San Miguel, Iloilo
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San Miguel | |
|---|---|
| Municipality of San Miguel | |
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.svg)  San Miguel 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 | Bonifacio S. Salapantan, Jr. (PFP) |
| • Vice Mayor | Rochin Sherwin S. Sanchez (PFP) |
| • Representative | Kathryn Joyce F. Gorriceta (Lakas) |
| • Municipal Council | Members |
| • Electorate | 21,223 voters (2025) |
| 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 (2024 census)[3] | |
• Total | 31,093 |
| • Density | 972.6/km2 (2,519/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 2024 census, it has a population of 31,093 people.[5] 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.
Barangays
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. [6] Each barangay consists of puroks and some have sitios.
- Barangay 1 Poblacion (Roxas St.)
- Barangay 2 Poblacion (Salvilla Santo Rosario)
- Barangay 3 Poblacion (A.S. Suarez St. Zone 1)
- Barangay 4 Poblacion (A.S. Suarez East)
- Barangay 5 Poblacion (Santiago St. North)
- Barangay 6 Poblacion (Santiago St. South)
- Barangay 7 Poblacion (San Roque St. South)
- Barangay 8 Poblacion (Montaño-San Roque)
- Barangay 9 Poblacion (Salazar San Jose)
- Barangay 10 Poblacion (R.V. Sanchez St. South)
- Barangay 11 Poblacion (R.V. Sanchez St. North)
- Barangay 12 Poblacion (Sales Malaga Saliedo)
- Barangay 13 Poblacion (SantaRita-Saclauso St.)
- Barangay 14 Poblacion (San Miguel North)
- Barangay 15 Poblacion (San Miguel South)
- Barangay 16 Poblacion (San Agustin St.)
- Consolacion
- Igtambo
- San Antonio
- San Jose
- Santa Cruz
- Santa Teresa
- Santo Angel
- Santo Niño
Climate
| Climate data for San Miguel, Iloilo | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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[7] | |||||||||||||
Demographics
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | +1.79% |
| 2024 | 31,093 | +0.77% |
| Source: Philippine Statistics Authority[8][9][10][11][12] | ||
In the 2024 census, the population of San Miguel was 31,093 people,[13] with a density of 970 inhabitants per square kilometre or 2,500 inhabitants per square mile.
Languages
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.
Religion
Roman Catholicism is the most dominant religion in this municipality.
