Santa Josefa | |
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Municipality of Santa Josefa | |
Location within the Philippines | |
Coordinates: 7°59′N126°02′E / 7.98°N 126.03°E | |
Country | Philippines |
Region | Caraga |
Province | Agusan del Sur |
District | 2nd district |
Barangays | 11 (see Barangays) |
Government | |
• Type | Sangguniang Bayan |
• Mayor | Symond O. Caguiat |
• Vice Mayor | Richard M. Plaza |
• Representative | Adolph Edward G. Plaza |
• Electorate | 18,266 voters (2022) |
Area | |
• Total | 341.8 km2 (132.0 sq mi) |
Elevation | 82 m (269 ft) |
Highest elevation | 775 m (2,543 ft) |
Lowest elevation | 24 m (79 ft) |
Population (2020 census) [3] | |
• Total | 26,432 |
• Density | 77/km2 (200/sq mi) |
• Households | 6,343 |
Economy | |
• Income class | 3rd municipal income class |
• Poverty incidence | 30.96 |
• Revenue | ₱ 165.5 million (2020) |
• Assets | ₱ 446.2 million (2020) |
• Expenditure | ₱ 135.5 million (2020) |
• Liabilities | ₱ 250.3 million (2020) |
Service provider | |
• Electricity | Agusan del Sur Electric Cooperative (ASELCO) |
Time zone | UTC+8 (PST) |
ZIP code | 8512 |
PSGC | |
IDD : area code | +63 (0)85 |
Native languages | Agusan Butuanon Cebuano Higaonon Tagalog |
Santa Josefa, officially the Municipality of Santa Josefa (Cebuano : Lungsod sa Santa Josefa; Tagalog : Bayan ng Santa Josefa), is a 3rd class municipality in the province of Agusan del Sur, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 26,432 people. [3]
Santa Josefa is located at 7°59′N126°02′E / 7.98°N 126.03°E , making it the province's most southerly settlement.
According to the Philippine Statistics Authority, the municipality has a land area of 341.8 square kilometres (132.0 sq mi) [5] constituting 3.42% of the 9,989.52-square-kilometre- (3,856.98 sq mi) total area of Agusan del Sur.
Climate data for Santa Josefa, Agusan del Sur | |||||||||||||
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Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
Average high °C (°F) | 27 (81) | 27 (81) | 27 (81) | 29 (84) | 29 (84) | 29 (84) | 30 (86) | 30 (86) | 30 (86) | 30 (86) | 29 (84) | 28 (82) | 29 (84) |
Average low °C (°F) | 22 (72) | 22 (72) | 22 (72) | 23 (73) | 23 (73) | 23 (73) | 23 (73) | 23 (73) | 23 (73) | 23 (73) | 23 (73) | 22 (72) | 23 (73) |
Average precipitation mm (inches) | 105 (4.1) | 80 (3.1) | 58 (2.3) | 39 (1.5) | 62 (2.4) | 75 (3.0) | 69 (2.7) | 62 (2.4) | 59 (2.3) | 71 (2.8) | 69 (2.7) | 69 (2.7) | 818 (32) |
Average rainy days | 15.8 | 15.4 | 14.8 | 13.8 | 19.7 | 22.5 | 22.9 | 22.7 | 22.0 | 23.0 | 18.1 | 15.0 | 225.7 |
Source: Meteoblue [6] |
Santa Josefa is classified as Type II climate which has no dry season but with pronounced maximum rain period occurring from December to January. [7]
Santa Josefa is politically subdivided into 11 barangays. [8] Each barangay consists of puroks while some have sitios.
PSGC | Barangay | Population | ±% p.a. | |||
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2020 [3] | 2010 [9] | |||||
160310001 | Angas | 12.4% | 3,271 | 3,119 | 0.48% | |
160310002 | Aurora | 10.0% | 2,651 | 2,396 | 1.02% | |
160310003 | Awao | 8.4% | 2,232 | 2,232 | 0.00% | |
160310010 | Concepcion | 4.0% | 1,055 | 898 | 1.62% | |
160310011 | Pag-asa | 4.2% | 1,122 | 923 | 1.97% | |
160310005 | Patrocinio | 8.5% | 2,238 | 2,182 | 0.25% | |
160310006 | Poblacion | 18.8% | 4,962 | 4,783 | 0.37% | |
160310007 | San Jose | 9.4% | 2,486 | 2,315 | 0.72% | |
160310008 | Santa Isabel | 8.9% | 2,363 | 2,293 | 0.30% | |
160310009 | Sayon | 9.9% | 2,620 | 2,368 | 1.02% | |
160310004 | Tapaz | 6.5% | 1,729 | 1,647 | 0.49% | |
Total | 26,432 | 25,156 | 0.50% |
Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. | ||
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1918 | 393 | — | ||
1939 | 663 | +2.52% | ||
1948 | 835 | +2.60% | ||
1960 | 1,687 | +6.03% | ||
1970 | 3,601 | +7.87% | ||
1975 | 4,972 | +6.68% | ||
1980 | 6,604 | +5.84% | ||
1990 | 11,392 | +5.60% | ||
1995 | 21,190 | +12.33% | ||
2000 | 22,730 | +1.52% | ||
2007 | 24,972 | +1.31% | ||
2010 | 25,156 | +0.27% | ||
2015 | 26,729 | +1.16% | ||
2020 | 26,432 | −0.22% | ||
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Source: Philippine Statistics Authority [10] [9] [11] [12] |
In the 2020 census, Santa Josefa had a population of 26,432. [3] The population density was 77 inhabitants per square kilometre (200/sq mi).
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Santa Josefa's main products are rice and corn. [20]
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