Sigay, Ilocos Sur
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| Coordinates: 17°02′N 120°35′E / 17.03°N 120.58°ECoordinates: 17°02′N 120°35′E / 17.03°N 120.58°E | ||
| Country | Philippines | |
| Region | Ilocos (Region I) | |
| Province | Ilocos Sur | |
| District | 2nd District | |
| Barangays | 7 | |
| Government | ||
| • Mayor | Aries Damullan Gaerlan | |
| Area | ||
| • Total | 81.55 km2 (31.49 sq mi) | |
| Population (2015 census) | ||
| • Total | 2,737 | |
| • Density | 34/km2 (87/sq mi) | |
| Time zone | PST (UTC+8) | |
| ZIP code | 2719 | |
| IDD : area code | +63 (0)77 | |
| Income class | 5th class | |
| Website | www |
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Sigay is a fifth class municipality in the province of Ilocos Sur, Philippines. According to the 2015 census, it has a population of 2,737 people.
Nestled near the Cordillera ranges, Sigay has crisp cool air and rustic scenery. Known to nature-lovers, adventurers, campers and mountaineers, the town attracts visitors with its version of the rice terraces, the 142 feet (43 m) Aw-asen Falls, the kilometric hanging bridge, and its picturesque rivers.
Sigay is bordered on the north by the Municipality of Gregorio del Pilar, south by the Municipality of Suyo; east by the Municipality of Quirino, and west by the Municipality of Santa Cruz. Sigay can be reached one and a half hour ride from the City of Candon through strong-geared vehicles traversing 30 km, 22 km concrete and 8 km rugged roads, passing stony rivers crossing several times and going up through mountain terrains. During rainy season, the place is isolated by swollen rivers and muddy slippery roads. Residents adopt themselves by negotiating distances by hike.
The Municipality is nestled in a wide mountainous area where most of its forest is still untouched. Both ends of the Municipality is bounded with rivers namely Quinibor Rivers at the north, and Ida, Suyo Rivers in the south. Its type of soil is best suited to diversified crops.
The town has a total land area of 80.28 km2. comprising seven barangays. The place has a vast mountain ranges and forest wherein bountiful forest products abound.
Sigay is politically subdivided into 7 barangays.
The climate pattern of Sigay has two pronounced season, wet and dry season. The type of season is very common not only in the nearby towns but in the entire region as well. The wet or rainy season is from the months of June to October and dry season is from the months November to May. The place is cold throughout the year due to the altitude of the town. The coldest months are from November to February.
Natives of the town claim that Sigay is as old as any other place in the province founded during the Spanish regime. But written records are yet to be found regarding its history. Oral tradition, however, has it 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, one of the better-known fish species, the mudfish, apparently - in a fish trap, and brought the fish 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 by this incidence that the town started to be known by that name.
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