San Dionisio, officially the Municipality of San Dionisio ( hil, Banwa sang San Dionisio, tgl, Bayan ng San Dionisio), is a 4th class

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in the

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Iloilo Iloilo (), officially the Province of Iloilo ( hil, Kapuoran sang Iloilo; krj, Kapuoran kang Iloilo; tl, Lalawigan ng Iloilo), is a province in the Philippines located in the Western Visayas region. Its capital is the City of Iloilo, the ...

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. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 39,048 people. San Dionisio is north of

Iloilo City Iloilo City, officially the City of Iloilo ( hil, Siyudad/Dakbanwa sang Iloilo; fil, Lungsod ng Iloilo), is a 1st class highly urbanized city in the Western Visayas region of the Philippines on the island of Panay. It is the capital city of t ...

and east of

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. The Quiniluban Island,

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and Igbon Island, extinct valconic islands known for coral reef scuba diving and beach ecotourism, lie in the east across the Concepcion Bay. The Mount Opaw, with the clear views of ocean and islands, is the tallest range with gentle slope with a single peak with trails in several directions to ascent.

History

During the Spanish Colonization of Philippines, a native leader named ''"Dionisio"'' had cleared the forest land to create a settlement called ''"Lakdayan"''. In 1877 Spanish arrived and renamed ''"Lakdayan"'' to ''"Dionisio"'' in the honor of humble fisherman founder of the settlement. Spanish converted the natives and appointed St. Vincent Ferrer as Patron Saint of the settlement. Spanish set up the municipality at Concepcion, of which Dioniso was a part of. During Spanish times, the head of the local government of Concepcion was titled ''"Kapitan"'' (captain) and the subordinate leaders in San Dionisio were titled ''"Tenientes"'' (lieutenant) and hereditary

Cabeza de Barangay A ''cabeza de barangay'' (literally "head of hebarangay), also known as ''teniente del barrio'', was the leader or chief of a barangay or barrio in the Philippines during the Spanish colonial period.Scott, William Henry. ''Barangay Sixteenth-Cen ...

(head of barangay). Eventually

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was carved out of Concepcion to establish an eponymous municipality, which also included Dionisio as one of the constituent barangay of Sara. In 1920, San Dionisio municipality was established after carving it out of Sara municipality.

Geography

Barangays

San Dionisio is politically subdivided into 29

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s. Each barangay consists of

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s and some have

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. * Agdaliran * Bagacay * Batuan * Bondulan * Borongon * Canas * Capinang * Amayong * Cubay * Cudionan * Dugman * Hacienda Conchita * Madanlog * Mandu-awak * Moto * Naborot * Nipa * Odiongan * Pangi * Pase *

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* San Nicolas * Santol * Siempreviva * Sua * Talo-ato * Tamangi * Tiabas * Tuble

Climate

San Dionisio has intermediate tropical climate, relatively dry from December to April and wet for the rest of the year. Northeast

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and

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cause the dry and sunny weather. Southeast monsoons and cyclone storms cause the wet and stormy conditions. January is the coldest month during the relatively cool tropical period from December to February. April to June summer season has the warmest temperature. High tropical temperature and the sea on eastern side cause the high relative humidity.

Demographics

In the 2020 census, the population of San Dionisio, Iloilo, was 39,048 people, with a density of .

Economy

References

External links

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