San Lorenzo | |
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Municipality of San Lorenzo | |
![]() San Lorenzo Wind Farm | |
![]() Map of Guimaras with San Lorenzo highlighted | |
Location within the Philippines | |
Coordinates: 10°39′N122°43′E / 10.65°N 122.72°E | |
Country | Philippines |
Region | Western Visayas |
Province | Guimaras |
District | Lone district |
Founded | May 8, 1995 |
Named after | Saint Lorenzo Ruiz of Manila [1] |
Barangays | 12 (see Barangays) |
Government | |
• Type | Sangguniang Bayan |
• Mayor | Jimmy O. Gajo (NUP) |
• Vice Mayor | Constantino T. Cordero, Jr. (NUP) |
• Representative | JC Rahman Nava (NUP) |
• Municipal Council | Members |
• Electorate | 18,931 voters (2025) |
Area | |
• Total | 93.04 km2 (35.92 sq mi) |
Elevation | 30 m (100 ft) |
Highest elevation | 202 m (663 ft) |
Lowest elevation | 0 m (0 ft) |
Population (2024 census) [4] | |
• Total | 30,266 |
• Density | 330/km2 (840/sq mi) |
• Households | 7,130 |
Economy | |
• Income class | 3rd municipal income class |
• Poverty incidence | 14.55 |
• Revenue | ₱ 181.2 million (2022) |
• Assets | ₱ 358.9 million (2022) |
• Expenditure | ₱ 117.3 million (2022) |
• Liabilities | ₱ 85.89 million (2022) |
Service provider | |
• Electricity | Guimaras Electric Cooperative (GUIMELCO) |
Time zone | UTC+8 (PST) |
ZIP code | 5047 |
PSGC | |
IDD : area code | +63 (0)33 |
Native languages | Hiligaynon Tagalog |
San Lorenzo, officially the Municipality of San Lorenzo (Hiligaynon : Banwa sang San Lorenzo; Tagalog : Bayan ng San Lorenzo), is a municipality in the province of Guimaras, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 29,444 people. [6]
San Lorenzo was created by virtue of Republic Act No. 7897 out of Jordan, Guimaras on February 20, 1995. [7] It is known for its wind farms. In addition, San Lorenzo celebrates Foundation Day for its creation every February. [8]
San Lorenzo is a part of the Metro Iloilo–Guimaras area, centered on Iloilo City. It is 21 kilometres (13 mi) from Jordan.
San Lorenzo is politically subdivided into 12 barangays. [9] Each barangay consists of puroks and some have sitios.
Climate data for San Lorenzo, Guimaras | |||||||||||||
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Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 30 (86) | 31 (88) | 32 (90) | 33 (91) | 32 (90) | 30 (86) | 29 (84) | 29 (84) | 28 (82) | 29 (84) | 30 (86) | 30 (86) | 30 (86) |
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 21 (70) | 21 (70) | 22 (72) | 23 (73) | 24 (75) | 24 (75) | 24 (75) | 24 (75) | 24 (75) | 24 (75) | 23 (73) | 22 (72) | 23 (73) |
Average precipitation mm (inches) | 19 (0.7) | 17 (0.7) | 26 (1.0) | 37 (1.5) | 119 (4.7) | 191 (7.5) | 258 (10.2) | 260 (10.2) | 248 (9.8) | 196 (7.7) | 97 (3.8) | 39 (1.5) | 1,507 (59.3) |
Average rainy days | 7.2 | 5.2 | 8.3 | 11.9 | 22.3 | 26.5 | 28.3 | 28.2 | 27.3 | 26.4 | 18.7 | 11.8 | 222.1 |
Source: Meteoblue [10] |
Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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1995 | 18,537 | — |
2000 | 20,168 | +1.82% |
2007 | 22,319 | +1.41% |
2010 | 24,032 | +2.73% |
2015 | 26,112 | +1.59% |
2020 | 29,444 | +2.56% |
2024 | 30,266 | +0.66% |
Source: Philippine Statistics Authority [11] [12] [13] [14] [15] |
In the 2020 census, the population of San Lorenzo, Guimaras, was 29,444 people, [16] with a density of 320 inhabitants per square kilometre or 830 inhabitants per square mile.
Poverty incidence of San Lorenzo
10 20 30 40 50 60 2000 53.45 2003 44.74 2006 45.40 2009 43.99 2012 28.69 2015 28.89 2018 15.90 2021 14.55 Source: Philippine Statistics Authority [17] [18] [19] [20] [21] [22] [23] [24] |