San Remigio, Antique

On the morning of September 12, 1988, Mayor Gideon Cabigunda was on the road to meet with former members of the communist rebel group the New People's Army (NPA) who have surrendered when he and four of his security aides were assassinated by other NPA rebels.{{cite news|last=Tenerife|first=Eric|title=Antique mayor, aides slain|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=hZxOAAAAIBAJ&sjid=jAsEAAAAIBAJ&pg=2214%2C994435|access-date=January 21, 2023|work=Manila Standard|publisher=Standard Publications, Inc.|date=September 13, 1988|page=6}} Romilo Sequrra, a 19-year-old rebel, later surrendered to authorities from the Philippine Air Force and admitted to being part of the group that committed the assassination.{{cite news|last1=Kua|first1=Nixon|last2=Ignacio|first2=Bert|title=2 rebels yield, one captured|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=h5xOAAAAIBAJ&sjid=jAsEAAAAIBAJ&pg=6610%2C1150356|access-date=January 21, 2023|work=Manila Standard|publisher=Standard Publications, Inc.|date=September 16, 1988|page=6}}

San Remigio is located at {{coord|format=dms}}. It is {{convert|21|km}} north-east from the provincial capital, San Jose de Buenavista.

According to the Philippine Statistics Authority, the municipality has a land area of {{convert|406.98|km2}}{{PSGC detail|area}} constituting {{percentage|406.98|2,729.17|2|pad=yes}} of the {{convert|2,729.17|km2|2|adj=mid|-}} total area of Antique.

Almost 70% of its land area are mountainous and the remaining 30% comprise the flat lowland and rolling hills.

Agriculture occupies {{convert|47.815|km2}} of land. Of this, {{convert|44.37|km2}} is for food crops, {{convert|1.035|km2}} is for permanent crops, and {{convert|2.41|km2}} for commercial crops.

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| Apr rain days = 11.9

| May rain days = 22.3

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| Aug rain days = 28.2

| Sep rain days = 27.3

| Oct rain days = 26.4

| Nov rain days = 18.7

| Dec rain days = 11.8

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San Remigio is politically subdivided into 45 barangays.{{PSGC detail|nscb}} Each barangay consists of puroks and some have sitios.

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{{PH brgy table lite|060614001| Agricula | 547| 494}}

{{PH brgy table lite|060614002| Alegria | 431| 422}}

{{PH brgy table lite|060614003| Aningalan | 607| 511}}

{{PH brgy table lite|060614004| Atabay | 178| 175}}

{{PH brgy table lite|060614005| Bagumbayan | 612| 484}}

{{PH brgy table lite|060614006| Baladjay | 660| 1100}}

{{PH brgy table lite|060614007| Banbanan | 269| 265}}

{{PH brgy table lite|060614008| Barangbang | 1362| 1150}}

{{PH brgy table lite|060614009| Bawang | 470| 441}}

{{PH brgy table lite|060614010| Bugo | 1600| 1586}}

{{PH brgy table lite|060614011| Bulan-bulan | 565| 541}}

{{PH brgy table lite|060614012| Cabiawan | 502| 449}}

{{PH brgy table lite|060614013| Cabunga-an | 457| 450}}

{{PH brgy table lite|060614014| Cadolonan | 954| 883}}

{{PH brgy table lite|060614016| Carawisan I | 556| 514}}

{{PH brgy table lite|060614017| Carawisan II | 567| 514}}

{{PH brgy table lite|060614018| Carmelo I | 485| 419}}

{{PH brgy table lite|060614019| Carmelo II | 392| 370}}

{{PH brgy table lite|060614020| General Fullon | 630| 613}}

{{PH brgy table lite|060614021| General Luna | 672| 603}}

{{PH brgy table lite|060614023| Iguirindon | 1117| 1064}}

{{PH brgy table lite|060614024| Insubuan | 299| 280}}

{{PH brgy table lite|060614025| La Union | 629| 504}}

{{PH brgy table lite|060614026| Lapak | 427| 425}}

{{PH brgy table lite|060614027| Lumpatan | 646| 602}}

{{PH brgy table lite|060614028| Magdalena | 637| 615}}

{{PH brgy table lite|060614029| Maragubdub | 692| 678}}

{{PH brgy table lite|060614030| Nagbangi I (Amatong) | 664| 700}}

{{PH brgy table lite|060614031| Nagbangi II | 491| 484}}

{{PH brgy table lite|060614033| Nasuli | 502| 473}}

{{PH brgy table lite|060614022| Orquia (Igcatumbal) | 218| 207}}

{{PH brgy table lite|060614034| Osorio I | 757| 717}}

{{PH brgy table lite|060614035| Osorio II | 865| 843}}

{{PH brgy table lite|060614036| Panpanan I | 1302| 1350}}

{{PH brgy table lite|060614037| Panpanan II | 475| 494}}

{{PH brgy table lite|060614015| Poblacion (Calag-itan)| 1836| 1670}}

{{PH brgy table lite|060614039| Ramon Magsaysay | 701| 647}}

{{PH brgy table lite|060614040| Rizal | 280| 273}}

{{PH brgy table lite|060614041| San Rafael | 1228| 1187}}

{{PH brgy table lite|060614042| Sinundolan | 1875| 1856}}

{{PH brgy table lite|060614043| Sumaray | 497| 345}}

{{PH brgy table lite|060614044| Trinidad | 1092| 1056}}

{{PH brgy table lite|060614045| Tubudan | 610| 459}}

{{PH brgy table lite|060614046| Vilvar | 477| 446}}

{{PH brgy table lite|060614047| Walker | 1102| 1087}}

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In the 2020 census, San Remigio had a population of 34,045.{{PH census|current}} The population density was {{convert|{{sigfig|34,045/406.98|2}}|PD/km2}}.

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The municipality of San Remigio produced{{when|date=November 2016}} a total of 13,074.02 metric tons of palay in an area of {{convert|41.87|km2}} of which only 22.00% are irrigated and the rest are rain fed and upland area.

San Remigio has a road network of {{convert|187.452|km}}. Based on administrative classification, {{convert|42.696|km}} are municipal roads and {{convert|136.124|km}} are barangay roads. There are eleven bridges in the municipality with a total length of {{convert|321.391|km}}.

One major contributor to the economic activity of the town is the remittances of the overseas contract workers.

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San Remigio is host to natural attractions like the Igbaclag Cave, Bato Cueva, Kanyugan Cave, Magpungay Cave, Pula Falls, Timbaban Falls and Batuan Falls, the lakes of Maylumboy and Danao, the stone of Datu Sumakwel, Bato Bintana and White Castle Stone, and the mountain ranges of San Remigio.{{cite web|title=San Remigio|url=http://www.antique.gov.ph/san-remigio/|publisher=Official Antique Website|accessdate=11 February 2013|year=2012}} The rivers are rich with gem stones and the biggest flower Rafflesia can be seen in the upland barangays of Tubudan and La Union.

Every April thousands of people from Antique and nearby provinces go to the Diocesan Shrine of St. Vincent Ferrer of the Iglesia Filipina Independiente in Barangay Baladjay. From April 1 until the last Sunday of April, which is the celebration of its feast day, masses are offered daily.

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{{Geographic location

| Centre = San Remigio

| North = Valderrama

| Northeast = Maasin, Iloilo

| East = Alimodian, Iloilo
Leon, Iloilo

| Southeast = Tubungan, Iloilo

| South = Sibalom

| West = Belison

| Northwest = Patnongon

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Category:Municipalities of Antique (province)