Maria, officially the Municipality of Maria (Cebuano: Lungsod sa Maria; Tagalog: Bayan ng Maria), is a 5th class municipality in the province of Siquijor, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 14,385. [4]
Maria | |
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Municipality | |
Municipality of Maria | |
Maria Town Hall | |
![]() Map of Siquijor with Maria highlighted | |
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![]() ![]() Maria Location within the Philippines | |
Coordinates: 9°11′46″N 123°39′18″E | |
Country | Philippines |
Region | Central Visayas |
Province | Siquijor |
District | Lone district |
Barangays | 22 (see Barangays) |
Government | |
• Type | Sangguniang Bayan |
• Mayor | Roselyn T. Asok (PDPLBN) |
• Vice Mayor | Ivy Dan M. Samson (PDPLBN) |
• Representative | Zaldy S. Villa |
• Municipal Council | Members
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• Electorate | 11,157 voters (2019) |
Area | |
• Total | 53.37 km2 (20.61 sq mi) |
Elevation | 23.8 m (78.1 ft) |
Highest elevation | 448 m (1,470 ft) |
Lowest elevation | 0 m (0 ft) |
Population | |
• Total | 14,385 |
• Density | 270/km2 (700/sq mi) |
• Households | 3,152 |
Economy | |
• Income class | 5th municipal income class |
• Poverty incidence | 24.90% (2018)[5] |
• Revenue | ₱80,141,382.31 (2020) |
• Assets | ₱100,208,065.18 (2020) |
• Expenditure | ₱70,486,718.90 (2020) |
• Liabilities | ₱37,561,072.62 (2020) |
Service provider | |
• Electricity | Province of Siquijor Electric Cooperative (PROSIELCO) |
Time zone | UTC+8 (PST) |
ZIP code | 6229 |
PSGC | |
IDD : area code | +63 (0)35 |
Native languages | Cebuano Tagalog |
Maria comprises 22 barangays:
PSGC | Barangay | Population | ±% p.a. | |||
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2020 [4] | 2010 [6] | |||||
076104001 | Bogo | 5.9% | 842 | 739 | ▴ | 1.26% |
076104002 | Bonga | 3.5% | 506 | 459 | ▴ | 0.94% |
076104003 | Cabal‑asan | 2.7% | 387 | 357 | ▴ | 0.78% |
076104004 | Calunasan | 4.4% | 634 | 641 | ▾ | −0.11% |
076104005 | Candaping A | 3.9% | 562 | 448 | ▴ | 2.20% |
076104006 | Candaping B | 4.3% | 622 | 591 | ▴ | 0.49% |
076104007 | Cantaroc A | 3.1% | 448 | 385 | ▴ | 1.46% |
076104008 | Cantaroc B | 3.4% | 484 | 411 | ▴ | 1.58% |
076104009 | Cantugbas | 2.7% | 386 | 400 | ▾ | −0.34% |
076104010 | Lico‑an | 3.4% | 494 | 529 | ▾ | −0.65% |
076104011 | Lilo‑an | 9.8% | 1,414 | 1,470 | ▾ | −0.37% |
076104013 | Logucan | 4.3% | 615 | 557 | ▴ | 0.95% |
076104012 | Looc | 3.2% | 466 | 528 | ▾ | −1.19% |
076104014 | Minalulan | 5.5% | 797 | 703 | ▴ | 1.21% |
076104015 | Nabutay | 6.4% | 922 | 718 | ▴ | 2.42% |
076104016 | Olang | 4.6% | 659 | 592 | ▴ | 1.03% |
076104017 | Pisong A | 2.3% | 329 | 292 | ▴ | 1.15% |
076104018 | Pisong B | 1.9% | 274 | 293 | ▾ | −0.64% |
076104019 | Poblacion Norte | 7.6% | 1,089 | 1,170 | ▾ | −0.68% |
076104020 | Poblacion Sur | 5.0% | 716 | 675 | ▴ | 0.57% |
076104021 | Saguing | 5.5% | 797 | 946 | ▾ | −1.63% |
076104022 | Sawang | 2.7% | 385 | 479 | ▾ | −2.07% |
Total | 14,385 | 13,383 | ▴ | 0.69% |
Climate data for Maria, Siquijor | |||||||||||||
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Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
Average high °C (°F) | 29 (84) |
30 (86) |
31 (88) |
32 (90) |
31 (88) |
30 (86) |
30 (86) |
30 (86) |
30 (86) |
29 (84) |
29 (84) |
29 (84) |
30 (86) |
Average low °C (°F) | 22 (72) |
22 (72) |
22 (72) |
23 (73) |
24 (75) |
24 (75) |
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[7] |
Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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1903 | 6,499 | — |
1918 | 8,477 | +1.79% |
1939 | 8,722 | +0.14% |
1948 | 8,547 | −0.22% |
1960 | 9,335 | +0.74% |
1970 | 9,942 | +0.63% |
1975 | 10,778 | +1.63% |
1980 | 10,951 | +0.32% |
1990 | 11,140 | +0.17% |
1995 | 11,106 | −0.06% |
2000 | 12,275 | +2.17% |
2007 | 12,974 | +0.77% |
2010 | 13,383 | +1.14% |
2015 | 13,828 | +0.62% |
2020 | 14,385 | +0.78% |
Source: Philippine Statistics Authority [8] [6] [9][10] |
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Siquijor (capital) | |
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