San Francisco, Agusan del Sur

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San Francisco
Municipality

San Francisco - Montage

Seal

Nickname(s): "The Commercial Capital of Agusan del Sur"

Location within Agusan del Sur province

San Francisco
Location within the Philippines

Coordinates:

831N 12559ECoordinates:

831N 12559E

Country

Philippines

Region

Caraga (Region XIII)

Province

Agusan del Sur

District

2nd district of Agusan del Sur

Established

June 21, 1959

Barangays

27 (see Barangays)

Government[1]
Type

Sangguniang Bayan

Mayor

Jenny Diesto de Asis (National Unity)

Vice Mayor

Agusani Ananoria (National Unity)

Area[2]
Total

392.53 km2 (151.56 sq mi)

Population (2015 census)[3]

Total

74,542

Density

190/km2 (490/sq mi)

Voter(2016)[4]

42,740

Time zone

PST (UTC+8)

ZIP code

8501

IDD:area code

+63(0)85

Income class

1st class

PSGC

160308000

Website

www.sfads.net

San Francisco, officially the Municipality of San Francisco (Filipino: Bayan ng San Francisco), is
a municipalityin the province of Agusan del Sur in the Caraga (Region XIII) of the Philippines. The
population was 74,542 at the 2015 census.[3] In the 2016 election, it had 42,740 registered voters.[4]
In 2013, San Francisco topped first as the "Most Competitive Municipality in the Philippines"
according to the National Competitiveness Council (NCC) from out of the 163 first-class
municipalities covered by their index.[5]
The protected area of the Agusan Marsh Wildlife Sanctuary can also be reached in San Francisco
thru the Barangays Caimpugan and New Visayas.
Contents
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1History

2Geography
o

2.1Barangays

3Demographics

4Economy

5Education

6References

7External links

History[edit]
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The birth of San Francisco is associated with the history of Agusan and Surigao del Sur. Before San
Francisco became a municipality, it was part of the District of Gibong, which was then governed by
Deputy Governor Francisco Cataylo. During this period, the district comprised the barrios of Santa
Ana, Caimpugan, Ebro, Borbon, La Caridad, Prosperidad, Azpetea and Los Arcos, with Santa Ana
the seat of government. Like other barrios, Santa Ana comprised several sitios, including Sitio
Hagpa, which was the site of the present day San Francisco. Hagpa was coined from

a Manobo word for "swampy" as the sitio was a small village nestled along the Adlayan River and
inhabited by Manobo tribes.
The opening of the Province of Agusan del Sur to most parts of Mindanao came during the
government of President Ramon Magsaysay who ordered the first road survey to be conducted by
the Department of Highway in 1952. In early 1954, road construction began paving the way for the
institution of public land subdivision and the in-migration of different local tribes and settlers from the
various provinces of Mindanao, Visayas and Luzon.
Hagpa was later renamed San Francisco in honor of Deputy District Governor Francisco Cataylo. In
early 1955, the first local government was established as San Francisco was created as a Municipal
District. Francisca Tesoro Samson was appointed as the first Municipal District Mayor by then
Provincial Governor Felixberto Dagani. In June 21, 1959, through Republic Act No. 2518, San
Francisco was officially created into a regular municipality of the Province of Agusan.[6] In the same
year, the first local officials of the municipality were elected with the Atty. Paquito Fuentes as the first
elected municipal mayor, who served for three consecutive terms of office. He was succeeded by his
vice mayor, Cresencio Ausmolo who stayed in office by operation of law during the latter half-portion
of his last term.
Eight years after its creation as a regular municipality, on June 17, 1967, through Republic Act No.
4979, the Province of Agusan was divided into the Provinces of Agusan del Norte and Agusan del
Sur, in which San Francisco was part of the latter.[7] The continued growth of Agusan del Sur also
saw the development of the municipality of San Francisco. Its growing population later paved the
way for the creation of the municipality of Rosario through Republic Act No. 5760 approved by
President Diosdado Macapagal on June 21, 1969, just two years after the creation of Agusan del
Sur. As a result, the several barrios of San Francisco including Bayugan III, Wasi-an, Santa Cruz,
Cabawan, Cabantao, Marfil and Tagbayagan were incorporated in the newly created municipality.
[8]
The barrios of Buenasuerte, Caimpogan, Pasta, Lapinigan, Ebro, New Visayas, Bayugan II,
Borbon, Tagapua, Pisaan, Santa Ana, Hubang, Alegria, San Isidro, Das-agan, Ladgadan, Lucac,
Bitan-agan and Poblacion consisting of five barrios as stated in PD No. 86 dated December 31,
1972 remained to form part of the 39,253-hectare Municipality of San Francisco. The barrios of
Rizal, Ormaca, Mate and Karaos were later created and added to form final 27 barangays of the
present day San Francisco.

Geography[edit]
San Francisco is located at 831N 12559E.
According to the Philippine Statistics Authority, the municipality has a land area of 392.53 square
kilometres (151.56 sq mi)[2] constituting 3.93% of the 9,989.52-square-kilometre- (3,856.98 sq mi)
total area of Agusan del Sur.

Barangays[edit]
San Francisco is politically subdivided into 27 barangays.[9]

PSGC

Barangay

Population
2015[3]

% p.a.
2010[10]

160308001

Alegria

9.8%

7,310

6,053

+3.66%

160308015

Barangay 1 (Poblacion)

7.9%

5,902

4,741

+4.26%

160308016

Barangay 2 (Poblacion)

3.4%

2,506

2,993

3.32%

160308017

Barangay 3 (Poblacion)

4.9%

3,642

3,315

+1.81%

PSGC

Barangay

Population
2015

% p.a.
2010

[3]

[10]

160308018

Barangay 4 (Poblacion)

3.9%

2,939

3,250

1.90%

160308019

Barangay 5 (Poblacion)

7.0%

5,239

4,926

+1.18%

160308002

Bayugan 2

6.2%

4,644

4,896

1.00%

160308025

Bitan-agan

1.4%

1,046

1,079

0.59%

160308003

Borbon

3.8%

2,850

2,696

+1.06%

160308026

Buenasuerte

2.1%

1,566

1,766

2.26%

160308005

Caimpugan

2.1%

1,590

1,751

1.82%

160308027

Das-agan

2.4%

1,824

1,803

+0.22%

160308006

Ebro

1.8%

1,325

1,496

2.28%

160308007

Hubang

4.2%

3,166

2,659

+3.38%

160308028

Karaus

4.2%

3,148

2,686

+3.07%

160308029

Ladgadan

1.3%

981

992

0.21%

160308008

Lapinigan

6.9%

5,150

4,627

+2.06%

160308009

Lucac

1.7%

1,294

966

+5.72%

160308010

Mate

2.0%

1,497

1,616

1.45%

160308011

New Visayas

1.8%

1,334

1,735

4.88%

160308030

Ormaca

1.1%

805

793

+0.29%

160308012

Pasta

4.1%

3,061

3,429

2.14%

160308013

Pisa-an

4.6%

3,429

2,611

+5.33%

160308020

Rizal

1.2%

904

1,331

7.10%

160308021

San Isidro

5.0%

3,737

3,089

+3.69%

160308022

Santa Ana

1.7%

1,256

1,283

0.40%

160308024

Tagapua

3.2%

2,397

2,404

0.06%

74,542

70,986

+0.94%

TOTAL

Demographics[edit]
Population census of San Francisco
Year

Pop.

1990
1995
2000

43,878
50,844
56,968

% p.a.

Year

Pop.

% p.a.

2007
+2.80% 2010
+2.47% 2015

62,881
70,986
74,542

+1.37%
+4.51%
+0.94%

Source: PSA[3][10][11]

In the 2015 census, San Francisco had a population of 74,542. [3] The population density was
190 inhabitants per square kilometre (490/sq mi).
In the 2016 election, it had 42,740 registered voters.[4]

Economy[edit]
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San Francisco is the "Commercial Capital of ADS", serving as the primary commercial and service
center in the province of Agusan del Sur. Situated within the crossroad leading to other production
centers in the region, San Francisco will serve as the primary distribution point of goods and people
for the province. The presence of malls, hotels, health institutions, inland resorts, colleges,
private/public national, provincial and local offices, restaurants, banks, communication and
transportation facilities makes San Francisco the training convention center of the province and a
favored place for visitors to stay. Mount Magdiwata adds ambiance to the area.

Education[edit]
List of public and private educational institutions:

Agusan del Sur National High School

Alegria Elementary School

AMA Computer College

Bayugan 2 Elementary School

Bukidnon State University (San Francisco - Satellite Campus)

D.O Plaza National High School

Divine Mercy Play School (Preschool & Kindergarten)

Karaos Elementary School

Lapinigan National High School

Light and Life Christian Learning Center (Pre-school & Elementary)

Mount Carmel College (Kindergarten, Elementary, High School & College)

Pisaan Elementary School

Saint Francis Xavier College

San Francisco Colleges (High School & College)

San Francisco Pilot Central Elementary School (Kindergarten & Elementary)

San Francisco SDA Elementary School (Kindergarten & Elementary)

San Francisco SPED Learning Center

San Francisco West Central Elementary School (Kindergarten & Elementary)

San Isidro Elementary School

Southway College of Technology

STI College

Tagapua Elementary School