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Wikipedia / Sibulan

Sibulan, officially the Municipality of Sibulan (; ), is a municipality in the province of Negros Oriental, Philippines. According to the 2024 census, it has a population of 69,092 people.

Geography

Sibulan is from Dumaguete and from Bacolod. 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. The site, managed by the provincial government, is located above sea level on Mount Talinis.

Barangays

Sibulan is politically subdivided into 15 barangays. 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 the 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

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