Enrique Villanueva, officially the Municipality of Enrique Villanueva (; ), is a
municipality
A municipality is usually a single administrative division having municipal corporation, corporate status and powers of self-government or jurisdiction as granted by national and regional laws to which it is subordinate.
The term ''municipality' ...
in the
province
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of
Siquijor
Siquijor ( , ), officially the Province of Siquijor (; ), is a Philippines, Philippine Provinces of the Philippines, island province (List of islands of the Philippines, the third smallest in the country, in terms of population and land area) ...
,
Philippines
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. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 6,790 people, making it the least populated town in the province.
Enrique Villanueva is from
Siquijor
Siquijor ( , ), officially the Province of Siquijor (; ), is a Philippines, Philippine Provinces of the Philippines, island province (List of islands of the Philippines, the third smallest in the country, in terms of population and land area) ...
.
Geography
Barangays
Enrique Villanueva is politically subdivided into 14 barangays. Each barangay consists of
purok
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s and some have
sitio
A ''sitio'' ( Spanish for "site") in the Philippines is a territorial enclave that forms part of a barangay. Typically rural, a ''sitios location is usually far from the center of the barangay itself and could be its own barangay if its popu ...
s.
Climate
Demographics
Economy
Education
The public schools in the town of Enrique Villanueva are administered by one school district under th
Schools Division of Siquijor
Elementary schools:
* Bitaug Elementary School — Bitaug
* Enrique Villanueva Central Elementary School — Tulapos
* Libo Elementary School — Libo
* Roxas Elementary School — Cangmangki
High schools:
* Enrique Villanueva National High School — Tulapos
Image gallery
Mount Carmer Church 01.JPG, Mount Carmel Parish Church
Enrique Villanueva town hall.JPG, Enrique Villanueva Town Hall
File:Tulapos Marine Sanctuary 01.JPG, The Tulapos Marine Sanctuary
References
External links
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Philippine Standard Geographic Code The Philippine Standard Geographic Code (PSGC) is a systematic classification and coding for geographic areas in the Philippines. It classifies areas based on the country's four levels of administrative divisions: regions, provinces, municipalities ...
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Municipalities of Siquijor