Larena
Municipality in Siquijor, Philippines / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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This article is about the Philippine municipality. For the Italian newspaper, see L'Arena. For other uses, see Larena (disambiguation).
Larena, officially the Municipality of Larena (Cebuano: Lungsod sa Larena; Tagalog: Bayan ng Larena), is a 5th class municipality in the province of Siquijor, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 14,454 people.[3]
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Larena
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Municipality of Larena | |
Location within the Philippines | |
Coordinates: 9°14′56″N 123°35′28″E | |
Country | Philippines |
Region | Central Visayas |
Province | Siquijor |
District | Lone district |
Barangays | 23 (see Barangays) |
Government | |
• Type | Sangguniang Bayan |
• Mayor | Cyrus Vincent M. Calibo (Aksyon) |
• Vice Mayor | Jan Dean O. Villa (Aksyon) |
• Representative | Zaldy S. Villa |
• Municipal Council | Members
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• Electorate | 11,962 voters (2022) |
Area | |
• Total | 49.81 km2 (19.23 sq mi) |
Elevation | 104 m (341 ft) |
Highest elevation | 448 m (1,470 ft) |
Lowest elevation | 0 m (0 ft) |
Population (2020 census)[3] | |
• Total | 14,454 |
• Density | 290/km2 (750/sq mi) |
• Households | 3,365 |
Economy | |
• Income class | 5th municipal income class |
• Poverty incidence | 9.50 |
• Revenue | ₱ 100.4 million (2020) |
• Assets | ₱ 284.4 million (2020) |
• Expenditure | ₱ 81.28 million (2020) |
• Liabilities | ₱ 53.54 million (2020) |
Service provider | |
• Electricity | Province of Siquijor Electric Cooperative (PROSIELCO) |
Time zone | UTC+8 (PST) |
ZIP code | 6226 |
PSGC | |
IDD : area code | +63 (0)35 |
Native languages | Cebuano Tagalog |
Patron saint | Saint Vincent Ferrer |
Website | larena |
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Larena is the former capital of the province of Siquijor. It is 10 kilometres (6.2 mi) from Siquijor.