San Francisco | |
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| Municipality of San Francisco | |
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| Coordinates:8°31′N125°59′E / 8.51°N 125.98°E /8.51; 125.98 | |
| Country | Philippines |
| Region | Caraga |
| Province | Agusan del Sur |
| District | 2nd district |
| Founded | June 21, 1959 |
| Barangays | 27 (seeBarangays) |
| Government | |
| • Type | Sangguniang Bayan |
| • Mayor | Grace Carmel Paredes-Bravo |
| • Vice Mayor | Arth Ryan Palabrica |
| • Representative | Adolph Edward G. Plaza |
| • Electorate | 50,216 voters (2025) |
| Area | |
• Total | 392.53 km2 (151.56 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 89 m (292 ft) |
| Highest elevation | 806 m (2,644 ft) |
| Lowest elevation | 0 m (0 ft) |
| Population (2024 census)[3] | |
• Total | 79,718 |
| • Density | 203.09/km2 (525.99/sq mi) |
| • Households | 18,945 |
| Economy | |
| • Income class | 1st municipal income class |
| • Poverty incidence | 28.82 |
| • Revenue | ₱ 519.4 million (2022) |
| • Assets | ₱ 1,620 million (2022) |
| • Expenditure | ₱ 433.7 million (2022) |
| • Liabilities | ₱ 420.7 million (2022) |
| Service provider | |
| • Electricity | Agusan del Sur Electric Cooperative (ASELCO) |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (PST) |
| ZIP code | 8501 |
| PSGC | |
| IDD : area code | +63 (0)85 |
| Native languages | Agusan Butuanon Cebuano Higaonon Tagalog |
| Website | www |
San Francisco, officially theMunicipality of San Francisco (Cebuano:Lungsod sa San Francisco;Tagalog:Bayan ng San Francisco), is amunicipality in theprovince ofAgusan del Sur,Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 80,760 people.[5]
The town serves as the center of trade and commerce in the province of Agusan del Sur. In 2013, San Francisco topped first as the "Most Competitive Municipality in the Philippines in 2012" according to the National Competitiveness Council (NCC) from out of the 163 first-class municipalities covered by their index.[6]
The protected area of theAgusan Marsh Wildlife Sanctuary can also be reached in San Francisco thru the Barangays Caimpugan and New Visayas.
The town is known for the gigantic Toog Tree of Alegria, which is the most sacred tribal tree for many of the Indigenous peoples of San Francisco. The town is also popular for its Irosin stone crafts, which has been the cottage industry of many Indigenous families in the area for hundreds of years. Due to the town's commendable folk arts and crafts made in stone, many scholars have suggested for its nomination in theUNESCOCreative Cities Network.
The town's name is sometimes colloquially shortened to "San France" or alternately spelled "San Franz" and "San Frans".
The birth of San Francisco is associated with the history ofAgusan andSurigao del Sur. Before San Francisco became a municipality, it was part of the District of Gibong, which was then governed by Deputy Governor Francisco Cataylo. During this period, the district comprised thebarrios of Santa Ana, Caimpugan, Ebro, Borbon, La Caridad, Prosperidad, Azpetea and Los Arcos, with Santa Ana the seat of government. Like otherbarrios, Santa Ana comprised severalsitios, including Sitio Hagpa, which was the site of the present day San Francisco. Hagpa was coined from aManobo word for "swampy" as the sitio was a small village nestled along the Adlayan River and inhabited by Manobo tribes.
The opening of the Province of Agusan del Sur to most parts of Mindanao came during the government of PresidentRamon Magsaysay who ordered the first road survey to be conducted by the Department of Highway in 1952. In early 1954, road construction began paving the way for the institution of public land subdivision and the in-migration of different local tribes and settlers from the various provinces of Mindanao,Visayas andLuzon.
Hagpa was later renamedSan Francisco in honor of Deputy District Governor Francisco Cataylo. In early 1955, the first local government was established as San Francisco was created as a Municipal District. Francisca Tesoro Samson was appointed as the first Municipal District Mayor by then Provincial Governor Felixberto Dagani. On June 21, 1959, throughRepublic Act No. 2518, San Francisco was officially created into a regular municipality of theProvince of Agusan.[7] In the same year, the first local officials of the municipality were elected with Atty. Paquito Fuentes as the first elected municipal mayor, who served for three consecutive terms of office. He was succeeded by Engr. Bienvenido Y. Tumulak, Sr. and was succeeded by his vice mayor, Cresencio Ausmolo who stayed in office by operation of law during the latter half-portion of his last term.
Eight years after its creation as a regular municipality, on June 17, 1967, throughRepublic Act No. 4979, the Province of Agusan was divided into the Provinces ofAgusan del Norte and Agusan del Sur, in which San Francisco was part of the latter.[8] The continued growth of Agusan del Sur also saw the development of the municipality of San Francisco. Its growing population later paved the way for the creation of the municipality of Rosario throughRepublic Act No. 5760 approved by PresidentDiosdado Macapagal on June 21, 1969, just two years after the creation of Agusan del Sur. As a result, the severalbarrios of San Francisco including Bayugan III, Wasi-an, Santa Cruz, Cabawan, Cabantao, Marfil and Tagbayagan were incorporated in the newly created municipality.[9] Thebarrios of Buenasuerte, Caimpogan, Pasta, Lapinigan, Ebro, New Visayas, Bayugan II, Borbon, Tagapua, Pisaan, Santa Ana, Hubang, Alegria, San Isidro, Das-agan, Ladgadan, Lucac, Bitan-agan and Poblacion consisting of five barrios as stated inPD No. 86 dated December 31, 1972, remained to form part of the 39,253-hectare Municipality of San Francisco. Thebarrios of Rizal, Ormaca, Mate and Karaos were later created and added to form final 27 barangays of the present day San Francisco.
According to thePhilippine Statistics Authority, the municipality has a land area of 392.53 square kilometres (151.56 sq mi) [10] constituting3.93% of the 9,989.52-square-kilometre- (3,856.98 sq mi) total area of Agusan del Sur.
San Francisco is also the site of the Mt. Magdiwata Watershed and Forest Reserve which was established by Proclamation No. 282 issued on October 23, 1993. Mount Magdiwata itself is 633 meters (2,077 ft) high. It provides forest cover for the town although it was historically a site for logging.[11][12][13]
| Climate data for San Francisco, Agusan del Sur | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 27 (81) | 27 (81) | 28 (82) | 29 (84) | 29 (84) | 29 (84) | 29 (84) | 30 (86) | 30 (86) | 29 (84) | 28 (82) | 28 (82) | 29 (83) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 22 (72) | 22 (72) | 22 (72) | 23 (73) | 23 (73) | 23 (73) | 23 (73) | 23 (73) | 23 (73) | 23 (73) | 23 (73) | 23 (73) | 23 (73) |
| Averageprecipitation mm (inches) | 152 (6.0) | 116 (4.6) | 90 (3.5) | 68 (2.7) | 88 (3.5) | 96 (3.8) | 78 (3.1) | 73 (2.9) | 70 (2.8) | 96 (3.8) | 125 (4.9) | 132 (5.2) | 1,184 (46.8) |
| Average rainy days | 20.8 | 17.7 | 18.5 | 17.2 | 20.8 | 22.5 | 22.5 | 22.7 | 22.0 | 23.7 | 22.5 | 19.9 | 250.8 |
| Source: Meteoblue(modeled/calculated data, not measured locally)[14] | |||||||||||||
San Francisco is politically subdivided into 27barangays.[15] Each barangay consists ofpuroks while some havesitios.
| PSGC | Barangay | Population | ±% p.a. | |||
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| 2024[16] | 2010[17] | |||||
| 160308001 | Alegria | 9.2% | 7,310 | 6,053 | ▴ | 1.38% |
| 160308015 | Barangay 1 (Poblacion) | 7.4% | 5,902 | 4,741 | ▴ | 1.60% |
| 160308016 | Barangay 2 (Poblacion) | 3.1% | 2,506 | 2,993 | ▾ | −1.28% |
| 160308017 | Barangay 3 (Poblacion) | 4.6% | 3,642 | 3,315 | ▴ | 0.68% |
| 160308018 | Barangay 4 (Poblacion) | 3.7% | 2,939 | 3,250 | ▾ | −0.73% |
| 160308019 | Barangay 5 (Poblacion) | 6.6% | 5,239 | 4,926 | ▴ | 0.45% |
| 160308002 | Bayugan 2 | 5.8% | 4,644 | 4,896 | ▾ | −0.38% |
| 160308025 | Bitan-agan | 1.3% | 1,046 | 1,079 | ▾ | −0.22% |
| 160308003 | Borbon | 3.6% | 2,850 | 2,696 | ▴ | 0.40% |
| 160308026 | Buenasuerte | 2.0% | 1,566 | 1,766 | ▾ | −0.87% |
| 160308005 | Caimpugan | 2.0% | 1,590 | 1,751 | ▾ | −0.70% |
| 160308027 | Das-agan | 2.3% | 1,824 | 1,803 | ▴ | 0.08% |
| 160308006 | Ebro | 1.7% | 1,325 | 1,496 | ▾ | −0.88% |
| 160308007 | Hubang | 4.0% | 3,166 | 2,659 | ▴ | 1.27% |
| 160308028 | Karaus | 3.9% | 3,148 | 2,686 | ▴ | 1.16% |
| 160308029 | Ladgadan | 1.2% | 981 | 992 | ▾ | −0.08% |
| 160308008 | Lapinigan | 6.5% | 5,150 | 4,627 | ▴ | 0.78% |
| 160308009 | Lucac | 1.6% | 1,294 | 966 | ▴ | 2.14% |
| 160308010 | Mate | 1.9% | 1,497 | 1,616 | ▾ | −0.55% |
| 160308011 | New Visayas | 1.7% | 1,334 | 1,735 | ▾ | −1.89% |
| 160308030 | Ormaca | 1.0% | 805 | 793 | ▴ | 0.11% |
| 160308012 | Pasta | 3.8% | 3,061 | 3,429 | ▾ | −0.82% |
| 160308013 | Pisa-an | 4.3% | 3,429 | 2,611 | ▴ | 1.99% |
| 160308020 | Rizal | 1.1% | 904 | 1,331 | ▾ | −2.76% |
| 160308021 | San Isidro | 4.7% | 3,737 | 3,089 | ▴ | 1.39% |
| 160308022 | Santa Ana | 1.6% | 1,256 | 1,283 | ▾ | −0.15% |
| 160308024 | Tagapua | 3.0% | 2,397 | 2,404 | ▾ | −0.02% |
| Total | 79,718 | 70,986 | ▴ | 0.84% | ||
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1939 | 4,156 | — |
| 1948 | 5,434 | +3.02% |
| 1960 | 16,535 | +9.72% |
| 1970 | 17,636 | +0.65% |
| 1975 | 19,097 | +1.61% |
| 1980 | 27,153 | +7.29% |
| 1990 | 43,878 | +4.92% |
| 1995 | 50,844 | +2.80% |
| 2000 | 56,968 | +2.47% |
| 2007 | 62,881 | +1.37% |
| 2010 | 70,986 | +4.51% |
| 2015 | 74,542 | +0.94% |
| 2020 | 80,760 | +1.70% |
| 2024 | 79,718 | −0.31% |
| Source:Philippine Statistics Authority[18][19][17][20][21] | ||
In the 2020 census, San Francisco had a population of 80,760.[22] The population density was 210 inhabitants per square kilometre (540/sq mi).
Poverty incidence of San Francisco
Source:Philippine Statistics Authority[23][24][25][26][27][28][29][30]
San Francisco is the "Commercial Capital ofAgusan del Sur", serving as the primary commercial and service center in the province of Agusan del Sur. Situated within the crossroad leading to other production centers in the region, San Francisco serves as the primary distribution point of goods and people for the province. The presence of malls, hotels, restaurants, communication and transportation facilities makes San Francisco the training convention center of the province and a favored place for tourists to stay with Mount Magdiwata boosting its tourism sector.
San Francisco has a bus terminal named San Francisco Transport Terminal. All major buses including Bachelor Express,Davao Metro Shuttle andGO Mindanao bound forDavao,Butuan,Surigao,Tandag andMangagoy.Philtranco also serve San Francisco, to and fromPasay.
San Francisco also have another public transportation calledjeepney andmulticab, their destination isProsperidad,Rosario,Talacogon andBarobo.
Public Utility Van (PUV) also served San Francisco, bound forDavao,Butuan,Tandag,Mangagoy andTagum.
List of public and private educational institutions:
Out of the 163 first-class municipalities covered by the index, Luz said the municipality of San Francisco in Agusan del Sur clinched the top spot.
Places adjacent to San Francisco, Agusan del Sur | |
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