Larena

Canoan, which was how Larena was known during the Spanish period, had long been a flourishing township. It was mainly due to this fact that the Spanish authorities developed it into a capital town or cabecera for the whole island of Siquijor.{{cite web |url=http://www.siquijor.gov.ph/Larena%20municipality.php |title=Municipality of Larena |publisher=Provincial Government of Siquijor |accessdate=2012-10-15}}

With the coming of the Americans at the turn of the century, Canoan still was regarded as a cabecera where lieutenant governor James Fugate, the first American governor of Siquijor, held office for sixteen years ending in 1916. In the same year, the authorities in Manila, acting on the recommendation of local authorities officially declared Canoan as a capital town. During his term which began in 1901, Governor Demetrio Larena, the first Filipino governor for Negros Oriental and Siquijor, changed the name of Canoan to Larena, his own name, which was duly approved by the Philippine legislature.

From then on until the declaration of martial law in 1972, several people shared the mayoral seat after every four years.

Albito was followed by Restituto Calibo. Then Antonio Albito again. In the following election, he was replaced by Herbert Calibo, who in turn was followed by Soledado Lumosad. Juanito Calibo followed and stayed for most of the martial law era and again succeeded by Herbert Calibo.

The post-EDSA Revolution Dr. Remedios Albito served as mayor followed by Gold L. Calibo then Dean S. Villa.

All through the years, spanning the time before and after the war, Larena maintained its position as the hub of business activities in the province. The small but safe port of Larena is a strategic port of call for merchant ships from major cities in Central Visayas and Northern Mindanao. It is home to two commercial banks and a rural bank. Nationally known commercial establishments usually set their shops here.{{Example needed |s|date=April 2015}}

Larena is politically subdivided into 23 barangays. Each barangay consists of puroks and some have sitios.

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{{PH brgy table lite|076102001| Bagacay | 593| 631}}

{{PH brgy table lite|076102002| Balolang | 343| 313}}

{{PH brgy table lite|076102003| Basac | 1022| 1051}}

{{PH brgy table lite|076102004| Bintangan | 350| 217}}

{{PH brgy table lite|076102005| Bontod | 571| 532}}

{{PH brgy table lite|076102006| Cabulihan | 318| 251}}

{{PH brgy table lite|076102007| Calunasan | 401| 381}}

{{PH brgy table lite|076102008| Candigum | 426| 353}}

{{PH brgy table lite|076102009| Cang{{nbhyph}}allas | 386| 294}}

{{PH brgy table lite|076102010| Cang{{nbhyph}}apa | 454| 332}}

{{PH brgy table lite|076102011| Cangbagsa | 1039| 881}}

{{PH brgy table lite|076102012| Cangmalalag | 465| 376}}

{{PH brgy table lite|076102013| Canlambo | 779| 758}}

{{PH brgy table lite|076102014| Canlasog | 329| 274}}

{{PH brgy table lite|076102015| Catamboan | 545| 392}}

{{PH brgy table lite|076102016| Helen (Datag) | 1348| 1262}}

{{PH brgy table lite|076102017| Nonoc | 1176| 1027}}

{{PH brgy table lite|076102018| North Poblacion | 861| 1019}}

{{PH brgy table lite|076102020| Ponong | 302| 266}}

{{PH brgy table lite|076102021| Sabang{{efn|name=boundary|group=a|text=With boundary dispute with barangay Sabang, Siquijor.}} | 451| 84}}

{{PH brgy table lite|076102022| Sandugan | 1077| 1021}}

{{PH brgy table lite|076102019| South Poblacion | 827| 789}}

{{PH brgy table lite|076102023| Taculing | 391| 425}}

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{{Weather box

| location = Larena, Siquijor

| width = auto

| metric first = Yes

| single line = Yes

| Jan high C = 29

| Jan low C = 22

| Feb high C = 30

| Feb low C = 22

| Mar high C = 31

| Mar low C = 22

| Apr high C = 32

| Apr low C = 23

| May high C = 31

| May low C = 24

| Jun high C = 30

| Jun low C = 24

| Jul high C = 30

| Jul low C = 24

| Aug high C = 30

| Aug low C = 24

| Sep high C = 30

| Sep low C = 24

| Oct high C = 29

| Oct low C = 24

| Nov high C = 29

| Nov low C = 23

| Dec high C = 29

| Dec low C = 23

| Jan precipitation mm = 26

| Feb precipitation mm = 22

| Mar precipitation mm = 28

| Apr precipitation mm = 41

| May precipitation mm = 95

| Jun precipitation mm = 136

| Jul precipitation mm = 147

| Aug precipitation mm = 126

| Sep precipitation mm = 132

| Oct precipitation mm = 150

| Nov precipitation mm = 98

| Dec precipitation mm = 46

| Jan rain days = 7.5

| Feb rain days = 6.7

| Mar rain days = 8.9

| Apr rain days = 10.4

| May rain days = 21.6

| Jun rain days = 25.6

| Jul rain days = 26.3

| Aug rain days = 25.0

| Sep rain days = 24.1

| Oct rain days = 26.2

| Nov rain days = 19.2

| Dec rain days = 12.1

| source 1 = Meteoblue (modeled/calculated data, not measured locally)

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| url = https://www.meteoblue.com/en/weather/historyclimate/climatemodelled/larena_philippines_1707223

| title = Larena: Average Temperatures and Rainfall

| publisher = Meteoblue

| accessdate = 28 April 2020 }}

| date = 28 April 2020

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The Port of Larena is the main gateway to Siquijor Island as it is the largest port. It can accommodate ships up to 1,000 tons. Lite Ferries provides service from Larena to Tagbilaran in Bohol, Cebu City, and Plaridel in Misamis Occidental. Maayo Shipping provides service from Larena to Liloan in Santander, Cebu and Bato in Samboan, Cebu.

One of the remaining bright spots of the town of Larena is the continuous evolution of one of its educational institutions. The Larena sub-provincial High School, another landmark, evolved to become the Larena National Vocational School and then the Larena National Vocational College, drawing to its fold a great number of young people from all over the province and neighboring provinces.

On 3 March 1995, LNVC was converted into a state college now known as Siquijor State College (SSC). In 2006, a second campus was named SSC-Lazi campus in the town of Lazi.

The public schools in the town of Larena are administered by one school district under the [http://www.deped-siquijor.com/ Schools Division of Siquijor].

Elementary schools:

• Basac Elementary School — Basac
• Candigum Elementary School — Candigum
• New Bataan Elementary School — Cang-apa
• New Corregidor Elementary School — Calunasan
• Nonoc Elementary School — Nonoc
• Ponong Elementary School — Ponong

High schools:

• Basac National High School — Basac

Integrated schools:

• Cabulihan Integrated School — Cangmalalag
• Larena Integrated School (formerly Larena CES) — Helen

Larena Bay and Town.JPG|Larena Bay and town from Triad Hill

Siquijor - Sandugan Beach.jpg|Sandugan Beach in Larena, Siquijor

Larena Port 01.JPG|The ferry port of Larena

Old Capitol of Siquijor Province.jpg|Old Provincial Capitol of Siquijor

St. Vincent Ferrer Bell Tower.JPG|San Vicente Ferrer Church Bell Tower

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{{Geographic location

| Centre = Larena

| North = Bohol Sea

| East = Enrique Villanueva

| Southeast = Maria

| South = Lazi

| West = Siquijor

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Category:Municipalities of Siquijor

Category:Former provincial capitals of the Philippines