Siquijor

Siquijor
Province of Siquijor
Clockwise from the top: Saint Francis of Assisi Church, Lazi Church Convent, Cambugahay Falls, Salagdoong Beach, Saint Francis of Assisi Church Belfry
Flag of Siquijor
Official seal of Siquijor
Location in the Philippines
Location in the Philippines
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Coordinates: 9°11′N 123°35′E / 9.18°N 123.58°E / 9.18; 123.58
CountryPhilippines
RegionNegros Island Region
Founded17 September 1971
Capital
and largest municipality
Siquijor
Government
 • TypeSangguniang Panlalawigan
 • GovernorJake Vincent S. Villa (PFP)
 • Vice GovernorMei Ling M. Quezon-Brown (NPC)
 • RepresentativeZaldy Villa (PDPLBN)
 • LegislatureSiquijor Provincial Board
Area
 • Total337.49 km2 (130.31 sq mi)
 • Rank79th out of 81
Highest elevation
(Mount Malabahoc)
628 m (2,060 ft)
Population
 (2020 census)[2]
 • Total103,395
 • Rank79th out of 81
 • Density310/km2 (790/sq mi)
  • Rank29th out of 81
 • Voter (2019)[3]
76,225
 • Language
DemonymSiquijodnon
Divisions
 • Component cities0
 • Municipalities
6
 • Barangays134
 • DistrictsLegislative district of Siquijor
Time zoneUTC+08:00 (PST)
ZIP code
6225–6230
IDD:area code+63 (0)35
ISO 3166 codePH-SIG
Income class5th class
PSGC076100000
Websitesiquijorprovince.com

Siquijor (/ˌsɪkiˈhɔːr/ SIK-ee-HOR, Tagalog: [sɪkɪˈhɔɾ]), officially the Province of Siquijor (Cebuano: Lalawigan sa Siquijor; Tagalog: Lalawigan ng Siquijor), is a Philippine island province (the third smallest in the country, in terms of population and land area)[4] located within the Negros Island Region. Its capital is the municipality of Siquijor, Siquijor. The province lies south of Cebu, southeast of Negros Oriental, southwest of Bohol, and north of Mindanao.

During the Spanish colonial period of the Philippines, the Spaniards called Siquijor the Isla del Fuego (Island of Fire), likely a reference to the island's location along the Pacific Ring of Fire.[5]

  1. ^ "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.
  2. ^ Census of Population (2020). "Region VII (Central Visayas)". Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved July 8, 2021.
  3. ^ "Number of Registered Voters by Sex : 2019 National and Local Elections" (PDF). Commission on Elections. 2019.
  4. ^ Cite error: The named reference :1 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  5. ^ Cite error: The named reference :2 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).

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