San Jorge

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Geographical Address

Province
Public Address
San Jorge, Samar
Postal Code
6723
latitude
11.97
longitude
124.93
Area
241.20 km2
Division
Eastern Visayas
Region
VIII

San Jorge, officially the Municipality of San Jorge, is a 4th class municipality in the province of SamarPhilippines. According to the 2015 census, it has a population of 17,184 people.[3]

The town is famous for its Blanca Aurora Falls near Barangay Blanca Aurora along the Blanca Aurora river. On December 6, 1978, Pagsanghan and San Jorge were created as a new municipalities out of Gandara. An inauguration is held every 10 October since 1979.

San Jorge is a Saint called Saint George with a carabao or a water buffalo on its side. Due to farming abundancy here in San Jorge they proclaimed Saint George as their Patron Saint and because it happened that the name were similar to a historical person named George Curn.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/San_Jorge,_Samar

 

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