San Isidro, officially the Municipality of San Isidro (; ) and also known as Sawata, is a

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in the

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Davao del Norte Davao del Norte (; ), officially the Province of Davao del Norte (; ), is a Provinces of the Philippines, province in the Philippines located in the Davao Region in Mindanao. Its capital and largest city is Tagum. The province also includes Sam ...

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. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 27,233 people, making it the least populated municipality in the province.

History

San Isidro was created on June 26, 2004, after the ratification of Republic Act No. 9265. It was formed out of 6 barangays of Asuncion and 7 barangays of

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. Davao del Norte 1st district representative and former House speaker

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filed House Bill No. 9452, renaming the municipality to ''Sawata''. It passed on third and final reading by the

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on August 3, 2021, and on the

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on January 31, 2022. On June 2, 2022, Republic Act No. 11814, the act renaming San Isidro as Sawata, as well as its municipal proper, Barangay Sawata as

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, lapsed into law. A plebiscite, having no final schedule yet, will be supervised by the

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Geography

San Isidro, located in

, shares its borders with the municipalities of

and Asuncion. Additionally, it iand aarangayent angguniang kabataan the provice of

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, specifically the municipality of Laak.

Climate

Barangays

San Isidro is politically subdivided into 13

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s. Each barangay consists of

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s while some have

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. * Dacudao * Datu Balong (Datu Usig Balong) * Igangon * Kipalili * Libuton * Linao * Mamangan * Monte Dujali (Mandalingan) * Pinamuno * Sabangan * San Miguel * Santo Niño (Adecor) * Sawata (Poblacion)

Demographics

Economy

References

External links

San Isidro Profile at the DTI Cities and Municipalities Competitive Index
* Philippine Standard Geographic Codebr>Philippine Census InformationLocal Governance Performance Management SystemSan Isidro Davao Del Norte Official site
Municipalities of Davao del Norte Long stubs with short prose {{DavaoR-geo-stub