Silvino Lobos, Northern Samar
History
It is a former barrio of the town of Pambujan. Its former name is Barrio Suba until it became a town in June 17, 1967.
Geography
Barangays
Silvino Lubos is politically subdivided into 26 barangays. Each barangay consists of puroks and some have sitios.
- Balud
- Cababayogan
- Cabunga-an
- Cagda-o
- Caghilot
- Camanggaran
- Camaya-an
- Deit De Suba
- Deit De Turag
- Gebonawan
- Gebolwangan
- Gecbo-an
- Giguimitan
- Genagasan
- Geparayan De Turag
- Gusaran
- Imelda
- Montalban
- Suba (Poblacion)
- San Isidro
- Senonogan de Tubang
- Tobgon
- Victory
- Poblacion I
- Poblacion II
- San Antonio
Climate
Climate data for Silvino Lobos, Northern Samar | |||||||||||||
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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) |
28 (82) |
30 (86) |
30 (86) |
30 (86) |
29 (84) |
29 (84) |
29 (84) |
29 (84) |
28 (82) |
27 (81) |
29 (83) |
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 22 (72) |
22 (72) |
22 (72) |
22 (72) |
24 (75) |
24 (75) |
24 (75) |
24 (75) |
24 (75) |
24 (75) |
23 (73) |
23 (73) |
23 (74) |
Average precipitation mm (inches) | 84 (3.3) |
59 (2.3) |
58 (2.3) |
55 (2.2) |
93 (3.7) |
133 (5.2) |
149 (5.9) |
125 (4.9) |
155 (6.1) |
165 (6.5) |
140 (5.5) |
136 (5.4) |
1,352 (53.3) |
Average rainy days | 18.1 | 13.6 | 15.8 | 16.1 | 21.7 | 25.5 | 26.6 | 25.1 | 24.8 | 25.8 | 22.7 | 20.1 | 255.9 |
Source: Meteoblue |
Demographics
Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
---|---|---|
1970 | 6,497 | — |
1975 | 7,633 | +3.28% |
1980 | 7,245 | −1.04% |
1990 | 9,071 | +2.27% |
1995 | 11,028 | +3.73% |
2000 | 12,645 | +2.98% |
2007 | 13,761 | +1.17% |
2010 | 14,303 | +1.42% |
2015 | 15,299 | +1.29% |
2020 | 15,100 | −0.26% |
Source: Philippine Statistics Authority |
Economy
Poverty incidence of Silvino Lobos
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
80
2006
59.80 2009
64.78 2012
71.58 2015
78.47 2018
56.94 2021
39.52 Source: Philippine Statistics Authority |
Silvino Lobos had the highest poverty incidence of all cities and municipalities of the Philippines in 2015.
Silvino Lobos economy is agriculture and timber-based since it is surrounded with forests.
Recently, tourism-based activities is starting to develop as its cool weather condition puts the town's temperature condition comparable to Baguio and the rugged terrain comparable to Sagada. Camping tour organizers have been bringing tourists to the site as a new road paved the way for motor vehicles to reach Silvino Lobos overland on a much shorter travel time compared to motorized boats that ply the Pambujan River to reach the town in a much longer travel time. Prior to discovery of river cruise, the town was reachable only by hiking through mountain trails from the nearest transport access point.