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San FranciscoLocation within the Philippines
Coordinates: 10°39′N 124°21′E / 10.65°N 124.35°E / 10.65; 124.35
Country	Philippines
Region	Central Visayas
Province	Cebu
District	5th district
Named for	St. Francis of Assisi
Barangays	15 (see Barangays)
Government
• Type	Sangguniang Bayan
• Mayor	Alfredo A. Arquillano Jr.
• Vice Mayor	Aly A. Arquillano
• Representative	Vincent Franco D. Frasco
• Municipal Council	Members Allen A. Arquillano Severino O. Gok-ong Jr. Rey A. Tindoy Ruben O. Raña Aurelia P. Andrade Aaron A. Capao Jr. Israel B. Garrido Francis N. Lucernas
• Electorate	34,966 voters (2022)
Area
• Total	106.93 km (41.29 sq mi)
Elevation	29 m (95 ft)
Highest elevation	774 m (2,539 ft)
Lowest elevation	0 m (0 ft)
Population
• Total	59,236
• Density	550/km (1,400/sq mi)
• Households	13,957
Economy
• Income class	3rd municipal income class
• Poverty incidence	54.32% (2021)
• Revenue	₱ 183.8 million (2020)
• Assets	₱ 492.8 million (2020)
• Expenditure	₱ 166.7 million (2020)
• Liabilities	₱ 227.2 million (2020)
Service provider
• Electricity	Camotes Electric Cooperative (CELCO)
Time zone	UTC+8 (PST)
ZIP code	6050
PSGC	072242000
IDD : area code	+63 (0)32
Native languages	Forohanon Cebuano Tagalog
Website	sanfranciscocamotes.gov.ph

San Francisco, officially the Municipality of San Francisco (Cebuano: Lungsod sa San Francisco; Tagalog: Bayan ng San Francisco), is a municipality in the province of Cebu, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 59,236 people.

History

Protohistory

Carl Guthe, director of the University of Michigan Anthropological Museum, during his 1923-25 collecting trip and explorations of archaeological sites in the Philippines, conducted an archeological dig in a cave site on Tulang. Located on the southeastern coast of the island, the cave measures about 3.7 by 2.7 metres (12 by 9 feet). Guthe reported it to contain bone fragments and teeth of about 60 individuals. Associated grave goods included earthenware pottery, shell bracelets, bronze and iron artefacts (iron tang, bronze chisel, iron blade), glass and stone beads, hammerstone and pestle. Filed teeth were also recovered from this site.

21st century

Just before Typhoon Yolanda struck in November 2013, the mayor of San Francisco ordered the evacuation of all the residents (approximately 1,000) to the main island. This was credited with saving their lives as all houses on the island (about 500) were completely destroyed.

Geography

San Francisco consists primarily of Pacijan (also known as Pajican) and Tulang (area less than 1 square kilometre (0.39 sq mi), just north of Pacijan) islands, which are part of the Camotes Islands (which also include Poro and Ponson islands). They are located east of the main island of Cebu, south and west of Leyte and north of Bohol.

San Francisco is bordered to the north by the Province of Leyte in the Camotes Sea, to the west is the Camotes Sea Facing Catmon, to the east is the island of Poro with town of Poro and to the south is the Camotes Sea.

Pacijan (Pajican) Island

Pacijan Island is about 14.75 kilometres (9.17 mi) long and 8.5 kilometres (5.3 mi) wide. A 1,400-metre (1,530 yd) causeway crosses the mangrove swamp to connect Pacijan and Poro islands. It was constructed during the Spanish era, to bridge the islands for easier trading and attending services in Poro church.

Tulang

Tulang island (known locally as Tulang Diot) is a five-minute boat ride from Tulang Dako on the main island of Pacijan. Both Tulang Diot and Tulang Dako are part of Esperanza barangay. The islet is almost entirely covered with coconut palms and measures about 1.6 by 0.6 kilometres (1.0 by 0.4 mi): the residential area is confined to a small triangle at the southern end. Total area is less than 1 km (0.39 sq mi) or 40 ha (100 acres), of which only 3.5 ha (8.6 acres) (8.8%) is inhabited.

Barangays

San Francisco is politically subdivided into 15 barangays. Each barangay consists of puroks and some have sitios.

Climate

Demographics

Language

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The town is home to the Porohanon language, one of the most endangered languages in the Visayas. The language is only used in the Poro islands. The language is classified as distinct from Sebwano (Bisaya) by the Komisyon ng Wikang Filipino and is vital to the culture and arts of the Porohanon people.

Economy

Poverty incidence of San Francisco

Notes

1. Carl Guthe explored 485 sites comprising 120 caves, 134 burial grounds and 231 graves all over the Philippines that are contained in an inventory report now deposited at the University of Michigan.

References

1.  Municipality of San Francisco | (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). "Region VII (Central Visayas)". 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. Guthe 1927
6. McElroy 2013
7. Famous Destinations - Camotes group of islands, Cebu Province Official Website. Retrieved on 2010-06-23.
8. ^ Census of Population and Housing (2010). "Region VII (Central Visayas)" (PDF). Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. National Statistics Office. Retrieved 29 June 2016.
9. "San Francisco: Average Temperatures and Rainfall". Meteoblue. Retrieved 10 May 2020.
10. Census of Population (2015). "Region VII (Central Visayas)". Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved 20 June 2016.
11. Censuses of Population (1903–2007). "Region VII (Central Visayas)". Table 1. Population Enumerated in Various Censuses by Province/Highly Urbanized City: 1903 to 2007. National Statistics Office.
12. "Poverty incidence (PI):". Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved December 28, 2020.
13. "Estimation of Local Poverty in the Philippines" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. 29 November 2005.
14. "2003 City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. 23 March 2009.
15. "City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates; 2006 and 2009" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. 3 August 2012.
16. "2012 Municipal and City Level Poverty Estimates" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. 31 May 2016.
17. "Municipal and City Level Small Area Poverty Estimates; 2009, 2012 and 2015". Philippine Statistics Authority. 10 July 2019.
18. "PSA Releases the 2018 Municipal and City Level Poverty Estimates". Philippine Statistics Authority. 15 December 2021. Retrieved 22 January 2022.
19. "PSA Releases the 2021 City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates". Philippine Statistics Authority. 2 April 2024. Retrieved 28 April 2024.

Sources

• Alkuino, Xerxes (8 March 2015). "Lake water is suitable for crops". Cebu Provincial Government. Archived from the original on 2 April 2015.
• Groombridge, B. & Wright, L., eds. (1982). The IUCN Amphibia–reptilia Red Data Book. International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources. Species Survival Commission. ISBN 9782880326012.
• Guthe, Carl E. (1927). "The University of Michigan Philippine Expedition" (PDF). American Anthropologist. 29 (1): 69–76. doi:10.1525/aa.1927.29.1.02a00040. hdl:2027.42/75181. ISSN 1548-1433.
• Magsalay, Perla M. (2010). "PHILIPPINES INTRODUCTION - Ramsar Sites Information Service" (PDF). Haribon Foundation. ASEAN Centre for Biodiversity. pp. 36–37. Archived from the original on 15 December 2010.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
• McElroy, Andy (15 November 2013). "Evacuation saves whole island from Typhoon Haiyan". United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction. Archived from the original on 19 November 2013.

External links

• San Francisco Municipality Camotes
• Philippine Standard Geographic Code

v t e Places adjacent to San Francisco, Cebu
Camotes Sea Camotes Sea San Francisco Poro Camotes Sea

v t e Province of Cebu
Cebu City (capital and largest city)
Municipalities	Alcantara Alcoy Alegria Aloguinsan Argao Asturias Badian Balamban Bantayan Barili Boljoon Borbon Carmen Catmon Compostela Consolacion Cordova Daanbantayan Dalaguete Dumanjug Ginatilan Liloan Madridejos Malabuyoc Medellin Minglanilla Moalboal Oslob Pilar Pinamungajan Poro Ronda Samboan San Fernando San Francisco San Remigio Santa Fe Santander Sibonga Sogod Tabogon Tabuelan Tuburan Tudela
Component cities	Bogo Carcar Danao Naga Talisay Toledo
Highly urbanized cities	Cebu City Lapu-Lapu Mandaue (Administratively independent from the province but grouped under Cebu by the Philippine Statistics Authority. However, qualified voters in Mandaue are allowed to vote in elections for Cebu provincial officials by virtue of Republic Act No. 6641, in accordance with Section 452-c of the Local Government Code of 1991.)

• Municipalities of Cebu
• Island municipalities in the Philippines