Bucas Grande (Isla)

"Bucas Grande es una isla adyacente y situada en la parte nordeste de Mindanao en Filipinas: Corresponde al término municipal de Socorro perteneciente a la provincia de Surigao del Norte situada en la Región Administrativa de Caraga, también denominada Región XIII. Su superficie es de 114.45 km² y contaba en el año 2010 con una población de 20.304 habitantes.Bucas Grande es accesible a través del ferry que la comunica con vecina y más grande isla de Siargao."

"Bucas Grande is an island in the province of Surigao del Norte in the Philippines. The island is contiguous with the municipality of Socorro, Surigao del Norte. Its area is 128 square kilometres (49 sq mi). Bucas Grande Island is situated on the far eastern part of the province of Surigao del Norte. The lone-island municipality of the island is the municipality of Socorro, Surigao del Norte. The latter is a lone island municipality in the entire province. Bucas Grande Island lies within the breadth of the Pacific and is physically located at coordinates 9° 37 17 North, 125° 58 0 East. It has a total land area of 12,445 hectares and currently holds a count of more than 20,000 inhabitants and a voting population of over 13,000. People have settled in 14 barangays of the municipality namely: Barangays Don Albino Taruc, Navarro, Rizal, Del Pilar, Dona Helene, Honrado, Nueva Estrella, Pamosaingan, Salog, San Roque, Sudlon, Santa Cruz, Songkoy and N. Sering."