Pintuyan

Pintuyan, officially the Municipality of Pintuyan (Cebuano: Lungsod sa Pintuyan; Tagalog: Bayan ng Pintuyan), is a municipality in the province of Southern Leyte, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 10,202 people.^[3]

Pintuyan
Municipality
Municipality of Pintuyan
St. Michael The Archangel Parish Church
Flag
Map of Southern Leyte with Pintuyan highlighted
OpenStreetMap
Pintuyan Location within the Philippines
Coordinates: 9°57′N 125°15′E
Country	Philippines
Region	Eastern Visayas
Province	Southern Leyte
District	2nd district
Founded	1865
Barangays	23 (see Barangays)
Government  [1]
• Type	Sangguniang Bayan
• Mayor	Ricarte A. Estrella (PDPLBN)
• Vice Mayor	Anna Liza V. Salinas (PDPLBN)
• Representative	Christopherson M. Yap
• Municipal Council	Members Roberto C. Herrera Roslyn A. Ong Archie T. Asuncion Alicia A. Neri Isidro V. Dotarot Franito T. Amoncio Rodrigo C. Amper Lucena D. Damolo
• Electorate	8,456 voters (2025)
Area [2]
• Total	36.98 km2 (14.28 sq mi)
Elevation	97 m (318 ft)
Highest elevation	708 m (2,323 ft)
Lowest elevation	0 m (0 ft)
Population  (2020 census)[3]
• Total	10,202
• Density	280/km2 (710/sq mi)
• Households	2,488
Economy
• Income class	5th municipal income class
• Poverty incidence	25.31 % (2021)[4]
• Revenue	₱ 95.29 million (2022)
• Assets	₱ 312.2 million (2022)
• Expenditure	₱ 82.61 million (2022)
• Liabilities	₱ 89.88 million (2022)
Service provider
• Electricity	Southern Leyte Electric Cooperative (SOLECO)
Time zone	UTC+8 (PST)
ZIP code	6614
PSGC	0806411000
IDD : area code	+63 (0)53
Native languages	Boholano dialect Cebuano Tagalog
Website	www.pintuyan-sleyte.gov.ph

History

Pintuyan was established in 1865. During the American regime, the seat of Pintuyan was moved to Pintuyan from San Ricardo, upon the election of Perfecto Vazquez as Municipal President. From then on, the residents of barrio San Ricardo petitioned for a separate municipality. This was made into fruition by virtue of Executive Order No. 194 on October 24, 1965, separating 16 eastern barrios from Pintuyan.^[5]

Geography

Barangays

Former flag of Pintuyan, used until 2022

Pintuyan is politically subdivided into a total of 23 barangays. Each barangay consists of puroks and some have sitios.

• Nueva Estrella Norte
• Nueva Estrella Sur
• Dan-an
• Catbawan
• Manglit
• Son-ok I
• Son-ok II
• Caubang
• Ponod
• Poblacion Ibabao
• Poblacion Ubos
• Buenavista
• Badiang
• Balongbalong
• Bulawan
• Canlawis
• Cogon
• Lobo
• Mainit
• Tautag
• Ponciano D. Equipilag
• San Roque
• Santa Cruz

Climate

Climate data for Pintuyan, Southern Leyte
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)	29 (84)	30 (86)	29 (84)	29 (84)	29 (84)	30 (86)	29 (84)	29 (84)	28 (82)	29 (84)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F)	23 (73)	23 (73)	23 (73)	23 (73)	25 (77)	25 (77)	25 (77)	25 (77)	25 (77)	25 (77)	24 (75)	24 (75)	24 (75)
Average precipitation mm (inches)	210 (8.3)	161 (6.3)	123 (4.8)	85 (3.3)	148 (5.8)	186 (7.3)	164 (6.5)	157 (6.2)	141 (5.6)	190 (7.5)	223 (8.8)	200 (7.9)	1,988 (78.3)
Average rainy days	21.0	16.8	18.5	18.2	24.9	27.7	28.4	27.0	26.1	27.6	24.6	22.0	282.8
Source: Meteoblue[6]

Demographics

Population census of Pintuyan

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1903	4,291	—
1918	7,850	+4.11%
1939	10,400	+1.35%
1948	11,167	+0.79%
1960	11,445	+0.21%
1970	12,534	+0.91%
1975	7,446	−9.92%
1980	7,872	+1.12%
1990	8,177	+0.38%
1995	8,388	+0.48%
2000	9,567	+2.86%
2007	9,911	+0.49%
2010	9,261	−2.44%
2015	9,826	+1.13%
2020	10,202	+0.74%
Source: Philippine Statistics Authority [7][8][9][10]

Economy

Poverty incidence of Pintuyan

10 20 30 40 50 2000 38.24 2003 36.60 2006 30.60 2009 43.22 2012 44.38 2015 41.33 2018 27.26 2021 25.31 Source: Philippine Statistics Authority[11][12][13][14][15][16][17][18]