San Enrique Candaguit | |
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Municipality of San Enrique | |
![]() San Enrique Municipal Hall | |
![]() Map of Negros Occidental with San Enrique highlighted | |
Location within the Philippines | |
Coordinates: 10°25′N122°51′E / 10.42°N 122.85°E | |
Country | Philippines |
Region | Negros Island Region |
Province | Negros Occidental |
District | 4th district |
Barangays | 10 (see Barangays) |
Government | |
• Type | Sangguniang Bayan |
• Mayor | Jilson D. Tubillara |
• Vice Mayor | Carlo Raymund D. Magno |
• Representative | Juliet Marie D. Ferrer |
• Municipal Council | Members |
• Electorate | 19,056 voters (2022) |
Area | |
• Total | 28.84 km2 (11.14 sq mi) |
Elevation | 4.0 m (13.1 ft) |
Highest elevation | 19 m (62 ft) |
Lowest elevation | 0 m (0 ft) |
Population (2020 census) [3] | |
• Total | 24,177 |
• Density | 840/km2 (2,200/sq mi) |
• Households | 6,118 |
Economy | |
• Income class | 4th municipal income class |
• Poverty incidence | 12.63 |
• Revenue | ₱ 92.72 million (2020), 376.2 million (2012), 45.58 million (2013), 52.3 million (2014), 59.01 million (2015), 65.54 million (2016), 70.91 million (2017), 77.72 million (2018), 85.08 million (2019), 100 million (2021), 138.4 million (2022) |
• Assets | ₱ 198.2 million (2020), 429 million (2012), 33.88 million (2013), 73.74 million (2014), 60.86 million (2015), 71.36 million (2016), 123.9 million (2017), 154.2 million (2018), 169.5 million (2019), 262 million (2021), 290.5 million (2022) |
• Expenditure | ₱ 82.57 million (2020), 416.7 million (2012), 43.18 million (2013), 42.62 million (2014), 54.42 million (2015), 56.21 million (2016), 66.04 million (2017), 66.92 million (2018), 74.44 million (2019), 99.52 million (2021), 117 million (2022) |
• Liabilities | ₱ 58.39 million (2020), 204.7 million (2012), 45.58 million (2013), 32.4 million (2014), 55.07 million (2015), 61.36 million (2016), 68.36 million (2017), 55.13 million (2018), 51.23 million (2019), 43.38 million (2021), 47.23 million (2022) |
Service provider | |
• Electricity | Negros Occidental Electric Cooperative (NOCECO) |
Time zone | UTC+8 (PST) |
ZIP code | 6104 |
PSGC | |
IDD : area code | +63 (0)34 |
Native languages | Hiligaynon Tagalog |
San Enrique, officially the Municipality of San Enrique, is a municipality in the province of Negros Occidental, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 24,177 people. [3]
The town's former name is called "Candaguit", named after the Candaguit River that runs through the town. The town is also notable for its signature delicacy buko pie . Notable tourism destinations include the Wisik Fishing Lagoon Resort, the South Midway Resort, and the Sitio Pasil beach front.
San Enrique is 35 kilometres (22 mi) from Bacolod.
San Enrique is politically subdivided into 10 barangays. Each barangay consists of puroks and some have sitios.
Climate data for San Enrique, Negros Occidental | |||||||||||||
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Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 30 (86) | 31 (88) | 32 (90) | 33 (91) | 32 (90) | 30 (86) | 29 (84) | 29 (84) | 29 (84) | 29 (84) | 30 (86) | 30 (86) | 30 (87) |
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 22 (72) | 22 (72) | 22 (72) | 24 (75) | 25 (77) | 25 (77) | 25 (77) | 24 (75) | 24 (75) | 24 (75) | 23 (73) | 23 (73) | 24 (74) |
Average precipitation mm (inches) | 38 (1.5) | 29 (1.1) | 55 (2.2) | 65 (2.6) | 141 (5.6) | 210 (8.3) | 212 (8.3) | 176 (6.9) | 180 (7.1) | 180 (7.1) | 130 (5.1) | 70 (2.8) | 1,486 (58.6) |
Average rainy days | 9.0 | 7.2 | 11.1 | 13.5 | 25.6 | 28.4 | 28.9 | 27.3 | 26.9 | 27.7 | 21.8 | 13.8 | 241.2 |
Source: Meteoblue [5] |
Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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1903 | 6,095 | — |
1939 | 7,487 | +0.57% |
1948 | 8,117 | +0.90% |
1960 | 10,476 | +2.15% |
1970 | 12,368 | +1.67% |
1975 | 14,055 | +2.60% |
1980 | 14,662 | +0.85% |
1990 | 19,255 | +2.76% |
1995 | 20,649 | +1.32% |
2000 | 22,091 | +1.46% |
2007 | 22,987 | +0.55% |
2010 | 23,189 | +0.32% |
2015 | 23,907 | +0.58% |
2020 | 24,177 | +0.22% |
Source: Philippine Statistics Authority [6] [7] [8] [9] |
Poverty incidence of San Enrique
5 10 15 20 25 30 2006 21.30 2009 21.81 2012 12.28 2015 15.65 2018 10.37 2021 12.63 Source: Philippine Statistics Authority [10] [11] [12] [13] [14] [15] [16] [17] |