San Ricardo
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San Ricardo, officially the Municipality of San Ricardo (Template:Langx; Template:Langx), is a municipality in the province of Southern Leyte, Philippines. The municipality is 152 kilometers (94 mi) from Maasin City, the provincial capital, and 190 kilometers (120 mi) from Tacloban, the regional capital of Eastern Visayas. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 10,500 people.Template:PH census
History
The town was formerly part of Pintuyan, Southern Leyte and composed of 16 barangays: Alangalang, Benit, Bitoon, Buenavista, Cabutan, Camang, Capingkit, Cogon, Esperanza, Kinachawa (Kinatsawa), Lobo, Piinut-an, San Ramon, San Ricardo, Saub, and Timba.
On October 24, 1965, it became a separate town through Executive Order 194 signed by President Diosdado Macapagal.[1]
Geography
Barangays
San Ricardo is politically subdivided into 15 barangays. Each barangay consists of puroks, and some have sitios.
- Benit
- Bitoon
- Cabutan
- Camang
- Esperanza
- Esperanza Dos
- Inolinan
- Kinachawa
- Looc
- Pinut-an
- Poblacion (Santiago)
- San Antonio (Alangalang)
- San Ramon
- Saub
- Timba
Climate
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Demographics
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Economy
Transportation
Seaport
San Ricardo Port, also known as Benit Port, is a roro port serving routes to and from Lipata Port, Surigao City, and connects to the Pan-Philippine Highway (also called Maharlika Highway AH26) that originates from Laoag to its southern terminus in Zamboanga City. Montenegro Shipping Lines[2][3] is the primary ferry service for Lipata Port and Benit Port.
Land
San Ricardo also has a bus terminal, named Benit Integrated Bus Terminal, with routes to and from Manila and Davao. DLTBCo, Ultrabus, CUL Transportation, and other bus companies provide transportation from San Ricardo to Luzon. Bachelor Express also serves San Ricardo with routes from Davao to Ormoc and Tacloban.
References
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External links
- San Ricardo Profile at PhilAtlas.com
- [[[:Template:NSCB detail]] Philippine Standard Geographic Code]
- Philippine Census Information
- Local Governance Performance Management System
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