Guinsiliban | |
|---|---|
| Municipality of Guinsiliban | |
| Guinsiliban Port | |
| Map of Camiguin with Guinsiliban highlighted | |
Location within the Philippines | |
| Coordinates: 9°05′53″N124°47′10″E / 9.098°N 124.786°E | |
| Country | Philippines |
| Region | Northern Mindanao |
| Province | Camiguin |
| District | Lone district |
| Founded | June 13, 1950 |
| Barangays | 7 (see Barangays) |
| Government | |
| • Type | Sangguniang Bayan |
| • Mayor | Helenio N. Abecia (PDPLBN) |
| • Vice Mayor | Elvis O. Roxas (PDPLBN) |
| • Representative | Jurdin Jesus M. Romualdo |
| • Municipal Council | Members |
| • Electorate | 5,419 voters (2025) |
| Area | |
• Total | 18.52 km2 (7.15 sq mi) |
| Highest elevation | 676 m (2,218 ft) |
| Lowest elevation | 0 m (0 ft) |
| Population (2024 census) [3] | |
• Total | 6,827 |
| • Density | 370/km2 (950/sq mi) |
| • Households | 1,707 |
| Economy | |
| • Income class | 6th municipal income class |
| • Poverty incidence | 28.07 |
| • Revenue | ₱ 79.94 million (2022) |
| • Assets | ₱ 152.4 million (2022) |
| • Expenditure | ₱ 60.99 million (2022) |
| • Liabilities | ₱ 49.17 million (2022) |
| Service provider | |
| • Electricity | Camiguin Electric Cooperative (CAMELCO) |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (PST) |
| ZIP code | 9102 |
| PSGC | |
| IDD : area code | +63 (0)88 |
| Native languages | Kinamigin Cebuano Tagalog |
| Website | www |
Guinsiliban, officially the Municipality of Guinsiliban, is a municipality in the province of Camiguin, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 6,685 people, making it the least populated town in the province. [5]
Guinsiliban is politically subdivided into 7 barangays. Each barangay consists of puroks while some have sitios.
| Climate data for Guinsiliban, Camiguin | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 28 (82) | 28 (82) | 29 (84) | 30 (86) | 30 (86) | 29 (84) | 29 (84) | 30 (86) | 30 (86) | 29 (84) | 29 (84) | 28 (82) | 29 (84) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 23 (73) | 23 (73) | 23 (73) | 23 (73) | 24 (75) | 25 (77) | 25 (77) | 25 (77) | 25 (77) | 25 (77) | 24 (75) | 24 (75) | 24 (75) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 327 (12.9) | 254 (10.0) | 185 (7.3) | 128 (5.0) | 215 (8.5) | 273 (10.7) | 248 (9.8) | 243 (9.6) | 214 (8.4) | 246 (9.7) | 271 (10.7) | 271 (10.7) | 2,875 (113.3) |
| Average rainy days | 24.3 | 21.1 | 22.5 | 20.6 | 28.3 | 28.8 | 29.4 | 29.0 | 28.0 | 28.3 | 26.0 | 24.2 | 310.5 |
| Source: Meteoblue [6] | |||||||||||||
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 3,499 | — |
| 1970 | 5,686 | +4.97% |
| 1975 | 4,057 | −6.55% |
| 1980 | 4,254 | +0.95% |
| 1990 | 4,341 | +0.20% |
| 1995 | 4,919 | +2.37% |
| 2000 | 5,092 | +0.74% |
| 2007 | 5,559 | +1.22% |
| 2010 | 5,580 | +0.14% |
| 2015 | 6,281 | +2.28% |
| 2020 | 6,685 | +1.32% |
| 2024 | 6,827 | +0.51% |
| Source: Philippine Statistics Authority [7] [8] [9] [10] [11] | ||
In the 2020 census, the population of Guinsiliban was 6,685 people, [12] with a density of 360 inhabitants per square kilometre or 930 inhabitants per square mile.