Siquijor
Siquijor | |
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Location in the Philippines | |
Interactive map of Siquijor | |
| Coordinates: 9°11′N 123°35′E / 9.18°N 123.58°E | |
| Country | Philippines |
| Region | Negros Island Region |
| Founded | 17 September 1971 |
| Capital and largest municipality | Siquijor |
| Government | |
| • Type | Sangguniang Panlalawigan |
| • Governor | Jake Vincent S. Villa (PFP) |
| • Vice Governor | Dindo A. Tumala (PFP) |
| • Representative | Zaldy Villa (Lakas) |
| • Legislature | Siquijor Provincial Board |
| Area | |
• Total | 337.49 km2 (130.31 sq mi) |
| • Rank | 79th out of 82 |
| Highest elevation (Mount Bandila-an) | 628 m (2,060 ft) |
| Population (2024 census) | |
• Total | 107,642 |
| • Rank | 79th out of 82 |
| • Density | 318.95/km2 (826.07/sq mi) |
| • Rank | 29th out of 82 |
| • Voter (2025) | 81,404 |
| • Language | |
| Demonym | Siquijodnon |
| Divisions | |
| • Component cities | 0 |
| • Municipalities | |
| • Barangays | 134 |
| • Districts | Legislative district of Siquijor |
| Time zone | UTC+08:00 (PST) |
| IDD : area code | +63 (0)35 |
| ISO 3166 code | PH-SIG |
| Income class | 3rd class |
| PSGC | 076100000 |
| Website | siquijorprovince |
Siquijor (/ˌsɪkiˈhɔːr/ SIK-ee-HOR, Tagalog: [sɪkɪˈhɔɾ]), officially the Province of Siquijor (Cebuano: Lalawigan sa Siquijor; Tagalog: Lalawigan ng Siquijor), is a Philippine island province (the third smallest in the country, in terms of population and land area) located within the Negros Island Region. Its largest town and capital is the municipality of Siquijor. The province lies south of Cebu, southeast of Negros Oriental, southwest of Bohol, and north of Mindanao.
During the Spanish colonial period of the Philippines, the Spaniards called Siquijor the Isla del Fuego (Island of Fire), due to the glow of fireflies that swarmed the molave trees.