[3] A couple of centuries ago, along the bountiful bay facing the bluish sea of the Pacific Ocean, was a place like those in fairy tales.

A little distance from the shoreline, the landscape started to rise until it reached its peak in the west, which is one of the ranges of the enchanted Mount Diwata.

The place was thickly forested, blanketed with big trees, varieties of wild flowers, aerial plants, and vines.

Nature's music, like the chirping of birds, the humming of bees, and other wood-land insects intermingling with the sound of roaring waves, could be heard from a distance.

Land and water resources were abundant; hence, they loved to hunt in the forest, gather shells along the shores, and fish in the rivers.

Later, however, as their tribes increased, their descendants thought of moving to surrounding areas, so there was rivalry as to who would own which pieces of land.

As generations passed, the final "N" in Llangan was dropped, and the "Ll" sound was changed to "Li", hence saying that is how Lianga got its name.

[5] Lianga is one of the oldest towns of the province of Surigao del Sur by virtue of Executive Order No.

It is situated along the Lianga Bay facing the Pacific Ocean and cradled by its shorelines and the Diwata Mountains.

In the history of Caraga Region, Lianga was part of the encomienda way back in 1655 under the command of Sergeant Martin Sanchez dela Cuesta.

San Agustin, formerly called Oteiza, was the first daughter municipality of Lianga created under Executive Order No.

Significant development in Lianga has been noted since 1960 with the creation of Surigao del Sur as a province (Republic Act 2786).

It was more evident in the 1970s to 1980s when the coastal barangay of Diatagon [Jiatagon] became the hub of socio–economic activities with the Lianga Bay Logging Company Incorporated [LBLCI] which was a rich source of income.

The town of Lianga, too that time started to gain a breakthrough not only in the infrastructure projects such as roads and government buildings but also in income derived from taxes especially from forest products used by the wood processing plant of LBLCI.

It is gifted by its geographic location but is not adequately blessed by nature with substantial endowment necessary to propel itself into a developing economy.

The Poblacion and Barangay Diatagon [Jiatagon] are the trading centers with most of the commodities coming from Davao, Butuan, and Surigao.