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San Miguel | |
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Municipality of San Miguel | |
![]() Aerial view of San Miguel | |
![]() Map of Iloilo with San Miguel highlighted | |
Location within the Philippines | |
Coordinates: 10°47′N 122°28′E / 10.78°N 122.47°E | |
Country | Philippines |
Region | Western Visayas |
Province | Iloilo |
District | 2nd district |
Barangays | 24 (see Barangays) |
Government | |
• Type | Sangguniang Bayan |
• Mayor | Marina Luz S. Gorriceta |
• Vice Mayor | Bonifacio S. Salapantan Jr. |
• Representative | Michael B. Gorriceta |
• Municipal Council | Members |
• Electorate | 20,676 voters (2022) |
Area | |
• Total | 31.97 km2 (12.34 sq mi) |
Elevation | 42 m (138 ft) |
Highest elevation | 194 m (636 ft) |
Lowest elevation | 13 m (43 ft) |
Population (2020 census)[3] | |
• Total | 30,115 |
• Density | 940/km2 (2,400/sq mi) |
• Households | 7,371 |
Economy | |
• Income class | 3rd municipal income class |
• Poverty incidence | 12.05 |
• Revenue | ₱ 173.5 million (2022) |
• Assets | ₱ 436.3 million (2022) |
• Expenditure | ₱ 122.5 million (2022) |
• Liabilities | ₱ 74.77 million (2022) |
Service provider | |
• Electricity | Iloilo 1 Electric Cooperative (ILECO 1) |
Time zone | UTC+8 (PST) |
ZIP code | 5025 |
PSGC | |
IDD : area code | +63 (0)33 |
Native languages | Hiligaynon Karay-a Ati Tagalog |
Website | www |
San Miguel, officially the Municipality of San Miguel (Hiligaynon: Banwa sang San Miguel, Kinaray-a: Banwa kang San Miguel, Tagalog: Bayan ng San Miguel), is a municipality in the province of Iloilo, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 30,115 people. San Miguel is a part of the Metro Iloilo–Guimaras area, centered on Iloilo City.
It is the site of Aganan River Dam, which is an agricultural purpose dam used for irrigation of the ricefields in the surrounding towns. Pepsi Bottlers Philippines Inc. has a bottling plant in San Miguel, which supplies Pepsi products in Panay Island.
San Miguel is 17 kilometres (11 mi) northeast of Iloilo City and 8 kilometres (5.0 mi) from Alimodian. The municipality is bordered by Cabatuan in the north, Santa Barbara and Pavia in the east, Alimodian and Leon in the west, and by Oton in the south. Southeast of San Miguel is Mandurriao district of Iloilo City.
San Miguel is politically subdivided into 24 barangays. [5] Each barangay consists of puroks and some have sitios.
Climate data for San Miguel, Iloilo | |||||||||||||
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Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 30 (86) |
31 (88) |
32 (90) |
33 (91) |
32 (90) |
30 (86) |
29 (84) |
29 (84) |
29 (84) |
29 (84) |
30 (86) |
30 (86) |
30 (87) |
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 21 (70) |
21 (70) |
22 (72) |
23 (73) |
24 (75) |
25 (77) |
24 (75) |
24 (75) |
24 (75) |
24 (75) |
23 (73) |
22 (72) |
23 (74) |
Average precipitation mm (inches) | 19 (0.7) |
17 (0.7) |
26 (1.0) |
37 (1.5) |
119 (4.7) |
191 (7.5) |
258 (10.2) |
260 (10.2) |
248 (9.8) |
196 (7.7) |
97 (3.8) |
39 (1.5) |
1,507 (59.3) |
Average rainy days | 7.2 | 5.2 | 8.3 | 11.9 | 22.3 | 26.5 | 28.3 | 28.2 | 27.3 | 26.4 | 18.7 | 11.8 | 222.1 |
Source: Meteoblue[6] |
Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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1903 | 5,378 | — |
1918 | 5,079 | −0.38% |
1939 | 7,153 | +1.64% |
1948 | 8,453 | +1.87% |
1960 | 10,014 | +1.42% |
1970 | 12,033 | +1.85% |
1975 | 12,635 | +0.98% |
1980 | 14,241 | +2.42% |
1990 | 17,606 | +2.14% |
1995 | 18,819 | +1.26% |
2000 | 20,754 | +2.12% |
2007 | 23,804 | +1.91% |
2010 | 25,013 | +1.82% |
2015 | 27,686 | +1.95% |
2020 | 30,115 | +1.67% |
Source: Philippine Statistics Authority[7][8][9][10] |
In the 2020 census, the population of San Miguel, Iloilo, was 30,115 people,[3] with a density of 940 inhabitants per square kilometre or 2,400 inhabitants per square mile.
Hiligaynon is the main language used by the residents. Karay-a is also spoken as a secondary language, especially in the northeastern part bordering the municipalities of Cabatuan and Leon. Tagalog and English are also spoken.
Roman Catholicism is the most dominant religion in this municipality.
Poverty incidence of San Miguel
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10
15
20
25
30
2000
23.52 2003
21.58 2006
18.40 2009
17.90 2012
14.26 2015
18.92 2018
13.99 2021
12.05 Source: Philippine Statistics Authority[11][12][13][14][15][16][17][18] |
No. | Mayor | Terms in Office | No. of Terms |
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Marina Luz Sanchez Gorriceta | 2016–present | 3 Terms | |
Dunstan Claudio Sale | 2013 - 2016 | 1 Term (appointed) | |
Engr. Victor Suarez Saclauso | 2010 - 2013 | 2 Terms | |
Greg S. Villarico | 2001 - 2010 | 3 Terms | |
Atty. Avito S. Sacluaso | 1992 - 2001 | 3 Terms |