San Jose de Buan, Samar

San Jose de Buan
Municipality
Municipality of San Jose de Buan
Kalinayan Festival during the Samar Day 2014 "Festival of Festivals".
Nickname(s): Heart of Samar Island

Map of Samar with San Jose de Buan highlighted
San Jose de Buan
Location within the Philippines
Coordinates: 12°03′N 125°04′E / 12.05°N 125.07°E / 12.05; 125.07Coordinates: 12°03′N 125°04′E / 12.05°N 125.07°E / 12.05; 125.07
Country  Philippines
Region Eastern Visayas (Region VIII)
Province Samar
District 2nd district of Samar
Barangays 14 (see Barangays)
Government [1]
 • Type Sangguniang Bayan
 • Mayor Ananias S. Rebato
 • Electorate 4,730 voters (2016)
Area [2]
 • Total 366.90 km2 (141.66 sq mi)
Population (2015 census)[3]
 • Total 7,769
 • Density 21/km2 (55/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+8 (PST)
ZIP code 6714
PSGC 086014000
IDD : area code  +63 (0)55
Climate type Tropical rainforest climate
Income class 4th municipal income class
Revenue (₱) 77,951,386.79 (2016)
Native languages Waray
Tagalog
Website elgu.ncc.gov.ph/ecommunity/sanjosedebuan-wsamar/

San Jose de Buan, officially the Municipality of San Jose de Buan, is a 4th class municipality in the province of Samar, Philippines. According to the 2015 census, it has a population of 7,769 people.[3]

San Jose de Buan was a municipal district of Gandara from 1948 to 1960, and was converted into a municipality in 1969.

Barangays

San Jose de Buan is politically subdivided into 14 barangays.

  • Aguingayan
  • Babaclayon
  • Can-aponte
  • Cataydongan
  • Gusa
  • Hagbay
  • Hiduroma
  • Hilumot
  • Barangay 1 (Poblacion)
  • Barangay 2 (Poblacion)
  • Barangay 3 (Poblacion)
  • Barangay 4 (Poblacion)
  • San Nicolas
  • Hibaca-an

Demographics

Population census of
San Jose de Buan
YearPop.±% p.a.
1918 382—    
1939 633+2.43%
1948 646+0.23%
1960 1,372+6.48%
1970 2,530+6.30%
1975 3,250+5.15%
1980 5,455+10.91%
1990 4,217−2.54%
1995 5,471+5.00%
2000 6,438+3.55%
2007 6,814+0.79%
2010 6,563−1.36%
2015 7,769+3.26%
Source: Philippine Statistics Authority[3][4][5][6]

References

  1. ↑ "Municipality". Quezon City, Philippines: Department of the Interior and Local Government. Retrieved 31 May 2013.
  2. ↑ "Province: Samar (Western Samar)". PSGC Interactive. Quezon City, Philippines: Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved 12 November 2016.
  3. 1 2 3 Census of Population (2015). "Region VIII (Eastern Visayas)". Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. PSA. Retrieved 20 June 2016.
  4. ↑ Census of Population and Housing (2010). "Region VIII (Eastern Visayas)". Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. NSO. Retrieved 29 June 2016.
  5. ↑ Censuses of Population (1903–2007). "Region VIII (Eastern Visayas)". Table 1. Population Enumerated in Various Censuses by Province/Highly Urbanized City: 1903 to 2007. NSO.
  6. ↑ "Province of Samar (Western Samar)". Municipality Population Data. Local Water Utilities Administration Research Division. Retrieved 17 December 2016.


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