Siquijor, officially the Municipality of Siquijor ( ceb, Lungsod sa Siquijor; tl, Bayan ng Siquijor), is a 4th class

municipality A municipality is usually a single administrative division having corporate status and powers of self-government or jurisdiction as granted by national and regional laws to which it is subordinate. The term ''municipality'' may also mean the ...

and capital of the

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Siquijor Siquijor ( , ), officially the Province of Siquijor ( ceb, Lalawigan sa Siquijor; tl, Lalawigan ng Siquijor), is an island province in the Philippines located in the Central Visayas region. Its capital is the municipality also named Siquijor ...

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. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 28,915 people.

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.

Geography

Barangays

Siquijor comprises 42 barangays:

Climate

Demographics

Economy

The major economic activities include farming, fishing, woodcraft and furniture making, basket making, peanut processing, banana chips processing, and bakery.

Transport

Although

Larena Larena, officially the Municipality of Larena ( ceb, Lungsod sa Larena; tl, Bayan ng Larena), is a 5th class municipality in the province of Siquijor, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 14,454 people. It was the ...

has the larger port on the island, the harbour of Siquijor provides daily ferry services to

Dumaguete Dumaguete, officially the City of Dumaguete ( ceb, Dakbayan sa Dumaguete; fil, Lungsod ng Dumaguete), is a 3rd income class component city and the capital of the province of Negros Oriental, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a p ...

in Negros Oriental. The island's only aerodrome, Siquijor Airport, is located in barangay Cangalwang wherein the only airline operating is Air Juan flying Cebu-Siqujor-Cebu route three times a week.

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