Sibulan, Negros Oriental
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Sibulan is a 4th class municipality in the province of Negros Oriental, Philippines
. According to the 2000 census, it has a population of 47,162 people in 7,871 households.
Sibulan is bordered to the south by Dumaguete City
, the provincial capital. It is the location of the Dumaguete Airport, the main airport for Negros Oriental.
Sibulan is also the location of the Twin Lakes eco-tourism site, composed of Lake Balinsasayao
and Lake Danao
. The site, managed by the provincial government, is located 1047 meters above sea level on Mt. Talinis.
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Philippines
The Philippines , officially known as the Republic of the Philippines , is a country in Southeast Asia in the western Pacific Ocean. To its north across the Luzon Strait lies Taiwan. West across the South China Sea sits Vietnam...
. According to the 2000 census, it has a population of 47,162 people in 7,871 households.
Sibulan is bordered to the south by Dumaguete City
Dumaguete City
The City of Dumaguete is a city in the Philippine province of Negros Oriental. It is the capital, principal seaport, and largest city of the province. According to the 2010 census, it has a population of 133,470 people. A person from Dumaguete is called a "Dumagueteño"...
, the provincial capital. It is the location of the Dumaguete Airport, the main airport for Negros Oriental.
Sibulan is also the location of the Twin Lakes eco-tourism site, composed of Lake Balinsasayao
Lake Balinsasayao
Lake Balinsasayao is one of two small but deep crater lakes rising above sea level located west of the town of Sibulan in the province of Negros Oriental, Philippines. It lies northwest of a narrow mountain ridge, situated in a caldera between four mountains, Mount Mahungot to the south, Mount...
and Lake Danao
Lake Danao
Lake Danao is a guitar-shaped lake on the island of Leyte, Philippines, covering an area of . It is situated in the Lake Danao National Park, which also includes the Amandiwin mountain range...
. The site, managed by the provincial government, is located 1047 meters above sea level on Mt. Talinis.
Barangays
Sibulan is politically subdivided into 16 barangayBarangay
A barangay is the smallest administrative division in the Philippines and is the native Filipino term for a village, district or ward...
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