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

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and capital of 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 had a population of 28,915 people making it the most populous town in the province.

History

While Spanish priests arrived in Siquijor as early as 1780, it was not until 1794 that the town became a municipality, the same year the parish was established.

Geography

Barangays

Siquijor is politically subdivided into 42 barangays. Each barangay consists of

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s and some have

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Climate

Demographics

Economy

The major economic activities include farming, fishing, woodcraft and furniture making, basket making, peanut processing, banana chips processing, and bakery.

Transportation

Although Larena has the larger port on the island, the Port of Siquijor also provides daily ferry services. Montenegro Lines and Aleson Shipping Lines provide service to

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. The island's only aerodrome, Siquijor Airport, is located in barangay Cangalwang. The airport is used by smaller private planes and does not serve commercial flights.

Education

The public schools in the town of Siquijor are administered by two school districts under the Schools Division of Siquijor.http://www.deped-siquijor.com/ High schools: * Banban National High School — Banban * Cang-alwang National High School — Tongo * Ponong High School — Ponong * San Antonio National High School — San Antonio * Siquijor Provincial Science High School — Caipilan Integrated schools: * Siquijor Integrated School (formerly ''Siquijor CES'') — Polangyuta Private schools: * Assisi High School of Siquijor — Sta. Fe Street, Poblacion * Quezon Memorial Institute of Siquijor — Canal

References

External links

* Philippine Standard Geographic Code {{Authority control Municipalities of Siquijor Provincial capitals of the Philippines