Saint Bernard, Southern Leyte

Saint Bernard
Municipality of Saint Bernard
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Saint Bernard is located in Philippines
Saint Bernard
Saint Bernard
Location within the Philippines
Coordinates: 10°17′N 125°08′E / 10.28°N 125.13°E / 10.28; 125.13
CountryPhilippines
RegionEastern Visayas
ProvinceSouthern Leyte
District 2nd district
FoundedDecember 9, 1954
Named forBernardo Torres
Barangays30 (see Barangays)
Government
[1]
 • TypeSangguniang Bayan
 • MayorEdito L. Mulig (PDR)
 • Vice MayorJocelyn L. Bungcaras (PDPLBN)
 • RepresentativeChristopherson M. Yap
 • Municipal Council
Members
 • Electorate18,603 voters (2022)
Area
 • Total100.20 km2 (38.69 sq mi)
Elevation
129 m (423 ft)
Highest elevation
786 m (2,579 ft)
Lowest elevation
0 m (0 ft)
Population
 (2020 census)[3]
 • Total28,414
 • Density280/km2 (730/sq mi)
 • Households
6,254
Economy
 • Income class4th municipal income class
 • Poverty incidence
29.18
% (2021)[4]
 • Revenue₱ 124.8 million (2020)
 • Assets₱ 338 million (2020)
 • Expenditure₱ 107.9 million (2020)
 • Liabilities₱ 68.26 million (2020)
Service provider
 • ElectricitySouthern Leyte Electric Cooperative (SOLECO)
Time zoneUTC+8 (PST)
ZIP code
6613
PSGC
IDD:area code+63 (0)53
Native languagesKinabalian
Boholano dialect
Cebuano
Tagalog
Websitewww.saintbernard.gov.ph

Saint Bernard, officially the Municipality of Saint Bernard (Kabalian: Lungsod san Saint Bernard; Cebuano: Lungsod sa Saint Bernard; Tagalog: Bayan ng Saint Bernard), is a 4th class municipality in the province of Southern Leyte, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 28,414 people.[3]

  1. ^ Municipality of Saint Bernard | (DILG)
  2. ^ "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.
  3. ^ 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.
  4. ^ "PSA Releases the 2021 City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates". Philippine Statistics Authority. 2 April 2024. Retrieved 28 April 2024.