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About San Benito
San Benito, officially the Municipality of San Benito (Surigaonon: Lungsod nan San Benito; Tagalog: Bayan ng San Benito), is a municipality in the province of Surigao del Norte, Philippines. According to the 2024 census, it has a population of 5,880 people.
From the Wikipedia article San Benito, Surigao del Norte (this version), under CC BY-SA 4.0.
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History
San Benito traces its origin as a barrio of the town of Sapao (now Sta. Monica). When Sapao was reverted to a barrio and became part of Numancia (now Del Carmen), San Benito also became part of Numancia and its largest barrio.
Surigao del Norte Representative Constantino Navarro Sr. authored and sponsored a bill to create San Benito as a municipality. The creation of the municipality was formalized on September 17, 1971, out of five barrios from the municipalities of Del Carmen and Sta. Monica, by virtue of Republic Act No. 6396.
From the History section of San Benito, Surigao del Norte on Wikipedia, under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Map of San Benito
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Getting there and nearby towns
Sayak Airport (IAO) is the nearest airport with scheduled flights listed in OpenStreetMap, 11 km away.
- Santa Monica 8 km northeast, about 8 min by car
- Libas 9 km south, about 9 min by car
- Del Carmen, Surigao del Norte 11 km southwest, about 11 min by car
- Pilar 14 km southeast, about 14 min by car
- Dapa 23 km south, about 23 min by car
- Union 25 km southeast, about 25 min by car
- Cagdianao 37 km west, about 37 min by car
- Socorro 38 km south, about 38 min by car
- Dinagat 45 km west, about 45 min by car
- Talisay 46 km west, about 46 min by car
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- Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0): overview and history text
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