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» This article is about the province. For the municipality, see Siquijor, Siquijor.
Siquijor is an island
province of the
Philippines located in the
Central Visayas region. Its capital is the
municipality also named
Siquijor. To the northwest of Siquijor are
Cebu and
Negros, to the northeast is
Bohol and to the south, across the
Bohol Sea is
Mindanao.
Siquijor is the third smallest province in the country both in terms of population and land area, after
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 considered by many Filipinos to be a mystical island, full of witches and other supernatural phenomena.
Economy
Geography
Political
Siquijor is subdivided into 6
municipalities.
Siquijor is the capital and most important
port.
Six municipalities comprise Siquijor Province. These are Siquijor, Larena, Enrique Villanueva, Maria, Lazi, and San Juan.
Physical
Terrain. Siquijor is an island province in the
Visayas. It lies southeast from
Cebu and
Negros across
Cebu Strait (in some references called Bohol Strait) and southwest from
Bohol. Bohol is also located north of
Mindanao separated by the
Bohol Sea.
With a land area of 343.5 km² and a coastline 102 km long, Siquijor is the 3rd smallest province of the Philippines. The highest peak at the center of the island is
Mount Bandilaan.
Climate. The climate in Siquijor like most of the rest of the country is very
tropical. It is dry from January to May and wet the rest of the year. Annual
rainfall is 1000 to 1300 millimeters with November having the heaviest rainfall and April having the least. Siquijor has an average temperature of 28 °C and a
humidity of 78%.
Place of Vampire
History
The
Spaniards called Siquijor
Isla del Fuego or “Island of Fire,” because the island gave off an eerie glow. This glow came from the great swarms of fireflies that harbored in the numerous molave trees on the island.
The island was first sighted by the Spaniards in
1565 during
Miguel López de Legaspi's expedition. Since then, the island came under Spanish rule and the present municipalities, with the exception of
Enrique Villanueva were established as
Catholic parishes. The first parish,
Siquijor, was established in
1783 under the administration of secular clergymen. In the years that followed until
1877, the parishes of
Larena (Cano-an),
Lazi (Tigbawan),
San Juan (Makalipay), and
Maria (Cangmeniac) were founded by priests of the
Augustinian,
Recollects.
From
1854 to
1892, the island was administered by Spain under the politico-military province of
Bohol. In
1892, it became a part of
Negros Oriental, and then its sub-province in
1901.
On 1942, the occupation to the Japanese Imperial forces landed in the island of Siquijor.
On 1945, the liberation to the Philippine Commonwealth troops landed of the beaches in the island of Siquilor from the attacked of the Japanese Imperial forces defeated by victorious from the Filipino soldiers during in the
Battle of Siquijor in
World War II.
On
September 17,
1971, Siquijor became an independent province by virtue of
Republic Act No. 6396. The capital which was formerly Larena, was transferred to the municipality of Siquijor in
1972 with Proclamation No. 1075.
Transportation
Siquijor has 3 ports that are capable of servicing cargo and passenger craft. From the port of Larena you can travel to Dumaguete via Negros Navigation. In The Municipality of Siquijor you can travel by Delta Fast Ferries, Inc., a fast craft services company plies the route to/from the City of Dumaguete. Smaller vessels include the "Jaylan's 1 & 2". From Lazi, you can travel to Mindanao via the "MV Siquijor island"
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