Siquijor, officially the Municipality of Siquijor (; ), is a municipality and titular capital of the province of Siquijor, Philippines. According to the 2024 census, it has a population of 30,215 people.
History While Spanish priests arrived in Siquijor as early as 1780, it was not until 1794 that the town became a municipality, the same year the parish was established.
Geography
Barangays Siquijor is politically subdivided into 42 barangays. Each barangay consists of puroks and some have sitios.
Climate
Demographics
Economy
The major economic activities include farming, fishing, woodcraft and furniture making, basket making, peanut processing, banana chips processing, and bakery.
Transportation
Although Larena has the larger port on the island, the Port of Siquijor also provides daily ferry services. Montenegro Lines and Aleson Shipping Lines provide service to Dumaguete in Negros Oriental. OceanJet provides service to Dumaguete, Tagbilaran in Bohol, and Cebu City.
The island's only aerodrome, Siquijor Airport, is located in barangay Cangalwang. The airport is used by smaller private planes and does not serve commercial flights.
Education The public schools in the town of Siquijor are administered by two school districts under the Schools Division of Siquijor.
High schools: Banban National High School — Banban Cang-alwang National High School — Tongo Ponong High School — Ponong San Antonio National High School — San Antonio Siquijor Provincial Science High School — Caipilan
Integrated schools: Siquijor Integrated School (formerly Siquijor CES) — Polangyuta
Private schools: Assisi High School of Siquijor — Sta. Fe Street, Poblacion Quezon Memorial Institute of Siquijor — Canal
References
External links
[ Philippine Standard Geographic Code]