San Juan | |
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Municipality of San Juan | |
Paliton Beach, San Juan | |
![]() Map of Siquijor with San Juan highlighted | |
Location within the Philippines | |
Coordinates: 9°09′32″N123°29′38″E / 9.159°N 123.494°E | |
Country | Philippines |
Region | Negros Island Region |
Province | Siquijor |
District | Lone district |
Barangays | 15 (see Barangays) |
Government | |
• Type | Sangguniang Bayan |
• Mayor | Rubilyn M. Ragay (PFP) |
• Vice Mayor | Jayson M. Capundag (Aksyon) |
• Representative | Zaldy Villa (Lakas) |
• Municipal Council | Members |
• Electorate | 12,640 voters (2025) |
Area | |
• Total | 44.37 km2 (17.13 sq mi) |
Elevation | 55 m (180 ft) |
Highest elevation | 391 m (1,283 ft) |
Lowest elevation | 0 m (0 ft) |
Population (2024 census) [3] | |
• Total | 17,291 |
• Density | 390/km2 (1,000/sq mi) |
• Households | 4,230 |
Economy | |
• Income class | 4th municipal income class |
• Poverty incidence | 7.67 |
• Revenue | ₱ 119.3 million (2022) |
• Assets | ₱ 339.3 million (2022) |
• Expenditure | ₱ 76.54 million (2022) |
• Liabilities | ₱ 46.03 million (2022) |
Service provider | |
• Electricity | Province of Siquijor Electric Cooperative (PROSIELCO) |
Time zone | UTC+8 (PST) |
ZIP code | 6227 |
PSGC | |
IDD : area code | +63 (0)35 |
Native languages | Cebuano Tagalog |
Patron saint | Saint Augustine of Hippo |
San Juan, officially the Municipality of San Juan (Cebuano : Lungsod sa San Juan; Tagalog : Bayan ng San Juan), is a municipality in the province of Siquijor, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 16,363 people. [5]
San Juan is 12 kilometres (7.5 mi) from the provincial capital Siquijor.
San Juan is politically subdivided into 15 barangays. Each barangay consists of puroks and some have sitios.
PSGC | Barangay | Population | ±% p.a. | |||
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2024 [6] | 2010 [7] | |||||
076105001 | Can‑asagan | 4.2% | 728 | 545 | 2.04% | |
076105002 | Candura | 2.7% | 461 | 452 | 0.14% | |
076105003 | Cangmunag | 7.5% | 1,301 | 1,127 | 1.01% | |
076105004 | Cansayang | 3.2% | 550 | 498 | 0.69% | |
076105005 | Catulayan | 11.7% | 2,022 | 1,524 | 1.99% | |
076105006 | Lala‑o | 5.0% | 866 | 689 | 1.61% | |
076105007 | Maite | 6.4% | 1,100 | 834 | 1.95% | |
076105008 | Napo | 5.6% | 965 | 780 | 1.49% | |
076105009 | Paliton | 5.3% | 911 | 769 | 1.19% | |
076105010 | Poblacion | 5.2% | 896 | 768 | 1.08% | |
076105011 | Solangon | 8.2% | 1,419 | 1,173 | 1.34% | |
076105012 | Tag‑ibo | 5.5% | 945 | 724 | 1.87% | |
076105013 | Tambisan | 8.0% | 1,376 | 1,190 | 1.02% | |
076105014 | Timbaon | 9.4% | 1,620 | 1,425 | 0.90% | |
076105015 | Tubod | 7.0% | 1,203 | 1,027 | 1.11% | |
Total | 17,291 | 13,525 | 1.73% |
Climate data for San Juan, Siquijor | |||||||||||||
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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) | 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] |
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Source: Philippine Statistics Authority [9] [10] [7] [11] [12] |
Poverty incidence of San Juan
10 20 30 40 50 2000 42.89 2003 32.11 2006 39.50 2009 42.88 2012 31.39 2015 28.34 2018 13.00 2021 7.67 Source: Philippine Statistics Authority [13] [14] [15] [16] [17] [18] [19] [20] |
The Bugwas Festival is held in San Juan as the celebration of its annual town fiesta in honor of its patron saint, St. Augustine of Hippo. It was first held in 2006. [21] [22]
The public schools in the town of San Juan are administered by one school district under the Schools Division of Siquijor.
Elementary schools:
High schools:
Integrated schools: