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San Juan
Cabalian | |
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Municipality of San Juan | |
Location within the Philippines | |
Coordinates: 10°16′N 125°11′E / 10.27°N 125.18°E | |
Country | Philippines |
Region | Eastern Visayas |
Province | Southern Leyte |
District | 2nd district |
Renamed | June 17, 1961 |
Named for | St. John the Baptist[1] |
Barangays | 18 (see Barangays) |
Government | |
• Type | Sangguniang Bayan |
• Mayor | Reynaldo D. Saludo (PDR) |
• Vice Mayor | Lou Bienvenido G. Laplap (PDR) |
• Representative | Christopherson M. Yap |
• Municipal Council | Members |
• Electorate | 10,246 voters (2022) |
Area | |
• Total | 96.12 km2 (37.11 sq mi) |
Elevation | 123 m (404 ft) |
Highest elevation | 928 m (3,045 ft) |
Lowest elevation | 0 m (0 ft) |
Population (2020 census)[4] | |
• Total | 14,912 |
• Density | 160/km2 (400/sq mi) |
• Households | 3,548 |
Economy | |
• Income class | 5th municipal income class |
• Poverty incidence | 24.86 |
• Revenue | ₱ 101 million (2020) |
• Assets | ₱ 265 million (2020) |
• Expenditure | ₱ 86.16 million (2020) |
• Liabilities | ₱ 81.72 million (2020) |
Service provider | |
• Electricity | Southern Leyte Electric Cooperative (SOLECO) |
Time zone | UTC+8 (PST) |
ZIP code | 6611 |
PSGC | |
IDD : area code | +63 (0)53 |
Native languages | Kinabalian Boholano dialect Cebuano Tagalog |
San Juan, officially the Municipality of San Juan (Kabalian: Lungsod san San Juan; Cebuano: Lungsod sa San Juan; Tagalog: Bayan ng San Juan), is a 5th class municipality in the province of Southern Leyte, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 14,912 people.[4]
It was formerly known as Cabali-an.
The Kabalian language, a Visayan language distinct from Waray-Waray and Cebuano, is spoken in San Juan.[6]