Sibunag | |
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Municipality of Sibunag | |
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Location within the Philippines | |
Coordinates: 10°30′16″N122°37′52″E / 10.504583°N 122.631122°E | |
Country | Philippines |
Region | Western Visayas |
Province | Guimaras |
District | Lone district |
Founded | May 8, 1995 |
Barangays | 14 (see Barangays) |
Government | |
• Type | Sangguniang Bayan |
• Mayor | Luben G. Vilches (Ind) |
• Vice Mayor | Reynaldo G. Segovia (Ind) |
• Representative | JC Rahman Nava (NUP) |
• Municipal Council | Members |
• Electorate | 15,430 voters (2025) |
Area | |
• Total | 120.04 km2 (46.35 sq mi) |
Elevation | 65 m (213 ft) |
Highest elevation | 198 m (650 ft) |
Lowest elevation | 0 m (0 ft) |
Population (2024 census) [3] | |
• Total | 23,787 |
• Density | 200/km2 (510/sq mi) |
• Households | 5,787 |
Economy | |
• Income class | 3rd municipal income class |
• Poverty incidence | 19.95 |
• Revenue | ₱ 154.4 million (2022) |
• Assets | ₱ 405.7 million (2022) |
• Expenditure | ₱ 105 million (2022) |
• Liabilities | ₱ 77.81 million (2022) |
Service provider | |
• Electricity | Guimaras Electric Cooperative (GUIMELCO) |
Time zone | UTC+8 (PST) |
ZIP code | 5048 |
PSGC | |
IDD : area code | +63 (0)33 |
Native languages | Hiligaynon Ati Tagalog |
Sibunag, officially the Municipality of Sibunag (Hiligaynon : Banwa sang Sibunag; Tagalog : Bayan ng Sibunag), is a municipality in the province of Guimaras, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 23,162 people, making it the least populated municipality in the province. [5]
Sibunag was created by virtue of Republic Act No. 7896 on February 20, 1995. [6]
Sibunag is a part of the Metro Iloilo–Guimaras area, centered on Iloilo City. It is 52 kilometres (32 mi) from Jordan. Its territory includes the islands of Inampulugan, Natugna, and several other minor islets in the Guimaras Strait.
Sibunag is administratively subdivided into 14 barangays. [7] Each barangay consists of puroks and some have sitios.
Climate data for Sibunag, Guimaras | |||||||||||||
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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) | 28 (82) | 29 (84) | 30 (86) | 30 (86) | 30 (86) |
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 21 (70) | 21 (70) | 22 (72) | 23 (73) | 24 (75) | 24 (75) | 24 (75) | 24 (75) | 24 (75) | 24 (75) | 23 (73) | 22 (72) | 23 (73) |
Average precipitation mm (inches) | 19 (0.7) | 17 (0.7) | 26 (1.0) | 37 (1.5) | 119 (4.7) | 191 (7.5) | 258 (10.2) | 260 (10.2) | 248 (9.8) | 196 (7.7) | 97 (3.8) | 39 (1.5) | 1,507 (59.3) |
Average rainy days | 7.2 | 5.2 | 8.3 | 11.9 | 22.3 | 26.5 | 28.3 | 28.2 | 27.3 | 26.4 | 18.7 | 11.8 | 222.1 |
Source: Meteoblue [8] |
Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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1995 | 17,773 | — |
2000 | 20,104 | +2.68% |
2007 | 17,552 | −1.85% |
2010 | 19,565 | +4.03% |
2015 | 22,158 | +2.40% |
2020 | 23,162 | +0.94% |
2024 | 23,787 | +0.64% |
Source: Philippine Statistics Authority [9] [10] [11] [12] [13] |
At the 2020 census, the population of Sibunag was 23,162 people, [14] with a density of 190 inhabitants per square kilometre or 490 inhabitants per square mile.
Poverty incidence of Sibunag
10 20 30 40 50 60 2000 52.89 2003 40.46 2006 42.10 2009 49.33 2012 28.42 2015 24.95 2018 14.57 2021 19.95 Source: Philippine Statistics Authority [15] [16] [17] [18] [19] [20] [21] [22] |