Santa Josefa
Geography
Santa Josefa is located at 7°59′N 126°02′E / 7.98°N 126.03°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) constituting 3.42% of the 9,989.52-square-kilometre- (3,856.98 sq mi) total area of Agusan del Sur.
Climate
Climate data for Santa Josefa, Agusan del Sur | |||||||||||||
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Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 27 (81) |
27 (81) |
27 (81) |
29 (84) |
29 (84) |
29 (84) |
30 (86) |
30 (86) |
30 (86) |
30 (86) |
29 (84) |
28 (82) |
29 (84) |
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 22 (72) |
22 (72) |
22 (72) |
23 (73) |
23 (73) |
23 (73) |
23 (73) |
23 (73) |
23 (73) |
23 (73) |
23 (73) |
22 (72) |
23 (73) |
Average precipitation mm (inches) | 105 (4.1) |
80 (3.1) |
58 (2.3) |
39 (1.5) |
62 (2.4) |
75 (3.0) |
69 (2.7) |
62 (2.4) |
59 (2.3) |
71 (2.8) |
69 (2.7) |
69 (2.7) |
818 (32) |
Average rainy days | 15.8 | 15.4 | 14.8 | 13.8 | 19.7 | 22.5 | 22.9 | 22.7 | 22.0 | 23.0 | 18.1 | 15.0 | 225.7 |
Source: Meteoblue |
Santa Josefa is classified as Type II climate which has no dry season but with pronounced maximum rain period occurring from December to January.
Barangays
Santa Josefa is politically subdivided into 11 barangays. Each barangay consists of puroks while some have sitios.
PSGC | Barangay | Population | ±% p.a. | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2020 | 2010 | |||||
160310001 | Angas | 12.4% | 3,271 | 3,119 | 0.48% | |
160310002 | Aurora | 10.0% | 2,651 | 2,396 | 1.02% | |
160310003 | Awao | 8.4% | 2,232 | 2,232 | 0.00% | |
160310010 | Concepcion | 4.0% | 1,055 | 898 | 1.62% | |
160310011 | Pag-asa | 4.2% | 1,122 | 923 | 1.97% | |
160310005 | Patrocinio | 8.5% | 2,238 | 2,182 | 0.25% | |
160310006 | Poblacion | 18.8% | 4,962 | 4,783 | 0.37% | |
160310007 | San Jose | 9.4% | 2,486 | 2,315 | 0.72% | |
160310008 | Santa Isabel | 8.9% | 2,363 | 2,293 | 0.30% | |
160310009 | Sayon | 9.9% | 2,620 | 2,368 | 1.02% | |
160310004 | Tapaz | 6.5% | 1,729 | 1,647 | 0.49% | |
Total | 26,432 | 25,156 | 0.50% |
Demographics
Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
---|---|---|
1918 | 393 | — |
1939 | 663 | +2.52% |
1948 | 835 | +2.60% |
1960 | 1,687 | +6.03% |
1970 | 3,601 | +7.87% |
1975 | 4,972 | +6.68% |
1980 | 6,604 | +5.84% |
1990 | 11,392 | +5.60% |
1995 | 21,190 | +12.33% |
2000 | 22,730 | +1.52% |
2007 | 24,972 | +1.31% |
2010 | 25,156 | +0.27% |
2015 | 26,729 | +1.16% |
2020 | 26,432 | −0.22% |
Source: Philippine Statistics Authority |
In the 2020 census, Santa Josefa had a population of 26,432. The population density was 77 inhabitants per square kilometre (200/sq mi).
Economy
Poverty incidence of Santa Josefa
10
20
30
40
50
60
2006
54.00 2009
53.34 2012
36.02 2015
40.47 2018
30.96 2021
29.88 Source: Philippine Statistics Authority |
Santa Josefa's main products are rice and corn.
References
- ^ Municipality of Santa Josefa | (DILG)
- ^ "2015 Census of Population, Report No. 3 – Population, Land Area, and Population Density" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. Quezon City, Philippines. August 2016. ISSN 0117-1453. Archived (PDF) from the original on May 25, 2021. Retrieved July 16, 2021.
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- ^ "PSA Releases the 2021 City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates". Philippine Statistics Authority. 2 April 2024. Retrieved 28 April 2024.
- ^ "Province: Agusan del Sur". PSGC Interactive. Quezon City, Philippines: Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved 12 November 2016.
- ^ "Santa Josefa: Average Temperatures and Rainfall". Meteoblue. Retrieved 29 April 2020.
- ^ "Municipality of Santa Josefa". Province of Agusan del Sur. Provincial Information Management Office (PIMO). Archived from the original on 19 October 2016. Retrieved 19 October 2016.
- ^ "Municipal: Santa Josefa". PSGC Interactive. Quezon City, Philippines: Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved 8 January 2016.
- ^ Census of Population and Housing (2010). "Caraga" (PDF). Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. National Statistics Office. Retrieved 29 June 2016.
- ^ Census of Population (2015). "Caraga". Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved 20 June 2016.
- ^ Censuses of Population (1903–2007). "Caraga". Table 1. Population Enumerated in Various Censuses by Province/Highly Urbanized City: 1903 to 2007. National Statistics Office.
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: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ "Province of Agusan del Sur". Municipality Population Data. Local Water Utilities Administration Research Division. Retrieved 17 December 2016.
- ^ "Poverty incidence (PI):". Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved December 28, 2020.
- ^ "Estimation of Local Poverty in the Philippines" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. 29 November 2005.
- ^ "2003 City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. 23 March 2009.
- ^ "City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates; 2006 and 2009" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. 3 August 2012.
- ^ "2012 Municipal and City Level Poverty Estimates" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. 31 May 2016.
- ^ "Municipal and City Level Small Area Poverty Estimates; 2009, 2012 and 2015". Philippine Statistics Authority. 10 July 2019.
- ^ "PSA Releases the 2018 Municipal and City Level Poverty Estimates". Philippine Statistics Authority. 15 December 2021. Retrieved 22 January 2022.
- ^ "PSA Releases the 2021 City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates". Philippine Statistics Authority. 2 April 2024. Retrieved 28 April 2024.
- ^ "Santa Josefa". Department of the Interior and Local Government - Region XIII - Caraga Administrative Region. 18 March 2013. Archived from the original on 12 April 2015. Retrieved 19 October 2016.
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