San Francisco, Cebu
Encyclopedia
San Francisco is a 3rd class municipality
in the province
of Cebu
, Philippines
. According to the 2007 census, it has a population of 44,588 people.
Almost all of San Francisco is located on Pacijan Island
. A part of Barangay Esperanza also includes Tulang Island
in the north. Both the islands of Pacijan and Tulang are part of the Camotes Islands
Group.
s:
Municipalities of the Philippines
A municipality is a local government unit in the Philippines. Municipalities are also called towns . They are distinct from cities, which are a different category of local government unit...
in the province
Provinces of the Philippines
The Provinces of the Philippines are the primary political and administrative divisions of the Philippines. There are 80 provinces at present, further subdivided into component cities and municipalities. The National Capital Region, as well as independent cities, are autonomous from any provincial...
of Cebu
Cebu
Cebu is a province in the Philippines, consisting of Cebu Island and 167 surrounding islands. It is located to the east of Negros, to the west of Leyte and Bohol islands...
, Philippines
Philippines
The Philippines , officially known as the Republic of the Philippines , is a country in Southeast Asia in the western Pacific Ocean. To its north across the Luzon Strait lies Taiwan. West across the South China Sea sits Vietnam...
. According to the 2007 census, it has a population of 44,588 people.
Almost all of San Francisco is located on Pacijan Island
Pacijan Island
Pacijan Island is one of the islands of the province of Cebu, in the Philippines. Also known as Pajican Island, it is one of the four islands in the Camotes island group of Cebu - along with Poro Island, Ponson Island, and Tulang Island...
. A part of Barangay Esperanza also includes Tulang Island
Tulang Island
Tulang Island is an island that is part of the province of Cebu. Located east of Cebu Island and west of Leyte Island.Tulang is a part of Barangay Esperanza in the municipality of San Francisco...
in the north. Both the islands of Pacijan and Tulang are part of the Camotes Islands
Camotes Islands
The Camotes Islands are a group of islands that form part of the province of Cebu, in the Philippines. The island group is located east of Cebu Island, southwest of Leyte Island, and north of Bohol Island....
Group.
Barangays
San Francisco is administratively subdivided into 15 barangayBarangay
A barangay is the smallest administrative division in the Philippines and is the native Filipino term for a village, district or ward...
s:
- Montealegre
- Cabunga-an
- Campo
- Consuelo
- Esperanza
- Himensulan
- Northern Poblacion
- San Isidro
- Santa Cruz
- Santiago
- Sonog
- Southern Poblacion
- Unidos
- Union
- Western Poblacion