San Francisco, Agusan del Sur
San Francisco | |
|---|---|
| Municipality of San Francisco | |
Downtown area | |
Map of Agusan del Sur with San Francisco highlighted | |
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Location within the Philippines | |
| Coordinates: 8°31′N 125°59′E / 8.51°N 125.98°E | |
| Country | Philippines |
| Region | Caraga |
| Province | Agusan del Sur |
| District | 2nd district |
| Founded | June 21, 1959 |
| Barangays | 27 (see Barangays) |
| Government | |
| • Type | Sangguniang Bayan |
| • Mayor | Grace Carmel Paredes-Bravo |
| • Vice Mayor | Arth Ryan Palabrica |
| • Representative | Adolph Edward G. Plaza |
| • Electorate | 50,216 voters (2025) |
| Area | |
• Total | 392.53 km2 (151.56 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 89 m (292 ft) |
| Highest elevation | 806 m (2,644 ft) |
| Lowest elevation | 0 m (0 ft) |
| Population (2020 census) | |
• Total | 80,760 |
| • Density | 210/km2 (530/sq mi) |
| • Households | 18,945 |
| Economy | |
| • Income class | 1st municipal income class |
| • Poverty incidence | 28.82 |
| • Revenue | ₱ 519.4 million (2022) |
| • Assets | ₱ 1,620 million (2022) |
| • Expenditure | ₱ 433.7 million (2022) |
| • Liabilities | ₱ 420.7 million (2022) |
| Service provider | |
| • Electricity | Agusan del Sur Electric Cooperative (ASELCO) |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (PST) |
| ZIP code | 8501 |
| PSGC | |
| IDD : area code | +63 (0)85 |
| Native languages | Agusan Butuanon Cebuano Higaonon Tagalog |
| Website | www |
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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 Agusan del Sur, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 80,760 people.
The town serves as the center of trade and commerce in the province of Agusan del Sur. In 2013, San Francisco topped first as the "Most Competitive Municipality in the Philippines in 2012" according to the National Competitiveness Council (NCC) from out of the 163 first-class municipalities covered by their index.
The protected area of the Agusan Marsh Wildlife Sanctuary can also be reached in San Francisco thru the Barangays Caimpugan and New Visayas.
The town is known for the gigantic Toog Tree of Alegria, which is the most sacred tribal tree for many of the Indigenous peoples of San Francisco. The town is also popular for its Irosin stone crafts, which has been the cottage industry of many Indigenous families in the area for hundreds of years. Due to the town's commendable folk arts and crafts made in stone, many scholars have suggested for its nomination in the UNESCO Creative Cities Network.
The town's name is sometimes colloquially shortened to "San France" or alternately spelled "San Franz" and "San Frans".