Sibulan

Sibulan
Municipality
Sibulan Public Plaza
Map of Negros Oriental showing the location of Sibulan
Sibulan Location within the Philippines
Coordinates: 09°21′N 123°17′E / 9.350°N 123.283°E / 9.350; 123.283Coordinates: 09°21′N 123°17′E / 9.350°N 123.283°E / 9.350; 123.283
Country	Philippines
Region	Negros Island Region (NIR/Region XVIII)
Province	Negros Oriental
District	2nd district of Negros Oriental
Barangays	15
Government
• Mayor	Jose Abiera
• Vice Mayor	Marcela Bartoces
Area
• Total	163.00 km2 (62.93 sq mi)
Population (2015)
• Total	59,455
• Density	360/km2 (940/sq mi)
Time zone	PST (UTC+8)
ZIP code	6201
IDD : area code	35
Website	www.sibulan.gov.ph

Sibulan, officially the Municipality of Sibulan (Cebuano: Lungsod sa Sibulan; Filipino: Bayan ng Sibulan) is a second-class municipality in the province of Negros Oriental in Negros Island Region, Philippines. According to the 2015 census, it has a population of 59,455 people.

Sibulan is bordered to the south by the provincial capital of Dumaguete City. It is the location of the Dumaguete Airport, the main airport for Negros Oriental.

Sibulan is also the location of the Balinsasayao Twin Lakes Natural Park, composed of Lake Balinsasayao and Lake Danao. The site, managed by the provincial government, is located 1,047 metres (3,435 ft) above sea level on Mount Talinis.

Sibulan is politically subdivided into 15 barangays.

Sibulan has six coastal barangays: from north to south they are Ajong, Looc, Poblacion, Cangmating, Maslog, Agan-an and Boloc-boloc. The provincial airport, known as the Dumaguete Airport, is actually in Agan-an, Sibulan. There is a growing number of guest houses and beach resorts from Cangmating southward to Dumaguete and the coral reefs of Ajong are attracting more dive boats.

The municipal seat is in barangay Poblacion, approximately midway along the coast of the town. The main municipal port facility is in Poblacion, where a fast ferry runs every hour to Santander on the tip of Cebu island. There is also a fishing and freight port in barangay Looc.

Sibulan has two small Marine Protected Areas (MPAs), which are coral reef areas that prohibit fishing, swimming and diving. One is in Agan-an, just north of the airport, the other is in Cangmating. These were established to improve the sustainability of the local fishery.