Lazi, officially the Municipality of Lazi (; ), is a

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in the

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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) ...

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. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 22,488. Lazi Church is currently in the tentative list for

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under the Baroque Churches of the Philippines (Extension). A proposal has been suggested by scholars to make a separate UNESCO inclusion for "Old Centre of Lazi which includes the Lazi Church". Lazi is from

Geography

Barangays

Lazi is politically subdivided into 18 barangays. Each barangay consists of

purok A ''purok'' () is an informal division within a barangay in the Philippines. While not officially considered a local government unit (LGU), a ''purok'' often serves as a unit for delivering services and administration within a barangay. ''Pur ...

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 ...

Climate

Demographics

Economy

Education

The public schools in the town of Lazi are administered by two school districts under th
Schools Division of Siquijor
Elementary schools: * Cadoldolan Elementary School — Sitio Cadoldolan, Campalanas * Campalanas Elementary School — Campalanas * Cangclaran Elementary School — Cangclaran * Cangomantong Elementary School — Cangomantong * Capalasanan Elementary School — Capalasanan * Dapdap Elementary School — Lower Cabangcalan * Gabayan Elementary School — Gabayan * Kimba Elementary School — Kimba * Kinamandagan Elementary School — Kinamandagan * Lazi Central Elementary School — Catamboan * Po-o Elementary School — Po-o * Simacolong Elementary School — Simacolong * Tagmanocan Elementary School — Tagmanocan * Tignao Elementary School — Tignao * Ytaya Elementary School — Ytaya High schools: * Campalanas National High School — Campalanas * Kinamandagan High School — Kinamandagan * Lazi National Agricultural School — Tigbawan * Leon Parami High School — Po-o

Gallery

Lazi Convent Color.JPG, San Isidro Labrador Convent Enchanted Balete Tree in Lazi.JPG, The century-old Enchanted Balete Tree Lazi Elementary School.jpg, The wooden Gabaldon school Siquijor - Cambugahay Falls.jpg, Cambugahay Falls

References

External links

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* Philippine Standard Geographic Code {{Authority control Municipalities of Siquijor