Siquijor

Siquijor is the third aboriginal arena in the country both in agreement of citizenry and acreage area, afterwards Camiguin and Batanes. For a time it was sub-province of Negros Oriental. Called Isla del Fuego of the 'Island of Fire' by the Spanish before, Siquijor is advised by abounding Filipinos to be a mystical island, abounding of witches and added abnormal phenomena. Siquijor is an island arena of the Philippines amid in the Central Visayas region. Its basic is the Municipality additionally called Siquijor. To the northwest of Siquijor are Cebu and Negros, to the northeast is Bohol and to the south, beyond the Bohol Sea is Mindanao.

Region: Central Visayas (Region VII)
Capital: Siquijor
Area: 343.5 km square(3rd smallest)

Divisions:
* Barangays-134
* Municipalities-6
* Congressional districts-1

Languages: Cebuano / Tagalog

People and Culture

Population. According to the 2000 census, there are a absolute of 81,598 Siquijodnons, as the association of Siquijor alarm themselves. This makes Siquijor the 3rd aboriginal arena in agreement of population. The aforementioned demography additionally states that Siquijor has 17,351 households with an boilerplate domiciliary admeasurement of 4.70 persons. The anniversary advance amount is 2.19%, lower than the civic advance amount of 2.36%.
Languages. The capital accent announced in Siquijor is Cebuano. English as able-bodied as Tagalog is additionally announced by abounding of the residents.
Education. Literacy rate, one of the accomplished in the country, is at 92.5%.

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