Siaton
Municipality in Negros Oriental, Philippines
Municipality in Negros Island Region, Philippines
Siaton
Municipality of Siaton
Left: Antulang Beach; Right: San Nicolas de Bari Parish Church
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Nickname: Southland by the Sea
Map of Negros Oriental with Siaton highlighted
Coordinates: 9°04′N 123°02′E / 9.07°N 123.03°E / 9.07; 123.03 Country Philippines Region Negros Island Region Province Negros Oriental District
3rd district Barangays Barangays ) • Type Sangguniang Bayan • Mayor Cezanne Fritz H. Diaz (NP ) • Vice Mayor Vincent Emil T. Arbolado (NP ) • Representative Vacant (Martin Romualdez serves as legislative caretaker) • Municipal Council
Jocelyn A. Kitane Christine Faith H. Diaz William A. Kirit Cliff Felix H. Diaz III Norberto E. Ragay Thelma Quisay-Rapada Emelyn M. Gadingan Reynaldo A. Darias • Electorate 52,448 voters (2022 ) • Total
335.90 km2 (129.69 sq mi) Elevation
103 m (338 ft) Highest elevation
1,833 m (6,014 ft) Lowest elevation
0 m (0 ft) • Total
83,082 • Density 250/km2 (640/sq mi) • Households
19,672 • Income class 1st municipal income class • Poverty incidence % (2021)[ 4] • Revenue ₱ 280.8 million (2020), 109.2 million (2012), 124.9 million (2013), 141.3 million (2014), 168.2 million (2015), 181 million (2016), 198 million (2017), 211.7 million (2018), 232.7 million (2019), 282.1 million (2021), 378.3 million (2022) • Assets ₱ 959.6 million (2020), 177.9 million (2012), 174.4 million (2013), 202 million (2014), 254.5 million (2015), 395.9 million (2016), 469.9 million (2017), 542.4 million (2018), 733.4 million (2019), 1,030 million (2021), 1,137 million (2022) • Expenditure ₱ 197 million (2020), 87.6 million (2012), 107.5 million (2013), 108.3 million (2014), 126.8 million (2015), 131 million (2016), 142.8 million (2017), 157.3 million (2018), 172.2 million (2019), 241.6 million (2021), 245.5 million (2022) • Liabilities ₱ 456.6 million (2020), 45.15 million (2012), 37.88 million (2013), 49.24 million (2014), 75.94 million (2015), 148.8 million (2016), 153.1 million (2017), 173.5 million (2018), 308.3 million (2019), 459.2 million (2021), 435.5 million (2022) • Electricity Negros Oriental 2 Electric Cooperative (NORECO 2) Time zone UTC+8 (PST )ZIP code 6219
PSGC IDD : area code +63 (0)35 Native languages Cebuano
Siaton (Cebuano : Lungsod sa Siaton ; Tagalog : Bayan ng Siaton ), officially the Municipality of Siaton , is a municipality and the southernmost settlement in the province of Negros Oriental , Philippines . According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 83,082 people.[ 3]
The town is home to the Minagahat language , the indigenous language of Southern Negros as listed by the Komisyon ng Wikang Filipino . The language is vital to the culture and arts of the people.
Siaton is 50 kilometres (31 mi) from Dumaguete .
Lake Balanan is located in Siaton.
Geography
Barangays
Siaton is politically subdivided into 26 barangays . Each barangay consists of puroks and some have sitios .
PSGC
Barangay
Population
±% p.a.
2020 [ 3]
2010 [ 5]
074619001 Albiga
2.3%
1,941
1,516
▴
2.50%
074619002 Apoloy
2.9%
2,378
2,337
▴
0.17%
074619003 Bonawon
11.2%
9,288
9,078
▴
0.23%
074619004 Bonbonon
2.6%
2,136
1,961
▴
0.86%
074619005 Cabangahan
4.4%
3,688
3,503
▴
0.52%
074619007 Canaway
4.3%
3,548
3,512
▴
0.10%
074619008 Casala-an
4.9%
4,108
3,557
▴
1.45%
074619009 Caticugan
3.3%
2,767
2,447
▴
1.24%
074619010 Datag
2.7%
2,232
1,778
▴
2.30%
074619011 Giligaon
6.3%
5,214
4,816
▴
0.80%
074619012 Inalad
2.3%
1,915
1,869
▴
0.24%
074619013 Malabuhan
4.4%
3,622
3,080
▴
1.63%
074619014 Maloh
7.7%
6,421
5,314
▴
1.91%
074619015 Mantiquil
3.6%
3,002
2,360
▴
2.43%
074619016 Mantuyop
2.7%
2,220
1,842
▴
1.88%
074619017 Napacao
4.2%
3,521
2,436
▴
3.75%
074619018 Poblacion 1
2.3%
1,886
1,930
▾
−0.23%
074619019 Poblacion 2
2.6%
2,168
2,054
▴
0.54%
074619020 Poblacion 3
4.3%
3,608
2,589
▴
3.37%
074619021 Poblacion 4
2.5%
2,051
1,810
▴
1.26%
074619022 Salag
3.1%
2,617
2,776
▾
−0.59%
074619023 San Jose
1.5%
1,269
935
▴
3.10%
074619024 Sandulot
4.1%
3,419
3,334
▴
0.25%
074619025 Si-it
3.1%
2,599
2,104
▴
2.13%
074619026 Sumaliring
2.8%
2,354
1,979
▴
1.75%
074619027 Tayak
3.7%
3,110
2,368
▴
2.76%
Total
83,082
73,285
▴
1.26%
Climate
Climate data for Siaton, Negros Oriental
Month
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec
Year
Mean daily maximum °C (°F)
31
31
32
33
31
30
29
29
29
29
30
30
30
Mean daily minimum °C (°F)
22
22
22
24
25
25
25
25
25
25
24
23
24
Average precipitation mm (inches)
46
45
56
83
163
203
236
204
210
211
143
77
1,677
Average rainy days
12.1
9.8
14.3
17.5
26.0
27.8
28.4
26.9
26.7
27.9
23.3
17.2
257.9
Source: Meteoblue[ 6]
Demographics
Population census of Siaton Year ±% p.a. 1903 10,074 — 1918 13,183 +1.81% 1939 16,968 +1.21% 1948 17,926 +0.61% 1960 22,467 +1.90% 1970 26,963 +1.84% 1975 34,316 +4.96% 1980 38,612 +2.39% 1990 48,982 +2.41% 1995 57,313 +2.99% 2000 64,258 +2.48% 2007 67,943 +0.77% 2010 73,285 +2.79% 2015 77,696 +1.12% 2020 83,082 +1.33% Source: Philippine Statistics Authority [ 7] [ 5] [ 8] [ 9]
Economy
Poverty incidence of Siaton
Education
The public schools in the town of Siaton are administered by four school districts under the Schools Division of Negros Oriental .
Elementary schools
Albiga Elementary School — Albiga
Antulang Elementary School — Sitio Antulang, Si-it
Apoloy Elementary School — Apoloy
Apoloy ES - Estakahan Extension — Sitio Estakahan, Apoloy
Bantolinao Elementary School — Sitio Bantolinao, Cabangahan
Bonbonon Elementary School — Bonbonon
Bunay Elementary School — Sitio Bunay, Bonawon
Cabangahan Elementary School — Cabangahan
Calangag Elementary School — Sitio Calangag, Bonawon
Calañan Elementary School — Sitio Calañan, Bonawon
Canaway Elementary School — Canaway
Candugay Elementary School — Sitio Candugay, Casala-an
Casalaan Elementary School — Casala-an
Caticugan Elementary School — Caticugan
Catipon Elementary School — Sitio Catipon, Bonawon
Cruz Gadiane Elementary School — Sitio Panablawan, Salag
Datag Elementary School — Datag
Felipe Tayko Memorial School — Nat'l Highway, Poblacion 1
Giligaon Elementary School — Giligaon
Hagikhik Elementary School — Sitio Hagikhik, Apoloy
Kabangkalan Elementary School — Sitio Kabangkalan, Tayak
Lamberto L. Macias Elementary School — Sitio Cambonbon, Sandulot
Lico-Lico Elementary School — Sitio Lico-Lico, Bonawon
Lindy Pajunar Memorial School — Napacao
Luan-Luan Elementary School — Sitio Luan-Luan, Canaway
Maladpad Elementary School — Sitio Maladpad, Giligaon
Maloh Central School — Maloh
Managobsob Elementary School — Sitio Managobsob, Sandulot
Mantiquil Elementary School — Mantiquil
Mantuyop Elementary School — Mantuyop
Nawacat Elementary School — Sitio Nawacat, Casala-an
Nasipit Elementary School — Sitio Nasipit, Cabangahan
Olambid Elementary School — Sitio Olambid, Apoloy
Pagang Elementary School — Sitio Pagang, Caticugan
Palayuhan Elementary School — Sitio Palayuhan, Si-it
Pio Macahig Memorial Elementary School — Bonawon
Ramon Ponce de Leon Elementary School — Malabuhan
Salag Elementary School — Salag
Salingkubong Elementary School — Sitio Salingkubong, Tayak
Sandulot Elementary School — Sandulot
San Jose Elementary School — San Jose
Sumaliring Elementary School — Sumaliring
Talaptap Elementary School — Sitio Talaptap, Giligaon
Tayak Elementary School — Tayak
Ulayan Elementary School — Sitio Ulayan, Maloh
High schools
Aurelia G. Merecido Memorial High School — Cabangahan
Cambonbon National High School — Sitio Cambonbon, Sandulot
Candugay High School — Sitio Candugay, Casala-an
Caticugan High School — Caticugan
Giligaon High School — Giligaon
Lorenza P. Palarpalar Memorial High School — Bonbonon
Mainit High School — Sitio Mainit, Tayak
Maloh Provincial Community High School — Maloh
Mantiquil Masaligan High School — Mantiquil
Maria Macahig National High School — Bonawon
Paciente Cesar G. Cabrera High School — Napacao
Palayuhan High School — Sitio Palayuhan, Si-it
Siaton National High School — Progresso Street, Poblacion 3
Siaton Science High School — Mantuyop
Sumaliring High School — Sumaliring
Private schools
Arjune Learning Center — Burgos Street, Poblacion 2
Bautista Tayko Memorial SDA Elementary School Inc. — Bonawon
Carmel High School — Nat'l Highway, Poblacion 1
Notable personalities
References
^ Municipality of Siaton | (DILG) ^ "2015 Census of Population, Report No. 3 – Population, Land Area, and Population Density" (PDF) . Philippine Statistics Authority . Quezon City, Philippines. August 2016. ISSN 0117-1453 . Archived (PDF) from the original on May 25, 2021. Retrieved July 16, 2021 .^ a b c Census of Population (2020). "Region VII (Central Visayas)" . Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay . Philippine Statistics Authority . Retrieved July 8, 2021 . ^ "PSA Releases the 2021 City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates" . Philippine Statistics Authority. April 2, 2024. Retrieved April 28, 2024 .^ a b Census of Population and Housing (2010). "Region VII (Central Visayas)" (PDF) . Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay . National Statistics Office . Retrieved June 29, 2016 . ^
"Siaton: Average Temperatures and Rainfall" . Meteoblue. Retrieved May 6, 2020 .
^ Census of Population (2015). "Region VII (Central Visayas)" . Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay . Philippine Statistics Authority . Retrieved June 20, 2016 . ^ Censuses of Population (1903–2007). "Region VII (Central Visayas)" . Table 1. Population Enumerated in Various Censuses by Province/Highly Urbanized City: 1903 to 2007 National Statistics Office . ^
"Province of" . Municipality Population Data . Local Water Utilities Administration Research Division. Retrieved December 17, 2016 .
^ "Poverty incidence (PI):" . Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved December 28, 2020 .^ "Estimation of Local Poverty in the Philippines" (PDF) . Philippine Statistics Authority. November 29, 2005.^ "2003 City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates" (PDF) . Philippine Statistics Authority. March 23, 2009.^ "City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates; 2006 and 2009" (PDF) . Philippine Statistics Authority. August 3, 2012.^ "2012 Municipal and City Level Poverty Estimates" (PDF) . Philippine Statistics Authority. May 31, 2016.^ "Municipal and City Level Small Area Poverty Estimates; 2009, 2012 and 2015" . Philippine Statistics Authority. July 10, 2019.^ "PSA Releases the 2018 Municipal and City Level Poverty Estimates" . Philippine Statistics Authority. December 15, 2021. Retrieved January 22, 2022 .^ "PSA Releases the 2021 City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates" . Philippine Statistics Authority. April 2, 2024. Retrieved April 28, 2024 .^ "Chief Justice Felix V. Makasiar" . Supreme Court of the Philippines. Retrieved June 5, 2010.
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