San Luis, Agusan del Sur

San Luis
Municipality
Municipality of San Luis
Municipal Hall
Flag
Motto:  "Sinag San Luis."
Map of Agusan del Sur with San Luis highlighted
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San Luis Location within the Philippines
Coordinates: 8°30′N125°44′E / 8.5°N 125.74°E / 8.5; 125.74
Country	Philippines
Region	Caraga
Province	Agusan del Sur
District	1st district
Barangays	25 (see Barangays)
Government   [1]
• Type	Sangguniang Bayan
•  Mayor	Ronaldo Y. Corvera
•  Vice Mayor	Ely B. Yecyec
•  Representative	Alfelito M. Bascug
•  Electorate	20,181 voters (2022)
Area [2]
• Total	950.5 km2 (367.0 sq mi)
Elevation	342 m (1,122 ft)
Highest elevation	1,880 m (6,170 ft)
Lowest elevation	9 m (30 ft)
Population  (2020 census) [3]
• Total	35,196
• Density	37/km2 (96/sq mi)
•  Households	7,836
Economy
•  Income class	1st municipal income class
•  Poverty incidence	47.97 % (2021) [4]
•  Revenue	₱ 282.5 million (2020), 119 million (2012), 135 million (2013), 154.1 million (2014), 171.2 million (2015), 190.7 million (2016), 210.8 million (2017), 233 million (2018), 251.6 million (2019), 301.4 million (2021), 425.3 million (2022)
•  Assets	₱ 547.5 million (2020), 88.43 million (2012), 165.6 million (2013), 215.1 million (2014), 204.4 million (2015), 221.5 million (2016), 331.6 million (2017), 349.3 million (2018), 440 million (2019), 743.6 million (2021), 620.1 million (2022)
•  Expenditure	₱ 291.7 million (2020), 105.5 million (2012), 125.9 million (2013), 146.2 million (2014), 162.6 million (2015), 198.1 million (2016), 207.1 million (2017), 217.6 million (2018), 254.9 million (2019), 279.4 million (2021), 377.5 million (2022)
•  Liabilities	₱ 313.3 million (2020), 65.61 million (2012), 135.3 million (2013), 176.7 million (2014), 161.5 million (2015), 229.3 million (2016), 253.5 million (2017), 301.6 million (2018), 305.9 million (2019), 480.1 million (2021), 283 million (2022)
Service provider
• Electricity	Agusan del Sur Electric Cooperative (ASELCO)
Time zone	UTC+8 (PST)
ZIP code	8511
PSGC	160309000
IDD  :  area code	+63 (0)85
Native languages	Agusan Butuanon Higaonon Tagalog

San Luis, officially the Municipality of San Luis (Cebuano : Lungsod sa San Luis; Tagalog : Bayan ng San Luis), is a municipality in the province of Agusan del Sur, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 35,196 people. ^[3]

San Luis was created into a municipality on June 15, 1968, when the barrios of San Luis, Santa Inez, Nuevo Trabajo, Cualision and Baylo were separated from the municipality of Esperanza and constituted into the new town, through Republic Act 5262. ^[5] Since the 1970s, the town's economy has been largely based on logging industries. ^[6]

Geography

San Luis is located at 8°30′N125°44′E / 8.5°N 125.74°E / 8.5; 125.74 .

According to the Philippine Statistics Authority, the municipality has a land area of 950.5 square kilometres (367.0 sq mi)  ^[7] constituting 9.51% of the 9,989.52-square-kilometre- (3,856.98 sq mi) total area of Agusan del Sur.

Climate

Climate data for San Luis, Agusan del Sur
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)	30 (86)	30 (86)	30 (86)	30 (86)	29 (84)	28 (82)	29 (84)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F)	23 (73)	23 (73)	23 (73)	23 (73)	24 (75)	24 (75)	24 (75)	24 (75)	24 (75)	24 (75)	23 (73)	23 (73)	24 (74)
Average precipitation mm (inches)	105 (4.1)	72 (2.8)	55 (2.2)	40 (1.6)	69 (2.7)	94 (3.7)	100 (3.9)	103 (4.1)	99 (3.9)	106 (4.2)	85 (3.3)	63 (2.5)	991 (39)
Average rainy days	17.6	16.0	14.9	14.0	20.9	24.3	25.3	25.5	24.5	24.7	19.7	16.7	244.1
Source: Meteoblue [8]

Barangays

San Luis is politically subdivided into 25 barangays. ^[9] Each barangay consists of puroks while some have sitios.

PSGC	Barangay	Population			±% p.a.
		2020 [3]		2010 [10]
160309001	Anislagan	5.7%	1,998	1,947	▴	0.26%
160309008	Balit	2.5%	868	1,139	▾	−2.68%
160309002	Baylo	4.4%	1,555	1,328	▴	1.59%
160309009	Binicalan	9.5%	3,353	3,103	▴	0.78%
160309010	Cecilia	3.2%	1,135	1,136	▾	−0.01%
160309003	Coalicion	4.0%	1,398	1,643	▾	−1.60%
160309004	Culi	2.9%	1,008	1,035	▾	−0.26%
160309011	Dimasalang	3.9%	1,387	1,360	▴	0.20%
160309012	Don Alejandro	7.4%	2,600	2,648	▾	−0.18%
160309013	Don Pedro	0.7%	241	294	▾	−1.97%
160309014	Doña Flavia	7.4%	2,614	2,529	▴	0.33%
160309025	Doña Maxima	4.2%	1,467	1,522	▾	−0.37%
160309015	Mahagsay	2.9%	1,009	1,242	▾	−2.06%
160309016	Mahapag	2.1%	730	695	▴	0.49%
160309017	Mahayahay	2.3%	795	1,135	▾	−3.50%
160309018	Muritula	2.1%	743	769	▾	−0.34%
160309005	Nuevo Trabajo	5.3%	1,876	1,725	▴	0.84%
160309006	Poblacion	5.2%	1,815	1,653	▴	0.94%
160309019	Policarpo	1.4%	486	533	▾	−0.92%
160309020	San Isidro	2.3%	807	955	▾	−1.67%
160309021	San Pedro	3.5%	1,219	1,567	▾	−2.48%
160309007	Santa Ines	5.0%	1,748	1,453	▴	1.87%
160309022	Santa Rita	0.9%	301	456	▾	−4.07%
160309023	Santiago	1.4%	499	465	▴	0.71%
160309024	Wegguam	1.3%	457	401	▴	1.32%
	Total		35,196	32,733	▴	0.73%

Demographics

Population census of San Luis

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1918	2,850	—
1970	7,531	+1.89%
1975	12,226	+10.21%
1980	12,793	+0.91%
1990	18,521	+3.77%
1995	21,910	+3.20%
2000	25,901	+3.65%
2007	30,424	+2.24%
2010	32,733	+2.70%
2015	32,109	−0.37%
2020	35,196	+1.82%
Source: Philippine Statistics Authority [11] [10] [12] [13]

In the 2020 census, San Luis had a population of 35,196. ^[3] The population density was 37 inhabitants per square kilometre (96/sq mi).

Economy

Poverty incidence of San Luis

10 20 30 40 50 60 70 2006 69.70 2009 61.99 2012 55.67 2015 49.55 2018 47.33 2021 47.97 Source: Philippine Statistics Authority [14] [15] [16] [17] [18] [19] [20] [21]

References

1.   Municipality of San Luis | (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). "Caraga". Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. Philippine Statistics Authority . Retrieved 8 July 2021.
4. "PSA Releases the 2021 City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates". Philippine Statistics Authority. 2 April 2024. Retrieved 28 April 2024.
5. "Republic Act No. 5262; An Act Creating the Municipality of San Luis in the Province of Agusan". The Corpus Juris. 15 June 1968. Archived from the original on 18 October 2016. Retrieved 18 October 2016.
6. Dumas, Louie G. (4 March 2011). "Logging ban forces locals to look for other jobs". BusinessWorld. BusinessWorld Publishing Corporation. Retrieved 18 October 2016.
7. "Province: Agusan del Sur". PSGC Interactive. Quezon City, Philippines: Philippine Statistics Authority . Retrieved 12 November 2016.
8. "San Luis: Average Temperatures and Rainfall". Meteoblue. Retrieved 29 April 2020.
9. "Municipal: San Luis, Agusan del Sur". PSGC Interactive. Quezon City, Philippines: Philippine Statistics Authority . Retrieved 8 January 2016.
10. Census of Population and Housing (2010). "Caraga" (PDF). Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. National Statistics Office . Retrieved 29 June 2016.
11. Census of Population (2015). "Caraga". Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. Philippine Statistics Authority . Retrieved 20 June 2016.
12. Censuses of Population (1903–2007). "Caraga". Table 1. Population Enumerated in Various Censuses by Province/Highly Urbanized City: 1903 to 2007. National Statistics Office.
13. "Province of Agusan del Sur". Municipality Population Data. Local Water Utilities Administration Research Division. Retrieved 17 December 2016.
14. "Poverty incidence (PI):". Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved December 28, 2020.
15. "Estimation of Local Poverty in the Philippines" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. 29 November 2005.
16. "2003 City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. 23 March 2009.
17. "City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates; 2006 and 2009" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. 3 August 2012.
18. "2012 Municipal and City Level Poverty Estimates" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. 31 May 2016.
19. "Municipal and City Level Small Area Poverty Estimates; 2009, 2012 and 2015". Philippine Statistics Authority. 10 July 2019.
20. "PSA Releases the 2018 Municipal and City Level Poverty Estimates". Philippine Statistics Authority. 15 December 2021. Retrieved 22 January 2022.
21. "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