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

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and the southernmost settlement in the

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. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 83,082 people. The town is home to the ''Minagahat language'', the indigenous language of Southern Negros as listed by the

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. The language is vital to the culture and arts of the people. Siaton is from

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Lake Balanan Lake Balanan is a lake situated in Siaton, Negros Oriental in the Philippines. It is a freshwater lake in the forested mountains of the southern portion of the island of Negros, with a shape resembling a figure of eight, the narrowest point b ...

is located in Siaton.

Geography

Barangays

Siaton is politically subdivided into 26

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s. Each barangay consists of

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s and some have

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Climate

Demographics

Economy

Education

The public schools in the town of Siaton are administered by four school districts under th
Schools Division of Negros Oriental

Elementary schools

* Albiga Elementary School — Albiga * Antulang Elementary School — Sitio Antulang, Si-it * Apoloy Elementary School — Apoloy * Apoloy ES - Estakahan Extension — Sitio Estakahan, Apoloy * Bantolinao Elementary School — Sitio Bantolinao, Cabangahan * Bonbonon Elementary School — Bonbonon * Bunay Elementary School — Sitio Bunay, Bonawon * Cabangahan Elementary School — Cabangahan * Calangag Elementary School — Sitio Calangag, Bonawon * Calañan Elementary School — Sitio Calañan, Bonawon * Canaway Elementary School — Canaway * Candugay Elementary School — Sitio Candugay, Casala-an * Casalaan Elementary School — Casala-an * Caticugan Elementary School — Caticugan * Catipon Elementary School — Sitio Catipon, Bonawon * Cruz Gadiane Elementary School — Sitio Panablawan, Salag * Datag Elementary School — Datag * Felipe Tayko Memorial School — Nat'l Highway, Poblacion 1 * Giligaon Elementary School — Giligaon * Hagikhik Elementary School — Sitio Hagikhik, Apoloy * Kabangkalan Elementary School — Sitio Kabangkalan, Tayak * Lamberto L. Macias Elementary School — Sitio Cambonbon, Sandulot * Lico-Lico Elementary School — Sitio Lico-Lico, Bonawon * Lindy Pajunar Memorial School — Napacao * Luan-Luan Elementary School — Sitio Luan-Luan, Canaway * Maladpad Elementary School — Sitio Maladpad, Giligaon * Maloh Central School — Maloh * Managobsob Elementary School — Sitio Managobsob, Sandulot * Mantiquil Elementary School — Mantiquil * Mantuyop Elementary School — Mantuyop * Nawacat Elementary School — Sitio Nawacat, Casala-an * Nasipit Elementary School — Sitio Nasipit, Cabangahan * Olambid Elementary School — Sitio Olambid, Apoloy * Pagang Elementary School — Sitio Pagang, Caticugan * Palayuhan Elementary School — Sitio Palayuhan, Si-it * Pio Macahig Memorial Elementary School — Bonawon * Ramon Ponce de Leon Elementary School — Malabuhan * Salag Elementary School — Salag * Salingkubong Elementary School — Sitio Salingkubong, Tayak * Sandulot Elementary School — Sandulot * San Jose Elementary School — San Jose * Sumaliring Elementary School — Sumaliring * Talaptap Elementary School — Sitio Talaptap, Giligaon * Tayak Elementary School — Tayak * Ulayan Elementary School — Sitio Ulayan, Maloh

High schools

* Aurelia G. Merecido Memorial High School — Cabangahan * Cambonbon National High School — Sitio Cambonbon, Sandulot * Candugay High School — Sitio Candugay, Casala-an * Caticugan High School — Caticugan * Giligaon High School — Giligaon * Lorenza P. Palarpalar Memorial High School — Bonbonon * Mainit High School — Sitio Mainit, Tayak * Maloh Provincial Community High School — Maloh * Mantiquil Masaligan High School — Mantiquil * Maria Macahig National High School — Bonawon * Paciente Cesar G. Cabrera High School — Napacao * Palayuhan High School — Sitio Palayuhan, Si-it * Siaton National High School — Progresso Street, Poblacion 3 * Siaton Science High School — Mantuyop * Sumaliring High School — Sumaliring

Private schools

* Arjune Learning Center — Burgos Street, Poblacion 2 * Bautista Tayko Memorial SDA Elementary School Inc. — Bonawon * Carmel High School — Nat'l Highway, Poblacion 1

Notable personalities

* Felix Makasiar, 14th Chief Justice of the

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"Chief Justice Felix V. Makasiar"
Supreme Court of the Philippines. Retrieved June 5, 2010. * Roel Degamo, former governor of Negros Oriental

References

External links

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