San Juan, Southern Leyte

San Juan
Cabalian
Municipality of San Juan
San Juan Cabalian Parish Church
San Juan Cabalian Parish Church
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San Juan is located in Philippines
San Juan
San Juan
Location within the Philippines
Coordinates: 10°16′N 125°11′E / 10.27°N 125.18°E / 10.27; 125.18
CountryPhilippines
RegionEastern Visayas
ProvinceSouthern Leyte
District 2nd district
RenamedJune 17, 1961
Named forSt. John the Baptist[1]
Barangays18 (see Barangays)
Government
[2]
 • TypeSangguniang Bayan
 • MayorReynaldo D. Saludo (PDR)
 • Vice MayorLou Bienvenido G. Laplap (PDR)
 • RepresentativeChristopherson M. Yap
 • Municipal Council
Members
 • Electorate10,246 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
 • Density160/km2 (400/sq mi)
 • Households
3,548
Economy
 • Income class5th municipal income class
 • Poverty incidence
24.86
% (2021)[5]
 • Revenue₱ 101 million (2020)
 • Assets₱ 265 million (2020)
 • Expenditure₱ 86.16 million (2020)
 • Liabilities₱ 81.72 million (2020)
Service provider
 • ElectricitySouthern Leyte Electric Cooperative (SOLECO)
Time zoneUTC+8 (PST)
ZIP code
6611
PSGC
IDD:area code+63 (0)53
Native languagesKinabalian
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]

  1. ^ "History of San Juan". Province of Southern Leyte. Retrieved September 27, 2024.
  2. ^ Municipality of San Juan | (DILG)
  3. ^ "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.
  4. ^ a b Census of Population (2020). "Region VIII (Eastern Visayas)". Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved 8 July 2021.
  5. ^ "PSA Releases the 2021 City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates". Philippine Statistics Authority. 2 April 2024. Retrieved 28 April 2024.
  6. ^ http://www-01.sil.org/iso639-3/cr_files/2009-084.pdf [bare URL PDF]