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Butuan
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Butuan, officially the City of Butuan, is a highly urbanized city and the regional center of Caraga, Philippines. It is the de facto capital of the province of Agusan del Norte where it is geographica
Macapagal Bridge 2
Macapagal Bridge 2
Guingona Park Butuan
Guingona Park Butuan
Adlaw Hong Butuan SM
Adlaw Hong Butuan SM
BUTUAN CITY HALL NIGHT
BUTUAN CITY HALL NIGHT
Butuan (historical polity)
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Butuan, sometimes referred to as the Rajahnate of Butuan, was a precolonial Bisaya Hindu polity centered around northeastern Mindanao island in present-day Butuan, Philippines. It was known for its go
Butuan
…to the 2024 census, it has a population of 385,530 people making it the most populous city in Caraga Region. It served as the former capital of the Rajahnate of Butuan before 1001 until about 1521. The city used to be known during that time as the best in gold and boat manufacturing in the entire Philippine archipelago…
An illustration of the Garcinia morella, locally called batuan, which might've been where the name Butuan came from.
An illustration of the Garcinia morella, locally called batuan, which might've been where the name Butuan came from.
The Butuan Ivory Seal, displayed at the National Museum of the Philippines. The Kawi script lettering says "But-wan", and the smaller lettering (simil
The Butuan Ivory Seal, displayed at the National Museum of the Philippines. The Kawi script lettering says "But-wan", and the smaller lettering (similar to Baybayin) says "Bu-wa" (the diacritics for "Wan/Ban" in Kawi and "Bu/Ba" in the smaller letters have worn off)
A silver strip excavated from the 1970s in Butuan was inside a wooden coffin. The characters display a Hindu-Buddhist influence, probably a form of ea
A silver strip excavated from the 1970s in Butuan was inside a wooden coffin. The characters display a Hindu-Buddhist influence, probably a form of early writing in the Philippines (c. 14th–15th century).
A gold statue of the Hindu-Buddhist goddess (Devata) "Tara" also found in the Butuan-Caraga region showing the extreme abundance of gold in the genera
A gold statue of the Hindu-Buddhist goddess (Devata) "Tara" also found in the Butuan-Caraga region showing the extreme abundance of gold in the general area.