Bislig

Bislig
Component city
City of Bislig
PICOP Pier Uno
Flag Seal
Nicknames:  "The Organic City of the Philippines" "The Booming City by the Bay" "The City of Wonders"
Motto:  Sulig Bislig!
Map of Surigao del Sur with Bislig highlighted
Interactive map of Bislig
Bislig Location within the Philippines
Coordinates: 8°12′48″N 126°18′58″E
Country	Philippines
Region	Caraga
Province	Surigao del Sur
District	2nd district
Founded	January 1, 1921
Cityhood	September 18, 2000
Barangays	24 (see Barangays)
Government
• Type	Sangguniang Panlungsod
• Mayor	Florencio C. Garay
• Vice Mayor	Conrad C. Cejoco
• Representative	Alexander T. Pimentel
• City Council	Members Pedrito R. Sulapas Edgar B. Corvera Victor B. Alvar Jr. Soriano R. Casas David K. Salazar Sr. Jenny Myrr V. Chicano Bernadeth May Almanon-Balondo Mario S. Alvizo Winston W. Sia Reynaldo V. Dominguez
• Electorate	72,369 voters (2025)
Area
• Total	331.80 km2 (128.11 sq mi)
Elevation	71 m (233 ft)
Highest elevation	394 m (1,293 ft)
Lowest elevation	0 m (0 ft)
Population  (2024 census)
• Total	99,872
• Density	301.00/km2 (779.59/sq mi)
• Households	24,348
Demonym	Bisliganon
Economy
• Income class	2nd city income class
• Poverty incidence	13.35 % (2023)
• Revenue	₱ 1,140 million (2024)
• Assets	₱ 2,860 million (2024)
• Expenditure	₱ 350.1 million (2024)
• Liabilities	₱ 1,004 million (2024)
Service provider
• Electricity	Surigao del Sur 1 Electric Cooperative (SURSECO 1)
Time zone	UTC+08:00 (PST)
ZIP code	8311
PSGC	166803000
IDD : area code	+63 (0)86
Spoken languages	Mindanao Cebuano, Bisliganon Kamayo, Filipino, and other minority languages
Website	https://bislig.gov.ph/

Bislig, officially the City of Bislig (Cebuano: Dakbayan sa Bislig; Filipino: Lungsod ng Bislig), is a component city in the province of Surigao del Sur, Philippines. According to the 2024 census, it has a population of 99,872 people.

In 2000, Bislig was converted into a city per Republic Act 8804. It is the most populous among the cities and municipalities in the province of Surigao del Sur.

Barangay Mangagoy, the downtown area often dubbed by its residents as "the little city within the city", is the center of trade and industry of Bislig which has a population of 32,464 as of the 2015 estimate. It is the largest barangay in the city and the entire province of Surigao del Sur in terms of population. Since Barangay Poblacion is often referred by the locals simply as 'Bislig', Mangagoy on the other hand is often mistaken as a separate town though it is only just one out of the 24 barangays that comprises the entire City of Bislig.

Bislig is geographically the easternmost city of the Philippines. The city serves as the center of trade and commerce in the province of Surigao del Sur.