San Isidro, officially the Municipality of San Isidro, is a 5th class municipality in the province of Davao del Norte, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 27,233 people, making it the least populated municipality in the province.

History

San Isidro was created on June 26, 2004, after the ratification of Republic Act (RA) No. 9265. It was formed out of 6 barangays of Asuncion and 7 barangays of Kapalong. Davao del Norte Representative and former Speaker Pantaleon Alvarez filed House Bill No. 9452 renaming the municipality to Sawata. It passed on third and final reading by the House on August 3, 2021 and on the Senate on January 31, 2022. On June 2, 2022, RA No. 11814, the act renaming San Isidro as Sawata, as well as its municipal proper, Barangay Sawata as Poblacion, lapsed into law. A plebiscite, having no final schedule yet, will be supervised by the Commission on Elections.

Geography

San Isidro which is located in Davao del Norte. other municipalities around the border: Kapalong and Asuncion. also the other province in Davao de Oro: Laak.

Climate

Barangays

San Isidro is politically subdivided into 13 barangays. Each barangay consists of puroks while some have sitios.

Demographics

Economy