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San Miguel, Surigao del Sur

San Miguel, Surigao del Sur

Municipality in Surigao del Sur, Philippines

San Miguel, officially the Municipality of San Miguel (Surigaonon: Lungsod nan San Miguel; Tagalog: Bayan ng San Miguel), is a 1st class municipality in the province of Surigao del Sur, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 41,809 people.[3]

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With an area of 55,800 hectares (138,000 acres), it is the largest among the municipalities and cities in the province. It is also one of the only two landlocked municipalities in the province along with Tagbina.

Antique gold discoveries

In 1981, Edilberto "Berto" Morales, a farmer employed as a bulldozer operator in an irrigation project accidentally unearthed a hoard of authentic gold artifacts and jewelries weighing up to 30 kg in Barangay Magroyong which includes masks, figurines, bowls, daggers, trinkets, belts, and all sorts of body ornaments. Through a support of several historical accounts, archaeologists and historians believed that the gold items were associated between 10th to 13th century used by pre-colonial Filipinos, years before Spaniards came to the country. Some of the golden artifacts, jewelries and ornaments, dubbed as the "Surigao Treasure", were then sold to and currently exhibited at the Ayala Museum in the city of Makati, Philippines and some pieces at the Central Bank of the Philippines. Morales' discoveries were then considered one of the first proofs that gold was an important link between the early people of pre-colonial Philippines and the neighboring Southeast Asian countries.[5][6][7][8]

Geography

Barangays

San Miguel is politically subdivided into 18 barangays. Each barangay consists of puroks while some have sitios.

  • Bagyang
  • Baras
  • Bitaugan
  • Bolhoon
  • Calatngan
  • Carromata
  • Castillo
  • Libas Gua
  • Libas Sud
  • Magroyong
  • Mahayag (Maitum)
  • Patong
  • Poblacion
  • Sagbayan
  • San Roque
  • Siagao
  • Tina
  • Umalag

Climate

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Economy

Poverty Incidence of San Miguel
Source: Philippine Statistics Authority[14][15]
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References

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     Municipality of San Miguel | (DILG)
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    "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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    Camposano, Jerni May (July 28, 2015). "Global audience to see previously unknown Surigao gold hoard". Philippine Daily Inquirer. Retrieved January 2, 2016.
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    Carballo, Bibsy M. (March 4, 2013). "The country's treasures for worldwide appreciation". The Philippine Star. Retrieved January 2, 2016.
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    Nelson, RN (April 12, 2009). "the surigao archaeological golds". A Dose A Day (Digital Catharsis). Retrieved January 2, 2016.
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    Santos, Mariano (April 30, 2013). ""The Fire Beneath": Mining a Gold Find". Pinoy News Magazine. Retrieved January 2, 2016.
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    "San Miguel: Average Temperatures and Rainfall". Meteoblue. Retrieved November 19, 2019.
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    Census of Population (2015). "Caraga". Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved June 20, 2016.
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    Censuses of Population (1903–2007). "Caraga". Table 1. Population Enumerated in Various Censuses by Province/Highly Urbanized City: 1903 to 2007. National Statistics Office.{{cite encyclopedia}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
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    "Province of Surigao del Sur". Municipality Population Data. Local Water Utilities Administration Research Division. Retrieved December 17, 2016.
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    "Poverty incidence (PI):". Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved December 28, 2020.
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    "Estimation of Local Poverty in the Philippines" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. November 29, 2005.
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    "2003 City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. March 23, 2009.
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    "City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates; 2006 and 2009" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. August 3, 2012.
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    "2012 Municipal and City Level Poverty Estimates" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. May 31, 2016.
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    "Municipal and City Level Small Area Poverty Estimates; 2009, 2012 and 2015". Philippine Statistics Authority. July 10, 2019.
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    "PSA Releases the 2018 Municipal and City Level Poverty Estimates". Philippine Statistics Authority. December 15, 2021. Retrieved January 22, 2022.


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