San Luis, officially the Municipality of San Luis (Cebuano: Lungsod sa San Luis; Tagalog: Bayan ng San Luis), is a municipality in the province of Agusan del Sur, Philippines. According to the 2024 census, it has a population of 36,264 people.
San Luis was created into a municipality on June 15, 1968, when the barrios of San Luis, Santa Inez, Nuevo Trabajo, Cualision and Baylo were separated from the municipality of Esperanza and constituted into the new town, through Republic Act 5262. Since the 1970s, the town's economy has been largely based on logging industries.
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Geography
San Luis is located at 8°30′N 125°44′E.
According to the Philippine Statistics Authority, the municipality has a land area of 950.5 square kilometres (367.0 sq mi) constituting 9.51% of the 9,989.52-square-kilometre- (3,856.98 sq mi) total area of Agusan del Sur.
Barangays
San Luis is politically subdivided into 25 barangays. Each barangay consists of puroks while some have sitios.
Demographics
In the 2024 census, San Luis had a population of 36,264. The population density was 38 inhabitants per square kilometre (98/sq mi).
Economy
Poverty incidence of San Luis (%)
Source: Philippine Statistics Authority