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Siquijor
Province in Negros Island Region, Philippines / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
For the municipality, see Siquijor, Siquijor.
Siquijor (/ˌsɪkiˈhɔːr/ SIK-ee-HOR, Tagalog: [sɪkɪˈhɔɾ]), officially the Province of Siquijor (Cebuano: Lalawigan sa Siquijor; Tagalog: Lalawigan ng Siquijor), is a Philippine island province (the third smallest in the country, in terms of population and land area)[4] located within the Negros Island Region. Its capital is the municipality of Siquijor, Siquijor. The province lies south of Cebu, southeast of Negros Oriental, southwest of Bohol, and north of Mindanao.
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Siquijor | |
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Province of Siquijor | |
Clockwise from the top: Saint Francis of Assisi Church, Lazi Church Convent, Cambugahay Falls, Salagdoong Beach, Saint Francis of Assisi Church Belfry | |
![]() Location in the Philippines | |
Coordinates: 9°11′N 123°35′E | |
Country | Philippines |
Region | Negros Island Region |
Founded | 17 September 1971 |
Capital and largest municipality | Siquijor |
Government | |
• Type | Sangguniang Panlalawigan |
• Governor | Jake Vincent S. Villa (PFP) |
• Vice Governor | Mei Ling M. Quezon-Brown (NPC) |
• Representative | Zaldy Villa (PDPLBN) |
• Legislature | Siquijor Provincial Board |
Area | |
• Total | 337.49 km2 (130.31 sq mi) |
• Rank | 79th out of 81 |
Highest elevation (Mount Malabahoc) | 628 m (2,060 ft) |
Population (2020 census)[2] | |
• Total | 103,395 |
• Rank | 79th out of 81 |
• Density | 310/km2 (790/sq mi) |
• Rank | 29th out of 81 |
• Voter (2019)[3] | 76,225 |
• Language | |
Demonym | Siquijodnon |
Divisions | |
• Component cities | 0 |
• Municipalities | |
• Barangays | 134 |
• Districts | Legislative district of Siquijor |
Time zone | UTC+08:00 (PST) |
ZIP code | 6225–6230 |
IDD : area code | +63 (0)35 |
ISO 3166 code | PH-SIG |
Income class | 5th class |
PSGC | 076100000 |
Website | siquijorprovince |
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During the Spanish colonial period of the Philippines, the Spaniards called Siquijor the Isla del Fuego (Island of Fire), likely a reference to the island's location along the Pacific Ring of Fire.[5]