Pintuyan

Pintuyan
Municipality
Municipality of Pintuyan
St. Michael The Archangel Parish Church
Flag
Map of Southern Leyte with Pintuyan highlighted
OpenStreetMap
Pintuyan Location within the Philippines
Coordinates: 9°57′N125°15′E / 9.95°N 125.25°E / 9.95; 125.25
Country	Philippines
Region	Eastern Visayas
Province	Southern Leyte
District	2nd district
Founded	1865
Barangays	23 (see Barangays)
Government   [1]
• Type	Sangguniang Bayan
•  Mayor	Ricarte A. Estrella (PDPLBN)
•  Vice Mayor	Anna Liza V. Salinas (PDPLBN)
•  Representative	Christopherson M. Yap
•  Municipal Council	Members Roberto C. Herrera Roslyn A. Ong Archie T. Asuncion Alicia A. Neri Isidro V. Dotarot Franito T. Amoncio Rodrigo C. Amper Lucena D. Damolo
•  Electorate	7,848 voters (2022)
Area [2]
• Total	36.98 km2 (14.28 sq mi)
Elevation	97 m (318 ft)
Highest elevation	708 m (2,323 ft)
Lowest elevation	0 m (0 ft)
Population  (2020 census) [3]
• Total	10,202
• Density	280/km2 (710/sq mi)
•  Households	2,488
Economy
•  Income class	5th municipal income class
•  Poverty incidence	27.26 % (2018) [4]
•  Revenue	₱ 66.69 million (2020)
•  Assets	₱ 257.3 million (2020)
•  Expenditure	₱ 59.42 million (2020)
•  Liabilities	₱ 71.14 million (2020)
Service provider
• Electricity	Southern Leyte Electric Cooperative (SOLECO)
Time zone	UTC+8 (PST)
ZIP code	6614
PSGC	086411000
IDD  :  area code	+63 (0)53
Native languages	Boholano dialect Cebuano Tagalog
Website	www.pintuyan-sleyte.gov.ph

Pintuyan, officially the Municipality of Pintuyan (Cebuano : Lungsod sa Pintuyan; Tagalog : Bayan ng Pintuyan), is a 5th class municipality in the province of Southern Leyte, Philippines and was established in 1865. During the American regime, the seat of Pintuyan was moved to Pintuyan from San Ricardo upon the election of Perfecto Vazquez as Municipal President. From then on the residents of barrio San Ricardo petitioned for a separate municipality. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 10,202 people. ^[3]

Geography

Barangays

Former flag of Pintuyan, used until 2022

Pintuyan is politically subdivided into a total of 23 barangays. Each barangay consists of puroks and some have sitios.

• Nueva Estrella Norte
• Nueva Estrella Sur
• Dan-an
• Catbawan
• Manglit
• Son-ok I
• Son-ok II
• Caubang
• Ponod
• Poblacion Ibabao
• Poblacion Ubos
• Buenavista
• Badiang
• Balongbalong
• Bulawan
• Canlawis
• Cogon
• Lobo
• Mainit
• Tautag
• Ponciano D. Equipilag
• San Roque
• Santa Cruz

Climate

Climate data for Pintuyan, Southern Leyte
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)	30 (86)	29 (84)	29 (84)	29 (84)	30 (86)	29 (84)	29 (84)	28 (82)	29 (84)
Average low °C (°F)	23 (73)	23 (73)	23 (73)	23 (73)	25 (77)	25 (77)	25 (77)	25 (77)	25 (77)	25 (77)	24 (75)	24 (75)	24 (75)
Average precipitation mm (inches)	210 (8.3)	161 (6.3)	123 (4.8)	85 (3.3)	148 (5.8)	186 (7.3)	164 (6.5)	157 (6.2)	141 (5.6)	190 (7.5)	223 (8.8)	200 (7.9)	1,988 (78.3)
Average rainy days	21.0	16.8	18.5	18.2	24.9	27.7	28.4	27.0	26.1	27.6	24.6	22.0	282.8
Source: Meteoblue [5]

Demographics

Population census of Pintuyan

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1903	4,291	—
1918	7,850	+4.11%
1939	10,400	+1.35%
1948	11,167	+0.79%
1960	11,445	+0.21%
1970	12,534	+0.91%
1975	7,446	−9.92%
1980	7,872	+1.12%
1990	8,177	+0.38%
1995	8,388	+0.48%
2000	9,567	+2.86%
2007	9,911	+0.49%
2010	9,261	−2.44%
2015	9,826	+1.13%
2020	10,202	+0.74%
Source: Philippine Statistics Authority [6] [7] [8] [9]

References

1.   Municipality of Pintuyan | (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. "Pintuyan, Southern Leyte: Average Temperatures and Rainfall". Meteoblue. Retrieved 13 January 2019.
6. Census of Population (2015). "Region VIII (Eastern Visayas)". Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. Philippine Statistics Authority . Retrieved 20 June 2016.
7. Census of Population and Housing (2010). "Region VIII (Eastern Visayas)". Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. National Statistics Office . Retrieved 29 June 2016.
8. 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.
9. "Province of Southern Leyte". Municipality Population Data. Local Water Utilities Administration Research Division. Retrieved 17 December 2016.
10. "Poverty incidence (PI):". Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved December 28, 2020.
11. "Estimation of Local Poverty in the Philippines" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. 29 November 2005.
12. "2003 City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. 23 March 2009.
13. "City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates; 2006 and 2009" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. 3 August 2012.
14. "2012 Municipal and City Level Poverty Estimates" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. 31 May 2016.
15. "Municipal and City Level Small Area Poverty Estimates; 2009, 2012 and 2015". Philippine Statistics Authority. 10 July 2019.
16. "PSA Releases the 2018 Municipal and City Level Poverty Estimates". Philippine Statistics Authority. 15 December 2021. Retrieved 22 January 2022.

External links

• Media related to Pintuyan at Wikimedia Commons
• Pintuyan Profile at PhilAtlas.com
• Philippine Standard Geographic Code
• Philippine Census Information
• Local Governance Performance Management System