San Francisco, Philippines
San Francisco is a town of 2,676 people in Eastern Visayas, Philippines.
Why visit San Francisco
Townapedia lists 1 park or trail, 5 places to eat, 1 place to stay and 5 attractions in and around town.
Weather in San Francisco
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About San Francisco
San Francisco (IPA: [sɐn fɾɐn'sisko]), officially the Municipality of San Francisco (Cebuano: Lungsod sa San Francisco; Tagalog: Bayan ng San Francisco), is a municipality in the province of Southern Leyte, Philippines. According to the 2024 census, it has a population of 12,897 people.
From the Wikipedia article San Francisco, Southern Leyte (this version), under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Things to do5
Parks, trails and playgrounds1
Restaurants and cafes5
Where to stay1
History
The town of San Francisco used to be part of Liloan, Southern Leyte and was created as a separate municipality on November 1, 1949 by President Elpidio Quirino through Executive Order No. 292.
People from Bohol were the early settlers that started in Habay river. They gave it the name Canlili-ug because the river's waters that time reached up to a person's neck (li-ug being the word for neck). Nowadays the river is only knee-deep.
During the Spanish period, the inhabitants became Roman Catholics and the place came to be known as San Francisco, after Saint Francis Xavier. Tradition holds that the inhabitants requested for an image of Saint Francis Xavier but got Saint Isidore's instead. At present, the town remains to be called San Francisco but venerates Saint Isidore as its Patron Saint.
On May 14, 1951, the Municipality of San Francisco was formally inaugurated with just seven barangays under its jurisdiction, namely San Francisco, Tuno, Pinamudlan, Napantao, Habay, Sudmon, and Santa Paz. Through the years, these barrios were subdivided to create new barangays, taking the total number of barangays to the current 22.
In December 2003, a landslide destroyed most of barangay Punta, killing 200 people.
From the History section of San Francisco, Southern Leyte on Wikipedia, under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Churches and places of worship12
Shopping2
Gas and EV charging1
Schools, colleges and libraries15
Healthcare2
Map of San Francisco
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Getting there and nearby towns
Surigao Airport (SUG) is the nearest airport with scheduled flights listed in OpenStreetMap, 49 km away.
- Liloan 12 km northwest, about 12 min by car
- Malitbog 21 km northwest, about 21 min by car
- Macrohon 24 km west, about 24 min by car
- Ichon 29 km west, about 29 min by car
- Tomas Oppus 29 km northwest, about 29 min by car
- Sogod 41 km northwest, about 41 min by car
- Inopacan 67 km northwest, about 1 h by car
- Ubay 75 km west, about 1 h 15 min by car
- Baybay 79 km northwest, about 1 h 15 min by car
- Trinidad 90 km west, about 1 h 30 min by car
Drive times are estimates from straight-line distance, not routes.
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Sources and licences
- GeoNames (CC BY 4.0): population, coordinates, regions and time zone
- OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL 1.0): places, airports, map data
- Wikidata (CC0 1.0): elevation, founding date, time zone, website
- Wikimedia Commons (see each image): photos
- Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0): overview and history text
Photo credits
- ISS011-E-8019 - View of Pacific Ocean, Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit , Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center, Public domain
- Eretmochelys imbricata 493663591, Chris Spain, CC0
- Tambja olivaria 488716061, Chris Spain, CC0
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