Enrique Villanueva

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Municipality
Municipality of Enrique Villanueva
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Enrique Villanueva Location within the Philippines
Coordinates: 9°16′34″N123°38′49″E / 9.276°N 123.647°E / 9.276; 123.647
Country	Philippines
Region	Negros Island Region
Province	Siquijor
District	Lone district
Founded	April 1924
Named after	Governor Enrique Cayetano Villanueva y Teves
Barangays	14 (see Barangays)
Government   [1]
• Type	Sangguniang Bayan
•  Mayor	Ruth B. Aque (PFP)
•  Vice Mayor	Gerold V. Pal-ing (PFP)
•  Representative	Zaldy Villa (Lakas)
•  Municipal Council	Members Jesus L. Suminguit, Jr. Sherwin L. Patay Porferio C. Inguito, Jr. Abner E. Lomongo Jaime S. Tuale Renna Fern A. Quebec Leonardo P. Paculba Aldwin S. Magsalay
•  Electorate	6,035 voters (2025)
Area [2]
• Total	28.60 km2 (11.04 sq mi)
Elevation	26 m (85 ft)
Highest elevation	602 m (1,975 ft)
Lowest elevation	0 m (0 ft)
Population  (2024 census) [3]
• Total	6,965
• Density	240/km2 (630/sq mi)
•  Households	1,653
Economy
•  Income class	5th municipal income class
•  Poverty incidence	9.04 % (2021) [4]
•  Revenue	₱ 84.82 million (2022)
•  Assets	₱ 191.6 million (2022)
•  Expenditure	₱ 66.56 million (2022)
•  Liabilities	₱ 38.63 million (2022)
Service provider
• Electricity	Province of Siquijor Electric Cooperative (PROSIELCO)
Time zone	UTC+8 (PST)
ZIP code	6230
PSGC	0706101000
IDD  :  area code	+63 (0)35
Native languages	Cebuano Tagalog
Patron saint	Our Lady of Mount Carmel

Enrique Villanueva, officially the Municipality of Enrique Villanueva (Cebuano : Lungsod sa Enrique Villanueva; Tagalog : Bayan ng Enrique Villanueva), is a municipality in the province of Siquijor, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 6,790 people, making it the least populated town in the province. ^[5]

The town is named after Enrique Cayetano Villanueva y Teves, a former Governor of Negros Oriental. Enrique Villanueva is 22 kilometres (14 mi) from the provincial capital Siquijor.

Geography

Barangays

Enrique Villanueva is politically subdivided into 14 barangays. Each barangay consists of puroks and some have sitios.

PSGC	Barangay	Population			±% p.a.
		2024 [6]		2010 [7]
076101001	Balolong	2.1%	145	149	▾	−0.19%
076101002	Bino‑ongan	7.2%	498	438	▴	0.90%
076101003	Bitaug	14.5%	1,012	828	▴	1.41%
076101004	Bolot	2.9%	202	137	▴	2.74%
076101005	Camogao	5.1%	352	313	▴	0.82%
076101006	Cangmangki	6.4%	449	412	▴	0.60%
076101007	Libo	13.5%	938	798	▴	1.13%
076101008	Lomangcapan	10.7%	744	621	▴	1.27%
076101009	Lotloton	7.1%	492	467	▴	0.36%
076101010	Manan‑ao	2.6%	180	135	▴	2.02%
076101011	Olave	3.0%	208	191	▴	0.60%
076101012	Parian	3.0%	206	216	▾	−0.33%
076101013	Poblacion	7.6%	530	464	▴	0.93%
076101014	Tulapos	12.0%	834	803	▴	0.26%
	Total		6,965	5,972	▴	1.08%

Climate

Climate data for Enrique Villanueva, Siquijor
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Year
Mean daily maximum °C (°F)	30 (86)	30 (86)	31 (88)	33 (91)	32 (90)	31 (88)	30 (86)	30 (86)	30 (86)	30 (86)	30 (86)	30 (86)	31 (87)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F)	22 (72)	22 (72)	22 (72)	23 (73)	24 (75)	25 (77)	24 (75)	24 (75)	24 (75)	24 (75)	23 (73)	23 (73)	23 (74)
Average precipitation mm (inches)	26 (1.0)	22 (0.9)	28 (1.1)	41 (1.6)	95 (3.7)	136 (5.4)	147 (5.8)	126 (5.0)	132 (5.2)	150 (5.9)	98 (3.9)	46 (1.8)	1,047 (41.3)
Average rainy days	7.5	6.7	8.9	10.4	21.6	25.6	26.3	25.0	24.1	26.2	19.2	12.1	213.6
Source: Meteoblue (modeled/calculated data, not measured locally) [8]

Demographics

Population census of Enrique Villanueva

Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1939 4,516 —     1948 4,472 −0.11% 1960 4,206 −0.51% 1970 4,239 +0.08% 1975 4,661 +1.92%	Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1980 4,770 +0.46% 1990 4,733 −0.08% 1995 4,868 +0.53% 2000 5,364 +2.10% 2007 5,878 +1.27%	Year Pop. ±% p.a. 2010 5,972 +0.58% 2015 6,104 +0.42% 2020 6,790 +2.27% 2024 6,965 +0.61%
Source: Philippine Statistics Authority [9] [10] [7] [11] [12]

Economy

Poverty incidence of Enrique Villanueva

10 20 30 40 50 2000 28.41 2003 43.16 2006 29.80 2009 28.22 2012 19.77 2015 23.00 2018 14.40 2021 9.04 Source: Philippine Statistics Authority [13] [14] [15] [16] [17] [18] [19] [20]

Education

The public schools in the town of Enrique Villanueva are administered by one school district under the Schools Division of Siquijor.

Elementary schools:

• Bitaug Elementary School — Bitaug
• Enrique Villanueva Central Elementary School — Tulapos
• Libo Elementary School — Libo
• Roxas Elementary School — Cangmangki

High schools:

• Enrique Villanueva National High School — Tulapos

Image gallery

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  Mount Carmel Parish Church
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  Enrique Villanueva Town Hall
• 
  The Tulapos Marine Sanctuary

References

1.   Municipality of Enrique Villanueva | (DILG)
2. "2015 Census of Population, Report No. 3 – Population, Land Area, and Population Density" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. Quezon City, Philippines. August 2016. ISSN   0117-1453. Archived (PDF) from the original on May 25, 2021. Retrieved July 16, 2021.
3. "2024 Census of Population (POPCEN) Population Counts Declared Official by the President". Philippine Statistics Authority. 17 July 2025. Retrieved 18 July 2025.
4. "PSA Releases the 2021 City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates". Philippine Statistics Authority. 2 April 2024. Retrieved 28 April 2024.
5. "2024 Census of Population (POPCEN) Population Counts Declared Official by the President". Philippine Statistics Authority. 17 July 2025. Retrieved 18 July 2025.
6. Census of Population (2020). "Region VII (Central Visayas)". Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. Philippine Statistics Authority . Retrieved 8 July 2021.
7. Census of Population and Housing (2010). "Region VII (Central Visayas)" (PDF). Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. National Statistics Office . Retrieved 29 June 2016.
8. "Enrique Villanueva: Average Temperatures and Rainfall". Meteoblue. Retrieved 28 April 2020.
9. "2024 Census of Population (POPCEN) Population Counts Declared Official by the President". Philippine Statistics Authority. 17 July 2025. Retrieved 18 July 2025.
10. Census of Population (2015). "Region VII (Central Visayas)". Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. Philippine Statistics Authority . Retrieved 20 June 2016.
11. Censuses of Population (1903–2007). "Region VII (Central Visayas)". Table 1. Population Enumerated in Various Censuses by Province/Highly Urbanized City: 1903 to 2007. National Statistics Office.
12. "Province of". Municipality Population Data. Local Water Utilities Administration Research Division. Retrieved 17 December 2016.
13. "Poverty incidence (PI):". Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved December 28, 2020.
14. "Estimation of Local Poverty in the Philippines" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. 29 November 2005.
15. "2003 City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. 23 March 2009.
16. "City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates; 2006 and 2009" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. 3 August 2012.
17. "2012 Municipal and City Level Poverty Estimates" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. 31 May 2016.
18. "Municipal and City Level Small Area Poverty Estimates; 2009, 2012 and 2015". Philippine Statistics Authority. 10 July 2019.
19. "PSA Releases the 2018 Municipal and City Level Poverty Estimates". Philippine Statistics Authority. 15 December 2021. Retrieved 22 January 2022.
20. "PSA Releases the 2021 City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates". Philippine Statistics Authority. 2 April 2024. Retrieved 28 April 2024.

External links

• Philippine Standard Geographic Code
• "Municipality of Enrique Villanueva". Provincial Government of Siquijor. Archived from the original on January 2, 2012.