San Francisco, Southern Leyte
# San Francisco, Southern Leyte

San Francisco (IPA: [sɐn fɾɐn'sisko]), officially the Municipality of San Francisco (Cebuano: Lungsod sa San Francisco; Tagalog: Bayan ng San Francisco), is a 5th class municipality in the province of Southern Leyte, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 13,436 people.

## History

In December 2003, a landslide destroyed most of barangay Punta, killing 200 people.

## Geography

### Barangays

San Francisco is politically subdivided into 22 barangays. Each barangay consists of puroks and some have sitios.

* Anislagon
* Bongbong
* Central (Poblacion)
* Dakit (Poblacion)
* Habay
* Marayag
* Napantao
* Pinamudlan
* Santa Paz Norte
* Santa Paz Sur
* Sudmon
* Tinaan
* Tuno
* Ubos (Poblacion)
* Bongawisan
* Cuasi
* Gabi
* Cahayag
* Malico
* Pasanon
* Punta
* Santa Cruz

### Climate

Climate data for San Francisco, Southern Leyte :

| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Average high °C (°F) | 28 (82) | 28 (82) | 29 (84) | 31 (88) | 31 (88) | 31 (88) | 30 (86) | 30 (86) | 30 (86) | 29 (84) | 29 (84) | 28 (82) | 30 (85) |
| Average low °C (°F) | 23 (73) | 23 (73) | 23 (73) | 24 (75) | 24 (75) | 25 (77) | 24 (75) | 24 (75) | 24 (75) | 24 (75) | 24 (75) | 23 (73) | 24 (75) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 98 (3.9) | 82 (3.2) | 96 (3.8) | 71 (2.8) | 104 (4.1) | 129 (5.1) | 101 (4.0) | 94 (3.7) | 99 (3.9) | 135 (5.3) | 174 (6.9) | 143 (5.6) | 1,326 (52.3) |
| Average rainy days | 18.0 | 14.1 | 17.1 | 16.8 | 23.7 | 25.7 | 25.8 | 23.3 | 24.4 | 25.9 | 24.0 | 20.6 | 259.4 |
| Source: Meteoblue ||||||||||||||
