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Sinacaban | |
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Municipality of Sinacaban | |
Location within the Philippines | |
Coordinates: 8°17′07″N 123°50′37″E / 8.285358°N 123.843583°E | |
Country | Philippines |
Region | Northern Mindanao |
Province | Misamis Occidental |
District | 2nd district |
Founded | August 30, 1949 |
Barangays | 17 (see Barangays) |
Government | |
• Type | Sangguniang Bayan |
• Mayor | Dello T. Lood (PDPLBN) |
• Vice Mayor | Juanito B. Tiu Sr. (PDPLBN) |
• Representative | Sancho Fernando "Ando" F. Oaminal (NP) |
• Municipal Council | Members |
• Electorate | 15,262 voters (2022) |
Area | |
• Total | 99.09 km2 (38.26 sq mi) |
Elevation | 54 m (177 ft) |
Highest elevation | 235 m (771 ft) |
Lowest elevation | 0 m (0 ft) |
Population (2020 census)[3] | |
• Total | 19,671 |
• Density | 200/km2 (510/sq mi) |
• Households | 4,912 |
Economy | |
• Income class | 4th municipal income class |
• Poverty incidence | 23.75 |
• Revenue | ₱ 98.63 million (2020) |
• Assets | ₱ 299.2 million (2020) |
• Expenditure | ₱ 90.57 million (2020) |
• Liabilities | ₱ 113.2 million (2020) |
Service provider | |
• Electricity | Misamis Occidental 2 Electric Cooperative (MOELCI 2) |
Time zone | UTC+8 (PST) |
ZIP code | 7203 |
PSGC | |
IDD : area code | +63 (0)88 |
Native languages | Subanon Cebuano Tagalog |
Website | www |
Sinacaban, officially the Municipality of Sinacaban (Cebuano: Lungsod sa Sinacaban; Tagalog: Bayan ng Sinacaban), is a municipality in the province of Misamis Occidental, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 19,671 people.[3]
On November 14, 1959, reelected mayor Sofronio Avanceña was shot and killed by rival mayoral candidate Victor Simbajon whom he defeated in the local election held on November 10.[5] Simbajon was joined by three of his sons and one other companion during the incident, three of whom, including Simbajon, were arrested shortly after by the Philippine Constabulary who smelled liquor on them.[5]
Sinacaban is politically subdivided into 17 barangays. Each barangay consists of puroks while some have sitios.
Climate data for Sinacaban, Misamis Occidental | |||||||||||||
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Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 27 (81) |
28 (82) |
29 (84) |
31 (88) |
31 (88) |
30 (86) |
30 (86) |
30 (86) |
30 (86) |
30 (86) |
29 (84) |
28 (82) |
29 (85) |
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 23 (73) |
23 (73) |
23 (73) |
23 (73) |
24 (75) |
24 (75) |
23 (73) |
23 (73) |
24 (75) |
24 (75) |
23 (73) |
23 (73) |
23 (74) |
Average precipitation mm (inches) | 69 (2.7) |
44 (1.7) |
37 (1.5) |
29 (1.1) |
87 (3.4) |
137 (5.4) |
131 (5.2) |
141 (5.6) |
143 (5.6) |
134 (5.3) |
68 (2.7) |
53 (2.1) |
1,073 (42.3) |
Average rainy days | 9.9 | 7.6 | 7.4 | 8.1 | 21.6 | 26.5 | 26.4 | 26.6 | 25.8 | 24.3 | 15.1 | 10.4 | 209.7 |
Source: Meteoblue[6] |
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Source: Philippine Statistics Authority[7][8][9][10] |
In the 2020 census, the population of Sinacaban, Misamis Occidental, was 19,671 people,[3] with a density of 200 inhabitants per square kilometre or 520 inhabitants per square mile.
Poverty incidence of Sinacaban
10
20
30
40
50
2006
42.70 2009
38.86 2012
38.34 2015
29.51 2018
24.19 2021
23.75 Source: Philippine Statistics Authority[11][12][13][14][15][16][17][18] |