Sibunag, officially the Municipality of Sibunag (; ), is a

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in the

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Guimaras Guimaras (), officially the Province of Guimaras (; ), is an island province in the Philippines located in the Western Visayas region. The capital is Jordan, while the largest local government unit is the municipality of Buenavista. The provin ...

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. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 23,162 people, making it the least populated municipality in the province.

History

Sibunag was created by virtue of ''

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No. 7896'' on February 20, 1995.

Geography

Sibunag is a part of the

Metro Iloilo–Guimaras Metropolitan Iloilo–Guimaras (; ), also shortened as Metro Iloilo–Guimaras or Metro Iloilo, or simply MIG, is a metropolitan area in Western Visayas in the Philippines. It is located on the southeastern coast of Panay, including the nearb ...

area, centered on

Iloilo City Iloilo City, officially the City of Iloilo (; ; ), is a Cities of the Philippines#Legal classification, highly urbanized city in the Western Visayas Regions of the Philippines, region of the Philippines, located on the southeastern coast of th ...

. It is from

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. Its territory includes the islands of Inampulugan, Natugna, and several other minor islets in the

Guimaras Strait Guimaras Strait is a strait in the Western Visayas region of the Philippines, connecting the Visayan Sea with Panay Gulf and the Sulu Sea beyond. To the north and west are Panay and Guimaras Islands, while Negros Island is to the south and ...

Barangays

Sibunag is administratively subdivided into 14

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s. Each barangay consists of

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s and some have

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. * Alegria * Ayangan * Bubog * Concordia * Dasal (''Poblacion'') * Inampulugan * Maabay * Millan * Oracon * Ravina * Sabang * San Isidro * Sebaste * Tanglad

Climate

Demographics

At the 2020 census, the population of Sibunag was 23,162 people, with a density of .

Economy

References

External links

*
Official webpage of the Province of Guimaras: Sibunag
*

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