. ▁Two ▁of ▁its ▁municipal ities ▁have ▁been ▁elev ated ▁to ▁cities ; ▁the ▁first ▁was ▁Bis lig ▁City . ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 7 , ▁T and ag ▁was ▁granted ▁city hood ▁but ▁it ▁was ▁null ified ▁via ▁a ▁controvers ial ▁decision ▁by ▁the ▁Supreme ▁Court ▁a ▁year ▁later . ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 9 , ▁T and ag ▁got ▁back ▁its ▁city ▁status ▁after ▁the ▁court ▁revers ed ▁its ▁own ▁r uling ▁on ▁December ▁ 2 2 , ▁ 2 0 0 9 . ▁ ▁Geography ▁ ▁Sur iga o ▁del ▁Sur ▁is ▁located ▁along ▁the ▁n ort he astern ▁coast ▁of ▁Mind ana o ▁facing ▁the ▁Philipp ine ▁Sea ▁between ▁ 1 2 5 ° 4 0 ' ▁to ▁ 1 2 6 ° 2 0 ' ▁east ▁long itudes ▁and ▁ 7 ° 5 5 ' ▁and ▁ 9 ° 2 0 ' ▁north ▁lat itudes . ▁It ▁is ▁bounded ▁on ▁the ▁north west ▁by ▁the ▁province ▁of ▁Sur iga o ▁del ▁Norte , ▁on ▁the ▁sout heast ▁by ▁D ava o ▁Oriental , ▁on ▁the ▁west ▁and ▁south west ▁by ▁Ag us an ▁del ▁Norte ▁and ▁Ag us an ▁del ▁Sur . ▁ ▁Situ ated ▁west ▁is ▁the ▁Di w ata ▁Mountain ▁Range , ▁isol ating ▁the ▁province ▁from ▁the ▁rest ▁of ▁Mind ana o . ▁To ▁the ▁east ▁lies ▁the ▁Philipp ine ▁Sea . ▁The ▁Mind ana o ▁Deep , ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁deep est ▁tren ches ▁in ▁the ▁world , ▁is ▁situated ▁a ▁few