San Luis, Agusan del Sur

Municipality in Agusan del Sur, Philippines

Municipality in Caraga, Philippines

San Luis

Municipality

Municipality of San Luis

Municipal Hall

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Map of Agusan del Sur with San Luis highlighted

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San Luis

Location within the Philippines

Coordinates: 8°30′N 125°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| Phoebe L. Corvera
• Vice Mayor| Ronald Y. Corvera
• 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|

47.33

% (2018)[4]
• Revenue| ₱ 282.5 million (2020)
• Assets| ₱ 547.5 million (2020)
• Expenditure| ₱ 291.7 million (2020)
• Liabilities| ₱ 313.3 million (2020)
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 1st class 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[edit]

San Luis is located at 8°30′N 125°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[edit]

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[edit]

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[edit]

Population census of San LuisYear| 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[edit]

Poverty Incidence of San Luis

Graphs are unavailable due to technical issues. There is more info on Phabricator and on MediaWiki.org.

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Source: Philippine Statistics Authority[14][15]
[16][17][18][19][20]

## References[edit]

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. ^ a b c d Census of Population (2020). "Caraga". Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved 8 July 2021.
4. ^ "PSA Releases the 2018 Municipal and City Level Poverty Estimates". Philippine Statistics Authority. 15 December 2021. Retrieved 22 January 2022.
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. ^ a b 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.`{{cite encyclopedia}}`: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
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.

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