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 of Sibulan | |
 Sibulan Public Plaza | |
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 Map of Negros Oriental with Sibulan highlighted | |
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.svg)  Sibulan Location within the Philippines | |
| Coordinates: 9°21′N 123°17′E / 9.35°N 123.28°E | |
| Country | Philippines |
| Region | Negros Island Region |
| 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 |
| • Electorate | 36,031 voters (2022) |
| 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 (2020 census)[3] | |
| • Total | 64,343 |
| • Density | 390/km2 (1,000/sq mi) |
| • Households | 15,785 |
| Economy | |
| • Income class | 2nd municipal income class |
| • Poverty incidence | 13.43 |
| • Revenue | ₱ 252.3 million (2020) |
| • Assets | ₱ 570.7 million (2020) |
| • Expenditure | ₱ 288.6 million (2020) |
| • Liabilities | ₱ 79.8 million (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. It is the location of 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.
Geography
Barangays
Sibulan is politically subdivided into 15 barangays. Each barangay consists of puroks and some have sitios.
| PSGC | Barangay | Population | ±% p.a. | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020[3] | 2010[5] | |||||
| 074620001 | Agan-an | 3.8% | 2,472 | 3,010 | −1.95% | |
| 074620002 | Ajong | 5.5% | 3,545 | 3,113 | 1.31% | |
| 074620003 | Balugo | 3.8% | 2,473 | 2,115 | 1.58% | |
| 074620004 | Bolocboloc | 14.8% | 9,495 | 7,539 | 2.33% | |
| 074620005 | Calabnugan | 2.9% | 1,891 | 1,339 | 3.51% | |
| 074620006 | Cangmating | 11.4% | 7,360 | 3,463 | 7.83% | |
| 074620007 | Enrique Villanueva | 1.3% | 856 | 1,285 | −3.98% | |
| 074620008 | Looc | 8.0% | 5,138 | 4,066 | 2.37% | |
| 074620009 | Magatas | 10.3% | 6,597 | 4,820 | 3.19% | |
| 074620010 | Maningcao | 4.2% | 2,676 | 1,950 | 3.21% | |
| 074620011 | Maslog | 8.1% | 5,194 | 5,300 | −0.20% | |
| 074620012 | Poblacion | 8.6% | 5,517 | 5,145 | 0.70% | |
| 074620013 | San Antonio | 4.8% | 3,068 | 2,641 | 1.51% | |
| 074620014 | Tubigon | 1.6% | 1,033 | 999 | 0.34% | |
| 074620015 | Tubtubon | 10.9% | 7,028 | 4,734 | 4.03% | |
| Total | 64,343 | 51,519 | 2.25% | |||
Climate
| Climate data for Sibulan, Negros Oriental | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Mean daily maximum °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) |
| Mean daily minimum °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[6] | |||||||||||||
Demographics
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| Source: Philippine Statistics Authority[7][5][8][9] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Economy
Poverty incidence of Sibulan
5 10 15 20 25 30 2006 21.10 2009 17.41 2012 14.68 2015 21.62 2018 10.90 2021 13.43 Source: Philippine Statistics Authority[10][11][12][13][14][15][16][17] |
Dumaguete Airport, the major airport in the province, is actually in Agan-an. 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 Poblacion, approximately midway along the coast of the town. The main port facility is located in the same barangay, where there are trips every hour to Liloan, Santander on the southern tip of Cebu island. There is also a fishing and freight port in 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 also located along the highway in Bolocboloc, Maslog, Agan-an and Poblacion including the 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.
Education
Colleges:[18]
- Metro Dumaguete College Campus 2 — Magatas
- Negros Maritime College Foundation Inc. — Magatas
- St. Joseph Seminary College — Agan-an
The public schools in the town of Sibulan are administered by two school districts under the Schools Division of Negros Oriental.
Elementary schools:
- Agan-an Elementary School — Agan-an
- Bagtic Elementary School — Sitio Tubod, Enrique Villanueva
- Balugo Elementary School — Balugo
- Bolocboloc Elementary School — Bolocboloc
- Calabnugan Elementary School — Calabnugan
- Cambajao Elementary School — Sitio Cambajao, Balugo
- Cangmating Elementary School — Cangmating
- Cantalawan Elementary School — Sitio Cantalawan, Maningcao
- Escaguit Elementary School — Sitio Escaguit, Enrique Villanueva
- Libertad Ong Calderon Memorial Elementary School — Ajong
- Lo-oc Elementary School — Looc
- Magatas Elementary School — Magatas
- Magsaysay Memorial Elementary School — Campaclan, Poblacion
- Maningcao Elementary School — Maningcao
- Maslog Elementary School — Maslog
- San Antonio Elementary School — San Antonio
- Sibulan Central Elementary School — Yapsutco Street, Poblacion
- Tubigon Elementary School — Tubigon
- Tubtubon Elementary School — Tubtubon
High schools:
- Ajong National High School — Ajong
- Bolocboloc High School — Bolocboloc
- Dr. Benjamin T. Locsin High School — Maslog
- Enrique Villanueva High School — Sitio Tubod, Enrique Villanueva
- Maningcao National High School — Maningcao
- San Antonio National High School — San Antonio
- Sibulan National High School — Osmeña Street, Poblacion
- Sibulan NHS - Balugo Extension — Balugo
- Sibulan Night High School — Diputado Street, Poblacion
- Sibulan Science High School — Campaclan, Poblacion
- Tubigon High School — Tubigon
Gallery
Municipal hall
San Antonio de Padua Church
Sibulan shoreline
Lake Balinsasayao
References
External links
- The travel guide Wikivoyage includes Sibulan in its Dumaguete article.
- Philippine Standard Geographic Code
- Philippine Census Information
- Local Governance Performance Management System