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Municipality in Catanduanes, Philippines From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
San Miguel, officially the Municipality of San Miguel, is a 5th class municipality in the province of Catanduanes, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 15,680 people.[3]
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San Miguel | |
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Municipality of San Miguel | |
![]() Map of Catanduanes with San Miguel highlighted | |
Location within the Philippines | |
Coordinates: 13°38′28″N 124°18′03″E | |
Country | Philippines |
Region | Bicol Region |
Province | Catanduanes |
District | Lone district |
Founded | August 23, 1952 |
Barangays | 24 (see Barangays) |
Government | |
• Type | Sangguniang Bayan |
• Mayor | Francisco T. Camano Jr. |
• Vice Mayor | Noel S. Morales |
• Representative | Hector S. Sanchez |
• Municipal Council | Members |
• Electorate | 11,870 voters (2022) |
Area | |
• Total | 129.94 km2 (50.17 sq mi) |
Elevation | 231 m (758 ft) |
Highest elevation | 692 m (2,270 ft) |
Lowest elevation | 0 m (0 ft) |
Population (2020 census)[3] | |
• Total | 15,680 |
• Density | 120/km2 (310/sq mi) |
• Households | 3,415 |
Economy | |
• Income class | 5th municipal income class |
• Poverty incidence | 29.06 |
• Revenue | ₱ 93.94 million (2020) |
• Assets | ₱ 94.81 million (2020) |
• Expenditure | ₱ 78.76 million (2020) |
• Liabilities | ₱ 23.9 million (2020) |
Service provider | |
• Electricity | First Catanduanes Electric Cooperative (FICELCO) |
Time zone | UTC+8 (PST) |
ZIP code | 4802 |
PSGC | |
IDD : area code | +63 (0)52 |
Native languages | Tagalog |
Website | www |
It is located at the mid-south part of the province of Catanduanes, the only inland municipality of the island. It is bounded on the north by the municipality of Caramoran, on the east by the municipality of Baras and Gigmoto, on the west by the municipality of Virac and on the south by the municipality of Bato. San Miguel is 12 kilometres (7.5 mi) from Virac.
San Miguel, which was formerly part of the Municipality of Bato, was first inhabited by the early mountaineers and the part of the Malayan race that were pushed to the open valley with the coming of the Spanish Colonizers.
There are myths and fables about how the town got its name. According to a pioneer, San Miguel was once a sitio originally known as "Aguas" named after fish species bigger than the "Balanak". In the 1930s during the celebration of the feast in honor of Santa Cruz, the former patron saint, Aguas was changed to San Miguel in grateful recognition and commendation to the invaluable services of Don Miguel Triumfante and Juez de Cnado of Bato who were present then during the celebration.
There was also a legend handed down to the present generation that once upon a time the chapel caretaker in the person of Marcelo Tapanan, in one early morning heard a long and loud ringing of bells. He hurried to the chapel and was surprised to see the image of Saint Michael the Archangel in the altar. The story passed on every ear of the residents and finally made a common move of changing the name of the place from Aguas to San Miguel.
San Miguel became a separate municipality through then President Elpidio Quirino's Executive Order No. 803 dated August 23, 1952, comprising twelve barangays at that time. The first town mayor was Torribio Taopa who was chosen through a plebiscite in 1952 until the first local elections in 1953, which he won.
The present mayor is SP Francisco Camano Jr.[citation needed]
San Miguel is politically subdivided into 24 barangays. [5] Each barangay consists of puroks and some have sitios.
Climate data for San Miguel, Catanduanes | |||||||||||||
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Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 27 (81) |
27 (81) |
28 (82) |
30 (86) |
31 (88) |
30 (86) |
29 (84) |
29 (84) |
29 (84) |
29 (84) |
28 (82) |
27 (81) |
29 (84) |
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 22 (72) |
22 (72) |
23 (73) |
24 (75) |
25 (77) |
25 (77) |
25 (77) |
25 (77) |
25 (77) |
24 (75) |
24 (75) |
23 (73) |
24 (75) |
Average precipitation mm (inches) | 138 (5.4) |
83 (3.3) |
74 (2.9) |
50 (2.0) |
108 (4.3) |
165 (6.5) |
202 (8.0) |
165 (6.5) |
190 (7.5) |
186 (7.3) |
188 (7.4) |
183 (7.2) |
1,732 (68.3) |
Average rainy days | 16.8 | 11.9 | 13.5 | 13.8 | 20.5 | 25.2 | 27.4 | 26.2 | 26.1 | 24.7 | 20.7 | 18.5 | 245.3 |
Source: Meteoblue[6] |
Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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1960 | 10,111 | — |
1970 | 10,455 | +0.33% |
1975 | 11,222 | +1.43% |
1980 | 11,281 | +0.10% |
1990 | 11,587 | +0.27% |
1995 | 12,052 | +0.74% |
2000 | 12,205 | +0.27% |
2007 | 12,996 | +0.87% |
2010 | 14,107 | +3.03% |
2015 | 15,006 | +1.18% |
2020 | 15,680 | +0.87% |
Source: Philippine Statistics Authority[7][8][9][10] |
In the 2020 census, the population of San Miguel, Catanduanes, was 15,680 people,[3] with a density of 120 inhabitants per square kilometre or 310 inhabitants per square mile.
Poverty incidence of San Miguel
10
20
30
40
50
60
2006
52.20 2009
36.47 2012
32.13 2015
44.48 2018
26.74 2021
29.06 Source: Philippine Statistics Authority[11][12][13][14][15][16][17][18] |
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