Siquijor, officially the Municipality of Siquijor (Cebuano: Lungsod sa Siquijor; Tagalog: Bayan ng Siquijor), is a 4th class municipality and capital of the province of Siquijor, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it had 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
In 2022, in the 19th Congress of the Philippines, various representatives filed house bills that sought 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.
Climate
Demographics
St. Francis of Assisi Parish Church
Economy
Port of Siquijor
Poverty incidence of Siquijor
The major economic activities include farming, fishing, woodcraft and furniture making, basket making, peanut processing, banana chips processing, and bakery.[5]
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
^"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.
^ a b cCensus of Population (2020). "Region VII (Central Visayas)". Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved July 8, 2021.
^"PSA Releases the 2021 City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates". Philippine Statistics Authority. April 2, 2024. Retrieved April 28, 2024.
^ a b"Municipality of Siquijor". Provincial Government of Siquijor. Archived from the original on December 13, 2011. Retrieved November 17, 2015.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
^Yap, Eric (June 30, 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.
^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.
^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.
^ a bCensus of Population and Housing (2010). "Region VII (Central Visayas)" (PDF). Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. National Statistics Office. Retrieved June 29, 2016.
^"Siquijor: Average Temperatures and Rainfall". Meteoblue. Retrieved April 28, 2020.
^Census of Population (2015). "Region VII (Central Visayas)". Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved June 20, 2016.
^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.{{cite encyclopedia}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)