San Ricardo, officially the Municipality of San Ricardo (; ), is a
municipality
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The term ''municipality' ...
in the
province
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of
Southern Leyte
Southern Leyte (; Kabalian: ''Habagatan nga Leyte''; ; ), officially the Province of Southern Leyte, is a province in the Philippines located in the Eastern Visayas region. Its capital and largest city is Maasin. Southern Leyte comprised the ...
,
Philippines
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. The municipality is 152 kilometers (94 mi) from
Maasin City, the provincial capital, and 190 kilometers (120 mi) from
Tacloban
Tacloban ( ; ), officially the City of Tacloban (; ), is a Cities of the Philippines#Legal classification, highly urbanized city on Leyte island in the Eastern Visayas region of the Philippines. According to the 2020 census, Tacloban has a popu ...
, the regional capital of Eastern Visayas. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 10,500 people.
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.
Geography
Barangays
San Ricardo is politically subdivided into 15
barangay
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s. Each barangay consists of
purok
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s, and some have
sitios
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.
* Benit
* Bitoon
* Cabutan
* Camang
* Esperanza
* Esperanza Dos
* Inolinan
* Kinachawa
* Looc
* Pinut-an
* Poblacion (Santiago)
* San Antonio (Alangalang)
* San Ramon
* Saub
* Timba
Climate
Demographics
Economy
Transportation
Seaport
San Ricardo Port, also known as Benit Port, is a
roro
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port serving routes to and from Lipata Port,
Surigao City
Surigao City, officially the City of Surigao ( Surigaonon: ''Siyudad nan Surigao''; ; ), is a component city and capital of the province of Surigao del Norte, Philippines. It is the most populous in the province with a population of 171,107 peop ...
, and connects to the
Pan-Philippine Highway
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(also called Maharlika Highway AH26) that originates from
Laoag
Laoag (), officially the City of Laoag (; ), is a component city and capital of the province of Ilocos Norte, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 111,651 people.
It is the province's most populous settlement, ...
to its southern terminus in
Zamboanga City
Zamboanga City, officially the City of Zamboanga (; ; Subanen languages, Subanen: ''Bagbenwa Sembwangan''; Sama–Bajaw languages, Sama: ''Lungsud Samboangan''; ; ; ) is a Cities of the Philippines#Legal classification, highly urbanized city i ...
.
Montenegro Shipping Lines is the primary ferry service for Lipata Port and Benit Port.
Land
San Ricardo also has a
bus terminal
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, named Benit Integrated Bus Terminal, with routes to and from
Manila
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and
Davao.
DLTBCo, Ultrabus, CUL Transportation, and other bus companies provide transportation from San Ricardo to
Luzon
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. Bachelor Express also serves San Ricardo with routes from
Davao to
Ormoc
Ormoc (IPA: �oɾˈmok, officially the City of Ormoc (; ; ), is a independent component city in the Eastern Visayas region of the Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 230,998 inhabitants, making it the second mo ...
and
Tacloban
Tacloban ( ; ), officially the City of Tacloban (; ), is a Cities of the Philippines#Legal classification, highly urbanized city on Leyte island in the Eastern Visayas region of the Philippines. According to the 2020 census, Tacloban has a popu ...
.
References
External links
San Ricardo Profile at PhilAtlas.com*
Philippine Standard Geographic Code The Philippine Standard Geographic Code (PSGC) is a systematic classification and coding for geographic areas in the Philippines. It classifies areas based on the country's four levels of administrative divisions: regions, provinces, municipalities ...
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Philippine Census InformationLocal Governance Performance Management System
Municipalities of Southern Leyte
Port cities and towns in the Philippines
1965 establishments in the Philippines
Populated places established in 1965
Establishments by Philippine executive order
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