Geography

Veruela is located at .

According to the Philippine Statistics Authority, the municipality has a land area of 385.45 km2 constituting of the 9,989.52 km2 total area of Agusan del Sur.

Climate

| location = Veruela, Agusan del Sur | width = auto | metric first = Yes | single line = Yes | Jan high C = 27 | Jan low C = 22 | Feb high C = 27 | Feb low C = 22 | Mar high C = 27 | Mar low C = 22 | Apr high C = 29 | Apr low C = 23 | May high C = 29 | May low C = 23 | Jun high C = 29 | Jun low C = 23 | Jul high C = 30 | Jul low C = 23 | Aug high C = 30 | Aug low C = 23 | Sep high C = 30 | Sep low C = 23 | Oct high C = 30 | Oct low C = 23 | Nov high C = 29 | Nov low C = 23 | Dec high C = 28 | Dec low C = 22 | Jan precipitation mm = 105 | Feb precipitation mm = 80 | Mar precipitation mm = 58 | Apr precipitation mm = 39 | May precipitation mm = 62 | Jun precipitation mm = 75 | Jul precipitation mm = 69 | Aug precipitation mm = 62 | Sep precipitation mm = 59 | Oct precipitation mm = 71 | Nov precipitation mm = 69 | Dec precipitation mm = 69 | Jan rain days = 15.8 | Feb rain days = 15.4 | Mar rain days = 14.8 | Apr rain days = 13.8 | May rain days = 19.7 | Jun rain days = 22.5 | Jul rain days = 22.9 | Aug rain days = 22.7 | Sep rain days = 22.0 | Oct rain days = 23.0 | Nov rain days = 18.1 | Dec rain days = 15.0 | source 1 = Meteoblue | url = https://www.meteoblue.com/en/weather/historyclimate/climatemodelled/veruela_philippines_1680040 | title = Veruela: Average Temperatures and Rainfall | publisher = Meteoblue | access-date = 29 April 2020 }} | date = 29 April 2020

Barangays

Veruela is politically subdivided into 20 barangays. Each barangay consists of puroks while some have sitios.

Demographics

| align= none | title= Population census of | 1903 = | 1918 = | 1939 = | 1948 = | 1960 = | 1970 = | 1975 = | 1980 = | 1990 = | 1995 = | 2000 = | 2007 = | 2010 = | 2015 = | 2020 = | 2024 = | 2030 = | footnote= Source: Philippine Statistics Authority

In the 2020 census, Veruela had a population of 39,708. The population density was {{sigfig|39,708/385.45|2}} PD/km2.

Economy

References

References

  1. {{DILG detail
  2. "Municipality of Veruela". Provincial Information Management Office (PIMO).
  3. (31 March 1965). "Executive Order No. 147; Declaring Certain Municipal Districts in the Province of Agusan as Municipalities".

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