The City of Butuan is the regional center of the Caraga Region in the Philippines . It is located at the northeastern part of Agusan Valley in northern Mindanao , sprawling across the Agusan River . It is bounded to the north, west and south by Agusan del Norte , to the east by Agusan del Sur and to the northwest by Butuan Bay . According to the 2000 census, it has a population of 267,279 people in 50,273 households.

The name "Butuan" is believed to have originated from the sour fruit "Batuan". Other etymology sources say that it comes from a certain "Datu Buntuan", a chieftain who once ruled over Butuan.

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