San Francisco, Agusan del Sur
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| Nickname(s): "The Commercial Capital of Agusan del Sur" | ||
 Location within Agusan del Sur province |
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| Coordinates: 8°31′N 125°59′E / 8.51°N 125.98°ECoordinates: 8°31′N 125°59′E / 8.51°N 125.98°E | ||
| Country | Philippines | |
| Region | Caraga (Region XIII) | |
| Province | Agusan del Sur | |
| District | 2nd district of Agusan del Sur | |
| Established | June 21, 1959 | |
| Barangays | 27 (see Barangays) | |
| Government | ||
| • Type | Sangguniang Bayan | |
| • Mayor | Jenny Diesto de Asis (National Unity) | |
| • Vice Mayor | Agusani Ananoria (National Unity) | |
| Area | ||
| • Total | 392.53 km2 (151.56 sq mi) | |
| Population (2015 census) | ||
| • Total | 74,542 | |
| • Density | 190/km2 (490/sq mi) | |
| • Voter (2016) | 42,740 | |
| Time zone | PST (UTC+8) | |
| ZIP code | 8501 | |
| IDD : area code | +63 (0)85 | |
| Income class | 1st municipal income class | |
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| Electorate | 42,740 voters as of 2016 | |
| Website | www |
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San Francisco, officially the Municipality of San Francisco (Cebuano: Lungsod sa San Francisco; Filipino: Bayan ng San Francisco), is a municipality in the province of Agusan del Sur in the Caraga (Region XIII) of the Philippines. The population was 74,542 at the 2015 census. In the 2016 electoral roll, it had 42,740 registered voters.
In 2013, San Francisco topped first as the "Most Competitive Municipality in the Philippines" 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 birth of San Francisco is associated with the history of Agusan and Surigao del Sur. Before San Francisco became a municipality, it was part of the District of Gibong, which was then governed by Deputy Governor Francisco Cataylo. During this period, the district comprised the barrios of Santa Ana, Caimpugan, Ebro, Borbon, La Caridad, Prosperidad, Azpetea and Los Arcos, with Santa Ana the seat of government. Like other barrios, Santa Ana comprised several sitios, including Sitio Hagpa, which was the site of the present day San Francisco. Hagpa was coined from a Manobo word for "swampy" as the sitio was a small village nestled along the Adlayan River and inhabited by Manobo tribes.
The opening of the Province of Agusan del Sur to most parts of Mindanao came during the government of President Ramon Magsaysay who ordered the first road survey to be conducted by the Department of Highway in 1952. In early 1954, road construction began paving the way for the institution of public land subdivision and the in-migration of different local tribes and settlers from the various provinces of Mindanao, Visayas and Luzon.
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