San Ricardo | |
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Municipality of San Ricardo | |
Location within the Philippines | |
Coordinates: 9°55′N 125°17′E / 9.92°N 125.28°E | |
Country | Philippines |
Region | Eastern Visayas |
Province | Southern Leyte |
District | 2nd district |
Barangays | 15 (see Barangays) |
Government | |
• Type | Sangguniang Bayan |
• Mayor | Roy Y. Salinas (PDPLBN) |
• Vice Mayor | Felicisimo M. Reputana (PDPLBN) |
• Representative | Christopherson M. Yap |
• Municipal Council | Members |
• Electorate | 7,295 voters (2022) |
Area | |
• Total | 47.56 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] | |
• Total | 10,500 |
• Density | 220/km2 (570/sq mi) |
• Households | 2,304 |
Economy | |
• Income class | 5th municipal income class |
• Poverty incidence | 28.20 |
• Revenue | ₱ 65.18 million (2020) |
• Assets | ₱ 249.7 million (2020) |
• Expenditure | ₱ 56.45 million (2020) |
• Liabilities | ₱ 50.88 million (2020) |
Service provider | |
• Electricity | Southern Leyte Electric Cooperative (SOLECO) |
Time zone | UTC+8 (PST) |
ZIP code | 6607 |
PSGC | |
IDD : area code | +63 (0)53 |
Native languages | Boholano 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]