agusan del norte (; butuanon: "probinsya hong agusan del norte") is a province in the philippines located in the caraga region of mindanao. its capital is the city of cabadbaran and it is bordered on the northeast by surigao del norte; mid-east by surigao del sur; southeast by agusan del sur, and southwest by misamis oriental. it faces butuan bay, part of the bohol sea, to the northwest.