Sibunag
Sibunag | |
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Municipality of Sibunag | |
![]() Guimaras Circumferential Road | |
![]() Map of Guimaras with Sibunag highlighted | |
Location within the Philippines | |
Coordinates: 10°30′16″N 122°37′52″E / 10.504583°N 122.631122°E | |
Country | Philippines |
Region | Western Visayas |
Province | Guimaras |
District | Lone district |
Founded | May 8, 1995 |
Barangays | 14 (see Barangays) |
Government | |
• Type | Sangguniang Bayan |
• Mayor | Annabelle V. Samaniego |
• Vice Mayor | Mervin V. Infante |
• Representative | Ma. Lucille L. Nava |
• Municipal Council | Members |
• Electorate | 15,323 voters (2022) |
Area | |
• Total | 120.04 km2 (46.35 sq mi) |
Elevation | 65 m (213 ft) |
Highest elevation | 198 m (650 ft) |
Lowest elevation | 0 m (0 ft) |
Population (2020 census)[3] | |
• Total | 23,162 |
• Density | 190/km2 (500/sq mi) |
• Households | 5,787 |
Economy | |
• Income class | 4th municipal income class |
• Poverty incidence | 19.95 |
• Revenue | ₱ 104.8 million (2020) |
• Assets | ₱ 335.6 million (2020) |
• Expenditure | ₱ 90.53 million (2020) |
• Liabilities | ₱ 66.38 million (2020) |
Service provider | |
• Electricity | Guimaras Electric Cooperative (GUIMELCO) |
Time zone | UTC 8 (PST) |
ZIP code | 5048 |
PSGC | |
IDD : area code | 63 (0)33 |
Native languages | Hiligaynon Ati Tagalog |
Sibunag, officially the Municipality of Sibunag (Hiligaynon: Banwa sang Sibunag; Tagalog: Bayan ng Sibunag), is a 4th class municipality in the province of Guimaras, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 23,162 people, making it the least populated municipality in the province.[3]
Its territory includes the islands of Inampulugan, Natugna, and several other minor islets in the Guimaras Strait.
The town was created by virtue of Republic Act No. 7896 on February 20, 1995.[5]
Sibunag is a part of the Metro Iloilo–Guimaras area, centered on Iloilo City. It is 52 kilometres (32 mi) from Jordan.
Geography
[edit]Barangays
[edit]Sibunag is administratively subdivided into 14 barangays. [6] Each barangay consists of puroks and some have sitios.
- Alegria
- Ayangan
- Bubog
- Concordia
- Dasal (Poblacion)
- Inampulugan
- Maabay
- Millan
- Oracon
- Ravina
- Sabang
- San Isidro
- Sebaste
- Tanglad
Climate
[edit]Climate data for Sibunag, Guimaras | |||||||||||||
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Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 30 (86) |
31 (88) |
32 (90) |
33 (91) |
32 (90) |
30 (86) |
29 (84) |
29 (84) |
28 (82) |
29 (84) |
30 (86) |
30 (86) |
30 (86) |
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 21 (70) |
21 (70) |
22 (72) |
23 (73) |
24 (75) |
24 (75) |
24 (75) |
24 (75) |
24 (75) |
24 (75) |
23 (73) |
22 (72) |
23 (73) |
Average precipitation mm (inches) | 19 (0.7) |
17 (0.7) |
26 (1.0) |
37 (1.5) |
119 (4.7) |
191 (7.5) |
258 (10.2) |
260 (10.2) |
248 (9.8) |
196 (7.7) |
97 (3.8) |
39 (1.5) |
1,507 (59.3) |
Average rainy days | 7.2 | 5.2 | 8.3 | 11.9 | 22.3 | 26.5 | 28.3 | 28.2 | 27.3 | 26.4 | 18.7 | 11.8 | 222.1 |
Source: Meteoblue[7] |
Demographics
[edit]Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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1995 | 17,773 | — |
2000 | 20,104 | 2.68% |
2007 | 17,552 | −1.85% |
2010 | 19,565 | 4.03% |
2015 | 22,158 | 2.40% |
2020 | 23,162 | 0.88% |
Source: Philippine Statistics Authority[8][9][10][11] |
At the 2020 census, the population of Sibunag was 23,162 people,[3] with a density of 190 inhabitants per square kilometre or 490 inhabitants per square mile.
Economy
[edit]Poverty incidence of Sibunag
10
20
30
40
50
2006
42.10 2009
49.33 2012
28.42 2015
24.95 2018
14.57 2021
19.95 Source: Philippine Statistics Authority[12][13][14][15][16][17][18][19] |
References
[edit]- ^ Municipality of Sibunag | (DILG)
- ^ "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.
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: CS1 maint: year (link) - ^ a b c Census of Population (2020). "Region VI (Western Visayas)". Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved 8 July 2021.
- ^ "PSA Releases the 2021 City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates". Philippine Statistics Authority. 2 April 2024. Retrieved 28 April 2024.
- ^ Republic Act No. 7896 (20 February 1995), "Republic Act No. 7896 - An Act Creating the Municipality of Sibunag in the Province of Guimaras", Chan Robles Virtual Law Library, retrieved 28 January 2016
- ^ "Province: Guimaras". PSGC Interactive. Quezon City, Philippines: Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved 12 November 2016.
- ^ "Sibunag: Average Temperatures and Rainfall". Meteoblue. Retrieved 28 April 2020.
- ^ Census of Population (2015). "Region VI (Western Visayas)". Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved 20 June 2016.
- ^ Census of Population and Housing (2010). "Region VI (Western Visayas)" (PDF). Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. National Statistics Office. Retrieved 29 June 2016.
- ^ Censuses of Population (1903–2007). "Region VI (Western Visayas)". Table 1. Population Enumerated in Various Censuses by Province/Highly Urbanized City: 1903 to 2007. National Statistics Office.
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: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ "Province of Guimaras". Municipality Population Data. Local Water Utilities Administration Research Division. Retrieved 17 December 2016.
- ^ "Poverty incidence (PI):". Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved December 28, 2020.
- ^ "Estimation of Local Poverty in the Philippines" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. 29 November 2005.
- ^ "2003 City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. 23 March 2009.
- ^ "City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates; 2006 and 2009" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. 3 August 2012.
- ^ "2012 Municipal and City Level Poverty Estimates" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. 31 May 2016.
- ^ "Municipal and City Level Small Area Poverty Estimates; 2009, 2012 and 2015". Philippine Statistics Authority. 10 July 2019.
- ^ "PSA Releases the 2018 Municipal and City Level Poverty Estimates". Philippine Statistics Authority. 15 December 2021. Retrieved 22 January 2022.
- ^ "PSA Releases the 2021 City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates". Philippine Statistics Authority. 2 April 2024. Retrieved 28 April 2024.
External links
[edit]Media related to Sibunag at Wikimedia Commons
- Official webpage of the Province of Guimaras: Sibunag
- Philippine Standard Geographic Code
- Philippine Census Information