San Isidro, officially the Municipality of San Isidro ( ceb, Lungsod sa San Isidro; tl, Bayan ng San Isidro), is a 5th class

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in the

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of Davao del Norte,

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. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 27,233 people.

History

San Isidro was created on June 26, 2004, after the ratification of ''

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(RA) No. 9265''. It was formed out of 6

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s of Asuncion and 7 barangays of Kapalong. Davao del Norte Representative and former

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Pantaleon Alvarez Pantaleon Diaz Alvarez (born January 10, 1958) is a Filipino politician serving as the Representative of Davao del Norte's 1st district since 2016, previously holding the position from 1998 to 2001. He served as the Speaker of the House of ...

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, ''RA 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 Commission on Elections.

Geography

Climate

Barangays

San Isidro is politically subdivided into 13

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

Demographics

Economy

References

External links

San Isidro Profile at the DTI Cities and Municipalities Competitive Index
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