San Benito | |
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Municipality of San Benito | |
![]() Map of Surigao del Norte with San Benito highlighted | |
Location within the Philippines | |
Coordinates: 9°57′29″N126°00′25″E / 9.958°N 126.007°E | |
Country | Philippines |
Region | Caraga |
Province | Surigao del Norte |
District | 1st district |
Barangays | 6 (see Barangays) |
Government | |
• Type | Sangguniang Bayan |
• Mayor | Ma. Gina S. Menil |
• Vice Mayor | Wellybel A. Requirme |
• Representative | Francisco Jose F. Matugas II |
• Electorate | 5,732 voters (2022) |
Area | |
• Total | 45.63 km2 (17.62 sq mi) |
Elevation | 20 m (70 ft) |
Highest elevation | 204 m (669 ft) |
Lowest elevation | 0 m (0 ft) |
Population (2020 census) [3] | |
• Total | 5,663 |
• Density | 120/km2 (320/sq mi) |
• Households | 1,339 |
Economy | |
• Income class | 6th municipal income class |
• Poverty incidence | 30.83 |
• Revenue | ₱ 59.72 million (2020) |
• Assets | ₱ 153.7 million (2020) |
• Expenditure | ₱ 71.23 million (2020) |
• Liabilities | ₱ 60.12 million (2020) |
Service provider | |
• Electricity | Siargao Electric Cooperative (SIARELCO) |
Time zone | UTC+8 (PST) |
ZIP code | 8423 |
PSGC | |
IDD : area code | +63 (0)86 |
Native languages | Surigaonon Agusan Cebuano Tagalog |
Website | sanbenito |
San Benito, officially the Municipality of San Benito (Surigaonon : Lungsod nan San Benito; Tagalog : Bayan ng San Benito), is a 6th class municipality in the province of Surigao del Norte, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 5,663 people. [3]
San Benito is politically subdivided into 6 barangays. Each barangay consists of puroks while some have sitios.
Climate data for San Benito, Surigao del Norte | |||||||||||||
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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) | 28 (82) | 28 (82) | 30 (86) | 30 (86) | 30 (86) | 29 (84) | 30 (86) | 30 (86) | 29 (84) | 29 (84) | 28 (82) | 29 (84) |
Mean daily minimum °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] |
Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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1975 | 3,202 | — |
1980 | 3,748 | +3.20% |
1990 | 4,315 | +1.42% |
1995 | 4,498 | +0.78% |
2000 | 4,750 | +1.18% |
2007 | 5,275 | +1.46% |
2010 | 5,505 | +1.57% |
2015 | 5,404 | −0.35% |
2020 | 5,663 | +0.92% |
Source: Philippine Statistics Authority [6] [7] [8] [9] |
Poverty incidence of San Benito
10 20 30 40 50 60 70 2006 48.20 2009 62.62 2012 42.40 2015 39.91 2018 38.74 2021 30.83 Source: Philippine Statistics Authority [10] [11] [12] [13] [14] [15] [16] [17] |
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