Maria, Siquijor
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Maria, officially the Municipality of Maria (; ), is a municipality in the
province A province is an administrative division within a country or sovereign state, state. The term derives from the ancient Roman , which was the major territorial and administrative unit of the Roman Empire, Roman Empire's territorial possessions ou ...
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. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 14,385. Maria 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

Maria is politically subdivided into 22 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
sitios A ''sitio'' (Spanish language, 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 bar ...
.


Climate


Demographics


Economy


Education

The public schools in the town of Maria are administered by one school district under th
Schools Division of Siquijor
Elementary schools: * Bogo Elementary School — Bogo * Candaping Elementary School — Candaping B * Cantaroc Elementary School — Cantaroc B * Cantugbas Elementary School — Cantugbas * Lico-an Elementary School — Lico-an * Lilo-an Elementary School — Lilo-an * Logucan Elementary School — Logucan * Minalulan Elementary School — Minalulan * Nabutay Elementary School — Nabutay * Pisong A Elementary School — Pisong A * Pisong B Elementary School — Pisong B High schools: * Candaping National High School — Candaping B Integrated schools: * Maria Integrated School (formerly ''Maria CS'') — Poblacion Norte


References


External links



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