About the City of Butuan

The City of Butuan in Agusan del Norte is the center of the Caraga Region which is the thirteenth region in the Philippines. It is located at the northeastern part of Agusan Valley Mindanao, 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 2009 census, it has a population of 307,942 people.

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.

Butuan City is the regional center of Caraga Region. The regional offices of the different government agencies is located here almost all of it. It was the capital of Agusan del Norte until 2000 when Republic Act 8811 mandated the transfer of the capital to Cabadbaran City; however Butuan City still serves as the province's seat of government as many of the provincial government offices are located, including the provincial capitol. (Butuan City, Accessed on September 08, 2010 at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Butuan_City).

Without searching for answers in the internet, why do you think Butuan City was called as the Timber City of the South?