Jabonga lies within the grid 90 degrees 18 minutes to 9 degrees 23 minutes
north latitude and 125 degrees 43 minutes east longitude. Its boundaries
are Kitcharao and Surigao del Norte to the north; Butuan Bay to the west;
Tubay and Santiago to the south; Surigao del Sur to the east. It is 59.7
kms. from Butuan City.
It has a total land area of 29,300 hectares of plain
to rolling and hilly lands. Among the municipalities, Jabonga ranks first in
total area and number of farms (464) which are mostly owned by individuals.
It has one of the 36 crop storage facilities of the province.Its major
crops are coconut, rice, corn, timber and both fresh and sea-water fish.
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