San Miguel, Surigao del Sur

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San Miguel
Municipality
Municipality of San Miguel
Map of Surigao del Sur with San Miguel highlighted
Map of Surigao del Sur with San Miguel highlighted
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San Miguel is located in Philippines
San Miguel
San Miguel
Location within the Philippines
Coordinates: 8°53′N 126°00′E / 8.88°N 126°E / 8.88; 126Coordinates: 8°53′N 126°00′E / 8.88°N 126°E / 8.88; 126
CountryPhilippines
RegionCaraga
ProvinceSurigao del Sur
District 1st district
Barangays18 (see Barangays)
Government
 [1]
 • TypeSangguniang Bayan
 • MayorHazel S. Elizalde
 • Vice MayorRolmar F. Basalan
 • RepresentativeProspero A. Pichay Jr.
 • Electorate12,726 voters (2019)
Area
[2]
 • Total558.00 km2 (215.45 sq mi)
Elevation
38 m (125 ft)
Highest elevation
231 m (758 ft)
Lowest elevation
8 m (26 ft)
Population
 (2020 census) [3]
 • Total41,809
 • Density75/km2 (190/sq mi)
 • Households
7,918
Economy
 • Income class1st municipal income class
 • Poverty incidence45.51% (2015)[4]
 • Revenue₱222,941,047.34 (2020)
 • Assets₱422,353,045.30 (2020)
 • Expenditure₱167,884,159.41 (2020)
 • Liabilities₱79,136,178.23 (2020)
Service provider
 • ElectricitySurigao del Sur 2 Electric Cooperative (SURSECO 2)
Time zoneUTC+8 (PST)
ZIP code
8301
PSGC
166816000
IDD : area code +63 (0)86
Native languagesSurigaonon
Agusan
Cebuano
Tagalog

San Miguel, officially the Municipality of San Miguel (Surigaonon: Lungsod nan San Miguel; Tagalog: Bayan ng San Miguel), is a 1st class municipality in the province of Surigao del Sur, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 41,809 people. [3]

With an area of 55,800 hectares (138,000 acres), it is the largest among the municipalities and cities in the province. It is also the only landlocked municipality in the province.

Antique gold discoveries[]

In 1981, Edilberto "Berto" Morales, a farmer employed as a bulldozer operator in an irrigation project accidentally unearthed a hoard of authentic gold artifacts and jewelries weighing up to 30 kg in Barangay Magroyong which includes masks, figurines, bowls, daggers, trinkets, belts, and all sorts of body ornaments. Through a support of several historical accounts, archaeologists and historians believed that the gold items were associated between 10th to 13th century used by pre-colonial Filipinos, years before Spaniards came to the country. Some of the golden artifacts, jewelries and ornaments, dubbed as the "Surigao Treasure", were then sold to and currently exhibited at the Ayala Museum in the city of Makati, Philippines and some pieces at the Central Bank of the Philippines. Morales' discoveries were then considered one of the first proofs that gold was an important link between the early people of pre-colonial Philippines and the neighboring Southeast Asian countries.[5][6][7][8]

Barangays[]

San Miguel is politically subdivided into 18 barangays.

  • Bagyang
  • Baras
  • Bitaugan
  • Bolhoon
  • Calatngan
  • Carromata
  • Castillo
  • Libas Gua
  • Libas Sud
  • Magroyong
  • Mahayag (Maitum)
  • Patong
  • Poblacion
  • Sagbayan
  • San Roque
  • Siagao
  • Tina
  • Umalag

Climate[]

Climate data for San Miguel, Surigao del Sur
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) 23
(73) 		23
(73) 		23
(73) 		23
(73) 		24
(75) 		24
(75) 		24
(75) 		24
(75) 		24
(75) 		24
(75) 		24
(75) 		23
(73) 		24
(74)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 161
(6.3) 		132
(5.2) 		112
(4.4) 		87
(3.4) 		136
(5.4) 		169
(6.7) 		146
(5.7) 		148
(5.8) 		132
(5.2) 		156
(6.1) 		176
(6.9) 		170
(6.7) 		1,725
(67.8)
Average rainy days 20.0 16.2 18.3 17.3 24.0 26.7 27.5 27.5 26.5 26.4 23.8 21.0 275.2
Source: Meteoblue [9]

Demographics[]

Population census of San Miguel
YearPop.±% p.a.
1970 9,307—    
1975 12,443+6.00%
1980 17,642+7.23%
1990 21,671+2.08%
1995 24,006+1.94%
2000 27,883+3.26%
2007 32,737+2.24%
2010 36,287+3.82%
2015 39,340+1.55%
2020 41,809+1.20%
Source: Philippine Statistics Authority [10] [11] [12][13]

Economy[]


References[]

  1. ^  Municipality of San Miguel | (DILG)
  2. ^ "2015 Census of Population, Report No. 3 – Population, Land Area, and Population Density" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. Quezon City, Philippines. August 2016. ISSN 0117-1453. Archived (PDF) from the original on May 25, 2021. Retrieved July 16, 2021.
  3. ^ a b Census of Population (2020). "Caraga". Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. PSA. Retrieved 8 July 2021.
  4. ^ https://psa.gov.ph/sites/default/files/City%20and%20Municipal-level%20Small%20Area%20Poverty%20Estimates_%202009%2C%202012%20and%202015_0.xlsx; publication date: 10 July 2019; publisher: Philippine Statistics Authority.
  5. ^ Camposano, Jerni May (28 July 2015). "Global audience to see previously unknown Surigao gold hoard". Philippine Daily Inquirer. Retrieved 2 January 2016.
  6. ^ Carballo, Bibsy M. (4 March 2013). "The country's treasures for worldwide appreciation". The Philippine Star. Retrieved 2 January 2016.
  7. ^ Nelson, RN (12 April 2009). "the surigao archaeological golds". A Dose A Day (Digital Catharsis). Retrieved 2 January 2016.
  8. ^ Santos, Mariano (30 April 2013). ""The Fire Beneath": Mining a Gold Find". Pinoy News Magazine. Retrieved 2 January 2016.
  9. ^ "San Miguel: Average Temperatures and Rainfall". Meteoblue. Retrieved 19 November 2019.
  10. ^ Census of Population (2015). "Caraga". Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. PSA. Retrieved 20 June 2016.
  11. ^ Census of Population and Housing (2010). "Caraga". Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. NSO. Retrieved 29 June 2016.
  12. ^ Censuses of Population (1903–2007). "Caraga". Table 1. Population Enumerated in Various Censuses by Province/Highly Urbanized City: 1903 to 2007. NSO.
  13. ^ "Province of Surigao del Sur". Municipality Population Data. Local Water Utilities Administration Research Division. Retrieved 17 December 2016.
  14. ^ "Poverty incidence (PI):". Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved 28 December 2020.
  15. ^ https://psa.gov.ph/sites/default/files/NSCB_LocalPovertyPhilippines_0.pdf; publication date: 29 November 2005; publisher: Philippine Statistics Authority.
  16. ^ https://psa.gov.ph/sites/default/files/2003%20SAE%20of%20poverty%20%28Full%20Report%29_1.pdf; publication date: 23 March 2009; publisher: Philippine Statistics Authority.
  17. ^ https://psa.gov.ph/sites/default/files/2006%20and%202009%20City%20and%20Municipal%20Level%20Poverty%20Estimates_0_1.pdf; publication date: 3 August 2012; publisher: Philippine Statistics Authority.
  18. ^ https://psa.gov.ph/sites/default/files/2012%20Municipal%20and%20City%20Level%20Poverty%20Estima7tes%20Publication%20%281%29.pdf; publication date: 31 May 2016; publisher: Philippine Statistics Authority.
  19. ^ https://psa.gov.ph/sites/default/files/City%20and%20Municipal-level%20Small%20Area%20Poverty%20Estimates_%202009%2C%202012%20and%202015_0.xlsx; publication date: 10 July 2019; publisher: Philippine Statistics Authority.

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