held every June 18-21 at the Municipality of San Francisco.
Nature lovers, adventurers and Mountain enthusiast
alike will certainly love Mt. Magdiwata.
San Francisco, officially the Municipality of San Francisco (Cebuano: Lungsod sa San Francisco; Tagalog: Bayan ng San Francisco), is a 1st class municipality in the province of Agusan del Sur, Agusan, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 80,760 people.
In 2013, San Francisco topped first as the "Most Competitive Municipality in the Philippines in 2012" according to the National Competitiveness Council (NCC) from out of the 163 first-class municipalities covered by their index.
The protected area of the Agusan Marsh Wildlife Sanctuary can also be reached in San Francisco thru the Barangays Caimpugan and New Visayas.
The town is known for the gigantic Toog Tree of Alegria, which is the most sacred tribal tree for many of the indigenous peoples of San Francisco. The town is also popular for its Irosin stone crafts, which has been the cottage industry of many indigenous families in the area for hundreds of years. Due to the town's commendable folk arts and crafts made in stone, many scholars have suggested for its nomination in the UNESCO Creative Cities Network.
The town's name is sometimes colloquially shortened to "San France" or alternately spelled "San Franz" and "San Frans".
According to the Philippine Statistics Authority, the municipality has a land area of 392.53 square kilometres (151.56 sq mi) constituting 3.93% of the 9,989.52-square-kilometre- (3,856.98 sq mi) total area of Agusan del Sur.
| Climate data for San Francisco, Agusan del Sur | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Average high °C (°F) | 27 (81) |
27 (81) |
28 (82) |
29 (84) |
29 (84) |
29 (84) |
29 (84) |
30 (86) |
30 (86) |
29 (84) |
28 (82) |
28 (82) |
29 (83) |
| Average low °C (°F) | 22 (72) |
22 (72) |
22 (72) |
23 (73) |
23 (73) |
23 (73) |
23 (73) |
23 (73) |
23 (73) |
23 (73) |
23 (73) |
23 (73) |
23 (73) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 152 (6.0)) |
16 (4.6) |
90 (3.5) |
68 (2.7) |
88 (3.5) |
96 (3.8) |
78 (3.1) |
73 (2.9) |
70 (2.8) |
96 (3.8) |
125 (4.9) |
132 (5.2) |
1,184 (46.8) |
| Average rainy days | 20.8 | 17.7 | 18.5 | 17.2 | 20.8 | 22.5 | 22.5 | 22.7 | 22.0 | 23.7 | 22.5 | 19.9 | 250.8 |
| Source: Meteoblue (modeled/calculated data, not measured locally) | |||||||||||||
| Population census of San Francisco | ||
|---|---|---|
| Year | Populations | ±% p.a. |
| 1939 | 4,156 | - |
| 1948 | 5,434 | 3.02% |
| 1960 | 16,535 | 9.72% |
| 1970 | 17,636 | 0.65% |
| 1975 | 19,097 | 1.61% |
| 1980 | 27,153 | 7.29% |
| 1990 | 43,878 | 4.92% |
| 1995 | 50,844 | 2.80% |
| 2000 | 56,968 | 2.47% |
| 2007 | 62,881 | 1.37% |
| 2010 | 70,986 | 4.51% |
| 2015 | 74,542 | 0.94% |
| 2020 | 80,760 | 1.59% |
| Source: Philippine Statistics Authority | ||
Source: Philippine Statistics Authority
San Francisco is the "Commercial Capital of Agusan del Sur", serving as the primary commercial and service center in the province of Agusan del Sur. Situated within the crossroad leading to other production centers in the region, San Francisco serves as the primary distribution point of goods and people for the province. The presence of malls, hotels, health institutions, inland resorts, colleges, private/public national, provincial and local offices, restaurants, banks, communication and transportation facilities makes San Francisco the training convention center of the province and a favored place for tourists to stay. Mount Magdiwata also adds boost in its tourism sector.
