San Ricardo

San Ricardo
Municipality of San Ricardo
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San Ricardo is located in Philippines
San Ricardo
San Ricardo
Location within the Philippines
Coordinates: 9°55′N 125°17′E / 9.92°N 125.28°E / 9.92; 125.28
CountryPhilippines
RegionEastern Visayas
ProvinceSouthern Leyte
District 2nd district
Barangays15 (see Barangays)
Government
[1]
 • TypeSangguniang Bayan
 • MayorRoy Y. Salinas (PDPLBN)
 • Vice MayorFelicisimo M. Reputana (PDPLBN)
 • RepresentativeChristopherson M. Yap
 • Municipal Council
Members
 • Electorate7,295 voters (2022)
Area
 • Total47.56 km2 (18.36 sq mi)
Elevation
49 m (161 ft)
Highest elevation
708 m (2,323 ft)
Lowest elevation
0 m (0 ft)
Population
 (2020 census)[3]
 • Total10,500
 • Density220/km2 (570/sq mi)
 • Households
2,304
Economy
 • Income class5th municipal income class
 • Poverty incidence
28.20
% (2021)[4]
 • Revenue₱ 65.18 million (2020)
 • Assets₱ 249.7 million (2020)
 • Expenditure₱ 56.45 million (2020)
 • Liabilities₱ 50.88 million (2020)
Service provider
 • ElectricitySouthern Leyte Electric Cooperative (SOLECO)
Time zoneUTC+8 (PST)
ZIP code
6607
PSGC
IDD:area code+63 (0)53
Native languagesBoholano dialect
Cebuano
Tagalog

San Ricardo, officially the Municipality of San Ricardo (Cebuano: Lungsod sa San Ricardo; Tagalog: Bayan ng San Ricardo), is a 5th class municipality in the province of Southern Leyte, Philippines. It is 152 kilometers away from Maasin City, the provincial capital, and 190 kilometers away from Tacloban City, the regional capital of Eastern Visayas. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 10,500 people.[3]

  1. ^ Municipality of San Ricardo | (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.