San Juan, Siquijor

San Juan, officially the Municipality of San Juan (Cebuano: Lungsod sa San Juan; Tagalog: Bayan ng San Juan), is a municipality in the province of Siquijor, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 16,363 people.^[3]

San Juan
Municipality
Municipality of San Juan
Paliton Beach, San Juan
Flag
Map of Siquijor with San Juan highlighted
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San Juan Location within the Philippines
Coordinates: 9°09′32″N 123°29′38″E
Country	Philippines
Region	Negros Island Region
Province	Siquijor
District	Lone district
Barangays	15 (see Barangays)
Government  [1]
• Type	Sangguniang Bayan
• Mayor	Wilfredo Q. Capundag Jr. (PFP)
• Vice Mayor	Rubilyn M. Ragay (IND)
• Representative	Zaldy S. Villa
• Municipal Council	Members Jacinto V. Maata Jayson M. Capundag Apolinar T. Macalisang Michellee R. Barrete Merry Cris B. Tumala Donnalyn A. Jo Rustom P. Suan Lyndon C. Buhian
• Electorate	12,640 voters (2025)
Area [2]
• Total	44.37 km2 (17.13 sq mi)
Elevation	55 m (180 ft)
Highest elevation	391 m (1,283 ft)
Lowest elevation	0 m (0 ft)
Population  (2020 census)[3]
• Total	16,363
• Density	370/km2 (960/sq mi)
• Households	4,230
Economy
• Income class	5th municipal income class
• Poverty incidence	7.67 % (2021)[4]
• Revenue	₱ 119.3 million (2022)
• Assets	₱ 339.3 million (2022)
• Expenditure	₱ 76.54 million (2022)
• Liabilities	₱ 46.03 million (2022)
Service provider
• Electricity	Province of Siquijor Electric Cooperative (PROSIELCO)
Time zone	UTC+8 (PST)
ZIP code	6227
PSGC	076105000
IDD : area code	+63 (0)35
Native languages	Cebuano Tagalog
Patron saint	Saint Augustine of Hippo

San Juan is 12 kilometres (7.5 mi) from Siquijor.

Geography

Barangays

San Juan is politically subdivided into 15 barangays. Each barangay consists of puroks and some have sitios.

PSGC	Barangay	Population			±% p.a.
		2020[3]		2010[5]
076105001	Can‑asagan	4.4%	728	545	▴	2.94%
076105002	Candura	2.8%	461	452	▴	0.20%
076105003	Cangmunag	8.0%	1,301	1,127	▴	1.45%
076105004	Cansayang	3.4%	550	498	▴	1.00%
076105005	Catulayan	12.4%	2,022	1,524	▴	2.87%
076105006	Lala‑o	5.3%	866	689	▴	2.31%
076105007	Maite	6.7%	1,100	834	▴	2.81%
076105008	Napo	5.9%	965	780	▴	2.15%
076105009	Paliton	5.6%	911	769	▴	1.71%
076105010	Poblacion	5.5%	896	768	▴	1.55%
076105011	Solangon	8.7%	1,419	1,173	▴	1.92%
076105012	Tag‑ibo	5.8%	945	724	▴	2.70%
076105013	Tambisan	8.4%	1,376	1,190	▴	1.46%
076105014	Timbaon	9.9%	1,620	1,425	▴	1.29%
076105015	Tubod	7.4%	1,203	1,027	▴	1.59%
	Total		16,363	13,525	▴	1.92%

Climate

Climate data for San Juan, Siquijor
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)	30 (86)	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 (modeled/calculated data, not measured locally)[6]

Demographics

Population census of San Juan

Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1903 7,300 —     1918 8,015 +0.62% 1939 8,368 +0.21% 1948 8,677 +0.40% 1960 8,421 −0.25%	Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1970 9,249 +0.94% 1975 10,746 +3.05% 1980 10,592 −0.29% 1990 11,517 +0.84% 1995 11,371 −0.24%	Year Pop. ±% p.a. 2000 12,198 +1.52% 2007 13,180 +1.07% 2010 13,525 +0.94% 2015 14,854 +1.80% 2020 16,363 +1.92%
Source: Philippine Statistics Authority[7][5][8][9]

Economy

Poverty incidence of San Juan

10 20 30 40 50 2000 42.89 2003 32.11 2006 39.50 2009 42.88 2012 31.39 2015 28.34 2018 13.00 2021 7.67 Source: Philippine Statistics Authority[10][11][12][13][14][15][16][17]

Bugwas Festival

The Bugwas Festival is held in San Juan as the celebration of its annual town fiesta in honor of its patron saint, St. Augustine of Hippo. It was first held in 2006.^[18][19]

Education

The public schools in the town of San Juan are administered by one school district under the Schools Division of Siquijor.

Elementary schools:

• Can-asagan Elementary School — Can-asagan
• Cangmunag Elementary School — Cangmunag
• Cansayang Elementary School — Cansayang
• Catulayan Elementary School — Catulayan
• Napo Elementary School — Napo
• Solangon Elementary School — Solangon
• Tag-ibo Elementary School — Tag-ibo
• Tambisan Elementary School — Tambisan
• Timbaon Elementary School — Timbaon

High schools:

• Catulayan National High School — Catulayan
• Tambisan National High School — Tambisan

Integrated schools:

• San Juan Integrated School (formerly San Juan CS) — Maite

Image gallery

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  San Juan Town Hall
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  Saint Augustine of Hippo Parish Church
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  Capilay Spring Park