San Miguel, officially the Municipality of San Miguel (, , ), is a

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in the

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. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 30,115 people. San Miguel is a part of the

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area, centered on

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. It is the site of Aganan River Dam, which is an agricultural purpose dam used for irrigation of the ricefields in the surrounding towns. Pepsi Bottlers Philippines Inc. has a bottling plant in San Miguel, which supplies

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products in

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Geography

San Miguel is northeast of

and from Alimodian. The municipality is bordered by Cabatuan in the north, Santa Barbara and

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in the east, Alimodian and

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in the west, and by

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in the south. Southeast of San Miguel is Mandurriao district of

Barangays

San Miguel is politically subdivided into 24

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s. Each barangay consists of

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s and some have

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. * Barangay 1 Poblacion (Roxas St.) * Barangay 2 Poblacion (Salvilla Santo Rosario) * Barangay 3 Poblacion (A.S. Suarez St. Zone 1) * Barangay 4 Poblacion (A.S. Suarez East) * Barangay 5 Poblacion (Santiago St. North) * Barangay 6 Poblacion (Santiago St. South) * Barangay 7 Poblacion (San Roque St. South) * Barangay 8 Poblacion (Montaño-San Roque) * Barangay 9 Poblacion (Salazar San Jose) * Barangay 10 Poblacion (R.V. Sanchez St. South) * Barangay 11 Poblacion (R.V. Sanchez St. North) * Barangay 12 Poblacion (Sales Malaga Saliedo) * Barangay 13 Poblacion (SantaRita-Saclauso St.) * Barangay 14 Poblacion (San Miguel North) * Barangay 15 Poblacion (San Miguel South) * Barangay 16 Poblacion (San Agustin St.) * Consolacion * Igtambo * San Antonio * San Jose * Santa Cruz * Santa Teresa * Santo Angel * Santo Niño

Climate

Demographics

In the 2020 census, the population of San Miguel, Iloilo, was 30,115 people, with a density of .

Languages

Hiligaynon is the main language used by the residents. Karay-a is also spoken as a secondary language, especially in the northeastern part bordering the municipalities of Cabatuan and

. Tagalog and English are also spoken.

Religion

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is the most dominant religion in this municipality.

Economy

List of Mayors

References

External links

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