Sibulan, officially the Municipality of Sibulan (; ), is a
municipality
A municipality is usually a single administrative division having municipal corporation, corporate status and powers of self-government or jurisdiction as granted by national and regional laws to which it is subordinate.
The term ''municipality' ...
in the
province
A province is an administrative division within a country or sovereign state, state. The term derives from the ancient Roman , which was the major territorial and administrative unit of the Roman Empire, Roman Empire's territorial possessions ou ...
of
Negros Oriental,
Philippines
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. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 64,343 people.
Sibulan is 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 Lake Danao may refer to lakes in the Philippines:
* Lake Danao (Cebu) in the province of Cebu
* Lake Danao (Leyte) in the province of Leyte
* Lake Danao (Negros) in the province of Negros Oriental
* Lake Danao, also called Cabilao Island Lake, on C ...
. The site, managed by the provincial government, is located above sea level on
Mount Talinis.
Geography
Barangays
Sibulan is politically subdivided into 15
barangay
The barangay (; abbreviated as Brgy. or Bgy.), historically referred to as ''barrio'', is the smallest Administrative divisions of the Philippines, administrative division in the Philippines. Named after the Precolonial barangay, precolonial po ...
s. Each barangay consists of
puroks and some have
sitios.
Climate
Demographics
Economy
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:
* 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 th
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
File:Sibulan_municipal_hall.jpg, Municipal hall
File:Sibulan_church.jpg, San Antonio de Padua Church
File:Dumaguete_airport.jpg, Sibulan Airport
File:Sibulan Negros Oriental.jpg, Sibulan shoreline
File:Lake Balinsasayao.jpg, Lake Balinsasayao
References
External links
* The travel guide Wikivoyage includes Sibulan in its
Dumaguete article.
*
Philippine Standard Geographic Codebr>
Philippine Census InformationLocal Governance Performance Management System
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Municipalities of Negros Oriental
Port cities and towns in the Philippines