San Juan, Southern Leyte
San Juan
Cabalian | |
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| Municipality of San Juan | |
San Juan Cabalian Parish Church | |
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Map of Southern Leyte with San Juan highlighted | |
Interactive map of San Juan | |
San Juan Location within the Philippines | |
| Coordinates: 10°16′N 125°11′E / 10.27°N 125.18°E | |
| Country | Philippines |
| Region | Eastern Visayas |
| Province | Southern Leyte |
| District | 2nd district |
| Renamed | June 17, 1961 |
| Named after | St. John the Baptist |
| Barangays | 18 (see Barangays) |
| Government | |
| • Type | Sangguniang Bayan |
| • Mayor | Reynaldo D. Saludo (PDR) |
| • Vice Mayor | Lou Bienvenido G. Laplap (PDR) |
| • Representative | Christopherson M. Yap |
| • Municipal Council | Members |
| • Electorate | 10,962 voters (2025) |
| Area | |
• Total | 96.12 km2 (37.11 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 123 m (404 ft) |
| Highest elevation | 928 m (3,045 ft) |
| Lowest elevation | 0 m (0 ft) |
| Population (2024 census) | |
• Total | 15,036 |
| • Density | 156.4/km2 (405.2/sq mi) |
| • Households | 3,548 |
| Economy | |
| • Income class | 5th municipal income class |
| • Poverty incidence | 24.86 |
| • Revenue | ₱ 135.3 million (2022) |
| • Assets | ₱ 350.1 million (2022) |
| • Expenditure | ₱ 102.9 million (2022) |
| • Liabilities | ₱ 67.27 million (2022) |
| Service provider | |
| • Electricity | Southern Leyte Electric Cooperative (SOLECO) |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (PST) |
| ZIP code | 6611 |
| PSGC | |
| IDD : area code | +63 (0)53 |
| Native languages | Kinabalian Boholano dialect Cebuano Tagalog |
San Juan, officially the Municipality of San Juan (Kabalian: Lungsod san San Juan; Cebuano: Lungsod sa San Juan; Tagalog: Bayan ng San Juan), is a municipality in the province of Southern Leyte, Philippines. According to the 2024 census, it has a population of 15,036 people.
The municipality was formerly known as Cabalian (also spelled as Cabali-an) It is spelled as "Caualian" in the first Murillo-Velarde Map of the Philippines published in 1734.
The Kabalian language, a Visayan language distinct from Waray-Waray and Cebuano, is spoken in some communities in San Juan.