San Jorge, Samar
| San Jorge | |
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| Municipality | |
Blanca Aurora Falls of San Jorge.
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 Map of Samar with San Jorge highlighted |
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 San Jorge
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| Coordinates: 11°59′N 124°49′E / 11.983°N 124.817°ECoordinates: 11°59′N 124°49′E / 11.983°N 124.817°E | |
| Country | Philippines |
| Region | Eastern Visayas (Region VIII) |
| Province | Samar |
| District | 1st district of Samar |
| Barangays | 42 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Jojo Grey |
| • Vice Mayor | Nancy B. Grey |
| Area | |
| • Total | 241.20 km2 (93.13 sq mi) |
| Population (2015 census) | |
| • Total | 17,184 |
| • Density | 71/km2 (180/sq mi) |
| Time zone | PST (UTC+8) |
| ZIP code | 6723 |
| IDD : area code | +63 (0)55 |
| Income class | 4th municipal income class |
| 086025000 | |
| Electorate | 11,542 voters as of 2016 |
| Website | elgu |
San Jorge is a 4th class municipality in the province of Samar, Philippines. According to the 2015 census, it has a population of 17,184 people.
The town is famous for its Blanca Aurora Falls near Barangay Blanca Aurora along the Blanca Aurora river. On December 6, 1978, Pagsanghan and San Jorge were created as a new municipalities out of Gandara. An inauguration is held every 10 October since 1979.
San Jorge is a Saint called Saint George with a carabao or a water buffalo on its side. Due to farming abundancy here in San Jorge they proclaimed Saint George as their Patron Saint and because it happened that the name were similar to a historical person named George Curn.
The community is one of the oldest baraŋgay of Gandara. Its history can be traced back to the American regime. Even its name San Jorge was in honor of an American soldier by the name of George Curn who happened to own and donate the site where the old baraŋgay was formerly located. The present location is the second site of the baraŋgay. Its old site was located across the Sapinit River where the San Jorge Elementary School is presently nestled.
San Jorge is divided into 42 barangays according to the Assessors Office of the Town, the towns MAP.
River rise is experienced up to the Barrio of Blanca Aurora from the Boundary of Sitio Leyte-leyte.
Japan International Coordination Agency (JICA) constructed a water systems on this town, the source of water was on Tomogbong (284 meters above MeanSeaLevel), there is a Distilled Water Spring uphill the Atigbang proper. The pipelines runs to the town Proper above then Mayor Cristeta Racuyal Corrales a Concrete Reservoir and distribute it back to the barrios. Saint George elevation is 272 meters below Tomogbong (Reference Elevation 1), there is a proposed pipelines that will run from Town Proper to Atigbang Sapinit, Rosalim, Aurora and County 27 November; at Sapinit Primary School elevation is 257 meters below Ref.Point, at Near San Jorge Cemetery elevation is 250 meters below Reference Point 1, approaching Mabuhay elevation higher than passed barrios is elevation 241 meters below Ref. Point 1, at 1 AH (Asian Highway) 26 kilometer Post 777 elevation is 216 meters below Ref. POint and approaching Quezon is 67 meters above MSL.
There is another planned development and business of the Town of Saint George, it is by supplying the town of Gandera a potable water, the highest elevation that will encounter is 268 meters below Tomogbong and 6 Kilometers distance pipelines.
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