Sibulan, officially the Municipality of Sibulan (Cebuano: Lungsod sa Sibulan; Tagalog: Bayan ng Sibulan), is a second class municipality in the province of Negros Oriental, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 64,343 people. [3]
Sibulan | |
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Municipality | |
Municipality of Sibulan | |
![]() Sibulan Public Plaza | |
![]() Map of Negros Oriental with Sibulan highlighted | |
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Coordinates: 9°21′N 123°17′E | |
Country | Philippines |
Region | Central Visayas |
Province | Negros Oriental |
District | 2nd district |
Barangays | 15 (see Barangays) |
Government | |
• Type | Sangguniang Bayan |
• Mayor | Jose A. Abiera (Lakas) |
• Vice Mayor | Dirkie Y. Fontelo (NPC) |
• Representative | Manuel T. Sagarbarria |
• Municipal Council | Members
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• Electorate | 32,127 voters (2019) |
Area | |
• Total | 163.00 km2 (62.93 sq mi) |
Elevation | 32 m (105 ft) |
Highest elevation | 285 m (935 ft) |
Lowest elevation | 0 m (0 ft) |
Population | |
• Total | 64,343 |
• Density | 390/km2 (1,000/sq mi) |
• Households | 13,886 |
Economy | |
• Income class | 2nd municipal income class |
• Poverty incidence | 10.90% (2018)[4] |
• Revenue | ₱252,298,636.31 (2020) |
• Assets | ₱570,722,350.51 (2020) |
• Expenditure | ₱288,614,103.12 (2020) |
• Liabilities | ₱79,803,803.50 (2020) |
Service provider | |
• Electricity | Negros Oriental 2 Electric Cooperative (NORECO 2) |
Time zone | UTC+8 (PST) |
ZIP code | 6201 |
PSGC | |
IDD : area code | +63 (0)35 |
Native languages | Cebuano Tagalog |
Website | www |
Sibulan is 5 kilometres (3.1 mi) from Dumaguete City. It is the location of the Dumaguete Airport, the main airport for Negros Oriental.
Sibulan is also the location of the Balinsasayao Twin Lakes Natural Park, composed of Lake Balinsasayao and Lake Danao. The site, managed by the provincial government, is located 1,047 metres (3,435 ft) above sea level on Mount Talinis.
Sibulan is politically subdivided into 15 barangays.
Sibulan has six coastal barangays: from north to south they are Ajong, Looc, Poblacion, Cangmating, Maslog, Agan-an and Boloc-boloc. The provincial airport, known as the Dumaguete Airport, is actually in Agan-an, Sibulan. There is a growing number of guest houses and beach resorts from Cangmating southward to Dumaguete and the coral reefs of Ajong are attracting more dive boats.
The municipal seat is in barangay Poblacion, approximately midway along the coast of the town. The main municipal port facility is in Poblacion, where a ferry runs every hour to Brgy. Liloan, Santander on the tip of Cebu island. There is also a fishing and freight port in barangay Looc.
Sibulan has two small Marine Protected Areas (MPAs), which are coral reef areas that prohibit fishing, swimming and diving. One is in Agan-an, just north of the airport, the other in Cangmating. These were established to improve the sustainability of the local fishery.
The inland barangays are primarily agricultural and residential with minimal business and public facilities. Most commercial development is along the national highway, which runs the length of the town from Dumaguete in the south to San Jose at the north. Most business and light industry is along the highway in Boloc-Boloc, Maslog, Agan-an and Poblacion including newly opened 100-bed Negros Polymedic Hospital. This is largely urban sprawl from Dumaguete seeking the advantageous tax rates in Sibulan.
Sibulan also boasts a golf course resort, perched on the foothills in barangay San Antonio, just north of the town center.
Climate data for Sibulan, Negros Oriental | |||||||||||||
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Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
Average high °C (°F) | 30 (86) |
30 (86) |
31 (88) |
33 (91) |
32 (90) |
31 (88) |
30 (86) |
30 (86) |
30 (86) |
29 (84) |
30 (86) |
30 (86) |
31 (87) |
Average low °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[5] |
Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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1903 | 8,413 | — |
1918 | 9,833 | +1.05% |
1939 | 9,884 | +0.02% |
1948 | 8,096 | −2.19% |
1960 | 12,026 | +3.35% |
1970 | 16,861 | +3.43% |
1975 | 20,108 | +3.60% |
1980 | 23,123 | +2.83% |
1990 | 27,172 | +1.63% |
1995 | 31,206 | +2.63% |
2000 | 37,523 | +4.03% |
2007 | 47,162 | +3.20% |
2010 | 51,519 | +3.27% |
2015 | 59,455 | +2.77% |
2020 | 64,343 | +1.57% |
Source: Philippine Statistics Authority [6] [7] [8][9] |
Name | Location |
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Negros Maritime College Foundation Inc. | Magatas |
St. Joseph Seminary College | Tubtubon |
Name | Location |
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Ajong National High School | North National Highway, Ajong |
Bolocboloc High School | Bolocboloc |
Dr. Benjamin T. Locsin High School | Maslog |
Enrique Villanueva High School | Tubod, Enrique Villanueva |
Maningcao National High School | Maningcao |
San Antonio National High School | San Antonio |
Sibulan National High School | Osmena St., Poblacion |
Sibulan NHS - Balugo Ext. | Balugo |
Sibulan Night High School | Poblacion |
Sibulan Science High School | Campaclan |
Tubigon High School | Tubigon |
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