Sinacaban | |
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Municipality of Sinacaban | |
![]() Map of Misamis Occidental with Sinacaban highlighted | |
Location within the Philippines | |
Coordinates: 8°17′07″N123°50′37″E / 8.285358°N 123.843583°E | |
Country | Philippines |
Region | Northern Mindanao |
Province | Misamis Occidental |
District | 2nd district |
Founded | August 30, 1949 |
Barangays | 17 (see Barangays) |
Government | |
• Type | Sangguniang Bayan |
• Mayor | Dello T. Lood (Asenso Pinoy Party) |
• Vice Mayor | Keene T. Barquin (Asenso Pinoy Party) |
• Representative | Sancho Fernando "Ando" F. Oaminal (Lakas) |
• Municipal Council | Members |
• Electorate | 15,060 voters (2025) |
Area | |
• Total | 99.09 km2 (38.26 sq mi) |
Elevation | 54 m (177 ft) |
Highest elevation | 235 m (771 ft) |
Lowest elevation | 0 m (0 ft) |
Population (2024 census) [3] | |
• Total | 20,176 |
• Density | 200/km2 (530/sq mi) |
• Households | 4,912 |
Economy | |
• Income class | 4th municipal income class |
• Poverty incidence | 23.75 |
• Revenue | ₱ 143.1 million (2022) |
• Assets | ₱ 349.5 million (2022) |
• Expenditure | ₱ 54.62 million (2022) |
• Liabilities | ₱ 137.1 million (2022) |
Service provider | |
• Electricity | Misamis Occidental 2 Electric Cooperative (MOELCI 2) |
Time zone | UTC+8 (PST) |
ZIP code | 7203 |
PSGC | |
IDD : area code | +63 (0)88 |
Native languages | Subanon Cebuano Tagalog |
Website | www |
Sinacaban, officially the Municipality of Sinacaban (Cebuano : Lungsod sa Sinacaban; Tagalog : Bayan ng Sinacaban), is a municipality in the province of Misamis Occidental, Philippines. According to the 2024 census, it has a population of 20,176 people. [5]
On November 14, 1959, re-elected mayor Sofronio Avanceña was shot and killed by rival mayoral candidate Victor Simbajon whom he defeated in the local election held on November 10. [6] Simbajon was joined by three of his sons and one other companion during the incident, three of whom, including Simbajon, were arrested shortly after by the Philippine Constabulary who smelled liquor on them. [6]
Sinacaban is politically subdivided into 17 barangays. Each barangay consists of puroks while some have sitios.
Climate data for Sinacaban, Misamis Occidental | |||||||||||||
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Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 27 (81) | 28 (82) | 29 (84) | 31 (88) | 31 (88) | 30 (86) | 30 (86) | 30 (86) | 30 (86) | 30 (86) | 29 (84) | 28 (82) | 29 (85) |
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 23 (73) | 23 (73) | 23 (73) | 23 (73) | 24 (75) | 24 (75) | 23 (73) | 23 (73) | 24 (75) | 24 (75) | 23 (73) | 23 (73) | 23 (74) |
Average precipitation mm (inches) | 69 (2.7) | 44 (1.7) | 37 (1.5) | 29 (1.1) | 87 (3.4) | 137 (5.4) | 131 (5.2) | 141 (5.6) | 143 (5.6) | 134 (5.3) | 68 (2.7) | 53 (2.1) | 1,073 (42.3) |
Average rainy days | 9.9 | 7.6 | 7.4 | 8.1 | 21.6 | 26.5 | 26.4 | 26.6 | 25.8 | 24.3 | 15.1 | 10.4 | 209.7 |
Source: Meteoblue [7] |
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Source: Philippine Statistics Authority [8] [9] [10] [11] [12] |
In the 2024 census, the population of Sinacaban was 20,176 people, [13] with a density of 200 inhabitants per square kilometre or 520 inhabitants per square mile.
Poverty incidence of Sinacaban
10 20 30 40 50 60 2000 44.70 2003 50.83 2006 42.70 2009 38.86 2012 38.34 2015 29.51 2018 24.19 2021 23.75 Source: Philippine Statistics Authority [14] [15] [16] [17] [18] [19] [20] [21] |