Siquijor, Siquijor

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Siquijor
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Flag
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Country [[{{safesubst:#property:P17}}]]
Region Central Visayas (Region VII)
Province [[{{safesubst:#property:P131}}|{{safesubst:#property:P131}}]]
District Lone district of Siquijor
Founded {{safesubst:#property:P571}}
Barangay 42 (see § Barangays)
Government[1]
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 • Vice {{safesubst:#property:P1313}} Richard Quezon
 • Council
Members
Area[2]
 • Total 80.70 km2 (31.16 sq mi)
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 • Total {{safesubst:#property:P1,082}}
 • Voter (2013) [3] {{safesubst:#property:P1,831}}
 • Language {{safesubst:#property:P1,412}}
Demonym(s) {{safesubst:#property:P1549}}
Time zone PST (UTC+8)
ZIP code {{safesubst:#property:P281}}
IDD : area code +63 (0){{safesubst:#property:P473}}
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Website http://{{safesubst:#property:P856}}

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Although Larena has the largest port on the island, the harbour of Siquijor provides daily ferry services to Dumaguete in Negros Oriental. The island's only airport, Siquijor Airport, is located in barangay Cang-alwang but there are no scheduled services.

Barangays

Siquijor comprises 42 barangays:

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  • Banban
  • Bolos
  • Caipilan
  • Caitican
  • Calalinan
  • Cang-atuyom
  • Canal
  • Candanay Norte
  • Candanay Sur
  • Cang-adieng
  • Cang-agong
  • Cang-alwang
  • Cang-asa
  • Cang-inte
  • Cang-isad
  • Canghunoghunog
  • Cangmatnog
  • Cangmohao
  • Cantabon
  • Caticugan
  • Dumanhog
  • Ibabao
  • Lambojon
  • Luyang
  • Luzong
  • Olo
  • Pangi
  • Panlautan
  • Pasihagon
  • Pili
  • Poblacion
  • Polangyuta
  • Ponong
  • Sabang
  • San Antonio
  • Songculan
  • Tacdog
  • Tacloban
  • Tambisan
  • Tebjong
  • Tinago
  • Tongo

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.[4]

Demographics

Population census of Siquijor, Siquijor
Year Pop. ±% p.a.
1990 18,860 —    
1995 18,860 +0.00%
2000 21,166 +2.50%
2007 23,673 +1.56%
2010 25,231 +2.35%
Source: National Statistics Office[5][6]

In the 2013 election, it had {{safesubst:#property:P1,831}} registered voters, meaning that Expression error: Unrecognized punctuation character "{".% of the population are aged 18 and over.[3]

Economy

The major economic activities include farming, fishing, woodcraft and furniture making, basket making, peanut processing, banana chips processing, and bakery.[4]

References

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