Sigay
Sign in to saveSigay, officially the Municipality of Sigay (; ), is a municipality in the province of Ilocos Sur, Philippines. According to the , it has a population of people, making it the least populated municipality in the province.
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- yes
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- Philippines
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- left
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- Philippines
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- Barangays
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- (see Barangays)
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- Mayor
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- Carlo Crisanto P. Peredo
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- Vice Mayor
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Wikidata facts
- Official name
- Municipality of Sigay
- Population
- 2577
- Area
- 81.55
- Elevation
- 651
- Official website
- www.sigayilocossur.com
- Households
- 547
- Dialing code
- 77
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- postal code
- 2719
- poverty incidence
- 12.87
- electorate
- 2106
- total assets
- 1456742245.43
- total expenditure
- 82486973.40
- total liabilities
- 49307459.51
- fiscal/tax revenue
- 317538872.73
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- Sigay
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17 sectionsContents
- History
- Establishment of the Municipality
- Geography
- Barangays
- Climate
- Demographics
- Language
- Religion
- Economy
- Government
- Local government
- Elected officials
- Education
- Primary and elementary schools
- Secondary school
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Sigay, officially the Municipality of Sigay (; ), is a municipality in the province of Ilocos Sur, Philippines. According to the , it has a population of people, making it the least populated municipality in the province.
==History== Natives of the town claim that Sigay is as old as any other place established by the Spanish in the province, but written records have yet to be found regarding its history. Oral tradition has it however that the name of the town originated from the Ilocano term for fish trap, "sigay". The legend goes that in the older times, Lake Ban-ao in Barangay Mabileg was once the village's most valuable source of fish. Around the area, a mudfish was caught in a fish trap by a woman who brought it to the market. A Spaniard came along and asked where she got the fish. Thinking that the stranger was asking about the gear she caught the fish with, she answered, "Sigay". It was ostensibly by this event that the town started to be known by that name.