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Santa Josefa
Municipality in Agusan del Sur, Philippines From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Santa Josefa, officially the Municipality of Santa Josefa (Cebuano: Lungsod sa Santa Josefa; Tagalog: Bayan ng Santa Josefa), is a municipality in the province of Agusan del Sur, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 26,432 people, making it the least populated town in the province.[5]
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Santa Josefa is located at 7°59′N 126°02′E, making it the province's most southerly settlement.
According to the Philippine Statistics Authority, the municipality has a land area of 341.8 square kilometres (132.0 sq mi) [6] constituting 3.42% of the 9,989.52-square-kilometre- (3,856.98 sq mi) total area of Agusan del Sur.
Climate
Santa Josefa is classified as Type II climate which has no dry season but with pronounced maximum rain period occurring from December to January.[8]
Barangays
Santa Josefa is politically subdivided into 11 barangays.[9] Each barangay consists of puroks while some have sitios.
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Demographics
In the 2020 census, Santa Josefa had a population of 26,432.[16] The population density was 77 inhabitants per square kilometre (200/sq mi).
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Economy
Poverty incidence of Santa Josefa
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62.52 2003
59.23 2006
54.00 2009
53.34 2012
36.02 2015
40.47 2018
30.96 2021
29.88 Source: Philippine Statistics Authority[17][18][19][20][21][22][23][24] |
Santa Josefa's main products are rice and corn.[25]
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