Siquijor, Siquijor

Siquijor
Municipality
Municipality of Siquijor
Siquijor Town Hall
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Map of Siquijor with Siquijor highlighted
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Siquijor Location within the Philippines
Coordinates: 9°12′54″N123°30′50″E / 9.215°N 123.514°E / 9.215; 123.514
Country	Philippines
Region	Central Visayas
Province	Siquijor
District	Lone district
Barangays	42 (see Barangays)
Government   [1]
• Type	Sangguniang Bayan
•  Mayor	Richard C. Quezon (PDPLBN)
•  Vice Mayor	Teodoro G. Jumawan Jr. (PDPLBN)
•  Representative	Zaldy S. Villa
•  Municipal Council	Members Eric V. Duhaylungsod Jamel Patrick Q. Royo Jayson P. Dawami Eduard A. Batutay Rolito L. Sumaylo Andrei Joseph O. Cortes Joel P. Tumapon Lecencio C. Abing
•  Electorate	21,879 voters (2022)
Area [2]
• Total	90.70 km2 (35.02 sq mi)
Elevation	29 m (95 ft)
Highest elevation	601 m (1,972 ft)
Lowest elevation	0 m (0 ft)
Population  (2020 census) [3]
• Total	28,915
• Density	320/km2 (830/sq mi)
•  Households	7,358
Economy
•  Income class	4th municipal income class
•  Poverty incidence	13.10 % (2018) [4]
•  Revenue	₱ 133.4 million (2020)
•  Assets	₱ 377.6 million (2020)
•  Expenditure	₱ 144.5 million (2020)
•  Liabilities	₱ 74.12 million (2020)
Service provider
•  Electricity	Province of Siquijor Electric Cooperative (PROSIELCO)
Time zone	UTC+8 (PST)
ZIP code	6225
PSGC	076106000
IDD  :  area code	+63 (0)35
Native languages	Cebuano Tagalog

Siquijor, officially the Municipality of Siquijor (Cebuano : Lungsod sa Siquijor; Hiligaynon : Banwa sang Siquijor; Tagalog : Bayan ng Siquijor), is a 4th class municipality and capital of the province of Siquijor, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 28,915 people. ^[3]

History

While Spanish priests arrived in Siquijor as early as 1780, it was not until 1794 that the town became a municipality, the same year the parish was established. ^[5]

Cityhood

Main article: Cities of the Philippines

In the 19th Congress of the Philippines, house bills were filed by various representatives which seeks Siquijor including other capital towns of provinces with no current component cities, independent component cities or highly urbanized cities to automatically convert into cities. ^{[6] [7] [8]}

Geography

Barangays

Siquijor is politically subdivided into 42 barangays. Each barangay consists of puroks and some have sitios.

PSGC	Barangay	Population			±% p.a.
		2020 [3]		2010 [9]
076106001	Banban	2.8%	796	778	▴	0.23%
076106002	Bolos	0.9%	272	252	▴	0.77%
076106003	Caipilan	4.2%	1,210	1,000	▴	1.92%
076106004	Caitican	1.9%	563	444	▴	2.40%
076106005	Calalinan	3.0%	862	675	▴	2.48%
076106007	Canal	1.9%	542	433	▴	2.27%
076106008	Candanay Norte	3.5%	1,016	886	▴	1.38%
076106009	Candanay Sur	3.6%	1,034	885	▴	1.57%
076106010	Cang‑adieng	1.0%	297	256	▴	1.50%
076106011	Cang‑agong	3.4%	994	879	▴	1.24%
076106012	Cang‑alwang	3.1%	882	731	▴	1.90%
076106013	Cang‑asa	3.8%	1,104	863	▴	2.49%
076106006	Cang‑atuyom	1.4%	400	307	▴	2.68%
076106014	Cang‑inte	0.7%	212	215	▾	−0.14%
076106015	Cang‑isad	0.6%	186	142	▴	2.74%
076106016	Canghunoghunog	1.0%	290	247	▴	1.62%
076106017	Cangmatnog	0.8%	225	185	▴	1.98%
076106018	Cangmohao	0.8%	234	177	▴	2.83%
076106019	Cantabon	1.7%	482	497	▾	−0.31%
076106020	Caticugan	4.0%	1,150	842	▴	3.17%
076106021	Dumanhog	2.3%	668	557	▴	1.83%
076106022	Ibabao	1.0%	299	312	▾	−0.42%
076106023	Lambojon	1.0%	291	298	▾	−0.24%
076106024	Luyang	2.5%	734	704	▴	0.42%
076106025	Luzong	1.7%	482	445	▴	0.80%
076106026	Olo	2.9%	829	754	▴	0.95%
076106027	Pangi	6.1%	1,767	1,491	▴	1.71%
076106028	Panlautan	0.9%	270	224	▴	1.88%
076106029	Pasihagon	4.4%	1,258	1,003	▴	2.29%
076106030	Pili	1.5%	437	353	▴	2.16%
076106031	Poblacion	5.1%	1,471	1,596	▾	−0.81%
076106032	Polangyuta	3.1%	908	781	▴	1.52%
076106033	Ponong	3.0%	881	828	▴	0.62%
076106034	Sabang	1.8%	521	554	▾	−0.61%
076106035	San Antonio	2.6%	753	773	▾	−0.26%
076106036	Songculan	1.0%	302	245	▴	2.11%
076106037	Tacdog	2.0%	565	509	▴	1.05%
076106038	Tacloban	2.4%	693	636	▴	0.86%
076106039	Tambisan	2.6%	762	684	▴	1.09%
076106040	Tebjong	0.8%	222	209	▴	0.61%
076106041	Tinago	4.3%	1,235	971	▴	2.43%
076106042	Tongo	2.8%	816	610	▴	2.95%
	Total		28,915	25,231	▴	1.37%

Climate

Climate data for Siquijor, Siquijor
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Year
Mean daily maximum °C (°F)	29 (84)	30 (86)	31 (88)	32 (90)	31 (88)	30 (86)	30 (86)	30 (86)	30 (86)	29 (84)	29 (84)	29 (84)	30 (86)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F)	22 (72)	22 (72)	22 (72)	23 (73)	24 (75)	24 (75)	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) [10]

Demographics

St. Francis of Assisi Parish Church

Population census of Siquijor

Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1903 12,116 —     1918 15,237 +1.54% 1939 15,200 −0.01% 1948 14,681 −0.39% 1960 16,515 +0.99% 1970 15,327 −0.74% 1975 16,949 +2.04% 1980 17,533 +0.68%	Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1990 18,360 +0.46% 1995 18,860 +0.50% 2000 21,150 +2.49% 2007 23,673 +1.57% 2010 25,231 +2.35% 2015 26,861 +1.20% 2020 28,915 +1.46%
Source: Philippine Statistics Authority [11] [9] [12] [13]

Economy

Port of Siquijor

The major economic activities include farming, fishing, woodcraft and furniture making, basket making, peanut processing, banana chips processing, and bakery. ^[5]

Transportation

Although Larena has the larger port on the island, the Port of Siquijor also provides daily ferry services. Montenegro Lines and Aleson Shipping Lines provide service to Dumaguete in Negros Oriental. OceanJet provides service to Dumaguete, Tagbilaran in Bohol, and Cebu City.

The island's only aerodrome, Siquijor Airport, is located in barangay Cang‑alwang. The airport is used by smaller private planes and does not serve commercial flights.

Education

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

Elementary schools:

• Banban Elementary School — Luyang
• Bolos Elementary School — Bolos
• Caipilan Elementary School — Caipilan
• Candanay Elementary School — Candanay Norte
• Cang-agong Elementary School — Cang-agong
• Cang-alwang Elementary School — Tongo
• Cang-asa Elementary School — Cang-asa
• Cang-atuyom Elementary School — Cang-atuyom
• Ibabao Elementary School — Ibabao
• Luzong Elementary School — Luzong
• Pangi Elementary School — Pangi
• Ponong Elementary School — Ponong
• San Antonio Elementary School — San Antonio

High schools:

• Banban National High School — Banban
• Cang-alwang National High School — Tongo
• Ponong High School — Ponong
• San Antonio National High School — San Antonio
• Siquijor Provincial Science High School — Caipilan

Integrated schools:

• Siquijor Integrated School (formerly Siquijor CES) — Polangyuta

Private schools:

• Assisi High School of Siquijor, Inc. — Sta. Fe Street, Poblacion
• Quezon Memorial Institute of Siquijor, Inc. — Canal

References

1.   Municipality of Siquijor | (DILG)
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7. Palma, Wilter (August 9, 2022). "AN ACT AUTOMATICALLY CONVERTING THE CAPITAL TOWN OF PROVINCES WITH NO COMPONENT CITIES, INDEPENDENT COMPONENT CITIES, OR HIGHLY URBANIZED CITIES WITHIN ITS TERRITORIAL JURISDICTION, INTO A COMPONENT CITY" (PDF). House of Representatives of the Philippines. Retrieved April 1, 2023.
8. Daza, Paul (August 11, 2022). "AN ACT CONVERING INTO COMPONENT CITIES THE CAPITAL TOWNS OF PROVINCES WITHOUT A CITY, AMENDING FOR THE PURPOSE SECTION 450 OF REPUBLIC ACT NO. 7610, AS AMENDED BY REPUBLIC ACT NO. 9009, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS THE LOCAL GOVERNMENT CODE OF 1991, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES" (PDF). House of Representatives of the Philippines. Retrieved April 1, 2023.
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11. Census of Population (2015). "Region VII (Central Visayas)". Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. Philippine Statistics Authority . Retrieved June 20, 2016.
12. 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.
13. "Province of Siquijor". Municipality Population Data. Local Water Utilities Administration Research Division. Retrieved December 17, 2016.
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19. "Municipal and City Level Small Area Poverty Estimates; 2009, 2012 and 2015". Philippine Statistics Authority. July 10, 2019.
20. "PSA Releases the 2018 Municipal and City Level Poverty Estimates". Philippine Statistics Authority. December 15, 2021. Retrieved January 22, 2022.

External links

• Philippine Standard Geographic Code