Siay Explained

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Established Date:December 28, 1956
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Leader Name:Jarvis M. Acosta
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Siay, officially the Municipality of Siay (Cebuano: Lungsod sa Siay; Chavacano: Municipalidad de Siay; Tagalog: Bayan ng Siay), is a 2nd class municipality in the province of Zamboanga Sibugay, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 40,585 people.

The municipality is located in the 2nd District and the eastern part of the province of Zamboanga Sibugay. It is 38 kilometers from Ipil, 220 kilometers to Dipolog, and 180 kilometers east to Zamboanga City. It is geographically situated within a map coordination of 741 east & 122* 53*west.

Siay is bounded from the north by the municipality of Diplahan, south by the Sibuguey Bay, west by the municipality of Kabasalan, and east by the municipality of Imelda.

History

The municipality was created through Executive Order No. 223, signed by President Ramon Magsaysay on December 28, 1956, consisting twenty-six barrios and sitios of Kabasalan, including Barrio Siay which was designated as the seat of government, and another six in Malangas, all then located in Zamboanga del Sur.[1]

Siay had its territory reduced in November 1977 with the detachment of twenty-two barangays; thirteen were organized into the new municipality of Payao,[2] while another nine, along with parts of Malangas and Alicia, were constituted into Imelda.[3]

Geography

Barangays

Siay is politically subdivided into 29 barangays. Each barangay consists of puroks while some have sitios.

Climate

Demographics

Economy

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Executive Order No. 223, s. 1956 . December 28, 1956 . . . May 1, 2024.
  2. Web site: Presidential Decree No. 1238 . November 11, 1977 . . . April 30, 2024.
  3. Web site: Presidential Decree No. 1239 . November 11, 1977 . jur.ph . Jur.ph . April 30, 2024.