San Francisco, Quezon

San Francisco
Aurora
Municipality of San Francisco
Town proper
Town proper
Flag of San Francisco
Official seal of San Francisco
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San Francisco is located in Philippines
San Francisco
San Francisco
Location within the Philippines
Coordinates: 13°21′N 122°31′E / 13.35°N 122.52°E / 13.35; 122.52
CountryPhilippines
RegionCalabarzon
ProvinceQuezon
District 3rd district
FoundedApril 27, 1938
RenamedMay 11, 1940 (as Aurora)
June 17, 1967 (as San Francisco)
Named forSt. Francis of Assisi
Barangays16 (see Barangays)
Government
[1]
 • TypeSangguniang Bayan
 • mayor of San Francisco[*]Ma. Kresna E. Fernandez
 • Vice MayorRolando P. Edano
 • RepresentativeReynante U. Arrogancia
 • Municipal Council
Members
 • Electorate41,909 voters (2022)
Area
 • Total
303.96 km2 (117.36 sq mi)
Elevation
55 m (180 ft)
Highest elevation
445 m (1,460 ft)
Lowest elevation
0 m (0 ft)
Population
 (2020 census)[3]
 • Total
62,097
 • Density200/km2 (530/sq mi)
 • Households
14,630
Demonym(s)Taga-San Francisco, Aurorahin
Economy
 • Income class2nd municipal income class
 • Poverty incidence
30.21
% (2021)[4]
 • Revenue₱ 231.2 million (2020)
 • Assets₱ 366.1 million (2020)
 • Expenditure₱ 197.6 million (2020)
 • Liabilities₱ 166.3 million (2020)
Service provider
 • ElectricityQuezon 1 Electric Cooperative (QUEZELCO 1)
Time zoneUTC+8 (PST)
ZIP code
4315
PSGC
IDD:area code+63 (0)42
Native languagesTagalog
Websitelgusanfranciscoquezon.gov.ph

San Francisco, officially the Municipality of San Francisco (Tagalog: Bayan ng San Francisco), is a 2nd class municipality in the province of Quezon, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 62,097 people.[3]

San Francisco is formerly called Bondo from its establishment as a town in 1938 to 1940 and Aurora from 1940 to 1967.[5][6] Located at the southernmost part of the Bondoc Peninsula and of the province, it is 185 kilometers (115 mi) from Lucena and 315 kilometers (196 mi) from Manila.

  1. ^ Municipality of San Francisco | (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 IV-A (Calabarzon)". 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.
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  6. ^ Republic Act No. 4977 (June 17, 1967), An Act Changing the Name of the Municipality of Aurora, Province of Quezon, to San Francisco, The Corpus Juris, retrieved January 20, 2022