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Sibonga

Sibonga is a municipality in Cebu, Central Visayas, Philippines. Its population was 54,610 in the 2024 census, and it has 25 barangays.

  • Population: 2024 Census
  • Places: PSGC 2Q 2026
  • Checked by Scene: October 8, 2026
  • Page updated: October 9, 2026
Colour byColours the map of Sibonga by the figure chosen; the key beside it says what each colour means.
ArgaoBariliCarcar CityDumanjugAbugon: 2,217 people, 843 per km², 0.10% a yearBae: 1,270 people, 324 per km², −1.89% a yearBagacay: 2,939 people, 1,171 per km², 1.13% a yearBahay: 5,520 people, 825 per km², −0.54% a yearBanlot: 2,038 people, 305 per km², 0.69% a yearBasak: 1,177 people, 185 per km², −0.36% a yearBato: 1,908 people, 578 per km², 5.42% a yearCagay: 819 people, 270 per km², −5.15% a yearCan-aga: 1,043 people, 371 per km², 0.14% a yearCandaguit: 2,675 people, 1,148 per km², 1.51% a yearCantolaroy: 1,107 people, 324 per km², 10.54% a yearDugoan: 754 people, 335 per km², −2.58% a yearGuimbangco-an: 1,227 people, 298 per km², 2.45% a yearLamacan: 1,955 people, 594 per km², 0.83% a yearLibo: 1,144 people, 202 per km², −0.96% a yearLindogon: 1,935 people, 569 per km², 0.05% a yearMagcagong: 1,581 people, 447 per km², 7.03% a yearManatad: 1,819 people, 386 per km², −1.39% a yearMangyan: 2,090 people, 332 per km², −2.96% a yearPapan: 1,002 people, 475 per km², 2.15% a yearPoblacion: 7,289 people, 3,919 per km², 0.11% a yearSabang: 2,976 people, 1,153 per km², 0.52% a yearSayao: 1,996 people, 182 per km², −0.29% a yearSimala: 3,809 people, 1,454 per km², 2.85% a yearTubod: 2,320 people, 250 per km², −1.21% a year

People · 2024 Census

  • Under 690
  • 690 to 1,100
  • 1,100 to 1,800
  • 1,800 to 3,100
  • 3,100 and over

The same steps colour every map of barangays in the Atlas, so a colour means the same range everywhere.

Density · people per km², 2024

  • Under 160
  • 160 to 340
  • 340 to 700
  • 700 to 2,600
  • 2,600 and over

The same steps colour every map of barangays in the Atlas, so a colour means the same range everywhere.

Growth a year · 2020–2024

  • Fell by more than 1% a year
  • Fell, by up to 1% a year
  • Grew, by under 1% a year
  • Grew by 1 to 2% a year
  • Grew by 2% a year or more

Each place's yearly change between the 2020 and 2024 censuses, on the same steps as every map in the Atlas.

Borders from UN OCHA (PSA and NAMRIA), a guide and not the legal boundary[3]Open in OpenStreetMap

  • PeopleSources

    54,610

    people counted in the 2024 censusCensusA count of every person in the country, all on one day. The 2024 census counted people as they were on 1 July 2024.More in the glossary

    Up 25.1% from 2010 to 2024

  • Rank by peopleSources

    30th

    of the 53 cities and municipalities of Cebu by population, 2024Rank and shareWorked out by Scene from the PSA's counts: where a place stands among the places listed with it, and how many of every 100 of its parent's people live in it.More in the glossary

    About 2 of every 100 people in Cebu lived in Sibonga in 2024 (1.61%)

  • Inside itSources

    25

    barangays

  • LandSources

    96.47 km²

    of land, 2019 masterlistLand areaThe land inside the place's official boundary. A square kilometre is a square 1 km on each side, about the size of 140 football fields.Explained by Scene: Sibonga's land would fill a square about 9.8 km on each side. That is only a way to picture its size: its real shape is on the map.More in the glossary

    Average density, 2024: 566 people per km²Population densityHow crowded a place is on average: its people divided by its land area. 1,000 people per square kilometre is 10 people per hectare, a square of 100 by 100 metres.Explained by Scene: About 6 people per hectare if everyone were spread evenly across the land. In fact people live closer together in towns and farther apart in the countryside.More in the glossary

  • HomesSources

    13,146

    households in 2024HouseholdA person living alone, or people who sleep in the same home and share their meals. A family may be one household or several.More in the glossary

    4.2 people in each, on average, in 2024

  • Town or countrySources

    27%

    About 27 of every 100 people lived in urban barangays in 2024Urban barangayThe PSA counts a barangay as urban when it has 5,000 people or more, or a big employer, or several businesses and public services close by. Every barangay in Metro Manila is urban.More in the glossary

PSGC codePSGC codeThe code the Philippine Statistics Authority gives every place, so each one is known exactly, even when two share a name.More in the glossary
0702246000[4]Formerly 072246000
ZIP code
6020[12, 13]

People

Sibonga had 54,610 people in the 2024 census, up 25.1% from 2010.
People at each census since 1960

Counts from 2000 on are on today’s borders; earlier counts are as the place was then, so the line may step where a border moved.

Sibonga had the 30th most people of the 53 cities and municipalities of Cebu in 2024[1]
  1. 27Dumanjug59,954
  2. 28Compostela58,178
  3. 29Asturias54,777
  4. 30Sibonga54,610
  5. 31Badian44,626
  6. 32Madridejos42,828
  7. 33Tabogon42,066
All 53 cities and municipalities of Cebu
In 2024, the 10 barangays with the most people held about 62 of every 100 of its people[2]
  1. Poblacion7,28913 in 100
  2. Bahay5,52010 in 100
  3. Simala3,8097 in 100
  4. Sabang2,9765 in 100
  5. Bagacay2,9395 in 100
  6. Candaguit2,6755 in 100
  7. Tubod2,3204 in 100
  8. Abugon2,2174 in 100
  9. Mangyan2,0904 in 100
  10. Banlot2,0384 in 100
See all 25 barangays of Sibonga
Age structure · 2020 Census[32]People living in households, by age and sex
  • About 32 of every 100 are children under 15 (32.2%)
  • About 61 of every 100 are of working age, 15 to 64 (61.2%)
  • About 7 of every 100 are 65 or older (6.6%)
MenWomen

The figures by age

People by age group, men and women
AgePeopleMenWomen
0 - 45,7432,9612,782
5 - 95,8673,0462,821
10 - 145,5752,9232,652
15 - 195,1412,6292,512
20 - 244,3792,2902,089
25 - 294,2702,1722,098
30 - 343,7891,9881,801
35 - 393,3571,7621,595
40 - 442,8831,4791,404
45 - 492,6411,3691,272
50 - 542,3121,1811,131
55 - 592,1531,0671,086
60 - 641,748844904
65 - 691,307617690
70 - 74932423509
75 - 79650271379
80 years and over621205416

Every figure, census by census

People, 2024 CensusCensusA count of every person in the country, all on one day. The 2024 census counted people as they were on 1 July 2024.More in the glossary
54,610[1, 2]
Households, 2024HouseholdA person living alone, or people who sleep in the same home and share their meals. A family may be one household or several.More in the glossary
13,146[1, 2]
People in each household, 2024
4.2 on average[1, 2]
Share of Cebu, 2024Rank and shareWorked out by Scene from the PSA's counts: where a place stands among the places listed with it, and how many of every 100 of its parent's people live in it.More in the glossary
1.61%[1]
In urban barangays, 2024Urban barangayThe PSA counts a barangay as urban when it has 5,000 people or more, or a big employer, or several businesses and public services close by. Every barangay in Metro Manila is urban.More in the glossary
27% (14,764 people)[5]
Men and women, 2020
27,227 men, 26,141 women[32]People living in households
Population at each census, with its source
CensusPopulationGrowth since the census beforeHouseholdsPeople per household
2024as of July 1, 202454,610[1, 2]0.53% a year13,1464.2
2020as of May 1, 202053,424[1]2.19% a year——
2015as of August 1, 201548,186[1]1.90% a year——
2010as of May 1, 201043,641[1]———
2007as of August 1, 2007; as it was then40,765[30]0.87% a year——
2000as of May 1, 2000; on today’s borders38,281[30, 31]1.39% a year——
1995as of September 1, 1995; as it was then35,897[30]1.54% a year——
1990as of May 1, 1990; as it was then33,083[30]1.86% a year——
1980as of May 1, 1980; as it was then27,513[30]2.34% a year——
1975as of May 1, 1975; as it was then24,510[30]1.99% a year——
1970as of May 6, 1970; as it was then22,212[30]1.27% a year——
1960as of February 15, 1960; as it was then19,516[30]———

Barangays

Sibonga is made up of 25 barangays.
Barangays of Sibonga. Each column heading sorts the table.
[2, 3, 5, 6, 7]Share (2024)Urban or rural
Abugon2,2174.06%0.10% a yearabout 2.63 km²Rural
Bae1,2702.33%−1.89% a yearabout 3.92 km²Rural
Bagacay2,9395.38%1.13% a yearabout 2.51 km²Rural
Bahay5,52010.11%−0.54% a yearabout 6.69 km²Urban
Banlot2,0383.73%0.69% a yearabout 6.69 km²Rural
Basak1,1772.16%−0.36% a yearabout 6.37 km²Rural
Bato1,9083.49%5.42% a yearabout 3.30 km²Rural
Cagay8191.5%−5.15% a yearabout 3.03 km²Rural
Can-aga1,0431.91%0.14% a yearabout 2.81 km²Rural
Candaguit2,6754.9%1.51% a yearabout 2.33 km²Rural
Cantolaroy1,1072.03%10.54% a yearabout 3.42 km²Rural
Dugoan7541.38%−2.58% a yearabout 2.25 km²Rural
Guimbangco-an1,2272.25%2.45% a yearabout 4.12 km²Rural
Lamacan1,9553.58%0.83% a yearabout 3.29 km²Urban
Libo1,1442.09%−0.96% a yearabout 5.65 km²Rural
Lindogon1,9353.54%0.05% a yearabout 3.40 km²Rural
Magcagong1,5812.9%7.03% a yearabout 3.54 km²Rural
Manatad1,8193.33%−1.39% a yearabout 4.71 km²Rural
Mangyan2,0903.83%−2.96% a yearabout 6.29 km²Rural
Papan1,0021.83%2.15% a yearabout 2.11 km²Rural
Poblacion7,28913.35%0.11% a yearabout 1.86 km²Urban
Sabang2,9765.45%0.52% a yearabout 2.58 km²Rural
Sayao1,9963.66%−0.29% a yearabout 10.94 km²Rural
Simala3,8096.97%2.85% a yearabout 2.62 km²Rural
Tubod2,3204.25%−1.21% a yearabout 9.28 km²Rural

Areas are approximate: each is measured inside the barangay's border on UN OCHA's map, which is a guide, not the legal boundary.

Land & Environment

Sibonga covers 96.47 km² of land, 566 people for every km² in 2024. Its land rises to 686 m above the sea and it has 15.5 km of coast.
Land areaLand areaThe land inside the place's official boundary. A square kilometre is a square 1 km on each side, about the size of 140 football fields.More in the glossary
96.47 km²[6]As listed in the 2019 Masterlist of Land Areas (LMB, DENR)
Average density, 2024Population densityHow crowded a place is on average: its people divided by its land area. 1,000 people per square kilometre is 10 people per hectare, a square of 100 by 100 metres.More in the glossary
566 people per km²[6]
Coordinates
10.02148° N, 123.57741° E[3]The point inside its border farthest from every edge, so it always falls within the place.
Height above the sea[26]
Lowest
Sea level
Average
227 m
Highest
686 m

Heights from the Copernicus DEM, a 30 m model of the surface: it reads the tops of trees and roofs, not the bare ground, over the land inside the border, the sea left out. Produced using Copernicus WorldDEM-30 © DLR e.V. 2010-2014 and © Airbus Defence and Space GmbH 2014-2018 provided under COPERNICUS by the European Union and ESA; all rights reserved.

Water, coast and peaks

15.5 km of coastline[27]

Rivers[27]

  1. Sibonga River3.2 km

Peaks[27]

  1. GIGA CABIN1 m

Named rivers, lakes and peaks as OpenStreetMap mapped them on 30 September 2026, and the coast within 150 m of the border. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors, under the Open Database License.

Climate

Climate typeClimate typePAGASA sorts the country's climate into four types by when the rain falls. Type I has a dry season from November to April and a wet one for the rest of the year; Type II has no dry season, with the most rain from December to February; Type III has a short dry season; Type IV has rain spread through the year.More in the glossary

Type III[28]

No clear rainiest time of year, and a short dry season of one to three months, in December to February or in March to May.

Read by Scene off PAGASA's climate map, so approximate: the type that covers most of the place's land.

At Tagbilaran, the nearest PAGASA station, 50 km away[29]Averages for 1991 to MARCH 2013: 1,554 mm of rain on 136 days a year; 28.2 °C on average

Rain each month Average temperature

The figures by month

Climate at Tagbilaran, 1991 to MARCH 2013, by month
MonthRainRainy daysAverageHighLow
January114 mm1227.0 °C31.2 °C22.9 °C
February105 mm1027.3 °C31.6 °C22.9 °C
March105 mm927.8 °C32.4 °C23.1 °C
April77 mm828.6 °C33.4 °C23.9 °C
May92 mm929.1 °C33.4 °C24.7 °C
June155 mm1228.7 °C32.9 °C24.6 °C
July144 mm1228.5 °C32.5 °C24.5 °C
August125 mm1028.8 °C32.9 °C24.7 °C
September122 mm1028.8 °C33.0 °C24.6 °C
October177 mm1528.4 °C32.5 °C24.2 °C
November180 mm1527.9 °C32.1 °C23.7 °C
December161 mm1427.5 °C31.5 °C23.4 °C
The year1,554 mm13628.2 °C32.4 °C24.0 °C

A station's figures describe the place around it only roughly: inland and in the hills it may be cooler and wetter. The station stands 8 m above the sea.

Life & Economy

About 41 of every 100 people lived below the poverty line in 2021.
Poverty, 2021Poverty incidenceHow many of every 100 people live in families whose income is below the poverty line: what a person needs in a year for food and other basic needs, as the PSA sets it for each province. It is an estimate, from a survey or, for a town, a statistical model, so the PSA gives a range it is likely to fall in.More in the glossary
40.6% of people[16]Below the poverty line, by the PSA's estimate for every town.
Income classIncome classThe Department of Finance sorts provinces, cities and municipalities into classes by their average yearly income over recent years: 1st class has the most. It measures the local government's income, not how well off its people are.More in the glossary
1st class[4]
About 41 of every 100 people in Sibonga lived below the poverty line in 2021 (40.6%)[16]

The PSA's model for every town puts it between 35.7% and 45.6%, with 90% confidence.

Public places

  • 19government offices
  • 4hospitals and health centres
  • 37schools
  • 6places of worship
  • 3markets
  • 2parks
  • 1beach

Counted from OpenStreetMap[3, 8]. Schools, places of worship, barangay halls and places known only by a common name, such as a chapel, are listed on each barangay's page.

As OpenStreetMap maps them on September 30, 2026. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors, under the Open Database License.

Government & Leaders

A mayor leads Sibonga. Its local laws, called ordinances, are passed by the Sangguniang Bayan (the municipal council), led by the vice mayor. The mayor, the vice mayor and the council's elected members serve three-year terms, and none may serve more than three in a row.[10, 11]

Legislative districtLegislative districtThe area that elects one member of the House of Representatives. A big province or city may have several.More in the glossary
1st district of Cebu[14, 15]

Leaders

The mayor and vice mayor elected at each election since 2001, as COMELEC's lists of the elected name them, and those in office now, as the DILG's directory lists them.

  1. 2025–2028In office as of February 2026

    Mayor
    Caroline Sanchez Bacaltos[17]
    Vice mayor
    Mariano Laude[17]

  2. 2022–2025

    Mayor
    Lionel Echavez Bacaltos[18]
    Vice mayor
    Mariano Laude[18]

  3. 2019–2022

    Mayor
    Lionel Echavez Bacaltos[19]
    Vice mayor
    Mariano Laude[19]

  4. 2016–2019

    Mayor
    Caroline Sanchez Bacaltos[20]
    Vice mayor
    Cirilo Perdiguez Apuda[20]

  5. 2013–2016

    Mayor
    Lionel Echavez Bacaltos[21]
    Vice mayor
    Cirilo Perdiguez Apuda[21]

  6. 2010–2013

    Mayor
    Lionel Echavez Bacaltos[22]
    Vice mayor
    Cirilo Perdiguez Apuda[22]

  7. 2007–2010

    Mayor
    Lionel Echavez Bacaltos[23]
    Vice mayor
    Nestor Hong Ponce[23]

  8. 2004–2007

    Mayor
    Nestor Ponce[24]
    Vice mayor
    Jocelyn Sandigan[24]

  9. 2001–2004

    Mayor
    Nestor H. Ponce[25]
    Vice mayor
    Gonzalo P. Uytico[25]
Mayors and vice mayors of Sibonga, by term
TermMayorVice mayor
2025–2028In office as of February 2026Caroline Sanchez Bacaltos[17]Mariano Laude[17]
2022–2025Lionel Echavez Bacaltos[18]Mariano Laude[18]
2019–2022Lionel Echavez Bacaltos[19]Mariano Laude[19]
2016–2019Caroline Sanchez Bacaltos[20]Cirilo Perdiguez Apuda[20]
2013–2016Lionel Echavez Bacaltos[21]Cirilo Perdiguez Apuda[21]
2010–2013Lionel Echavez Bacaltos[22]Cirilo Perdiguez Apuda[22]
2007–2010Lionel Echavez Bacaltos[23]Nestor Hong Ponce[23]
2004–2007Nestor Ponce[24]Jocelyn Sandigan[24]
2001–2004Nestor H. Ponce[25]Gonzalo P. Uytico[25]

History & Identity

How it got its name

Local traditionLawyer Gervasio Lavilles, quoted by the Freeman, tells that the Spaniards asked about the yellow nuts of the arica palm and heard Bonga in answer; the chronicler recorded Bonga and it later became Sibonga.[9]

Its story

Its original barrios were Tuluyan, Tinaan, Langtad, Pandan, Cantang-an and Lutac.[9]

Nearby

Sibonga shares a border with Argao, Barili, Carcar City and Dumanjug.

How it compares

Sibonga beside Cebu, and where it stands among the cities and municipalities of Cebu.

Sibonga beside Cebu
FigureSibongaCebuRank among the cities and municipalities of Cebu
People, 2024CensusA count of every person in the country, all on one day. The 2024 census counted people as they were on 1 July 2024.More in the glossary54,610[1, 2]3,400,52230th of 53
Growth a year, 2020–2024Growth a yearHow fast the number of people changed each year between two censuses. 1% a year means about 1 more person for every 100 people, each year.More in the glossary0.53% a year[1, 2]slower0.54% a year26th of 53
People per km², 2024Population densityHow crowded a place is on average: its people divided by its land area. 1,000 people per square kilometre is 10 people per hectare, a square of 100 by 100 metres.More in the glossary566[6]less crowded77530th of 53
Land areaLand areaThe land inside the place's official boundary. A square kilometre is a square 1 km on each side, about the size of 140 football fields.More in the glossary96.47 km²[6]4,389.23 km²18th of 53
People in each household, 2024HouseholdA person living alone, or people who sleep in the same home and share their meals. A family may be one household or several.More in the glossary4.2[1, 2]higher3.8not ranked
In urban barangays, 2024Urban barangayThe PSA counts a barangay as urban when it has 5,000 people or more, or a big employer, or several businesses and public services close by. Every barangay in Metro Manila is urban.More in the glossary27%[5]lower55.1%not ranked

How far, in a straight line[3]

Cebu City, the capital of Cebu
50.5 km northeast
Manila
581.0 km northwest

In a straight line between the points inside each place farthest from its edges, not by road.

The nearest towns and cities[3]

  1. BariliCebu10.2 km northwest
  2. DumanjugCebu11.3 km west
  3. ArgaoCebu11.8 km south
  4. Carcar CityCebu12.8 km northeast
  5. RondaCebu16.1 km west
  6. MoalboalCebu16.5 km southwest

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