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Siquijor

Siquijor is a province in the Negros Island Region of Visayas, Philippines. Its population was 107,642 in the 2024 census, and it has 6 municipalities.

  • Population: 2024 Census
  • Places: PSGC 2Q 2026
  • Checked by Scene: October 8, 2026
  • Page updated: October 8, 2026
A broad waterfall spilling over a mossy rock ledge into a still turquoise pool, with thinner falls streaming beside it, under green forest.
Cambugahay Falls, in Lazi.Photo: “Cambugahay Falls at Siguijor” by MarvinBikolano, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons; resized by Scene. Scene's copy is shared under the same licence.

  • PeopleSources

    107,642

    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 18.2% from 2010 to 2024

  • Rank by peopleSources

    3rd

    of the 3 provinces of Negros Island Region 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 Negros Island Region lived in Siquijor in 2024 (2.19%)

  • Inside itSources

    6

    cities and municipalities

    134 barangays

  • LandSources

    321.00 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: Siquijor's land would fill a square about 17.9 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: 335 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 3 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

    27,711

    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

    3.9 people in each, on average, in 2024

  • Town or countrySources

    8.9%

    About 9 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
1806100000[4]Formerly 076100000

People

Siquijor had 107,642 people in the 2024 census, up 18.2% 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.

Siquijor had the fewest people of the 3 provinces of Negros Island Region in 2024[1]
  1. 1Negros Occidental2,680,477
  2. 2Negros Oriental1,492,038
  3. 3Siquijor107,642
All 3 provinces of Negros Island Region
Of every 100 people in Siquijor in 2024[1]
Age structure · 2024 Census[5]People living in households, by age and sex
  • About 22 of every 100 are children under 15 (22.4%)
  • About 67 of every 100 are of working age, 15 to 64 (67%)
  • About 11 of every 100 are 65 or older (10.6%)
MenWomen

The figures by age

People by age group, men and women
AgePeopleMenWomen
Under 56,3973,2743,123
5 - 98,0964,1683,928
10 - 149,4824,8294,653
15 - 199,4484,9874,461
20 - 249,2234,7694,454
25 - 298,0084,1243,884
30 - 348,2054,1804,025
35 - 397,3643,7663,598
40 - 446,8963,5373,359
45 - 496,3573,2703,087
50 - 546,1283,1103,018
55 - 595,2462,6822,564
60 - 644,8802,4052,475
65 - 693,8451,8102,035
70 - 743,0531,3941,659
75 - 791,9727851,187
80 - 841,435525910
85 and over1,022285737

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
107,642[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
27,711[1, 2]
People in each household, 2024
3.9 on average[1, 2]
Share of Negros Island Region, 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
2.19%[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
8.9% (9,573 people)[6]
Men and women, 2024
53,900 men, 53,157 women[5]People living in households
Population at each census, with its source
CensusPopulationGrowth since the census beforeHouseholdsPeople per household
2024as of July 1, 2024107,642[1, 2]0.97% a year27,7113.9
2020as of May 1, 2020103,395[1]1.58% a year——
2015as of August 1, 201595,984[1]1.01% a year——
2010as of May 1, 201091,066[1]———
2007as of August 1, 2007; as it was then87,695[39]1.00% a year——
2000as of May 1, 2000; on today’s borders81,598[39, 40]2.19% a year——
1995as of September 1, 1995; as it was then73,756[39]−0.04% a year——
1990as of May 1, 1990; as it was then73,932[39]0.50% a year——
1980as of May 1, 1980; as it was then70,360[39]0.37% a year——
1975as of May 1, 1975; as it was then69,077[39]1.87% a year——
1970as of May 6, 1970; as it was then62,976[39]0.55% a year——
1960as of February 15, 1960; as it was then59,555[39]———

Cities and municipalities

Siquijor is made up of 6 municipalities, with 134 barangays in all.
Colour byColours the map of Siquijor by the figure chosen; the key beside it says what each colour means.
Enrique Villanueva: 6,965 people, 274 per km², 0.61% a yearLarena: 14,933 people, 362 per km², 0.78% a yearLazi: 23,092 people, 340 per km², 0.64% a yearMaria: 15,146 people, 269 per km², 1.24% a yearSan Juan: 17,291 people, 404 per km², 1.33% a yearSiquijor: 30,215 people, 346 per km², 1.06% a year

People · 2024 Census

  • Under 20,000
  • 20,000 to 31,000
  • 31,000 to 45,000
  • 45,000 to 76,000
  • 76,000 and over

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

Density · people per km², 2024

  • Under 140
  • 140 to 250
  • 250 to 390
  • 390 to 750
  • 750 and over

The same steps colour every map of cities and municipalities 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
Cities and municipalities of Siquijor. Each column heading sorts the table.
[1, 7]Share (2024)
Enrique Villanueva6,9656.47%0.61% a year25.39 km²
Larena14,93313.87%0.78% a year41.23 km²
Lazi23,09221.45%0.64% a year67.83 km²
Maria15,14614.07%1.24% a year56.30 km²
San Juan17,29116.06%1.33% a year42.82 km²
Siquijor30,21528.07%1.06% a year87.43 km²

Land & Environment

Siquijor covers 321.00 km² of land, 335 people for every km² in 2024. Its land rises to 614 m above the sea and it has 105.9 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
321.00 km²[7]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
335 people per km²[7]
Coordinates
9.16819° N, 123.58787° E[3]The point inside its border farthest from every edge, so it always falls within the place.
Height above the sea[35]
Lowest
Sea level
Average
153 m
Highest
614 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

105.9 km of coastline[36]

Rivers[36]

  1. Señora River6.4 of 6.5 km
  2. Gabayan River3.6 km
  3. Tagibo River1.7 km

Peaks[36]

  1. Mount Malabahoc605 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[37]

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 Dumaguete City, the nearest PAGASA station, 37 km away[38]Averages for 1991 to 2020: 1,323 mm of rain on 124 days a year; 27.9 °C on average

Rain each month Average temperature

The figures by month

Climate at Dumaguete City, 1991 to 2020, by month
MonthRainRainy daysAverageHighLow
January97 mm1126.9 °C29.2 °C24.6 °C
February74 mm826.9 °C29.4 °C24.5 °C
March68 mm727.5 °C30.2 °C24.7 °C
April49 mm528.3 °C31.2 °C25.4 °C
May85 mm828.7 °C31.9 °C25.5 °C
June144 mm1228.4 °C31.7 °C25.0 °C
July146 mm1428.0 °C31.5 °C24.5 °C
August105 mm1128.2 °C31.9 °C24.4 °C
September117 mm1228.1 °C31.7 °C24.4 °C
October159 mm1327.9 °C31.2 °C24.6 °C
November146 mm1127.9 °C30.7 °C25.1 °C
December134 mm1227.6 °C30.1 °C25.0 °C
The year1,323 mm12427.9 °C30.9 °C24.8 °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 7 m above the sea.

Life & Economy

Siquijor's economy made ₱18.7 billion of goods and services in 2025, ₱178,309 for each person. About 6 of every 100 people lived below the poverty line in 2023.
Economy, 2025Gross domestic productThe value of all the goods and services made in a place in a year: the size of its economy. The PSA measures it for every region, province and highly urbanized city. Counted at 2018 prices, it leaves out the rise in prices, so one year can be set beside another.More in the glossary
₱18.7 billion[22]Its gross domestic product at current prices; ₱14.4 billion at 2018 prices.
Growth, 2024–2025
5.0%[23]How much more it made than the year before, at 2018 prices.
For each person, 2025
₱178,309[24]Its economy divided by its projected population, at current prices, as the PSA works it out.
Poverty, 2023Poverty 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
5.5% of people[25]Below the poverty line, by the PSA's survey.
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
3rd class[4]
About 6 of every 100 people in Siquijor lived below the poverty line in 2023 (5.5%)[25]

The PSA's survey puts it between 2.8% and 8.1%, with 95% confidence. The poverty line was ₱31,072 a person for the year.

The PSA notes: Those with CVs higher than 10% in 2023 poverty incidence among population should be used with caution.

Public places

  • 291government offices
  • 59hospitals and health centres
  • 103schools
  • 38places of worship
  • 13markets
  • 6stations and terminals
  • 2parks
  • 9beaches

Counted from OpenStreetMap[3, 8]. Each town's page lists its own; this page lists the stations, parks, beaches and monuments.

Where a kind has more than 8, this page shows 6: first those with “Siquijor” in their name, then one in each of its most populous cities and municipalities.

Stations and terminals6

Parks2

Beaches9

3 more beaches are listed on the pages of the cities and municipalities they stand in. See the 6 cities and municipalities of Siquijor

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

Government & Leaders

A governor leads Siquijor. Its local laws, called ordinances, are passed by the Sangguniang Panlalawigan (the provincial board), led by the vice governor. The governor, the vice governor and the board's elected members serve three-year terms, and none may serve more than three in a row.[19, 20]

Capital
Siquijor[4]
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
Lone district of Siquijor[21]

Leaders

The governor and vice governor 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

    Governor
    Jake Vincent Sarmiento Villa[26]
    Vice governor
    Dindo Anghag Tumala[26]

  2. 2022–2025

    Governor
    Jake Vincent Sarmiento Villa[27]
    Vice governor
    Mei Ling Minor Quezon-Brown[27]

  3. 2019–2022

    Governor
    Zaldy Samson Villa[28]
    Vice governor
    Mei Ling Minor Quezon[28]

  4. 2016–2019

    Governor
    Zaldy Samson Villa[29]
    Vice governor
    Mei Ling Minor Quezon[29]

  5. 2013–2016

    Governor
    Zaldy Samson Villa[30]
    Vice governor
    Fernando Veloso Avanzado[30]

  6. 2010–2013

    Governor
    Orlando Anoos Fua Jr.[31]
    Vice governor
    Andre Jesu Espinosa Cortes[31]

  7. 2007–2010

    Governor
    Orlando Anoos Fua Jr.[32]
    Vice governor
    Andre Jesu Espinosa Cortes[32]

  8. 2004–2007

    Governor
    Orlando Bongcawel Fua Sr.[33]
    Vice governor
    Carl Mark Albon Ganhinhin[33]

  9. 2001–2004

    Governor
    Orlando B. Fua Sr.[34]
    Vice governor
    Cyprus S. Olpoc[34]
Governors and vice governors of Siquijor, by term
TermGovernorVice governor
2025–2028In office as of February 2026Jake Vincent Sarmiento Villa[26]Dindo Anghag Tumala[26]
2022–2025Jake Vincent Sarmiento Villa[27]Mei Ling Minor Quezon-Brown[27]
2019–2022Zaldy Samson Villa[28]Mei Ling Minor Quezon[28]
2016–2019Zaldy Samson Villa[29]Mei Ling Minor Quezon[29]
2013–2016Zaldy Samson Villa[30]Fernando Veloso Avanzado[30]
2010–2013Orlando Anoos Fua Jr.[31]Andre Jesu Espinosa Cortes[31]
2007–2010Orlando Anoos Fua Jr.[32]Andre Jesu Espinosa Cortes[32]
2004–2007Orlando Bongcawel Fua Sr.[33]Carl Mark Albon Ganhinhin[33]
2001–2004Orlando B. Fua Sr.[34]Cyprus S. Olpoc[34]

History & Identity

Siquijor's fiesta and days

  • Witches FestivalFestival · Holy Week · 7 days before Easter Sunday · next 21 to 28 March 2027
  • Siquijor DayLocal special day · Every 17 September · next Friday, 17 September 2027

Everything listed for Siquijor in Now

Created
Created by Republic Act No. 6398, approved 17 September 1971, which separated the Sub-province of Siquijor from Negros Oriental; approved in a plebiscite on 8 November 1971[9, 10]

How it got its name

Local traditionThe province's tourism office gives three stories of the name: a legendary King Kihod; Katugasan, the old residents' name for an island covered with molave, tugas; and a priest who, asked where he had been, answered sequor, to follow the waves, which listeners heard as Siquijor.[11]

Local traditionThe Spaniards knew it as Isla de Fuego, island of fire, the same account says, for the fireflies that lit its molave trees at night.[11]

Its story

Esteban Rodríguez and Juan de Aguirre, of Legazpi's expedition, came upon the island in 1565. Its first parish, Siquijor, was founded in 1783 by secular priests, and by 1877 the friars had founded those of Larena, Lazi, San Juan and Maria.[11]

In 1854 Siquijor was made part of the new politico-military Province of Bohol. By 1902 the island was attached to Negros Oriental, and Act No. 1753 made it a sub-province of Negros Oriental in 1907, with its seat at Canoan, now Larena.[11, 12, 13, 14]

Republic Act No. 6398 of 17 September 1971 made the sub-province a province of its own, with Larena as its temporary capital. In the plebiscite of 8 November 1971 its voters approved it and chose the town of Siquijor as the permanent capital, and a proclamation of 12 September 1972 made the choice public.[9, 10]

The province keeps 17 September as its founding anniversary, tied to Republic Act No. 6398, which made Siquijor an independent province; a 1990 proclamation declared that year's 17 September Province of Siquijor Day, and the 53rd anniversary fell in 2024. Republic Act No. 12000 of June 2024 placed Siquijor in the Negros Island Region.[15, 16, 17, 18]

Timeline

  1. 1565

    Men of Legazpi's expedition come upon the island.[11]

  2. 1783

    The parish of Siquijor, the island's first, is founded.[11]

  3. 22 July 1854

    Siquijor is joined with Bohol in a new politico-military province.[12]

  4. 8 October 1907

    Act No. 1753 makes Siquijor a sub-province of Negros Oriental.[14]

  5. 17 September 1971

    Republic Act No. 6398 makes Siquijor a province, with Larena as its temporary capital.[9]

  6. 8 November 1971

    A plebiscite approves the province and chooses Siquijor town as its capital.[10]

  7. 12 September 1972

    Proclamation No. 1075 proclaims Siquijor town the provincial capital.[10]

  8. 11 June 2024

    Republic Act No. 12000 places Siquijor in the Negros Island Region.[18]

Changes since 1977

As the Philippine Statistics Authority recorded them in its list of places.

  1. May to June 2024

    Moved from Region VII (Central Visayas).[41]

Nearby

Siquijor shares no land border with another province. Nearest across the water are Negros Oriental, Cebu, Bohol and Zamboanga del Norte.

How it compares

Siquijor beside Negros Island Region, and where it stands among the provinces of Negros Island Region.

Siquijor beside Negros Island Region
FigureSiquijorNegros Island RegionRank among the provinces of Negros Island Region
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 glossary107,642[1, 2]4,904,9443rd of 3
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 glossary0.97% a year[1, 2]faster0.72% a year2nd of 3
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 glossary335[7]less crowded3622nd of 3
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 glossary321.00 km²[7]13,553.48 km²3rd of 3
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 glossary3.9[1, 2]higher3.7not 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 glossary8.9%[6]lower61.5%not ranked

The nearest provinces across the water[3]

  1. Negros OrientalNegros Island Region17.9 km west
  2. CebuCentral Visayas24.2 km north
  3. BoholCentral Visayas24.5 km northeast
  4. Zamboanga del NorteZamboanga Peninsula31.0 km south

Measured between the two borders where they come closest, on the Earth's surface, across the water. Not a boat or ferry route.

Sources

Page updated October 8, 2026. Sources checked by Scene October 8, 2026.
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  2. 2.Philippine Statistics Authority. Total Population, Household Population, and Number of Households by Province, City, Municipality, and Barangay as of 01 July 2024: Negros Island Region (NIR) (OpenSTAT table 0181A6DTHP7). Published August 7, 2026. Read by Scene October 2, 2026. CC BY (PSA Terms of Use). Open the source
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  22. 22.Philippine Statistics Authority. Gross Domestic Product by Province and HUC (OpenSTAT table 0012A5FPPA0). Published August 28, 2026. Read by Scene October 2, 2026. CC BY (PSA Terms of Use). Open the source
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  36. 36.OpenStreetMap contributors, extract by Geofabrik. Named rivers, lakes, reservoirs, peaks and the coastline of the Philippines in OpenStreetMap (Geofabrik extract, cut by osmium). Published September 30, 2026. Read by Scene October 2, 2026. ODbL 1.0. Open the source
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