San Francisco (IPA: [sɐn fɾɐn'sisko]), officially the Municipality of San Francisco (; ), is a municipality in the province of Southern Leyte, Philippines. According to the 2024 census, it has a population of 12,897 people.
History
The town of San Francisco used to be part of Liloan, Southern Leyte and was created as a separate municipality on November 1, 1949 by President Elpidio Quirino through Executive Order No. 292.
People from Bohol were the early settlers that started in Habay river. They gave it the name Canlili-ug because the river's waters that time reached up to a person's neck (li-ug being the word for neck). Nowadays the river is only knee-deep.
During the Spanish period, the inhabitants became Roman Catholics and the place came to be known as San Francisco, after Saint Francis Xavier. Tradition holds that the inhabitants requested for an image of Saint Francis Xavier but got Saint Isidore's instead. At present, the town remains to be called San Francisco but venerates Saint Isidore as its Patron Saint.
Geography
The town's coastal waters are part of the Panaon Island Protected Seascape.
Barangays
San Francisco is politically subdivided into 22 barangays. Each barangay consists of puroks and some have sitios.
- Anislagon
- Bongbong
- Central (Poblacion)
- Dakit (Poblacion)
- Habay
- Marayag
- Napantao
- Pinamudlan
- Santa Paz Norte
- Santa Paz Sur
- Sudmon
- Tinaan
- Tuno
- Ubos (Poblacion)
- Bongawisan
- Cuasi
- Gabi
- Cahayag
- Malico
- Pasanon
- Punta
- Santa Cruz
Climate
Demographics
Economy
References
External links
- San Francisco profile at PhilAtlas.com
- [ Philippine Standard Geographic Code]
- Local Governance Performance Management System