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GENERAL INFORMATION
Location : Sindangan lies in
the southern part of the province, the coordinates being 122.80 to
123.10 east and 8.00 to 8.25 north. It is bounded on the north by
the municipality of Jose B. Dalman, on the south by the
municipality of Leon B. Postigo, on the east by the municipality
of Siayan and on the west by the Sulu Sea.
Income
Classification 2nd Class
Land Area
45,100 has.
Land Use
Agriculture 40,718 has.
Grassland 1,150 has.
Wetland 1,188 has.
Woodland 1,794 has.
Miscellaneous 250 has.
No. of Barangays 52
Population 80,133 (2000)NSO Survey
83,845 (2002)Proj. Pop.
Growth Rate 2.29%
Population Density 1.85 persons/ha.
Major Religions
Roman
Catholic 64.46%
Protestant 4.26%
Islam 0.21%
Iglesia ni
Cristo 0.62%
PIC
1.40%
Seventh Day
Adventist 1.79%
Evangelical
Churches 0.71%
Others
26.55%
Indigenous People/Tribal
Community : Subanen
Dialects Spoken
Cebuano
68.56%
Subanen
15.70%
Ilonggo
0.90%
Muslim 0.20%
Others 14.64%
Topography
Land Forms plain,
slightly rolling,
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