San Miguel, Surigao del Sur

San Miguel
Municipality
Municipality of San Miguel
Map of Surigao del Sur with San Miguel highlighted
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San Miguel Location within the Philippines
Coordinates: 8°55′56″N126°02′25″E / 8.9322°N 126.0403°E / 8.9322; 126.0403
Country	Philippines
Region	Caraga
Province	Surigao del Sur
District	1st district
Barangays	18 (see Barangays)
Government   [1]
• Type	Sangguniang Bayan
•  Mayor	Michael T. Corilla
•  Vice Mayor	Reynaldo F. Demoto
•  Representative	Romeo S. Momo Sr.
•  Electorate	26,710 voters (2022)
Area [2]
• Total	558.00 km2 (215.45 sq mi)
Elevation	38 m (125 ft)
Highest elevation	231 m (758 ft)
Lowest elevation	8 m (26 ft)
Population  (2020 census) [3]
• Total	41,809
• Density	75/km2 (190/sq mi)
•  Households	8,977
Economy
•  Income class	1st municipal income class
•  Poverty incidence	38.78 % (2018) [4]
•  Revenue	₱ 222.9 million (2020)
•  Assets	₱ 422.4 million (2020)
•  Expenditure	₱ 167.9 million (2020)
•  Liabilities	₱ 79.14 million (2020)
Service provider
• Electricity	Surigao del Sur 2 Electric Cooperative (SURSECO 2)
Time zone	UTC+8 (PST)
ZIP code	8301
PSGC	166816000
IDD  :  area code	+63 (0)86
Native languages	Surigaonon Agusan Cebuano Tagalog

San Miguel, officially the Municipality of San Miguel (Surigaonon: Lungsod nan San Miguel; Tagalog : Bayan ng San Miguel), is a 1st class municipality in the province of Surigao del Sur, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 41,809 people. ^[3]

With an area of 55,800 hectares (138,000 acres), it is the largest among the municipalities and cities in the province. It is also one of the only two landlocked municipalities in the province along with Tagbina.

Antique gold discoveries

In 1981, Edilberto "Berto" Morales, a farmer employed as a bulldozer operator in an irrigation project accidentally unearthed a hoard of authentic gold artifacts and jewelries weighing up to 30 kg in Barangay Magroyong which includes masks, figurines, bowls, daggers, trinkets, belts, and all sorts of body ornaments. Through a support of several historical accounts, archaeologists and historians believed that the gold items were associated between 10th to 13th century used by pre-colonial Filipinos, years before Spaniards came to the country. Some of the golden artifacts, jewelries and ornaments, dubbed as the "Surigao Treasure", were then sold to and currently exhibited at the Ayala Museum in the city of Makati, Philippines and some pieces at the Central Bank of the Philippines. Morales' discoveries were then considered one of the first proofs that gold was an important link between the early people of pre-colonial Philippines and the neighboring Southeast Asian countries. ^{[5] [6] [7] [8]}

Geography

Barangays

San Miguel is politically subdivided into 18 barangays. Each barangay consists of puroks while some have sitios.

• Bagyang
• Baras
• Bitaugan
• Bolhoon
• Calatngan
• Carromata
• Castillo
• Libas Gua
• Libas Sud
• Magroyong
• Mahayag (Maitum)
• Patong
• Poblacion
• Sagbayan
• San Roque
• Siagao
• Tina
• Umalag

Climate

Climate data for San Miguel, Surigao del Sur
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Year
Average high °C (°F)	27 (81)	27 (81)	28 (82)	29 (84)	29 (84)	29 (84)	29 (84)	30 (86)	30 (86)	29 (84)	28 (82)	28 (82)	29 (83)
Average low °C (°F)	23 (73)	23 (73)	23 (73)	23 (73)	24 (75)	24 (75)	24 (75)	24 (75)	24 (75)	24 (75)	24 (75)	23 (73)	24 (74)
Average precipitation mm (inches)	161 (6.3)	132 (5.2)	112 (4.4)	87 (3.4)	136 (5.4)	169 (6.7)	146 (5.7)	148 (5.8)	132 (5.2)	156 (6.1)	176 (6.9)	170 (6.7)	1,725 (67.8)
Average rainy days	20.0	16.2	18.3	17.3	24.0	26.7	27.5	27.5	26.5	26.4	23.8	21.0	275.2
Source: Meteoblue [9]

Demographics

Population census of San Miguel

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1970	9,307	—
1975	12,443	+6.00%
1980	17,642	+7.23%
1990	21,671	+2.08%
1995	24,006	+1.94%
2000	27,883	+3.26%
2007	32,737	+2.24%
2010	36,287	+3.82%
2015	39,340	+1.55%
2020	41,809	+1.20%
Source: Philippine Statistics Authority [10] [11] [12] [13]

References

1.   Municipality of San Miguel | (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 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. Camposano, Jerni May (July 28, 2015). "Global audience to see previously unknown Surigao gold hoard". Philippine Daily Inquirer. Retrieved January 2, 2016.
6. Carballo, Bibsy M. (March 4, 2013). "The country's treasures for worldwide appreciation". The Philippine Star. Retrieved January 2, 2016.
7. Nelson, RN (April 12, 2009). "the surigao archaeological golds". A Dose A Day (Digital Catharsis). Retrieved January 2, 2016.
8. Santos, Mariano (April 30, 2013). ""The Fire Beneath": Mining a Gold Find". Pinoy News Magazine. Retrieved January 2, 2016.
9. "San Miguel: Average Temperatures and Rainfall". Meteoblue. Retrieved November 19, 2019.
10. Census of Population (2015). "Caraga". Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. Philippine Statistics Authority . Retrieved June 20, 2016.
11. Census of Population and Housing (2010). "Caraga". Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. National Statistics Office . Retrieved June 29, 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 Surigao del Sur". Municipality Population Data. Local Water Utilities Administration Research Division. Retrieved December 17, 2016.
14. "Poverty incidence (PI):". Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved December 28, 2020.
15. "Estimation of Local Poverty in the Philippines" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. November 29, 2005.
16. "2003 City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. March 23, 2009.
17. "City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates; 2006 and 2009" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. August 3, 2012.
18. "2012 Municipal and City Level Poverty Estimates" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. May 31, 2016.
19. "Municipal and City Level Small Area Poverty Estimates; 2009, 2012 and 2015". Philippine Statistics Authority. July 10, 2019.
20. "PSA Releases the 2018 Municipal and City Level Poverty Estimates". Philippine Statistics Authority. December 15, 2021. Retrieved January 22, 2022.

External links

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