Amlan

Amlan, officially the Municipality of Amlan (Cebuano: Lungsod sa Amlan; Tagalog: Bayan ng Amlan), is a municipality in the province of Negros Oriental, Philippines. According to the 2024 census, it has a population of 26,566 people.^[5]

Amlan New Ayuquitan
Municipality
Municipality of Amlan
Church of Amlan
Flag
Map of Negros Oriental with Amlan highlighted
Interactive map of Amlan
Amlan Location within the Philippines
Coordinates: 9°27′52″N 123°13′25″E
Country	Philippines
Region	Negros Island Region
Province	Negros Oriental
District	2nd district
Barangays	8 (see Barangays)
Government  [1]
• Type	Sangguniang Bayan
• Mayor	Manuel Jose C. Sycip (NPC)
• Vice Mayor	Allan Marie R. Tan (NPC)
• Representative	Ma. Isabel L. Sagarbarria (Lakas)
• Municipal Council	Members Anna Jay O. Mariot Jacqueline S. Tan Edwin A. Omoso Emelyn B. Rosales Ana Linda E. Esparcia Ninfa R. Panot Julie A. Sibul Glendon D. Nochefranca Sherlyn Sycip ‡ Crislaine T. Jugilon ◌ ‡ ex officio ABC president ◌ ex officio SK chairman
• Electorate	18,847 voters (2025)
Area [2]
• Total	111.85 km2 (43.19 sq mi)
Elevation	29 m (95 ft)
Highest elevation	334 m (1,096 ft)
Lowest elevation	0 m (0 ft)
Population  (2024 census)[3]
• Total	26,566
• Density	237.51/km2 (615.16/sq mi)
• Households	6,158
Economy
• Income class	4th municipal income class
• Poverty incidence	21.1 % (2021)[4]
• Revenue	₱ 169.3 million (2022)
• Assets	₱ 322.2 million (2022)
• Expenditure	₱ 131.3 million (2022)
• Liabilities	₱ 80.01 million (2022)
Service provider
• Electricity	Negros Oriental 2 Electric Cooperative (NORECO 2)
Time zone	UTC+8 (PST)
ZIP code	6203
PSGC	074601000
IDD : area code	+63 (0)35
Native languages	Cebuano Tagalog
Website	www.amlan.gov.ph

History

Nineteenth-century chronicler Licinio Ruiz mentions Alman, a settlement said to have been named after a superior kind of guava. The town was made a parish independent of Tanjay in 1848, was renamed New Ayuquitan in 1912.^[6] It is renamed to Amlan by virtue of Republic Act No. 435 on June 7, 1950.

Heritage structures

Its Church of St. Andrew the Apostle, completed in 1853 (and said to have taken 50 years to build), is the centerpiece of the town's tourism while providing photo opportunists with a colonial period backdrop. The ruins of watch towers against the Moro depredations of old can still be seen in Buswang and near the mouth of the Amlan River; and two others near the school building of Ayuquitan and barrio Calo.

Geography

Amlan is 21 kilometres (13 mi) from Dumaguete and 194 kilometres (121 mi) from Bacolod.

Barangays

Amlan is politically subdivided into 8 barangays. Each barangay consists of puroks and some have sitios.

PSGC	Barangay	Population			±% p.a.
		2024[7]		2010[8]
074601001	Bio-os	15.5%	4,106	3,235	▴	1.64%
074601002	Jantianon	10.9%	2,893	2,791	▴	0.25%
074601003	Jugno	16.1%	4,280	3,832	▴	0.76%
074601004	Mag-abo	8.2%	2,175	1,779	▴	1.38%
074601005	Poblacion	5.5%	1,452	1,425	▴	0.13%
074601006	Silab	16.6%	4,416	3,249	▴	2.12%
074601007	Tambojangin	8.6%	2,278	2,257	▴	0.06%
074601008	Tandayag	14.7%	3,913	3,638	▴	0.50%
	Total		26,566	22,206	▴	1.23%

Climate

Climate data for Amlan, Negros Oriental
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Year
Mean daily maximum °C (°F)	30 (86)	30 (86)	31 (88)	33 (91)	32 (90)	31 (88)	30 (86)	30 (86)	30 (86)	29 (84)	30 (86)	30 (86)	31 (87)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F)	22 (72)	22 (72)	22 (72)	23 (73)	24 (75)	25 (77)	24 (75)	24 (75)	24 (75)	24 (75)	23 (73)	23 (73)	23 (74)
Average precipitation mm (inches)	26 (1.0)	22 (0.9)	28 (1.1)	41 (1.6)	95 (3.7)	136 (5.4)	147 (5.8)	126 (5.0)	132 (5.2)	150 (5.9)	98 (3.9)	46 (1.8)	1,047 (41.3)
Average rainy days	7.5	6.7	8.9	10.4	21.6	25.6	26.3	25.0	24.1	26.2	19.2	12.1	213.6
Source: Meteoblue (Use with caution: this is modeled/calculated data, not measured locally.)[9]

Demographics

Population census of Amlan

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1903	10,373	—
1918	12,525	+1.26%
1939	14,904	+0.83%
1948	13,342	−1.22%
1960	9,399	−2.88%
1970	11,547	+2.08%
1975	12,457	+1.53%
1980	13,638	+1.83%
1990	16,145	+1.70%
1995	16,573	+0.49%
2000	19,227	+3.24%
2007	22,173	+1.99%
2010	22,206	+0.05%
2015	23,624	+1.19%
2020	25,513	+1.63%
2024	26,566	+0.98%
Source: Philippine Statistics Authority[10][11][8][12][13]

Economy

Poverty incidence of Amlan

10

20

30

40

2000
36.00

2003
24.85

2006
25.70

2009
24.14

2012
20.31

2015
27.18

2018
12.70

2021
21.10

Source: Philippine Statistics Authority^{[14][15][16][17][18][19][20][21]}

Tourism

Amlan is home to many natural and man-made attractions:

Dreamland Nature and Adventure Park (DNAP)

A ten-minute ride away from the highway, DNAP is divided into two parks: the Animal Kingdom that showcases a collection of wildlife and other endangered species and the Adventure Park for those wanting some adrenaline rush. Activities in the Adventure Park include aerial walk, river tubing, and soon to be opened avatar zip line, tandem zip line and giant tandem swing.

Amlan Boulevard

The boulevard will soon host an array of aquatic adventure sports and is developed to become the jump off point to the town's two marine sanctuaries.

Tandayag Marine Sanctuary

Touted as one of Tanon Strait's top sanctuaries, the sanctuary has not seen yet an overcrowding of scuba divers. The fisherfolk managing the area is keen in sustaining the carrying capacity of the marine reserve.

Bio-os Takot-Diot Sanctuary

The second center piece to Amlan's sustained efforts to marine conservation, Takot Diot is just a short hop from the coastline in Bio-os.

Pasalan Fals, considered the most majestic of the many waterfalls the town has.

Amlan Pasalan Falls

The most majestic of the many falls found in Amlan, Pasalan is located in Silab Highlands. It can be accessed via all forms of vehicle but for the moment, anyone wanting to see the falls, must first secure approval from the local government for safety reasons.

Kang-Untol Falls

A prelude to its much bigger sister, Kang-Untol has a mini-lagoon for those wanting to soak in.

The aquamarine waters of the Asupri sa Maiti

Asupri sa Maiti

A sulfur lagoon up in Jantianon Highlands, Asupri has seen an increase of tourists after photos and videos the attraction were posted in social media.

Naparil and Cantalina Falls

The most accessible falls in Amlan, Naparil is a short 20-minute walk from the main road in Silab.

Lantawan Amlan

The town's highest peak at 1,101 meters above sea level.

Kang Atid

A good place to start river trekking and explore the environs along the banks of the Amlan River.

Jantianon Tri-Falls

The location may be difficult to access, but the three falls, namely, Paphaan, Divine and Paphaun, are sure to delight those weary souls wanting to get away from life's hustle and bustle.

Products

• Cogon-based paper products courtesy of Marina - from fans, scrapbook, picture frames. The store is located at the Amlan Municipal Market.
• Jiovencio's arts and crafts - bamboo and coco shells fashioned into decorative items.
• Tonya's Budlit - "budbud with tsokolit", hence, "budlit" is a know pasalubong.^[22]

Education

The public schools in the town of Amlan are administered by one school district under the Schools Division of Negros Oriental.

Elementary schools:

• Amlan Central Elementary School — Nat'l Highway, Mag-abo
• Aurelio Ibero Memorial Elementary School — Jugno
• Bio-os Elementary School — Bio-os
• Cañete Elementary School — Sitio Cañete, Jantianon
• Cantalina Elementary School — Sitio Cantalina, Silab
• Jantianon Elementary School — Jantianon
• Martin Benjamin Memorial Elementary School — Tambojangin
• Panusuan Elementary School — Sitio Panusuan, Silab
• Silab Elementary School — Silab
• Tandayag Elementary School — Tandayag

High schools:

• Amlan National High School — Rizal Street, Poblacion
• Amlan NHS - Jugno — Jugno
• Jantianon National High School — Jantianon
• Silab Community High School — Silab

Private schools:

• Seaview Learning Center — Prieto Street, Mag-abo
• St. Andrews School — Nat'l Highway, Poblacion