Why visit Loreto
Townapedia lists 1 park or trail, 13 places to eat and 2 places to stay in and around town.
Highlights include Agusan Marsh Wildlife Sanctuary.
Weather in Loreto
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About Loreto
Loreto, officially the Municipality of Loreto (Cebuano: Lungsod sa Loreto; Tagalog: Bayan ng Loreto), is a municipality in the province of Agusan del Sur, Philippines. According to the 2024 census, it has a population of 43,761 people. It is the largest municipality in terms of land area in Mindanao.
From the Wikipedia article Loreto, Agusan del Sur (this version), under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Parks, trails and playgrounds1
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Agusan Marsh Wildlife Sanctuary
Hiking and trails · 12.9 km
Category: NIPAS Wildlife Sanctuary
Restaurants and cafes13
1 more on the map.
Where to stay2
Churches and places of worship2
History
In 1600, the Spanish conquistadors first came to the upper reaches of Agusan. In 1879, Fr. Saturnino Urios, a Spanish Jesuit missionary from Xativa, came to what was then known as Umajam and met the Manobos. Fr. Urios convinced the Manobos to relocate into one single settlement that he named as Loreto (not from his town in Spain, as sometimes it's said).
From the History section of Loreto, Agusan del Sur on Wikipedia, under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Shopping3
Gas and EV charging1
Schools, colleges and libraries55
Agusan del Sur State College of Agriculture and Technology
School · 16.8 km
Healthcare3
Map of Loreto
80 places. The map loads OpenStreetMap tiles when you open it.
Getting there and nearby towns
Bislig Airport (BPH) is the nearest airport with scheduled flights listed in OpenStreetMap, 52 km away.
- Veruela 17 km southeast, about 17 min by car
- San Francisco 40 km north, about 40 min by car
- Prosperidad 44 km north, about 44 min by car
- Bislig 51 km east, about 51 min by car
- Montevista 57 km south, about 57 min by car
- Cabanglasan 58 km west, about 58 min by car
- Compostela 63 km southeast, about 1 h by car
- Bayugan 64 km north, about 1 h by car
- Nabunturan 66 km south, about 1 h by car
- New Corella 67 km south, about 1 h by car
Drive times are estimates from straight-line distance, not routes.
Local news
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Reviews, tips and questions
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Sources and licences
- GeoNames (CC BY 4.0): population, coordinates, regions and time zone
- OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL 1.0): places, airports, map data
- Wikidata (CC0 1.0): elevation, founding date, time zone, website, landmarks and historic places
- Wikimedia Commons (see each image): photos
- Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0): overview and history text
Photo credits
- Water Monitor (about 1.5m long), Rob and Stephanie Levy from Townsville, Australia, CC BY 2.0
- ISS043-E-184008 - View of Earth, Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit , Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center, Public domain
- ISS043-E-184007 - View of Earth, Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit , Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center, Public domain
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