San Isidro, Surigao del Norte

San Isidro, officially the Municipality of San Isidro (Surigaonon: Lungsod nan San Isidro; Tagalog: Bayan ng San Isidro), is a municipality in the province of Surigao del Norte, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 8,519 people.^[5]

San Isidro
Municipality
Municipality of San Isidro
Municipal Hall
Flag
Map of Surigao del Norte with San Isidro highlighted
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San Isidro Location within the Philippines
Coordinates: 9°56′13″N 126°05′19″E
Country	Philippines
Region	Caraga
Province	Surigao del Norte
District	1st district
Founded	October 9, 1959
Barangays	12 (see Barangays)
Government  [1]
• Type	Sangguniang Bayan
• Mayor	Lamberto E. Domiños Jr.
• Vice Mayor	Rudy D. Malaza
• Representative	Francisco Jose F. Matugas II
• Electorate	8,276 voters (2025)
Area [2]
• Total	42.03 km2 (16.23 sq mi)
Elevation	20 m (70 ft)
Highest elevation	232 m (761 ft)
Lowest elevation	0 m (0 ft)
Population  (2024 census)[3]
• Total	8,813
• Density	210/km2 (540/sq mi)
• Households	1,927
Economy
• Income class	5th municipal income class
• Poverty incidence	31.52 % (2021)[4]
• Revenue	₱ 88.37 million (2022)
• Assets	₱ 210.7 million (2022)
• Expenditure	₱ 81.17 million (2022)
• Liabilities	₱ 39.19 million (2022)
Service provider
• Electricity	Siargao Electric Cooperative (SIARELCO)
Time zone	UTC+8 (PST)
ZIP code	8421
PSGC	1606720000
IDD : area code	+63 (0)86
Native languages	Surigaonon Agusan Cebuano Tagalog

History

Through Executive Order No. 359, issued by President Carlos P. Garcia on October 9, 1959, eight "barrios and sitios" of Numancia (later renamed Del Carmen), Surigao,^[6] were organized into the municipality of San Isidro.^[7]

Geography

Barangays

San Isidro is politically subdivided into 12 barangays. Each barangay consists of puroks while some have sitios.

• Buhing Calipay
• Del Carmen (Poblacion)
• Del Pilar
• Macapagal
• Pacifico
• Pelaez
• Roxas
• San Miguel
• Santa Paz
• Santo Niño
• Tambacan
• Tigasao

Climate

Climate data for San Isidro, Surigao del Sur
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)	30 (86)	30 (86)	30 (86)	29 (84)	29 (84)	28 (82)	29 (84)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F)	23 (73)	23 (73)	23 (73)	24 (75)	24 (75)	24 (75)	24 (75)	24 (75)	24 (75)	24 (75)	24 (75)	24 (75)	24 (75)
Average precipitation mm (inches)	161 (6.3)	132 (5.2)	112 (4.4)	87 (3.4)	136 (5.4)	169 (6.7)	146 (5.7)	148 (5.8)	132 (5.2)	156 (6.1)	176 (6.9)	170 (6.7)	1,725 (67.8)
Average rainy days	20.0	16.2	18.3	17.5	24.0	26.7	27.5	27.5	26.5	26.4	23.8	21.1	275.5
Source: Meteoblue[8]

Demographics

Population census of San Isidro

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1960	2,630	—
1970	3,829	+3.82%
1975	5,609	+7.96%
1980	7,513	+6.02%
1990	5,245	−3.53%
1995	5,791	+1.87%
2000	6,058	+0.97%
2007	6,229	+0.38%
2010	6,973	+4.19%
2015	7,325	+0.94%
2020	8,519	+3.23%
2024	8,813	+0.82%
Source: Philippine Statistics Authority[9][10][11][12]

Economy

Poverty incidence of San Isidro

10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 2000 65.25 2003 75.45 2006 49.60 2009 51.67 2012 46.15 2015 36.62 2018 36.79 2021 31.52 Source: Philippine Statistics Authority[13][14][15][16][17][18][19][20]