▁Of ▁the ▁ ▁of ▁forest ▁land , ▁ ▁are ▁protection ▁forest , ▁ ▁production ▁forest , ▁ ▁are ▁non - for est ▁agricult ure ▁and ▁ ▁are ▁for ▁non - for est ▁min ing . ▁As ▁of ▁today , ▁the ▁province ▁still ▁has ▁vast ▁area ▁of ▁remaining ▁old ▁growth ▁and ▁m oss y ▁forest . ▁ ▁Cl imate ▁The ▁province ▁falls ▁under ▁Type ▁II ▁climate ▁of ▁the ▁Philippines , ▁character ized ▁by ▁ra inf all ▁distributed ▁throughout ▁the ▁year , ▁although ▁there ▁is ▁a ▁distinct ▁ra iny ▁season ▁which ▁begins ▁from ▁the ▁month ▁of ▁November ▁and ▁ends ▁in ▁March . ▁However , ▁the ▁clim atic ▁behavior ▁of ▁the ▁province ▁for ▁the ▁past ▁few ▁years ▁has ▁shown ▁variations ▁where in ▁the ▁on set ▁of ▁the ▁ra iny ▁seasons ▁no ▁longer ▁occurs ▁on ▁the ▁usual ▁time . ▁Month s ▁with ▁low ▁ra inf all ▁are ▁from ▁July ▁to ▁October ▁with ▁September ▁as ▁the ▁dri est ▁month . ▁W et ▁months ▁are ▁from ▁November ▁to ▁June ▁with ▁January ▁as ▁the ▁wet test ▁month . ▁ ▁Administr ative ▁divisions ▁Sur iga o ▁del ▁Sur ▁compr ises ▁ 1 7 ▁municipal ities ▁and ▁two ▁cities , ▁further ▁sub div ided ▁into ▁ 3 0 9 ▁bar ang ays . ▁There ▁are ▁two ▁con gression al ▁districts ▁en comp ass ing ▁all ▁cities ▁and ▁towns . ▁ ▁Dem ograph ics ▁ ▁The ▁population ▁of ▁Sur iga o ▁del ▁Sur ▁in ▁the ▁ ▁was ▁ ▁people , ▁with ▁a ▁density ▁of ▁. ▁ ▁The ▁province ▁is ▁home ▁to ▁the ▁Kam