Maria | |
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Municipality of Maria | |
Maria Town Hall | |
![]() Map of Siquijor with Maria highlighted | |
Location within the Philippines | |
Coordinates: 9°11′46″N123°39′18″E / 9.196°N 123.655°E | |
Country | Philippines |
Region | Negros Island Region |
Province | Siquijor |
District | Lone district |
Barangays | 22 (see Barangays) |
Government | |
• Type | Sangguniang Bayan |
• Mayor | Roselyn T. Asok (PFP) |
• Vice Mayor | Meynard R. Asok (PFP) |
• Representative | Zaldy Villa (Lakas) |
• Municipal Council | Members |
• Electorate | 11,532 voters (2025) |
Area | |
• Total | 53.37 km2 (20.61 sq mi) |
Elevation | 23.8 m (78.1 ft) |
Highest elevation | 448 m (1,470 ft) |
Lowest elevation | 0 m (0 ft) |
Population (2024 census) [4] | |
• Total | 15,146 |
• Density | 280/km2 (740/sq mi) |
• Households | 3,545 |
Economy | |
• Income class | 5th municipal income class |
• Poverty incidence | 9.57 |
• Revenue | ₱ 113 million (2022) |
• Assets | ₱ 122.2 million (2022) |
• Expenditure | ₱ 92.85 million (2022) |
• Liabilities | ₱ 27.17 million (2022) |
Service provider | |
• Electricity | Province of Siquijor Electric Cooperative (PROSIELCO) |
Time zone | UTC+8 (PST) |
ZIP code | 6229 |
PSGC | |
IDD : area code | +63 (0)35 |
Native languages | Cebuano Tagalog |
Patron saint | Our Lady of Divine Providence |
Maria, officially the Municipality of Maria (Cebuano : Lungsod sa Maria; Tagalog : Bayan ng Maria), is a municipality in the province of Siquijor, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 14,385. [6]
Maria is 32 kilometres (20 mi) from Siquijor.
Maria is politically subdivided into 22 barangays. Each barangay consists of puroks and some have sitios.
PSGC | Barangay | Population | ±% p.a. | |||
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2024 [7] | 2010 [8] | |||||
076104001 | Bogo | 5.6% | 851 | 739 | 1.00% | |
076104002 | Bonga | 3.7% | 555 | 459 | 1.35% | |
076104003 | Cabal‑asan | 2.6% | 389 | 357 | 0.61% | |
076104004 | Calunasan | 4.2% | 643 | 641 | 0.02% | |
076104005 | Candaping A | 3.8% | 582 | 448 | 1.86% | |
076104006 | Candaping B | 4.5% | 684 | 591 | 1.03% | |
076104007 | Cantaroc A | 3.1% | 462 | 385 | 1.29% | |
076104008 | Cantaroc B | 3.3% | 501 | 411 | 1.40% | |
076104009 | Cantugbas | 2.7% | 412 | 400 | 0.21% | |
076104010 | Lico‑an | 3.3% | 496 | 529 | −0.45% | |
076104011 | Lilo‑an | 9.6% | 1,459 | 1,470 | −0.05% | |
076104013 | Logucan | 4.3% | 647 | 557 | 1.06% | |
076104012 | Looc | 3.2% | 489 | 528 | −0.54% | |
076104014 | Minalulan | 5.6% | 843 | 703 | 1.29% | |
076104015 | Nabutay | 6.6% | 1,000 | 718 | 2.36% | |
076104016 | Olang | 4.6% | 701 | 592 | 1.20% | |
076104017 | Pisong A | 2.4% | 366 | 292 | 1.60% | |
076104018 | Pisong B | 1.6% | 249 | 293 | −1.14% | |
076104019 | Poblacion Norte | 7.6% | 1,153 | 1,170 | −0.10% | |
076104020 | Poblacion Sur | 4.3% | 656 | 675 | −0.20% | |
076104021 | Saguing | 5.3% | 803 | 946 | −1.15% | |
076104022 | Sawang | 2.9% | 444 | 479 | −0.53% | |
Total | 15,146 | 13,383 | 0.87% |
Climate data for Maria, 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 [9] |
Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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1903 | 6,499 | — |
1918 | 8,477 | +1.79% |
1939 | 8,722 | +0.14% |
1948 | 8,547 | −0.22% |
1960 | 9,335 | +0.74% |
1970 | 9,942 | +0.63% |
1975 | 10,778 | +1.63% |
1980 | 10,951 | +0.32% |
1990 | 11,140 | +0.17% |
1995 | 11,106 | −0.06% |
2000 | 12,275 | +2.17% |
2007 | 12,974 | +0.77% |
2010 | 13,383 | +1.14% |
2015 | 13,828 | +0.62% |
2020 | 14,385 | +0.83% |
2024 | 15,146 | +1.25% |
Source: Philippine Statistics Authority [10] [11] [8] [12] [13] |
Poverty incidence of Maria
10 20 30 40 50 2000 35.12 2003 41.04 2006 36.30 2009 39.14 2012 25.40 2015 37.66 2018 24.90 2021 9.57 Source: Philippine Statistics Authority [14] [15] [16] [17] [18] [19] [20] [21] |
The public schools in the town of Maria are administered by one school district under the Schools Division of Siquijor.
Elementary schools:
High schools:
Integrated schools:
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