San Isidro, Davao Oriental

San Isidro
Municipality
Municipality of San Isidro
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Map of Davao Oriental with San Isidro highlighted
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San Isidro Location within the Philippines
Coordinates: 6°50′10″N126°05′20″E / 6.8361°N 126.0889°E / 6.8361; 126.0889
Country	Philippines
Region	Davao Region
Province	Davao Oriental
District	2nd district
Founded	June 18, 1966
Barangays	16 (see Barangays)
Government   [1]
• Type	Sangguniang Bayan
•  Mayor	Maria Angelica T. Go
•  Vice Mayor	Panylin S. Acido
•  Representative	Cheeno Almario
•  Municipal Council	Members Sayki Ruedas Sherlyn L. Marcojos Mary Mae L. Galagar Mar Raneses Edgardo Andit Joel M. Mamac Sheila Mae B. Ruelo Fritz Yap
•  Electorate	24,155 voters (2022)
Area [2]
• Total	220.44 km2 (85.11 sq mi)
Elevation	124 m (407 ft)
Highest elevation	1,617 m (5,305 ft)
Lowest elevation	0 m (0 ft)
Population  (2020 census) [3]
• Total	33,664
• Density	150/km2 (400/sq mi)
•  Households	8,727
Economy
•  Income class	4th municipal income class
•  Poverty incidence	31.24 % (2018) [4]
•  Revenue	₱ 171 million (2020)
•  Assets	₱ 329.3 million (2020)
•  Expenditure	₱ 166.1 million (2020)
•  Liabilities	₱ 76.26 million (2020)
Service provider
• Electricity	Davao Oriental Electric Cooperative (DORECO)
Time zone	UTC+8 (PST)
ZIP code	8209
PSGC	112510000
IDD  :  area code	+63 (0)87
Native languages	Davawenyo Surigaonon Cebuano Kalagan Kamayo Tagalog
Website	www.sanisidro.gov.ph

San Isidro, officially the Municipality of San Isidro (Cebuano : Lungsod ng San Isidro; Tagalog : Bayan ng San Isidro), is a 3rd class municipality in the province of Davao Oriental, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 33,664 people. ^[3]

San Isidro is one of the "gulf towns" of Davao Oriental whose shorelines stretch along Davao Gulf. Other gulf towns are Banaybanay, Lupon and Governor Generoso.

History

The town of San Isidro was created by virtue of Republic Act No. 4744 enacted by the Philippine Congress on June 18, 1966. It started operating as a local government unit in January 1968. Its founder and the first mayor was Vicente Yu, Sr.

Geography

Climate

Climate data for San Isidro, Davao Oriental
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Year
Average high °C (°F)	29 (84)	29 (84)	30 (86)	30 (86)	30 (86)	30 (86)	29 (84)	29 (84)	30 (86)	30 (86)	29 (84)	30 (86)	30 (85)
Average low °C (°F)	22 (72)	22 (72)	22 (72)	22 (72)	23 (73)	24 (75)	24 (75)	24 (75)	24 (75)	24 (75)	24 (75)	23 (73)	23 (74)
Average precipitation mm (inches)	168 (6.6)	141 (5.6)	143 (5.6)	141 (5.6)	216 (8.5)	235 (9.3)	183 (7.2)	169 (6.7)	143 (5.6)	176 (6.9)	226 (8.9)	168 (6.6)	2,109 (83.1)
Average rainy days	22.1	18.5	21.7	22.5	27.8	28.1	27.4	26.6	24.7	26.3	26.5	24.9	297.1
Source: Meteoblue [5]

Barangays

San Isidro is politically subdivided into 16 barangays. Each barangay consists of puroks while some have sitios.

Seven barangays are along the coastlines while the other nine are in the interior areas.

• Baon
• Bitaogan
• Cambaleon
• Dugmanon
• Iba
• La Union
• Lapu-lapu
• Maag
• Manikling
• Maputi
• Batobato (Poblacion)
• San Miguel
• San Roque
• Santo Rosario
• Sudlon
• Talisay

Demographics

Population census of San Isidro

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1970	24,270	—
1975	28,360	+3.17%
1980	28,955	+0.42%
1990	28,936	−0.01%
1995	30,279	+0.85%
2000	31,705	+0.99%
2007	32,139	+0.19%
2010	32,424	+0.32%
2015	36,032	+2.03%
2020	33,664	−1.33%
Source: Philippine Statistics Authority [6] [7] [8] [9]

Around 30% of the population belong to the indigenous Mandaya and Kalagan communities.

Economy

San Isidro is largely planted with coconut, with much of its agricultural industry focuses on the production of copra. There are currently efforts to further diversify the output of the municipality's coconut-based industry from copra to other value-added coconut products such as coco-oil (which can be used as a fuel additive) and coco-coir. In 1992, a Crop Diversification Program of the local government unit (LGU) was implemented with mango as "export winner". In 1998, the town commenced its first Mango Festival as an indicator of the prominence of this high yielding fruit. Farmers are also engaged in growing the popular banana (cardava). Despite this, farmers still experience difficulties in increasing their income due to lack of agricultural technology specially those farming in the upland areas.

The aggressive anti-illegal fishing efforts of the LGU decreased dynamite fishing and able to establish fish sanctuaries in San Isidro waters. Most of the fishermen in this town used paddle-boat than motorized boat in fishing.

Tourism

The municipality's seascape offers potential marine-based recreational industries on the as yet virtually undisturbed Tinaytay and Burias reefs a few kilometers offshore. In addition, its scenic nature spots include beaches untouched by urban development; the cascading Cawa-cawa Stepped Falls, and the 12 km² Pygmy or Bonsai forests in the thickly forested highlands of the municipality.

Mount Hamiguitan Range Wildlife Sanctuary

One of the tourist spots easily accessible from San Isidro is the Mount Hamiguitan Range Wildlife Sanctuary. It is a UNESCO World Heritage Site as it currently serves as the habitat of different endangered species of flora and fauna. What makes it an even more critical habitat for these plants and animals is that eight of those threatened species are only found at Mount Hamiguitan. Endangered species in the site include the Philippine eagle and Philippine cockatoo. ^[17]

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 XI (Davao Region)". Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. Philippine Statistics Authority . Retrieved July 8, 2021.
4. "PSA Releases the 2018 Municipal and City Level Poverty Estimates". Philippine Statistics Authority. December 15, 2021. Retrieved January 22, 2022.
5. "San Isidro: Average Temperatures and Rainfall". Meteoblue. Retrieved November 18, 2019.
6. Census of Population (2015). "Region XI (Davao Region)". Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. Philippine Statistics Authority . Retrieved June 20, 2016.
7. Census of Population and Housing (2010). "Region XI (Davao Region)". Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. National Statistics Office . Retrieved June 29, 2016.
8. Censuses of Population (1903–2007). "Region XI (Davao Region)". Table 1. Population Enumerated in Various Censuses by Province/Highly Urbanized City: 1903 to 2007. National Statistics Office.
9. "Province of Davao Oriental". Municipality Population Data. Local Water Utilities Administration Research Division. Retrieved December 17, 2016.
10. "Poverty incidence (PI):". Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved December 28, 2020.
11. "Estimation of Local Poverty in the Philippines" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. November 29, 2005.
12. "2003 City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. March 23, 2009.
13. "City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates; 2006 and 2009" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. August 3, 2012.
14. "2012 Municipal and City Level Poverty Estimates" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. May 31, 2016.
15. "Municipal and City Level Small Area Poverty Estimates; 2009, 2012 and 2015". Philippine Statistics Authority. July 10, 2019.
16. "PSA Releases the 2018 Municipal and City Level Poverty Estimates". Philippine Statistics Authority. December 15, 2021. Retrieved January 22, 2022.
17. "Mount Hamiguitan Range Wildlife Sanctuary". UNESCO World Heritage Centre. Retrieved November 15, 2020.

External links

• San Isidro Profile at the DTI Cities and Municipalities Competitive Index
• Philippine Standard Geographic Code
• Philippine Census Information
• Local Governance Performance Management System