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Municipality

San Benito

San Benito is a municipality in Surigao del Norte, Caraga, Philippines. Its population was 5,880 in the 2024 census, and it has 6 barangays.

  • Population: 2024 Census
  • Places: PSGC 2Q 2026
  • Checked by Scene: October 8, 2026
  • Page updated: October 9, 2026
Colour byColours the map of San Benito by the figure chosen; the key beside it says what each colour means.
Del CarmenSan IsidroSanta MonicaBongdo: 571 people, 25 per km², 1.62% a yearMaribojoc: 1,186 people, 111 per km², 0.26% a yearNuevo Campo: 621 people, 182 per km², 3.09% a yearSan Juan: 761 people, 136 per km², 0.35% a yearSanta Cruz: 892 people, 143 per km², 4.75% a yearTalisay: 1,849 people, 1,712 per km², −0.95% a year

People · 2024 Census

  • Under 690
  • 690 to 1,100
  • 1,100 to 1,800
  • 1,800 to 3,100
  • 3,100 and over

The same steps colour every map of barangays in the Atlas, so a colour means the same range everywhere.

Density · people per km², 2024

  • Under 160
  • 160 to 340
  • 340 to 700
  • 700 to 2,600
  • 2,600 and over

The same steps colour every map of barangays in the Atlas, so a colour means the same range everywhere.

Growth a year · 2020–2024

  • Fell by more than 1% a year
  • Fell, by up to 1% a year
  • Grew, by under 1% a year
  • Grew by 1 to 2% a year
  • Grew by 2% a year or more

Each place's yearly change between the 2020 and 2024 censuses, on the same steps as every map in the Atlas.

Borders from UN OCHA (PSA and NAMRIA), a guide and not the legal boundary[3]Open in OpenStreetMap

  • PeopleSources

    5,880

    people counted in the 2024 censusCensusA count of every person in the country, all on one day. The 2024 census counted people as they were on 1 July 2024.More in the glossary

    Up 6.8% from 2010 to 2024

  • Rank by peopleSources

    20th

    of the 21 cities and municipalities of Surigao del Norte by population, 2024Rank and shareWorked out by Scene from the PSA's counts: where a place stands among the places listed with it, and how many of every 100 of its parent's people live in it.More in the glossary

    About 1 of every 100 people in Surigao del Norte lived in San Benito in 2024 (1.04%)

  • Inside itSources

    6

    barangays

  • LandSources

    53.70 km²

    of land, 2019 masterlistLand areaThe land inside the place's official boundary. A square kilometre is a square 1 km on each side, about the size of 140 football fields.Explained by Scene: San Benito's land would fill a square about 7.3 km on each side. That is only a way to picture its size: its real shape is on the map.More in the glossary

    Average density, 2024: 109 people per km²Population densityHow crowded a place is on average: its people divided by its land area. 1,000 people per square kilometre is 10 people per hectare, a square of 100 by 100 metres.Explained by Scene: About 1 person per hectare if everyone were spread evenly across the land. In fact people live closer together in towns and farther apart in the countryside.More in the glossary

  • HomesSources

    1,515

    households in 2024HouseholdA person living alone, or people who sleep in the same home and share their meals. A family may be one household or several.More in the glossary

    3.9 people in each, on average, in 2024

  • Town or countrySources

    0%

    Fewer than 1 of every 1,000 people lived in urban barangays in 2024Urban barangayThe PSA counts a barangay as urban when it has 5,000 people or more, or a big employer, or several businesses and public services close by. Every barangay in Metro Manila is urban.More in the glossary

PSGC codePSGC codeThe code the Philippine Statistics Authority gives every place, so each one is known exactly, even when two share a name.More in the glossary
1606718000[4]Formerly 166718000
ZIP code
8423[12, 13, 14]

People

San Benito had 5,880 people in the 2024 census, up 6.8% from 2010.
People at each census since 1975

Counts from 2000 on are on today’s borders; earlier counts are as the place was then, so the line may step where a border moved.

San Benito had the 20th most people of the 21 cities and municipalities of Surigao del Norte in 2024[1]
  1. 15San Francisco16,004
  2. 16Sison14,826
  3. 17Pilar11,135
  4. 18Santa Monica9,757
  5. 19San Isidro8,813
  6. 20San Benito5,880
  7. 21Burgos4,399
All 21 cities and municipalities of Surigao del Norte
Its 6 barangays by people, 2024 Census[2]
  1. Talisay1,84931 in 100
  2. Maribojoc1,18620 in 100
  3. Santa Cruz89215 in 100
  4. San Juan76113 in 100
  5. Nuevo Campo62111 in 100
  6. Bongdo57110 in 100
Age structure · 2020 Census[33]People living in households, by age and sex
  • About 32 of every 100 are children under 15 (31.9%)
  • About 62 of every 100 are of working age, 15 to 64 (62%)
  • About 6 of every 100 are 65 or older (6.1%)
MenWomen

The figures by age

People by age group, men and women
AgePeopleMenWomen
0 - 4543274269
5 - 9603300303
10 - 14659333326
15 - 19593305288
20 - 24526293233
25 - 29426223203
30 - 34360184176
35 - 39334179155
40 - 44306173133
45 - 49294154140
50 - 54257144113
55 - 5921694122
60 - 6419610888
65 - 691255669
70 - 74853451
75 - 79762749
80 years and over592039

Every figure, census by census

People, 2024 CensusCensusA count of every person in the country, all on one day. The 2024 census counted people as they were on 1 July 2024.More in the glossary
5,880[1, 2]
Households, 2024HouseholdA person living alone, or people who sleep in the same home and share their meals. A family may be one household or several.More in the glossary
1,515[1, 2]
People in each household, 2024
3.9 on average[1, 2]
Share of Surigao del Norte, 2024Rank and shareWorked out by Scene from the PSA's counts: where a place stands among the places listed with it, and how many of every 100 of its parent's people live in it.More in the glossary
1.04%[1]
In urban barangays, 2024Urban barangayThe PSA counts a barangay as urban when it has 5,000 people or more, or a big employer, or several businesses and public services close by. Every barangay in Metro Manila is urban.More in the glossary
0% (0 people)[5]
Men and women, 2020
2,901 men, 2,757 women[33]People living in households
Population at each census, with its source
CensusPopulationGrowth since the census beforeHouseholdsPeople per household
2024as of July 1, 20245,880[1, 2]0.91% a year1,5153.9
2020as of May 1, 20205,663[1]0.99% a year——
2015as of August 1, 20155,404[1]−0.35% a year——
2010as of May 1, 20105,505[1]———
2007as of August 1, 2007; as it was then5,275[31]1.46% a year——
2000as of May 1, 2000; on today’s borders4,750[31, 32]1.17% a year——
1995as of September 1, 1995; as it was then4,498[31]0.78% a year——
1990as of May 1, 1990; as it was then4,315[31]1.42% a year——
1980as of May 1, 1980; as it was then3,748[31]3.20% a year——
1975as of May 1, 1975; as it was then3,202[31]———

Barangays

San Benito is made up of 6 barangays.
Barangays of San Benito. Each column heading sorts the table.
[2, 3, 5, 6, 7]Share (2024)Urban or rural
Bongdo5719.71%1.62% a yearabout 22.73 km²Rural
Maribojoc1,18620.17%0.26% a yearabout 10.70 km²Rural
Nuevo Campo62110.56%3.09% a yearabout 3.42 km²Rural
San Juan76112.94%0.35% a yearabout 5.59 km²Rural
Santa Cruz89215.17%4.75% a yearabout 6.23 km²Rural
Talisay1,84931.45%−0.95% a yearabout 1.08 km²Rural

Areas are approximate: each is measured inside the barangay's border on UN OCHA's map, which is a guide, not the legal boundary.

Land & Environment

San Benito covers 53.70 km² of land, 109 people for every km² in 2024. Its land rises to 187 m above the sea and it has 61.7 km of coast.
Land areaLand areaThe land inside the place's official boundary. A square kilometre is a square 1 km on each side, about the size of 140 football fields.More in the glossary
53.70 km²[6]As listed in the 2019 Masterlist of Land Areas (LMB, DENR)
Average density, 2024Population densityHow crowded a place is on average: its people divided by its land area. 1,000 people per square kilometre is 10 people per hectare, a square of 100 by 100 metres.More in the glossary
109 people per km²[6]
Coordinates
9.94074° N, 126.01805° E[3]The point inside its border farthest from every edge, so it always falls within the place.
Height above the sea[28]
Lowest
Sea level
Average
45 m
Highest
187 m

Heights from the Copernicus DEM, a 30 m model of the surface: it reads the tops of trees and roofs, not the bare ground, over the land inside the border, the sea left out. Produced using Copernicus WorldDEM-30 © DLR e.V. 2010-2014 and © Airbus Defence and Space GmbH 2014-2018 provided under COPERNICUS by the European Union and ESA; all rights reserved.

Water, coast and peaks

61.7 km of coastline[29]

Lakes[29]

  1. Poneas Lake0.08 km²

Named rivers, lakes and peaks as OpenStreetMap mapped them on 30 September 2026, and the coast within 150 m of the border. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors, under the Open Database License.

Climate

Climate typeClimate typePAGASA sorts the country's climate into four types by when the rain falls. Type I has a dry season from November to April and a wet one for the rest of the year; Type II has no dry season, with the most rain from December to February; Type III has a short dry season; Type IV has rain spread through the year.More in the glossary

Type II[30]

No dry season. The rain is heaviest from December to February, and no month is truly dry.

Read by Scene off PAGASA's climate map, so approximate: the type that covers most of the place's land.

Life & Economy

About 31 of every 100 people lived below the poverty line in 2021.
Poverty, 2021Poverty incidenceHow many of every 100 people live in families whose income is below the poverty line: what a person needs in a year for food and other basic needs, as the PSA sets it for each province. It is an estimate, from a survey or, for a town, a statistical model, so the PSA gives a range it is likely to fall in.More in the glossary
30.8% of people[18]Below the poverty line, by the PSA's estimate for every town.
Income classIncome classThe Department of Finance sorts provinces, cities and municipalities into classes by their average yearly income over recent years: 1st class has the most. It measures the local government's income, not how well off its people are.More in the glossary
5th class[4]
About 31 of every 100 people in San Benito lived below the poverty line in 2021 (30.8%)[18]

The PSA's model for every town puts it between 22.6% and 39.1%, with 90% confidence.

The PSA rates this estimate's reliability as acceptable rather than high: read it as a guide.

Public places

  • 6schools
  • 2stations and terminals

Counted from OpenStreetMap[3, 8]. Schools, places of worship, barangay halls and places known only by a common name, such as a chapel, are listed on each barangay's page.

Stations and terminals2

As OpenStreetMap maps them on September 30, 2026. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors, under the Open Database License.

Government & Leaders

A mayor leads San Benito. Its local laws, called ordinances, are passed by the Sangguniang Bayan (the municipal council), led by the vice mayor. The mayor, the vice mayor and the council's elected members serve three-year terms, and none may serve more than three in a row.[10, 11]

Legislative districtLegislative districtThe area that elects one member of the House of Representatives. A big province or city may have several.More in the glossary
1st district of Surigao del Norte[15, 16, 17]

Leaders

The mayor and vice mayor elected at each election since 2001, as COMELEC's lists of the elected name them, and those in office now, as the DILG's directory lists them.

  1. 2025–2028In office as of February 2026

    Mayor
    Ma. Gina Sumando Menil[19]
    Vice mayor
    Emmanuel Santillana Menil[19]

  2. 2022–2025

    Mayor
    Ma. Gina Sumando Menil[20]
    Vice mayor
    Wellybel Arlan Requirme[20]

  3. 2019–2022

    Mayor
    Ma. Gina Sumando Menil[21]
    Vice mayor
    Wellybel Arlan Requirme[21]

  4. 2016–2019

    Mayor
    Rushford Pingal Dedumo[22]
    Vice mayor
    Remelita Balacuit Roculas[22]

  5. 2013–2016

    Mayor
    Rushford Pingal Dedumo[23]
    Vice mayor
    Remelita Balacuit Roculas[23]

  6. 2010–2013

    Mayor
    Rushford Pingal Dedumo[24]
    Vice mayor
    Remelita Balacuit Roculas[24]

  7. 2007–2010

    Mayor
    Asteria Glimane Bhandari[25]
    Vice mayor
    Desideria Glimane Amedo[25]

  8. 2004–2007

    Mayor
    Desideria Amedo[26]
    Vice mayor
    Remelita Roculas[26]

  9. 2001–2004

    Mayor
    Julio A. Siasico[27]
    Vice mayor
    Roberto G. Estoque Sr.[27]
Mayors and vice mayors of San Benito, by term
TermMayorVice mayor
2025–2028In office as of February 2026Ma. Gina Sumando Menil[19]Emmanuel Santillana Menil[19]
2022–2025Ma. Gina Sumando Menil[20]Wellybel Arlan Requirme[20]
2019–2022Ma. Gina Sumando Menil[21]Wellybel Arlan Requirme[21]
2016–2019Rushford Pingal Dedumo[22]Remelita Balacuit Roculas[22]
2013–2016Rushford Pingal Dedumo[23]Remelita Balacuit Roculas[23]
2010–2013Rushford Pingal Dedumo[24]Remelita Balacuit Roculas[24]
2007–2010Asteria Glimane Bhandari[25]Desideria Glimane Amedo[25]
2004–2007Desideria Amedo[26]Remelita Roculas[26]
2001–2004Julio A. Siasico[27]Roberto G. Estoque Sr.[27]

History & Identity

Timeline

  1. 17 September 1971

    Republic Act No. 6396 created the Municipality of San Benito out of barrios of Del Carmen and Santa Monica.[9]

Nearby

San Benito shares a border with Del Carmen, San Isidro and Santa Monica.

How it compares

San Benito beside Surigao del Norte, and where it stands among the cities and municipalities of Surigao del Norte.

San Benito beside Surigao del Norte
FigureSan BenitoSurigao del NorteRank among the cities and municipalities of Surigao del Norte
People, 2024CensusA count of every person in the country, all on one day. The 2024 census counted people as they were on 1 July 2024.More in the glossary5,880[1, 2]565,64420th of 21
Growth a year, 2020–2024Growth a yearHow fast the number of people changed each year between two censuses. 1% a year means about 1 more person for every 100 people, each year.More in the glossary0.91% a year[1, 2]slower1.36% a year14th of 21
People per km², 2024Population densityHow crowded a place is on average: its people divided by its land area. 1,000 people per square kilometre is 10 people per hectare, a square of 100 by 100 metres.More in the glossary109[6]less crowded27521st of 21
Land areaLand areaThe land inside the place's official boundary. A square kilometre is a square 1 km on each side, about the size of 140 football fields.More in the glossary53.70 km²[6]2,053.75 km²16th of 21
People in each household, 2024HouseholdA person living alone, or people who sleep in the same home and share their meals. A family may be one household or several.More in the glossary3.9[1, 2]lower4.1not ranked
In urban barangays, 2024Urban barangayThe PSA counts a barangay as urban when it has 5,000 people or more, or a big employer, or several businesses and public services close by. Every barangay in Metro Manila is urban.More in the glossary0%[5]lower35.3%not ranked

How far, in a straight line[3]

Surigao City, the capital of Surigao del Norte
63.3 km southwest
Manila
752.5 km northwest

In a straight line between the points inside each place farthest from its edges, not by road.

The nearest towns and cities[3]

  1. San IsidroSurigao del Norte5.8 km east
  2. Santa MonicaSurigao del Norte6.7 km northeast
  3. BurgosSurigao del Norte8.6 km northeast
  4. Del CarmenSurigao del Norte11.1 km south
  5. PilarSurigao del Norte14.4 km southeast
  6. DapaSurigao del Norte19.3 km south

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