San Isidro, Davao Oriental
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San Isidro | |
|---|---|
| Municipality of San Isidro | |
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 Map of Davao Oriental with San Isidro highlighted | |
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.svg)  San Isidro Location within the Philippines | |
| Coordinates: 6°50′10″N 126°05′20″E / 6.8361°N 126.0889°E | |
| Country | Philippines |
| Region | Davao Region |
| Province | Davao Oriental |
| District | 2nd district |
| Founded | June 18, 1966 |
| Barangays | 16 (see Barangays) |
| Government | |
| • Type | Sangguniang Bayan |
| • Mayor | Maria Angelica T. Dayanghirang |
| • Vice Mayor | Panylin S. Acido |
| • Representative | Cheeno Almario |
| • Municipal Council | Members |
| • Electorate | 26,631 voters (2025) |
| Area | |
• Total | 220.44 km2 (85.11 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 124 m (407 ft) |
| Highest elevation | 1,617 m (5,305 ft) |
| Lowest elevation | 0 m (0 ft) |
| Population (2024 census)[3] | |
• Total | 35,984 |
| • Density | 163.24/km2 (422.78/sq mi) |
| • Households | 8,727 |
| Economy | |
| • Income class | 4th municipal income class |
| • Poverty incidence | 24.27 |
| • Revenue | ₱ 216.8 million (2022) |
| • Assets | ₱ 418.5 million (2022) |
| • Expenditure | ₱ 174.8 million (2022) |
| • Liabilities | ₱ 88.89 million (2022) |
| Service provider | |
| • Electricity | Davao Oriental Electric Cooperative (DORECO) |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (PST) |
| ZIP code | 8209 |
| PSGC | |
| IDD : area code | +63 (0)87 |
| Native languages | Davawenyo Surigaonon Cebuano Kalagan Kamayo Tagalog |
| Website | www |
San Isidro, officially the Municipality of San Isidro (Cebuano: Lungsod ng San Isidro; Tagalog: Bayan ng San Isidro), is a municipality in the province of Davao Oriental, Philippines. According to the 2024 census, it has a population of 35,984 people.[5]
San Isidro is one of the "gulf towns" of Davao Oriental whose shorelines stretch along Davao Gulf. Other gulf towns are Banaybanay, Lupon and Governor Generoso.
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 in January 1968. Its founder and the first mayor was Vicente Yu, Sr.
Geography
Climate
| Climate data for San Isidro, Davao Oriental | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 29 (84) |
29 (84) |
30 (86) |
30 (86) |
30 (86) |
30 (86) |
29 (84) |
29 (84) |
30 (86) |
30 (86) |
29 (84) |
30 (86) |
30 (85) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 22 (72) |
22 (72) |
22 (72) |
22 (72) |
23 (73) |
24 (75) |
24 (75) |
24 (75) |
24 (75) |
24 (75) |
24 (75) |
23 (73) |
23 (74) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 168 (6.6) |
141 (5.6) |
143 (5.6) |
141 (5.6) |
216 (8.5) |
235 (9.3) |
183 (7.2) |
169 (6.7) |
143 (5.6) |
176 (6.9) |
226 (8.9) |
168 (6.6) |
2,109 (83.1) |
| Average rainy days | 22.1 | 18.5 | 21.7 | 22.5 | 27.8 | 28.1 | 27.4 | 26.6 | 24.7 | 26.3 | 26.5 | 24.9 | 297.1 |
| Source: Meteoblue[6] | |||||||||||||
Barangays
San Isidro is politically subdivided into 16 barangays. Each barangay consists of puroks while some have sitios.
Seven barangays are along the coastline while the other nine are in the interior areas.
- Baon
- Bitaogan
- Cambaleon
- Dugmanon
- Iba
- La Union
- Lapu-lapu
- Maag
- Manikling
- Maputi
- Batobato (Poblacion)
- San Miguel
- San Roque
- Santo Rosario
- Sudlon
- Talisay
Demographics
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 24,270 | — |
| 1975 | 28,360 | +3.17% |
| 1980 | 28,955 | +0.42% |
| 1990 | 28,936 | −0.01% |
| 1995 | 30,279 | +0.85% |
| 2000 | 31,705 | +0.99% |
| 2007 | 32,139 | +0.19% |
| 2010 | 32,424 | +0.32% |
| 2015 | 36,032 | +2.03% |
| 2020 | 33,664 | −1.42% |
| 2024 | 35,984 | +1.61% |
| Source: Philippine Statistics Authority[7][8][9][10][11] | ||
Around 30% of the population belong to the indigenous Mandaya and Kalagan communities.
Economy
Poverty incidence of San Isidro
54.32
44.57
41.90
47.39
35.23
34.32
31.24
24.27
Source: Philippine Statistics Authority[12][13][14][15][16][17][18][19]
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.
The aggressive anti-illegal fishing efforts of the LGU decreased dynamite fishing and able to establish fish sanctuaries in San Isidro waters. Most of the fishermen in this town used paddle-boat than motorized boat in fishing.
