Larena Canoan | |
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Municipality of Larena | |
Location within the Philippines | |
Coordinates: 9°14′56″N123°35′28″E / 9.249°N 123.591°E | |
Country | Philippines |
Region | Central Visayas |
Province | Siquijor |
District | Lone district |
Barangays | 23 (see Barangays) |
Government | |
• Type | Sangguniang Bayan |
• Mayor | Cyrus Vincent M. Calibo (Aksyon) |
• Vice Mayor | Jan Dean O. Villa (Aksyon) |
• Representative | Zaldy S. Villa |
• Municipal Council | Members |
• Electorate | 11,962 voters (2022) |
Area | |
• Total | 49.81 km2 (19.23 sq mi) |
Elevation | 104 m (341 ft) |
Highest elevation | 448 m (1,470 ft) |
Lowest elevation | 0 m (0 ft) |
Population (2020 census) [3] | |
• Total | 14,454 |
• Density | 290/km2 (750/sq mi) |
• Households | 3,365 |
Economy | |
• Income class | 5th municipal income class |
• Poverty incidence | 9.50 |
• Revenue | ₱ 100.4 million (2020) |
• Assets | ₱ 284.4 million (2020) |
• Expenditure | ₱ 81.28 million (2020) |
• Liabilities | ₱ 53.54 million (2020) |
Service provider | |
• Electricity | Province of Siquijor Electric Cooperative (PROSIELCO) |
Time zone | UTC+8 (PST) |
ZIP code | 6226 |
PSGC | |
IDD : area code | +63 (0)35 |
Native languages | Cebuano Tagalog |
Patron saint | Saint Vincent Ferrer |
Website | larena |
Larena, officially the Municipality of Larena (Cebuano : Lungsod sa Larena; Tagalog : Bayan ng Larena), is a 5th class municipality in the province of Siquijor, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 14,454 people. [3]
Larena is the former capital of the province of Siquijor. It is 10 kilometres (6.2 mi) from Siquijor.
Canoan, which was how Larena was known during the Spanish period, had long been a flourishing township. It was mainly due to this fact that the Spanish authorities developed it into a capital town or cabecera for the whole island of Siquijor. [5]
With the coming of the Americans at the turn of the century, Canoan still was regarded as a cabecera where lieutenant governor James Fugate, the first American governor of Siquijor, held office for sixteen years ending in 1916. In the same year, the authorities in Manila, acting on the recommendation of local authorities officially declared Canoan as a capital town. During his term which began in 1901, Governor Demetrio Larena, the first Filipino governor for Negros Oriental and Siquijor, changed the name of Canoan to Larena, his own name, which was duly approved by the Philippine legislature.
From then on until the declaration of martial law in 1972, several people shared the mayoral seat after every four years. Albito was followed by Restituto Calibo. Then Antonio Albito again. In the following election, he was replaced by Herbert Calibo, who in turn was followed by Soledado Lumosad. Juanito Calibo followed and stayed for most of the martial law era and again succeeded by Herbert Calibo.
The post-EDSA Revolution Dr. Remedios Albito served as mayor followed by Gold L. Calibo then Dean S. Villa.
All through the years, spanning the time before and after the war, Larena maintained its position as the hub of business activities in the province. The small but safe port of Larena is a strategic port of call for merchant ships from major cities in Central Visayas and Northern Mindanao. It is home to two commercial banks and a rural bank. Nationally known commercial establishments usually set their shops here.[ examples needed ]
Larena is politically subdivided into 23 barangays. Each barangay consists of puroks and some have sitios.
PSGC | Barangay | Population | ±% p.a. | |||
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2020 [3] | 2010 [6] | |||||
076102001 | Bagacay | 4.1% | 593 | 631 | −0.62% | |
076102002 | Balolang | 2.4% | 343 | 313 | 0.92% | |
076102003 | Basac | 7.1% | 1,022 | 1,051 | −0.28% | |
076102004 | Bintangan | 2.4% | 350 | 217 | 4.90% | |
076102005 | Bontod | 4.0% | 571 | 532 | 0.71% | |
076102006 | Cabulihan | 2.2% | 318 | 251 | 2.39% | |
076102007 | Calunasan | 2.8% | 401 | 381 | 0.51% | |
076102008 | Candigum | 2.9% | 426 | 353 | 1.90% | |
076102009 | Cang‑allas | 2.7% | 386 | 294 | 2.76% | |
076102010 | Cang‑apa | 3.1% | 454 | 332 | 3.18% | |
076102011 | Cangbagsa | 7.2% | 1,039 | 881 | 1.66% | |
076102012 | Cangmalalag | 3.2% | 465 | 376 | 2.15% | |
076102013 | Canlambo | 5.4% | 779 | 758 | 0.27% | |
076102014 | Canlasog | 2.3% | 329 | 274 | 1.85% | |
076102015 | Catamboan | 3.8% | 545 | 392 | 3.35% | |
076102016 | Helen (Datag) | 9.3% | 1,348 | 1,262 | 0.66% | |
076102017 | Nonoc | 8.1% | 1,176 | 1,027 | 1.36% | |
076102018 | North Poblacion | 6.0% | 861 | 1,019 | −1.67% | |
076102020 | Ponong | 2.1% | 302 | 266 | 1.28% | |
076102021 | Sabang [lower-alpha 1] | 3.1% | 451 | 84 | 18.30% | |
076102022 | Sandugan | 7.5% | 1,077 | 1,021 | 0.54% | |
076102019 | South Poblacion | 5.7% | 827 | 789 | 0.47% | |
076102023 | Taculing | 2.7% | 391 | 425 | −0.83% | |
Total | 14,454 | 12,931 | 1.12% |
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Climate data for Larena, Siquijor | |||||||||||||
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Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 29 (84) | 30 (86) | 31 (88) | 32 (90) | 31 (88) | 30 (86) | 30 (86) | 30 (86) | 30 (86) | 29 (84) | 29 (84) | 29 (84) | 30 (86) |
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 22 (72) | 22 (72) | 22 (72) | 23 (73) | 24 (75) | 24 (75) | 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) [7] |
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Source: Philippine Statistics Authority [8] [6] [9] [10] |
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The Port of Larena is the main gateway to Siquijor Island as it is the largest port. It can accommodate ships up to 1,000 tons. Lite Ferries provides service from Larena to Tagbilaran in Bohol, Cebu City, and Plaridel in Misamis Occidental.
One of the remaining bright spots of the town of Larena is the continuous evolution of one of its educational institutions. The Larena sub-provincial High School, another landmark, evolved to become the Larena National Vocational School and then the Larena National Vocational College, drawing to its fold a great number of young people from all over the province and neighboring provinces.
On 3 March 1995, LNVC was converted into a state college now known as Siquijor State College (SSC). In 2006, a second campus was named SSC-Lazi campus in the town of Lazi.
The public schools in the town of Larena are administered by one school district under the Schools Division of Siquijor.
Elementary schools:
High schools:
Integrated schools:
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