San Isidro, Davao Oriental
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| Coordinates: 06°50′N 126°05′E / 6.833°N 126.083°ECoordinates: 06°50′N 126°05′E / 6.833°N 126.083°E | ||
| Country | Philippines | |
| Region | Davao (Region XI) | |
| Province | Davao Oriental | |
| District | 2nd district of Davao Oriental | |
| Established | June 18, 1966 | |
| Barangays | 16 | |
| Government | ||
| • Mayor | Justina Buenviaje Yu | |
| Area | ||
| • Total | 220.44 km2 (85.11 sq mi) | |
| Population (2010 census) | ||
| • Total | 32,424 | |
| • Density | 150/km2 (380/sq mi) | |
| Time zone | PST (UTC+8) | |
| ZIP code | 8209 | |
| IDD : area code | +63 (0)87 | |
| Income class | 4th municipal income class | |
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| Electorate | 19,657 voters as of 2016 | |
| Website | www |
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San Isidro is a 4th class municipality in the province of Davao Oriental, Philippines. According to the 2010 census, it has a population of 32,424 people.
San Isidro is one the "gulf towns" of Davao Oriental whose shorelines stretch along Davao Gulf. Other gulf towns are Banaybanay, Lupon and Governor Generoso.
San Isidro is politically subdivided into 16 barangays. Seven barangays are along the coastlines while the other nine are in the interior areas.
The town of San Isidro was created by virtue of Republic Act No. 4744 enacted by the Philippine Congress on June 18, 1966. It started operating as a local government unit on January 1968. Its founder and the first mayor was Vicente Yu, Sr.
Around 30% of the population belong to the indigenous Mandaya and Kalagan communities.
San Isidro is largely planted with coconut, with much of its agricultural industry focuses on the production of copra. There are currently efforts to further diversify the output of the municipality's coconut-based industry from copra to other value-added coconut products such as coco-oil (which can be used as a fuel additive) and coco-coir. In 1992, a Crop Diversification Program of the local government unit (LGU) was implemented with mango as "export winner". In 1998, the town commenced its first Mango Festival as an indicator of the prominence of this high yielding fruit. Farmers are also engaged in growing the popular banana (cardava). Despite this, farmers still experience difficulties in increasing their income due to lack of agricultural technology specially those farming in the upland areas.
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