Santo Niño, Samar
{{Short description|Municipality in Samar, Philippines}}
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| leader_name = Marinell A. Apolonio
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| leader_name1 = Lilia A. Coñejos
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Santo Niño, officially the Municipality of Santo Niño ({{langx|war|Bungto han Santo Niño}}; {{langx|ceb|Lungsod sa Santo Niño}}; {{langx|tl|Bayan ng Santo Niño}}), is a municipality in the province of Samar, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 12,519 people.{{PH census|current}}
Formerly known as Limbancauayan, it consists of the northern island of Camandag and the larger Santo Niño Island about {{convert|3.1|km|sp=us}} to the south. In between those two islands is the smaller Pilar Island.[https://maps.google.com/maps?ll=11.938889,124.419444&q=loc:11.938889,124.419444&hl=en&t=h&z=12 "Pilar Island, Santo Niño, Philippines"]. Google Maps. Retrieved on 2013-11-10. The municipality's poblacion (town center) is located in Santo Niño Island.
History
This town has an ancient Bisayan name Limbankawayan which derived from the word limba meaning red and kawayan means bamboo thus a red colored bamboo (phyllostachys iridescens) which is abundant during those days.
It was separated from Calbayog and made a pueblo and a parish by a Royal Decree of September 29, 1898. The Bishop of Cebu had recommended in 1895 that it achieve parish status, though final approval and confirmation was not relayed from Madrid through Manila until the year 1897.
Geography
Santo Niño consists of three islands: Santo Niño Island, Camandag Island and Pilar Island. These islands are located in the Samar Sea about {{convert|24|km|sp=us}} south-west of Calbayog on the main island of Samar.
;Santo Niño Island
The larger Santo Niño Island is about {{convert|18|km|sp=us}} north-west of Maripipi, Biliran province with an area of about {{convert|19.4|km2|sp=us}}. Both islands are volcanic in origin with Santo Niño having the highest elevation in the municipality at {{convert|470|m|sp=us}}.U.S. Army Corps of Engineer (1954). [http://www.lib.utexas.edu/maps/ams/philippines/txu-oclc-6539351-nc51-3-450.jpg "Bogo (topographical map)"]. University of Austin Library. Retrieved on 2013-11-11.
;Camandag Island
The circular Camandag Island is located north of Santo Niño Island, about {{convert|3.1|km|sp=us}} shore to shore. It has area of about {{convert|9.8|km2|sp=us}} with an elevation of {{convert|429|m|sp=us}}.Fabian, Galwin (2013-09-19). [http://intrepidwanderer.com/2013/09/camandag-island-in-samar/#.UoERh-IueSe "Camandag Island in Samar"]. Intrepid Wanderer. Retrieved on 2013-11-11.
;Pilar Island
The smallest island of the municipality is located {{convert|2.3|km|sp=us}} off north-west of Santo Niño Island and about {{convert|3.5|km|sp=us}} south-west of Camandag Island. Pilar Island has an elevation of {{convert|145|ft}}.U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey (1919). "United States Coast Pilot, Philippine Islands, Part 1", pg. 205. Government Printing Office, Washington.
=Barangays=
Santo Niño is politically subdivided into 13 barangays. Each barangay consists of puroks and some have sitios.
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|+ ! Barangay ! Location |
Balatguti
| Camandag Island |
Baras
| Santo Niño Island |
Basud (Poblacion)
| Santo Niño Island |
Buenavista
| Santo Niño Island |
Cabunga-an
| Santo Niño Island |
Corocawayan
| Camandag Island |
Ilijan
| Santo Niño Island |
Ilo (Poblacion)
| Santo Niño Island |
Lobelobe
| Camandag Island |
Pinanangnan
| Camandag Island |
Sevilla
| Camandag Island |
Takut
| Santo Niño Island |
Villahermosa
| Camandag Island |
=Climate=
{{Weather box
| location = Santo Niño, Samar
| width = auto
| metric first = Yes
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| Jan high C = 28
| Jan low C = 21
| Feb high C = 29
| Feb low C = 21
| Mar high C = 29
| Mar low C = 21
| Apr high C = 31
| Apr low C = 22
| May high C = 31
| May low C = 24
| Jun high C = 30
| Jun low C = 24
| Jul high C = 29
| Jul low C = 24
| Aug high C = 29
| Aug low C = 25
| Sep high C = 29
| Sep low C = 24
| Oct high C = 29
| Oct low C = 24
| Nov high C = 29
| Nov low C = 23
| Dec high C = 28
| Dec low C = 22
| Jan precipitation mm = 72
| Feb precipitation mm = 52
| Mar precipitation mm = 65
| Apr precipitation mm = 62
| May precipitation mm = 87
| Jun precipitation mm = 129
| Jul precipitation mm = 153
| Aug precipitation mm = 124
| Sep precipitation mm = 147
| Oct precipitation mm = 157
| Nov precipitation mm = 139
| Dec precipitation mm = 117
| Jan rain days = 17.4
| Feb rain days = 13.4
| Mar rain days = 16.8
| Apr rain days = 18.0
| May rain days = 22.0
| Jun rain days = 25.3
| Jul rain days = 26.2
| Aug rain days = 24.2
| Sep rain days = 24.9
| Oct rain days = 26.0
| Nov rain days = 23.3
| Dec rain days = 20.8
{{cite web
| url = https://www.meteoblue.com/en/weather/historyclimate/climatemodelled/santo-ni%c3%b1o_philippines_1687653
| title = Santo Niño: Average Temperatures and Rainfall
| publisher = Meteoblue
| access-date = 29 February 2020 }}
| date = 29 February 2020
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Demographics
{{Philippine Census
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| 1990 = {{PH census population|1990}}
| 1995 = {{PH census population|1995}}
| 2000 = {{PH census population|2000}}
| 2007 = {{PH census population|2007}}
| 2010 = {{PH census population|2010}}
| 2015 = {{PH census population|2015}}
| 2020 = {{PH census population|2020}}
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| footnote = Source: Philippine Statistics Authority {{PH census|2015}}{{PH census|2010}}{{PH census|2007}}{{LWUA population data}}
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Economy
{{PH poverty incidence}}
Transportation
There are no airports on the islands of Santo Niño and Camandag. The islands are reached by boats from the Port of Calbayog.Fabian, Galwin (2013-09-21). [http://intrepidwanderer.com/2013/09/santo-nino-island-in-samar/#.Un-7cuIueSd "Santo Niño Island in Samar"]. Intrepid Wanderer. Retrieved on 2013-11-11.
See also
References
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External links
- [https://www.philatlas.com/visayas/r08/samar/santo-nino.html Santo Niño Profile at PhilAtlas.com]
- [{{NSCB detail}} Philippine Standard Geographic Code]
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20131004104825/http://census.gov.ph/ Philippine Census Information]
- [http://www.blgs.gov.ph/lgpmsv2/cmshome/index.php?pageID=23&frmIdDcfCode=7&fLguType=CM&frmIdRegion=11&frmIdProvince=65&frmIdLgu=1306 Local Governance Performance Management System]
{{Geographic location
| Centre = Santo Niño
| Northeast = Calbayog City
Samar Sea
| Southeast = Samar Sea
| Southwest = Samar Sea
Maripipi, Biliran
| Northwest = Tagapul-an
Samar Sea
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{{Samar}}
{{Authority control}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Santo Nino, Samar}}