San Enrique, Iloilo

San Enrique, officially the Municipality of San Enrique (Hiligaynon: Banwa sang San Enrique, Tagalog: Bayan ng San Enrique), is a municipality in the province of Iloilo, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 36,911 people.^[3]

San Enrique
Municipality
Municipality of San Enrique
(From top, left to right): San Enrique Municipal Hall, Covered Court, Bulabog Putian Mountain, Public Plaza
Flag Seal
Motto:  Salus Populi Est Suprema Lex
Map of Iloilo with San Enrique highlighted
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San Enrique Location within the Philippines
Coordinates: 11°04′11″N 122°39′24″E
Country	Philippines
Region	Western Visayas
Province	Iloilo
District	4th district
Founded	July 12, 1975
Barangays	28 (see Barangays)
Government  [1]
• Type	Sangguniang Bayan
• Mayor	Rosario Mediatrix P. Fernandez
• Vice Mayor	Ernesto P. Palomado
• Representative	Ferj Biron
• Municipal Council	Members Precious Grace S. Panizales Gian Carlo Niño P. Fernandez Rhaylan U. Cordero Ariel T. Buyco Edmundo P. Palomado Margie S. Enriquez Policarpio A. Dapat Julius P. Paclibar
• Electorate	23,393 voters (2025)
Area [2]
• Total	110.28 km2 (42.58 sq mi)
Elevation	61 m (200 ft)
Highest elevation	318 m (1,043 ft)
Lowest elevation	26 m (85 ft)
Population  (2020 census)[3]
• Total	36,911
• Density	330/km2 (870/sq mi)
• Households	9,622
Economy
• Income class	2nd municipal income class
• Poverty incidence	22.55 % (2021)[4]
• Revenue	₱ 271.1 million (2022)
• Assets	₱ 323.1 million (2022)
• Expenditure	₱ 169.3 million (2022)
• Liabilities	₱ 63.96 million (2022)
Service provider
• Electricity	Iloilo 2 Electric Cooperative (ILECO 2)
Time zone	UTC+8 (PST)
ZIP code	5036
PSGC	063039000
IDD : area code	+63 (0)33
Native languages	Karay-a Hiligaynon Capisnon Tagalog
Website	www.sanenrique-iloilo.gov.ph

San Enrique is 54 kilometres (34 mi) from the provincial capital, Iloilo City.

Geography

Barangays

San Enrique is politically subdivdied into 28 barangays. Each barangay consists of puroks and some have sitios.

• Abaca
• Asisig
• Bantayan
• Braulan
• Cabugao Nuevo
• Cabugao Viejo
• Camiri
• Compo
• Catan-Agan
• Cubay
• Dacal
• Dumiles
• Garita
• Gines Nuevo
• Imbang Pequeño
• Imbesad-an
• Iprog
• Lip-ac
• Madarag
• Mapili
• Paga
• Palje
• Poblacion Ilawod
• Poblacion Ilaya
• Quinolpan
• Rumagayray
• San Antonio
• Tambunac

Climate

Climate data for San Enrique, Iloilo
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Year
Mean daily maximum °C (°F)	28 (82)	29 (84)	30 (86)	32 (90)	32 (90)	30 (86)	29 (84)	29 (84)	29 (84)	29 (84)	29 (84)	28 (82)	30 (85)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F)	23 (73)	22 (72)	23 (73)	23 (73)	25 (77)	25 (77)	24 (75)	24 (75)	24 (75)	24 (75)	24 (75)	23 (73)	24 (74)
Average precipitation mm (inches)	57 (2.2)	37 (1.5)	41 (1.6)	42 (1.7)	98 (3.9)	155 (6.1)	187 (7.4)	162 (6.4)	179 (7.0)	188 (7.4)	114 (4.5)	78 (3.1)	1,338 (52.8)
Average rainy days	12.0	7.7	9.2	10.2	19.5	24.6	26.9	25.1	25.5	25.2	18.0	13.0	216.9
Source: Meteoblue[5]

Demographics

San Enrique Municipal Hall

Population census of San Enrique

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1903	2,596	—
1960	11,109	+2.58%
1970	13,104	+1.66%
1975	17,270	+5.69%
1980	19,663	+2.63%
1990	24,730	+2.32%
1995	25,576	+0.63%
2000	28,655	+2.47%
2007	30,006	+0.64%
2010	32,422	+2.86%
2015	33,911	+0.86%
2020	36,911	+1.68%
Source: Philippine Statistics Authority[6][7][8][9]

In the 2020 census, the population of San Enrique, Iloilo, was 36,911 people,^[3] with a density of 330 inhabitants per square kilometre or 850 inhabitants per square mile.

In the 1995 National Census, it had a registered total household population of 25,572, an increase of 875 over the 1990 total population of 24,697.

Aside from the prevailing inhabitants of this municipality, the transient ethnic groups that frequent this place belongs to the cultural minority, the Aetas or Negriteos. They are seasonally around during the planting and harvesting of sugarcane.