San Francisco, officially the Municipality of San Francisco (Surigaonon: Lungsod nan San Francisco; Tagalog: Bayan ng San Francisco), is a 5th class municipality in the province of Surigao del Norte, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 15,347 people. [3]
San Francisco
Anao-aon | |
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Municipality | |
Municipality of San Francisco | |
OpenStreetMap | |
San Francisco Location within the Philippines | |
Coordinates: 9°46′40″N 125°25′23″E | |
Country | Philippines |
Region | Caraga |
Province | Surigao del Norte |
District | 2nd district |
Barangays | 11 (see Barangays) |
Government | |
• Type | Sangguniang Bayan |
• Mayor | Val P. Pinat |
• Vice Mayor | Miguel E. Gastardo |
• Representative | Robert Ace S. Barbers |
• Electorate | 4,856 voters (2019) |
Area | |
• Total | 56.72 km2 (21.90 sq mi) |
Elevation | 50 m (160 ft) |
Highest elevation | 425 m (1,394 ft) |
Lowest elevation | 0 m (0 ft) |
Population | |
• Total | 15,347 |
• Density | 270/km2 (700/sq mi) |
• Households | 3,160 |
Economy | |
• Income class | 5th municipal income class |
• Poverty incidence | 32.09% (2018)[4] |
• Revenue | ₱77,972,500.27 (2020) |
• Assets | ₱139,994,515.04 (2020) |
• Expenditure | ₱57,813,428.67 (2020) |
• Liabilities | ₱31,543,310.67 (2020) |
Service provider | |
• Electricity | Surigao del Norte Electric Cooperative (SURNECO) |
Time zone | UTC+8 (PST) |
ZIP code | 8401 |
PSGC | |
IDD : area code | +63 (0)86 |
Native languages | Surigaonon Agusan Cebuano Tagalog |
There has been many stories concerning the origin of the town but the most common is about the two lovers, Anao and Aon. Anao was a handsome, strong hunter who fell in love with Aon, the most beautiful woman and daughter of a powerful datu, who ruled the town, which was formerly a barangay. Anao and Aon vowed to be true to their love, despite the datu's objection. The datu wanted to break their love, however, he failed since the lovers were found dead near the riverbank in cold embrace. Thus, the name Anao-aon in memory of the two lovers.
Anao-aon became a pueblo after the abolition of the encomienda system in the early part of the Spanish regime with Lorenzo Tremedal, a bonafide resident of Surigao, as the Kapitan del Pueblo.
During the Spanish–American War, the town was almost reduced to ashes hence, it was reverted into a barrio until the earlier part of 1957. Through the undying efforts of Martillano Diaz, father of Ex-Board Member Macario M. Diaz, Anao-aon was emancipated and regained its status as a municipality by virtue of Executive Order No. 249 on May 24, 1957, during the time of President Carlos P. Garcia. Macario M, Diaz was given the title of Father of the Municipality of Anao-aon. On August 15, 1957, the municipality was inaugurated.
During the time of Mayor Francisco Delani, through House Bill No. 1768, approved May 20, 1971 by the House of the Senate, its unique and indigenous name Anao-aon was changed into San Francisco in honor of the Patron Saint, Saint Francis Xavier only to find out that it was creating confusion because there are many municipalities in the Philippines already named after San Francisco, but then it's too late for its politician authors and supporters to make the move to revert into its original name of Anao-aon.
San Francisco is politically subdivided into 11 barangays.
Climate data for San Francisco, Surigao del Norte | |||||||||||||
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Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
Average high °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) |
Average low °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) |
Average precipitation 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[5] |
Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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1903 | 1,481 | — |
1960 | 6,272 | +2.56% |
1970 | 6,486 | +0.34% |
1975 | 7,572 | +3.15% |
1980 | 8,674 | +2.75% |
1990 | 9,445 | +0.86% |
1995 | 10,005 | +1.09% |
2000 | 11,521 | +3.07% |
2007 | 12,449 | +1.07% |
2010 | 13,335 | +2.53% |
2015 | 14,552 | +1.68% |
2020 | 15,347 | +1.05% |
Source: Philippine Statistics Authority [6] [7] [8][9] |
Places adjacent to San Francisco, Surigao del Norte | |
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Province of Surigao del Norte | |
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Surigao City (capital) | |
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