Guinsiliban

Guinsiliban, officially the Municipality of Guinsiliban, is a municipality in the province of Camiguin, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 6,685 people, making it the least populated town in the province.^[3]

Guinsiliban
Municipality
Municipality of Guinsiliban
Guinsiliban Port
Flag
Map of Camiguin with Guinsiliban highlighted
OpenStreetMap
Guinsiliban Location within the Philippines
Coordinates: 9°05′53″N 124°47′10″E
Country	Philippines
Region	Northern Mindanao
Province	Camiguin
District	Lone district
Founded	June 13, 1950
Barangays	7 (see Barangays)
Government  [1]
• Type	Sangguniang Bayan
• Mayor	Helenio N. Abecia (PDPLBN)
• Vice Mayor	Elvis O. Roxas (PDPLBN)
• Representative	Jurdin Jesus M. Romualdo
• Municipal Council	Members Maria Rose B. Albis Lyndee J. Medalla Rajah Rex V. Tabalba Arturo U. Chaves Jr. Charita R. Ayuban Veronica Len A. Cadavez Virgilio F. Lacerna Manuelito P. Pacudan
• Electorate	5,395 voters (2022)
Area [2]
• Total	18.52 km2 (7.15 sq mi)
Highest elevation	676 m (2,218 ft)
Lowest elevation	0 m (0 ft)
Population  (2020 census)[3]
• Total	6,685
• Density	360/km2 (930/sq mi)
• Households	1,707
Economy
• Income class	6th municipal income class
• Poverty incidence	28.07 % (2021)[4]
• Revenue	₱ 79.94 million (2022)
• Assets	₱ 152.4 million (2022)
• Expenditure	₱ 60.99 million (2022)
• Liabilities	₱ 49.17 million (2022)
Service provider
• Electricity	Camiguin Electric Cooperative (CAMELCO)
Time zone	UTC+8 (PST)
ZIP code	9102
PSGC	1001802000
IDD : area code	+63 (0)88
Native languages	Kinamigin Cebuano Tagalog
Website	www.guinsilibancamiguin.gov.ph

Geography

Barangays

Guinsiliban is politically subdivided into 7 barangays. Each barangay consists of puroks while some have sitios.

• Butay
• Cabuan
• Cantaan
• Liong
• Maac
• North Poblacion
• South Poblacion

Climate

Climate data for Guinsiliban, Camiguin
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Year
Mean daily maximum °C (°F)	28 (82)	28 (82)	29 (84)	30 (86)	30 (86)	29 (84)	29 (84)	30 (86)	30 (86)	29 (84)	29 (84)	28 (82)	29 (84)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F)	23 (73)	23 (73)	23 (73)	23 (73)	24 (75)	25 (77)	25 (77)	25 (77)	25 (77)	25 (77)	24 (75)	24 (75)	24 (75)
Average precipitation mm (inches)	327 (12.9)	254 (10.0)	185 (7.3)	128 (5.0)	215 (8.5)	273 (10.7)	248 (9.8)	243 (9.6)	214 (8.4)	246 (9.7)	271 (10.7)	271 (10.7)	2,875 (113.3)
Average rainy days	24.3	21.1	22.5	20.6	28.3	28.8	29.4	29.0	28.0	28.3	26.0	24.2	310.5
Source: Meteoblue[5]

Demographics

Population census of Guinsiliban

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1960	3,499	—
1970	5,686	+4.97%
1975	4,057	−6.55%
1980	4,254	+0.95%
1990	4,341	+0.20%
1995	4,919	+2.37%
2000	5,092	+0.74%
2007	5,559	+1.22%
2010	5,580	+0.14%
2015	6,281	+2.28%
2020	6,685	+1.23%
Source: Philippine Statistics Authority[6][7][8][9]

In the 2020 census, the population of Guinsiliban was 6,685 people,^[3] with a density of 360 inhabitants per square kilometre or 930 inhabitants per square mile.