Sibulan

Sibulan
Municipality
Municipality of Sibulan
Sibulan Public Plaza
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Map of Negros Oriental with Sibulan highlighted
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Sibulan Location within the Philippines
Coordinates: 9°21′N123°17′E / 9.35°N 123.28°E / 9.35; 123.28
Country	Philippines
Region	Negros Island Region
Province	Negros Oriental
District	2nd district
Barangays	15 (see Barangays)
Government   [1]
• Type	Sangguniang Bayan
•  Mayor	Jose A. Abiera
•  Vice Mayor	Antonio D. Renacia (Ind)
•  Representative	Ma. Isabel L. Sagarbarria (Lakas)
•  Municipal Council	Members Jose Sandino B. Abiera Rowtir John D. Banquerigo Mark Christoffel D. Banquerigo Dean David P. Ang Marcela G. Bartoces Oliver A. Rucas Dennis R. Omoso Felix P. Diputado Emma Fe C. Bulagao ‡ Kyle Aster A. Diongco ◌ ‡ ex officio ABC president ◌ ex officio SK chairman
•  Electorate	37,535 voters (2025)
Area [2]
• Total	163.00 km2 (62.93 sq mi)
Elevation	32 m (105 ft)
Highest elevation	285 m (935 ft)
Lowest elevation	0 m (0 ft)
Population  (2024 census) [3]
• Total	69,092
• Density	420/km2 (1,100/sq mi)
•  Households	15,785
Economy
•  Income class	2nd municipal income class
•  Poverty incidence	13.43 % (2021) [4]
•  Revenue	₱ 338.2 million (2022)
•  Assets	₱ 717.1 million (2022)
•  Expenditure	₱ 235.6 million (2022)
•  Liabilities	₱ 86.35 million (2022)
Service provider
• Electricity	Negros Oriental 2 Electric Cooperative (NORECO 2)
Time zone	UTC+8 (PST)
ZIP code	6201
PSGC	074620000
IDD  :  area code	+63 (0)35
Native languages	Cebuano Tagalog
Website	www.sibulan.gov.ph

Sibulan, officially the Municipality of Sibulan (Cebuano : Lungsod sa Sibulan; Tagalog : Bayan ng Sibulan), is a municipality in the province of Negros Oriental, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 64,343 people. ^[5]

Sibulan is 5 kilometres (3.1 mi) from Dumaguete. It is the location of Dumaguete Airport, the main airport for Negros Oriental.

Sibulan is also the location of the Balinsasayao Twin Lakes Natural Park, composed of Lake Balinsasayao and Lake Danao. The site, managed by the provincial government, is located 1,047 metres (3,435 ft) above sea level on Mount Talinis.

Geography

Barangays

Sibulan is politically subdivided into 15 barangays. Each barangay consists of puroks and some have sitios.

PSGC	Barangay	Population			±% p.a.
		2024 [6]		2010 [7]
074620001	Agan-an	3.6%	2,472	3,010	▾	−1.36%
074620002	Ajong	5.1%	3,545	3,113	▴	0.91%
074620003	Balugo	3.6%	2,473	2,115	▴	1.10%
074620004	Bolocboloc	13.7%	9,495	7,539	▴	1.62%
074620005	Calabnugan	2.7%	1,891	1,339	▴	2.43%
074620006	Cangmating	10.7%	7,360	3,463	▴	5.39%
074620007	Enrique Villanueva	1.2%	856	1,285	▾	−2.79%
074620008	Looc	7.4%	5,138	4,066	▴	1.64%
074620009	Magatas	9.5%	6,597	4,820	▴	2.21%
074620010	Maningcao	3.9%	2,676	1,950	▴	2.23%
074620011	Maslog	7.5%	5,194	5,300	▾	−0.14%
074620012	Poblacion	8.0%	5,517	5,145	▴	0.49%
074620013	San Antonio	4.4%	3,068	2,641	▴	1.05%
074620014	Tubigon	1.5%	1,033	999	▴	0.23%
074620015	Tubtubon	10.2%	7,028	4,734	▴	2.79%
	Total		69,092	51,519	▴	2.07%

Climate

Climate data for Sibulan, Negros Oriental
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)	29 (84)	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 [8]

Demographics

Population census of Sibulan

Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1903 8,413 —     1918 9,833 +1.05% 1939 9,884 +0.02% 1948 8,096 −2.19% 1960 12,026 +3.35% 1970 16,861 +3.43%	Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1975 20,108 +3.60% 1980 23,123 +2.83% 1990 27,172 +1.63% 1995 31,206 +2.63% 2000 37,523 +4.03% 2007 47,162 +3.20%	Year Pop. ±% p.a. 2010 51,519 +3.27% 2015 59,455 +2.77% 2020 64,343 +1.68% 2024 69,092 +1.72%
Source: Philippine Statistics Authority [9] [10] [7] [11] [12]

Economy

Poverty incidence of Sibulan

5 10 15 20 25 30 2000 22.16 2003 19.70 2006 21.10 2009 17.41 2012 14.68 2015 21.62 2018 10.90 2021 13.43 Source: Philippine Statistics Authority [13] [14] [15] [16] [17] [18] [19] [20]

Dumaguete Airport, the major airport in the province, is actually in Agan-an. There is a growing number of guest houses and beach resorts from Cangmating southward to Dumaguete and the coral reefs of Ajong are attracting more dive boats.

The municipal seat is in Poblacion, approximately midway along the coast of the town. The main port facility is located in the same barangay, where there are trips every hour to Liloan, Santander on the southern tip of Cebu island. There is also a fishing and freight port in Looc.

Sibulan has two small Marine Protected Areas (MPAs), which are coral reef areas that prohibit fishing, swimming and diving. One is in Agan-an, just north of the airport, the other in Cangmating. These were established to improve the sustainability of the local fishery.

The inland barangays are primarily agricultural and residential with minimal business and public facilities. Most commercial development is along the national highway, which runs the length of the town from Dumaguete in the south to San Jose at the north. Most business and light industry is also located along the highway in Bolocboloc, Maslog, Agan-an and Poblacion including the newly opened 100-bed Negros Polymedic Hospital. This is largely urban sprawl from Dumaguete seeking the advantageous tax rates in Sibulan.

Sibulan also boasts a golf course resort, perched on the foothills in barangay San Antonio, just north of the town center.

Education

Colleges: ^[21]

• Metro Dumaguete College Campus 2 — Magatas
• Negros Maritime College Foundation Inc. — Magatas
• St. Joseph Seminary College — Agan-an

The public schools in the town of Sibulan are administered by two school districts under the Schools Division of Negros Oriental.

Elementary schools:

• Agan-an Elementary School — Agan-an
• Bagtic Elementary School — Sitio Tubod, Enrique Villanueva
• Balugo Elementary School — Balugo
• Bolocboloc Elementary School — Bolocboloc
• Calabnugan Elementary School — Calabnugan
• Cambajao Elementary School — Sitio Cambajao, Balugo
• Cangmating Elementary School — Cangmating
• Cantalawan Elementary School — Sitio Cantalawan, Maningcao
• Escaguit Elementary School — Sitio Escaguit, Enrique Villanueva
• Libertad Ong Calderon Memorial Elementary School — Ajong
• Lo-oc Elementary School — Looc
• Magatas Elementary School — Magatas
• Magsaysay Memorial Elementary School — Campaclan, Poblacion
• Maningcao Elementary School — Maningcao
• Maslog Elementary School — Maslog
• San Antonio Elementary School — San Antonio
• Sibulan Central Elementary School — Yapsutco Street, Poblacion
• Tubigon Elementary School — Tubigon
• Tubtubon Elementary School — Tubtubon

High schools:

• Ajong National High School — Ajong
• Bolocboloc High School — Bolocboloc
• Dr. Benjamin T. Locsin High School — Maslog
• Enrique Villanueva High School — Sitio Tubod, Enrique Villanueva
• Maningcao National High School — Maningcao
• San Antonio National High School — San Antonio
• Sibulan National High School — Osmeña Street, Poblacion
• Sibulan NHS - Balugo Extension — Balugo
• Sibulan Night High School — Diputado Street, Poblacion
• Sibulan Science High School — Campaclan, Poblacion
• Tubigon High School — Tubigon

Gallery

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  Municipal hall
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  San Antonio de Padua Church
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  Sibulan Airport
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  Sibulan shoreline
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  Lake Balinsasayao

References

1.   Municipality of Sibulan | (DILG)
2. "2015 Census of Population, Report No. 3 – Population, Land Area, and Population Density" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. Quezon City, Philippines. August 2016. ISSN   0117-1453. Archived (PDF) from the original on May 25, 2021. Retrieved July 16, 2021.
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5. "2024 Census of Population (POPCEN) Population Counts Declared Official by the President". Philippine Statistics Authority. 17 July 2025. Retrieved 18 July 2025.
6. Census of Population (2020). "Region VII (Central Visayas)". Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. Philippine Statistics Authority . Retrieved 8 July 2021.
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8. "Sibulan: Average Temperatures and Rainfall". Meteoblue. Retrieved 6 May 2020.
9. "2024 Census of Population (POPCEN) Population Counts Declared Official by the President". Philippine Statistics Authority. 17 July 2025. Retrieved 18 July 2025.
10. Census of Population (2015). "Region VII (Central Visayas)". Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. Philippine Statistics Authority . Retrieved 20 June 2016.
11. Censuses of Population (1903–2007). "Region VII (Central Visayas)". Table 1. Population Enumerated in Various Censuses by Province/Highly Urbanized City: 1903 to 2007. National Statistics Office.
12. "Province of". Municipality Population Data. Local Water Utilities Administration Research Division. Retrieved 17 December 2016.
13. "Poverty incidence (PI):". Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved December 28, 2020.
14. "Estimation of Local Poverty in the Philippines" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. 29 November 2005.
15. "2003 City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. 23 March 2009.
16. "City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates; 2006 and 2009" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. 3 August 2012.
17. "2012 Municipal and City Level Poverty Estimates" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. 31 May 2016.
18. "Municipal and City Level Small Area Poverty Estimates; 2009, 2012 and 2015". Philippine Statistics Authority. 10 July 2019.
19. "PSA Releases the 2018 Municipal and City Level Poverty Estimates". Philippine Statistics Authority. 15 December 2021. Retrieved 22 January 2022.
20. "PSA Releases the 2021 City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates". Philippine Statistics Authority. 2 April 2024. Retrieved 28 April 2024.
21. "dumaguete.com" . Retrieved Sep 30, 2014.

External links

• The travel guide Wikivoyage includes Sibulan in its Dumaguete article.
• Philippine Standard Geographic Code
• Philippine Census Information
• Local Governance Performance Management System