Sigma, Capiz

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Sigma
Municipality
Municipality of Sigma
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Nickname: 
The Heart of Capiz
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Sigma
Location within the Philippines
Coordinates: 11°25′17″N122°39′58″E / 11.4214°N 122.6662°E / 11.4214; 122.6662
Country Philippines
Region Western Visayas
Province Capiz
District 2nd district
Barangays 21 (see Barangays)
Government
  [1]
 • Type Sangguniang Bayan
 •  Mayor Dante Rizal A. Eslabon
 •  Vice Mayor Christopher T. Andaya
 •  Representative Jane T. Castro
 •  Municipal Council
Members
 •  Electorate 22,835 voters (2022)
Area
[2]
 • Total101.71 km2 (39.27 sq mi)
Elevation
41 m (135 ft)
Highest elevation
401 m (1,316 ft)
Lowest elevation
0 m (0 ft)
Population
 (2020 census) [3]
 • Total31,688
 • Density310/km2 (810/sq mi)
 •  Households
8,208
Economy
 •  Income class 4th municipal income class
 •  Poverty incidence
14.66
% (2021) [4]
 •  Revenue ₱ 132.7 million (2020)
 •  Assets ₱ 212.7 million (2020)
 •  Expenditure ₱ 105.6 million (2020)
 •  Liabilities ₱ 36.05 million (2020)
Service provider
 • ElectricityCapiz Electric Cooperative (CAPELCO)
Time zone UTC+8 (PST)
ZIP code
5816
PSGC
061916000
IDD  :  area code  +63 (0)36
Native languages Capisnon
Hiligaynon
Tagalog

Sigma, officially the Municipality of Sigma (Capiznon/Hiligaynon: Banwa sang Sigma; Tagalog : Bayan ng Sigma), is a 4th class municipality in the province of Capiz, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 31,688 people. [3]

Contents

Sigma is 28 kilometres (17 mi) from Roxas City, the provincial capital.

It was named after the legendary Datu Sikma, which was corrupted by the Spaniards into Sigma, as they have difficulty in pronouncing the letter "k".

Geography

Barangays

Sigma is politically subdivided into 21 barangays.  [5] Each barangay consists of puroks and some have sitios.

  • Acbo
  • Amaga
  • Balucuan
  • Bangonbangon
  • Capuyhan
  • Cogon
  • Dayhagon
  • Guintas
  • Malapad Cogon
  • Mangoso
  • Mansacul
  • Matangcong
  • Matinabus
  • Mianay
  • Oyong
  • Pagbunitan
  • Parian
  • Pinamalatican
  • Poblacion Norte
  • Poblacion Sur
  • Tawog

Climate

Climate data for Sigma, Capiz
MonthJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecYear
Mean daily maximum °C (°F)27
(81)		28
(82)		29
(84)		31
(88)		32
(90)		31
(88)		30
(86)		30
(86)		29
(84)		29
(84)		29
(84)		27
(81)		29
(85)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F)23
(73)		23
(73)		23
(73)		24
(75)		25
(77)		25
(77)		24
(75)		24
(75)		24
(75)		24
(75)		24
(75)		23
(73)		24
(75)
Average precipitation mm (inches)61
(2.4)		39
(1.5)		46
(1.8)		48
(1.9)		90
(3.5)		144
(5.7)		152
(6.0)		145
(5.7)		163
(6.4)		160
(6.3)		120
(4.7)		90
(3.5)		1,258
(49.4)
Average rainy days12.39.09.910.018.525.027.426.025.924.917.914.2221
Source: Meteoblue [6]

Demographics

Population census of Sigma
YearPop.±% p.a.
1903 5,205—    
1918 8,303+3.16%
1939 10,628+1.18%
1948 10,898+0.28%
1960 12,649+1.25%
1970 15,911+2.32%
1975 18,536+3.11%
1980 20,043+1.58%
1990 25,089+2.27%
1995 25,801+0.53%
2000 27,366+1.27%
2007 28,709+0.66%
2010 29,138+0.54%
2015 30,134+0.64%
2020 31,688+0.99%
Source: Philippine Statistics Authority [7] [8] [9] [10]

In the 2020 census, the population of Sigma, Capiz, was 31,688 people, [3] with a density of 310 inhabitants per square kilometre or 800 inhabitants per square mile.

Economy

Poverty incidence of Sigma

10
20
30
40
2006
36.50
2009
17.47
2012
28.18
2015
18.28
2018
6.38
2021
14.66

Source: Philippine Statistics Authority [11] [12] [13] [14] [15] [16] [17] [18]

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References

  1. ↑   Municipality of Sigma | (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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  4. ↑ "PSA Releases the 2021 City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates". Philippine Statistics Authority. 2 April 2024. Retrieved 28 April 2024.
  5. ↑ "Province: Capiz". PSGC Interactive. Quezon City, Philippines: Philippine Statistics Authority . Retrieved 12 November 2016.
  6. ↑ "Sigma: Average Temperatures and Rainfall". Meteoblue. Retrieved 2 May 2020.
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  9. ↑ Censuses of Population (1903–2007). "Region VI (Western Visayas)". Table 1. Population Enumerated in Various Censuses by Province/Highly Urbanized City: 1903 to 2007. National Statistics Office.
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  13. ↑ "2003 City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. 23 March 2009.
  14. ↑ "City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates; 2006 and 2009" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. 3 August 2012.
  15. ↑ "2012 Municipal and City Level Poverty Estimates" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. 31 May 2016.
  16. ↑ "Municipal and City Level Small Area Poverty Estimates; 2009, 2012 and 2015". Philippine Statistics Authority. 10 July 2019.
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