Sibalom
Municipality in Antique, Philippines
Municipality in Western Visayas, Philippines
Sibalom
Municipality of Sibalom Sugarcane farm in Sibalom
Flag
Map of Antique with Sibalom highlighted
Coordinates: 10°47′18″N 122°01′03″E / 10.7883°N 122.0175°E / 10.7883; 122.0175 Country Philippines Region Western Visayas Province Antique District
Lone district Barangays 76
(see Barangays ) • Type Sangguniang Bayan • Mayor Gian Carlo F. Occeña • Vice Mayor Kazy V. Butiong • Representative Anthony Agapito B. Legarda Jr. • Municipal Council
Felipe D. Lacsama Jr. Jimmy M. Eco Marc Franco V. Pajarito Zoilo Bernardo E. Tubianosa Sebastian V. Butiong Donna Chris Y. Subong Reymond D. Nabalan Marlene S. Nacis
• Electorate 39,558 voters (2022 ) • Total
201.30 km2 (77.72 sq mi) Elevation
27 m (89 ft) Highest elevation (Mount Sansanan)
1,283 m (4,209 ft) Lowest elevation
10 m (30 ft) • Total
63,833 • Density 320/km2 (820/sq mi) • Households
15,111 • Income class 2nd municipal income class • Poverty incidence % (2021)[ 4] • Revenue ₱ 231.3 million (2020), 95.55 million (2012), 109.3 million (2013), 121.8 million (2014), 136.8 million (2015), 149.8 million (2016), 171 million (2017), 181.9 million (2018), 198.6 million (2019), 228.2 million (2021), 310.9 million (2022) • Assets ₱ 516.6 million (2020), 261 million (2012), 251.3 million (2013), 292 million (2014), 311.6 million (2015), 338.1 million (2016), 390.6 million (2017), 437.1 million (2018), 453.8 million (2019), 519.4 million (2021), 637.1 million (2022) • Expenditure ₱ 184.9 million (2020), 82.72 million (2012), 94.89 million (2013), 91.49 million (2014), 104.2 million (2015), 121.5 million (2016), 127.3 million (2017), 140.1 million (2018), 168.2 million (2019), 193.7 million (2021), 237.8 million (2022) • Liabilities ₱ 136.4 million (2020), 60.99 million (2012), 62.11 million (2013), 75.72 million (2014), 83.89 million (2015), 92 million (2016), 116.4 million (2017), 114.4 million (2018), 113.7 million (2019), 110.1 million (2021), 181 million (2022) • Electricity Antique Electric Cooperative (ANTECO) Time zone UTC+8 (PST )ZIP code 5713
PSGC IDD : area code +63 (0)36 Native languages Karay-a Hiligaynon Ati Tagalog
Sibalom , officially the Municipality of Sibalom , (Kinaray-a : Banwa kang Sibalom ; Hiligaynon : Banwa sang Sibalom ; Tagalog : Bayan ng Sibalom ), is a municipality in the province of Antique , Philippines . According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 63,833 people.[ 3] Thus, making it a suburb of San Jose (the provincial capital), the second most populous municipality in the province of Antique and fifth largest municipality in terms of land area, with a total area of 201.30 square kilometers.
Sibalom is home to the University of Antique .
Geography
Sibalom is located at 10°47′18″N 122°01′03″E / 10.7883°N 122.0175°E / 10.7883; 122.0175 . It is 11 kilometres (6.8 mi) from the provincial capital, San Jose de Buenavista .
According to the Philippine Statistics Authority , the municipality has a land area of 201.30 square kilometres (77.72 sq mi) [ 5] constituting 7.38% of the 2,729.17-square-kilometre- (1,053.74 sq mi) total area of Antique.
Climate
Climate data for Sibalom, Antique
Month
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec
Year
Mean daily maximum °C (°F)
30 (86)
31 (88)
32 (90)
33 (91)
32 (90)
30 (86)
29 (84)
28 (82)
28 (82)
29 (84)
30 (86)
30 (86)
30 (86)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F)
21 (70)
21 (70)
22 (72)
23 (73)
25 (77)
25 (77)
24 (75)
24 (75)
24 (75)
24 (75)
23 (73)
22 (72)
23 (74)
Average precipitation mm (inches)
19 (0.7)
17 (0.7)
26 (1.0)
37 (1.5)
119 (4.7)
191 (7.5)
258 (10.2)
260 (10.2)
248 (9.8)
196 (7.7)
97 (3.8)
39 (1.5)
1,507 (59.3)
Average rainy days
7.2
5.2
8.3
11.9
22.3
26.5
28.3
28.2
27.3
26.4
18.7
11.8
222.1
Source: Meteoblue[ 6]
Barangays
Sibalom is politically subdivided into 76 barangays .[ 7] Each barangay consists of puroks and some have sitios .
From 1953 to 1955, Barangay Catmon was known as Barangay Pajarito.[ 8] [ 9]
PSGC
Barangay
Population
±% p.a.
2020 [ 3]
2010 [ 10]
060616002 Alangan
1.3%
834
712
▴
1.59%
060616004 Bari
1.6%
1,009
878
▴
1.40%
060616005 Biga-a
0.5%
329
291
▴
1.23%
060616006 Bongbongan I
1.2%
760
653
▴
1.53%
060616007 Bongbongan II
0.8%
524
515
▴
0.17%
060616008 Bongsod
0.9%
601
555
▴
0.80%
060616009 Bontol
1.3%
849
764
▴
1.06%
060616010 Bugnay
0.4%
253
227
▴
1.09%
060616011 Bulalacao
0.7%
475
453
▴
0.48%
060616012 Cabanbanan
0.4%
278
267
▴
0.40%
060616013 Cabariuan
1.1%
714
643
▴
1.05%
060616014 Cabladan
1.4%
875
866
▴
0.10%
060616015 Cadoldolan
1.0%
651
580
▴
1.16%
060616016 Calo-oy
0.4%
228
221
▴
0.31%
060616017 Calog
0.6%
400
391
▴
0.23%
060616018 Catmon
1.7%
1,069
1,044
▴
0.24%
060616019 Catungan I
1.0%
614
558
▴
0.96%
060616020 Catungan II
0.7%
420
331
▴
2.41%
060616021 Catungan III
0.9%
589
487
▴
1.92%
060616022 Catungan IV
1.8%
1,128
1,088
▴
0.36%
060616051 Cubay-Napultan
1.7%
1,101
1,036
▴
0.61%
060616023 Cubay-Sermon
1.5%
949
999
▾
−0.51%
060616061 District I (Poblacion )
2.4%
1,542
1,412
▴
0.88%
060616062 District II (Poblacion )
2.2%
1,398
1,353
▴
0.33%
060616063 District III (Poblacion )
5.9%
3,740
3,398
▴
0.96%
060616064 District IV (Poblacion )
3.5%
2,266
2,050
▴
1.01%
060616024 Egaña
5.2%
3,333
3,121
▴
0.66%
060616025 Esperanza I
0.7%
425
296
▴
3.68%
060616026 Esperanza II
0.7%
460
451
▴
0.20%
060616027 Esperanza III
0.7%
425
366
▴
1.51%
060616028 Igcococ
1.1%
673
621
▴
0.81%
060616030 Igdagmay
0.6%
360
326
▴
1.00%
060616029 Igdalaquit
1.7%
1,076
983
▴
0.91%
060616031 Iglanot
1.5%
974
860
▴
1.25%
060616032 Igpanolong
0.7%
450
418
▴
0.74%
060616033 Igparas
0.5%
347
351
▾
−0.11%
060616034 Igsuming
1.0%
659
634
▴
0.39%
060616035 Ilabas
2.0%
1,293
1,138
▴
1.28%
060616036 Imparayan
0.9%
579
573
▴
0.10%
060616037 Inabasan
1.0%
616
571
▴
0.76%
060616038 Indag-an
0.6%
359
597
▾
−4.96%
060616039 Initan
0.8%
515
504
▴
0.22%
060616040 Insarayan
0.9%
556
452
▴
2.09%
060616041 Lacaron
3.1%
2,009
1,839
▴
0.89%
060616042 Lagdo
0.8%
491
459
▴
0.68%
060616043 Lambayagan
0.8%
487
479
▴
0.17%
060616044 Luna
0.5%
328
283
▴
1.49%
060616045 Luyang
0.6%
410
404
▴
0.15%
060616046 Maasin
0.7%
435
441
▾
−0.14%
060616047 Mabini
1.1%
673
633
▴
0.61%
060616048 Millamena
0.5%
340
326
▴
0.42%
060616049 Mojon
0.5%
328
327
▴
0.03%
060616050 Nagdayao
1.9%
1,198
1,175
▴
0.19%
060616053 Nazareth
1.2%
787
767
▴
0.26%
060616054 Odiong
1.3%
838
715
▴
1.60%
060616055 Olaga
0.7%
472
401
▴
1.64%
060616056 Pangpang
1.0%
665
650
▴
0.23%
060616057 Panlagangan
0.7%
472
398
▴
1.72%
060616058 Pantao
0.4%
245
229
▴
0.68%
060616059 Pasong
1.1%
686
604
▴
1.28%
060616060 Pis-Anan
3.7%
2,355
2,174
▴
0.80%
060616065 Rombang
0.8%
502
500
▴
0.04%
060616066 Salvacion
1.0%
639
662
▾
−0.35%
060616067 San Juan
2.1%
1,318
1,159
▴
1.29%
060616068 Sido
1.3%
849
729
▴
1.54%
060616069 Solong
1.6%
1,007
983
▴
0.24%
060616070 Tabongtabong
0.6%
389
368
▴
0.56%
060616071 Tig-Ohot
0.8%
516
524
▾
−0.15%
060616073 Tigbalua I
1.1%
717
682
▴
0.50%
060616079 Tigbalua II
0.4%
264
197
▴
2.97%
060616074 Tordesillas
0.7%
418
412
▴
0.14%
060616075 Tulatula
1.2%
771
677
▴
1.31%
060616003 Valentin Grasparil (Bad-as )
0.8%
483
442
▴
0.89%
060616076 Villafont
1.1%
696
581
▴
1.82%
060616077 Villahermosa
1.0%
633
624
▴
0.14%
060616078 Villar
1.9%
1,189
1,180
▴
0.08%
Total
63,833
56,058
▴
1.31%
Demographics
Population census of Sibalom Year ±% p.a. 1903 15,562 — 1918 17,844 +0.92% 1939 22,178 +1.04% 1948 28,558 +2.85% 1960 24,468 −1.28% 1970 30,392 +2.19% 1975 32,247 +1.20% 1980 35,515 +1.95% 1990 42,647 +1.85% 1995 46,143 +1.49% 2000 49,971 +1.72% 2007 53,934 +1.06% 2010 56,058 +1.42% 2015 60,306 +1.40% 2020 63,833 +1.12% Source: Philippine Statistics Authority [ 11] [ 10] [ 12] [ 13]
In the 2020 census, Sibalom had a population of 63,833.[ 3] The population density was 320 inhabitants per square kilometre (830/sq mi).
Economy
Poverty incidence of Sibalom
Sibalom Natural Park
Sibalom Natural Park, one of the last patches of lowland forest on Panay Island and the first protected area in the island, harbors many unique species of plants and animals, some of which are on the brink of extinction. About 5,000 hectares (12,000 acres) of forest in Sibalom from Mount Porras extending to Mount Igmatindog , covering Sibalom river and its main tributaries Mao-it river and Tipulu-an river , was declared a natural park on April 23, 2000. Of this forest, 672 hectares (1,660 acres) are undisturbed by any human activity while about 4,223 hectares (10,440 acres) constitutes the 50-year-old reforestation site. One highlight is the Rafflesia speciosa , discovered in Mount Porras and surrounding Barangays in 2002.[ 22] Dubbed the biggest bloom in the world, its discovery put Sibalom in the map of tourist stopovers in the Philippines.[citation needed ] Sibalom also has century-old industries and structures, as well as boulders of gemstones and treacherous mountain trails.
Tourism
Sibalom's tourism industry dawned after the proclamation of the Sibalom Natural Park.[citation needed ]
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