Geography
Siquijor is an island province of the Philippines located in the Central Visayas region. Its capital is the municipality also named Siquijor. To the northwest of Siquijor are Cebu and Negros, to the northeast is Bohol and to the south, across the Bohol Sea is Mindanao.
Siquijor is the third smallest province in the country both in terms of population and land area, after Camiguin and Batanes. For a time it was sub-province of Negros Oriental. Called Isla del Fuego of the 'Island of Fire' by the Spanish before, Siquijor is considered by many Filipinos to be a mystical island, full of witches and other supernatural phenomena.
Capital: Siquijor
Area: 343.5 km square(3rd smallest)
Divisions:
- Highly urbanized cities-0
- Component cities-0
- Municipalities-6
- Barangays-134
- Congressional districts-1
Governor: Orlando Fua, Jr. (2007-Present)
People and Culture
Population. According to the 2010 Census of Population and Housing (2010 CPH) conducted by the NSO, there were a total of 91,066 Siquijodnons(as the residents of Siquijor call themselves), increasing of 11.6% over the population of 81,598 last 2000 census. The annual population growth rate was 1.10% for the period of 2000 to 2010, increasing of 0.11% from 0.99% annual PGR for the period of 1990 to 2000.
Languages. The main language spoken in Siquijor is Cebuano. English as well as Tagalog is also spoken by many of the residents.
Education. Literacy rate, one of the highest in the country, is at 92.5%.
| Land Area, Household and Population by Municipality | ||||
|
Municipality |
Land Area (Has.) |
Population |
No. of Households |
|
1 |
Enrique Villanueva | 2,792.673 |
5,972 |
1,170 |
2 |
Larena | 3,813.498 |
12,931 |
2,394 |
3 |
Lazi | 7,322.250 |
20,024 |
3,945 |
4 |
Maria | 5,631.092 |
13,383 |
2,679 |
5 |
San Juan | 4,047.621 |
13,525 |
2,665 |
6 |
Siquijor | 8,205.851 |
25,231 |
4,498 |
T O T A L |
31,812.985 |
91,066 |
17,351 |
|
Physical
Terrain. Siquijor is an island province in the Visayas. It lies southeast from Cebu and Negros across Cebu Strait (in some references called Bohol Strait) and southwest from Bohol. Bohol is also located north of Mindanao separated by the Bohol Sea.
With a land area of 343.5 square km and a coastline 102 km long, Siquijor is the 3rd smallest province of the Philippines. The highest peak at the center of the island is Mount Bandilaan.
Climate. In most part of the province, it is dry from January to May and wet the rest of the year. The southern most part of the province is dry from November to April and wet the rest of the year. Annual rainfall is 1,305 millimeters, with mean temperature of 27.8oC and humidity of 78%.
Province of Siquijor
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