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Siquijor, Siquijor

South-eastern Asia

Siquijor is a municipality and the titular capital of Siquijor province, in the Negros Island Region of the Philippines. Spanish priests reached the area by 1780, and the town was formally organized as a municipality in 1794, the same year its parish was established; it had a 2024 census population of 30,215 across 90.70 square kilometers. The municipality houses the Siquijor Provincial Capitol and its economy rests on farming, fishing, woodcraft and furniture making, basket weaving and food processing.

Facts
Population
30,215 1
Area (sq km)
90.7 1
Founding Year
1794 1
Population Estimate Year
2024 1
Elevation (m)
29 1
Latitude
9.215 degrees north 1
Longitude
123.514 degrees east 1
Elevation Band
Lowland 2
Climate Zone
Tropical 3
Time Zone
UTC+08:00 4
Sources
1. Siquijor, Siquijor (Wikidata)
  • P571 (inception)
    +1794-00-00T00:00:00Z
  • P1082 (population)
    population 30,215 (2024)
  • P625 (coordinate location)
    latitude 9.215, longitude 123.514
  • P2044 (elevation above sea level)
    elevation 29 m
  • P2046 (area)
    area 90.7 sq km
  • P1082 (population), P585 (point in time)
    population 30215 (2024)
  • In Group: Cities of South-eastern Asia (World), Wikipedia infobox, country field
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2. OpenTopoData (SRTM 90 m): SRTM 90 m elevation at 9.215,123.514
OpenTopoData (SRTM 90 m)results elevation
Quote, results elevation
"elevation": 12.0
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3. Koeppen-Geiger map (Kottek et al., University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna): World Map of the Koeppen-Geiger Climate Classification, present climate data
Koeppen-Geiger map (Kottek et al., University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna)Koeppen-Geiger-ASCII.txt grid cell 9.25, 123.75
Quote, Koeppen-Geiger-ASCII.txt grid cell 9.25, 123.75
9.25 123.75 Af
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4. GeoNames: Siquijor - GeoNames
GeoNamescities500 record 1686066, nearest place to the city coordinates (0.14 km)
Quote, cities500 record 1686066, nearest place to the city coordinates (0.14 km)
9.2142 123.515 P PPLA3 PH 07 69 076106000 10259 17 Asia/Manila
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Wikidata: Siquijor, Siquijor
Wikidata Q174373, class allow-list match verified against P17/real-world identity (w-geo-qidcite-0926).View the Source
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