San Isidro, Leyte

San Isidro San Isidro de Campo
Municipality
Municipality of San Isidro
Flag
Map of Leyte with San Isidro highlighted
San Isidro Location within the Philippines
Coordinates: 11°25′N124°21′E / 11.42°N 124.35°E / 11.42; 124.35
Country	Philippines
Region	Eastern Visayas
Province	Leyte
District	3rd district
Barangays	19 (see Barangays)
Government   [1]
• Type	Sangguniang Bayan
•  Mayor	Remedio B. Veloso
•  Vice Mayor	Isidro C. Balmoria
•  Representative	Vicente Sofronio E. Veloso III
• Councilors	List • Carmichael L. Villarino • Cecilio C. Ecalla • Hospicio B. Apacible • Rolando C. Piamonte • Cecilia L. Cabahug • Rosalina M. Fajardo • Joshua S. Yap • Miralorna B. Baring DILG Masterlist of Officials
•  Electorate	22,992 voters (2022)
Area [2]
• Total	122.50 km2 (47.30 sq mi)
Elevation	34 m (112 ft)
Highest elevation	1,016 m (3,333 ft)
Lowest elevation	0 m (0 ft)
Population  (2020 census) [3]
• Total	30,722
• Density	250/km2 (650/sq mi)
•  Households	8,272
Economy
•  Income class	4th municipal income class
•  Poverty incidence	32.70 % (2018) [4]
•  Revenue	₱ 126.3 million (2020)
•  Assets	₱ 410.1 million (2020)
•  Expenditure	₱ 188.6 million (2020)
•  Liabilities	₱ 152 million (2020)
Service provider
• Electricity	Leyte 5 Electric Cooperative (LEYECO 5)
• Water	Nuclear energy
Time zone	UTC+8 (PST)
ZIP code	6535
PSGC	0803742000
IDD  :  area code	+63 (0)53
Native languages	Cebuano Tagalog

San Isidro, officially the Municipality of San Isidro (Cebuano : Lungsod sa San Isidro; Waray : Bungto han San Isidro; Tagalog : Bayan ng San Isidro), is a 4th class municipality in the province of Leyte, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 30,722 people. ^[3]

History

The Battle of Leyte Gulf during the Second World War is considered by most historians as the biggest naval battle in history. The scope of the encounter in terms of warships, warplanes, and manpower involved is nothing short of astounding. The casualties borne by both warring parties are incomparable to other similar engagements, to say the least. It was, by all standards, a decisive victory for the American naval forces and could easily have turned the tide in favor of the Japanese Imperial Navy had the result been otherwise.

The battle was waged in an attempt by the Japanese to thwart General Douglas MacArthur's bold return via the Leyte Landings on October 20, 1944, the second biggest amphibious invasion in modern history after the Normandy Invasion less than five months earlier. The Japanese naval forces organized three attack forces with the American landing armada in the Leyte Gulf as target. The largest attack group, organized hastily by the Japanese, was the Central Force headed by Admiral Kurita. This powerful force encountered a token fleet of American escort ships in the Philippine Sea off the island of Samar. Despite overwhelming superiority, the Japanese Central Force surprisingly retreated through the San Bernardino Strait. Part of the remnants of the Central Force was pursued and destroyed by American warplanes.

There are six sunken Japanese warships in San Isidro Bay, northwest of Leyte Island. The warships were destroyed on or about the same period when the Battle for Leyte Gulf was waged. This paper will attempt to establish the circumstances that led to the sinking and destruction of these ships. It will try to find out if the ill-fated vessels were among the remnants of the Japanese Central Force which retreated after almost bringing the Leyte Landings of the Allied Forces to their doom.

The Battle for Leyte Gulf was the most savage naval engagement of World War II. ^[5]

Geography

Barangays

San Isidro is politically subdivided into 19 barangays.  ^[6] Each barangay consists of puroks and some have sitios.

• Banat-i
• Basud
• Bawod (Poblacion)
• Biasong
• Bunacan
• Busay
• Cabungaan
• Capiñahan (Poblacion)
• Crossing (Poblacion)
• Daja-daku
• Daja-diot
• Hda. Maria
• Linao
• Matungao
• Paril
• San Miguel
• San Jose
• Taglawigan
• Tinago

Climate

Climate data for San Isidro, Leyte
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Year
Mean daily maximum °C (°F)	28 (82)	29 (84)	29 (84)	31 (88)	31 (88)	30 (86)	30 (86)	30 (86)	30 (86)	29 (84)	29 (84)	29 (84)	30 (85)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F)	22 (72)	22 (72)	22 (72)	23 (73)	24 (75)	25 (77)	25 (77)	25 (77)	25 (77)	24 (75)	24 (75)	23 (73)	24 (75)
Average precipitation mm (inches)	73 (2.9)	56 (2.2)	75 (3.0)	71 (2.8)	114 (4.5)	174 (6.9)	172 (6.8)	163 (6.4)	167 (6.6)	161 (6.3)	158 (6.2)	125 (4.9)	1,509 (59.5)
Average rainy days	15.2	12.5	16.2	17.3	23.9	27.3	28.4	26.9	26.9	27.1	23.8	19.3	264.8
Source: Meteoblue [7]

Demographics

Population census of San Isidro

Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1903 4,665 —     1918 13,059 +7.10% 1939 30,063 +4.05% 1948 31,243 +0.43% 1960 25,017 −1.83% 1970 23,569 −0.59% 1975 23,926 +0.30% 1980 22,285 −1.41%	Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1990 24,442 +0.93% 1995 33,204 +5.91% 2000 29,410 −2.57% 2007 29,655 +0.11% 2010 28,554 −1.37% 2015 31,641 +1.97% 2020 30,722 −0.58%
Source: Philippine Statistics Authority [8] [9] [10] [11]

In the 2020 census, the population of San Isidro, Leyte, was 30,722 people, ^[3] with a density of 250 inhabitants per square kilometre or 650 inhabitants per square mile.

Economy

Poverty Incidence of San Isidro

10 20 30 40 50 2006 37.40 2009 41.21 2012 47.12 2015 41.92 2018 32.70 2021 33.11 Source: Philippine Statistics Authority [12] [13] [14] [15] [16] [17] [18] [19]

References

1.   Municipality of San Isidro | (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. Census of Population (2020). "Region VIII (Eastern Visayas)". Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. Philippine Statistics Authority . Retrieved 8 July 2021.
4. "PSA Releases the 2018 Municipal and City Level Poverty Estimates". Philippine Statistics Authority. 15 December 2021. Retrieved 22 January 2022.
5. "Sunken Warships in San Isidro, Leyte". ejournals.ph. Retrieved January 17, 2019.
6. "Province:". PSGC Interactive. Quezon City, Philippines: Philippine Statistics Authority . Retrieved 12 November 2016.
7. "San Isidro: Average Temperatures and Rainfall". Meteoblue. Retrieved 29 February 2020.
8. Census of Population (2015). "Region VIII (Eastern Visayas)". Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. Philippine Statistics Authority . Retrieved 20 June 2016.
9. Census of Population and Housing (2010). "Region VIII (Eastern Visayas)" (PDF). Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. National Statistics Office . Retrieved 29 June 2016.
10. Censuses of Population (1903–2007). "Region VIII (Eastern Visayas)". Table 1. Population Enumerated in Various Censuses by Province/Highly Urbanized City: 1903 to 2007. National Statistics Office.
11. "Province of". Municipality Population Data. Local Water Utilities Administration Research Division. Retrieved 17 December 2016.
12. "Poverty incidence (PI):". Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved December 28, 2020.
13. "Estimation of Local Poverty in the Philippines" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. 29 November 2005.
14. "2003 City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. 23 March 2009.
15. "City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates; 2006 and 2009" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. 3 August 2012.
16. "2012 Municipal and City Level Poverty Estimates" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. 31 May 2016.
17. "Municipal and City Level Small Area Poverty Estimates; 2009, 2012 and 2015". Philippine Statistics Authority. 10 July 2019.
18. "PSA Releases the 2018 Municipal and City Level Poverty Estimates". Philippine Statistics Authority. 15 December 2021. Retrieved 22 January 2022.
19. "PSA Releases the 2021 City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates". Philippine Statistics Authority. 2 April 2024. Retrieved 28 April 2024.

External links

• Philippine Standard Geographic Code
• Philippine Census Information
• Local Governance Performance Management System