Amlan

Amlan
Ayuquitan
Municipality of Amlan
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Church of Amlan
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Amlan is located in Philippines
Amlan
Amlan
Location within the Philippines
Coordinates: 9°27′52″N 123°13′25″E / 9.464367°N 123.223653°E / 9.464367; 123.223653
CountryPhilippines
RegionCentral Visayas
ProvinceNegros Oriental
District 2nd district
Barangays8 (see Barangays)
Government
[1]
 • TypeSangguniang Bayan
 • MayorManuel Jose C. Sycip (NPC)
 • Vice MayorAllan Marie R. Tan (NPC)
 • RepresentativeManuel T. Sagarbarria
 • Municipal Council
Members
 • Electorate18,364 voters (2022)
Area
 • Total111.85 km2 (43.19 sq mi)
Elevation
29 m (95 ft)
Highest elevation
334 m (1,096 ft)
Lowest elevation
0 m (0 ft)
Population
 (2020 census)[3]
 • Total25,513
 • Density230/km2 (590/sq mi)
 • Households
6,158
Economy
 • Income class4th municipal income class
 • Poverty incidence
12.70
% (2018)[4]
 • Revenue₱ 
 • Assets₱ 
 • Expenditure₱ 
 • Liabilities₱ 
Service provider
 • ElectricityNegros Oriental 2 Electric Cooperative (NORECO 2)
Time zoneUTC+8 (PST)
ZIP code
6203
PSGC
IDD:area code+63 (0)35
Native languagesCebuano
Tagalog
Websitewww.amlan.gov.ph

Amlan, officially the Municipality of Amlan (Cebuano: Lungsod sa Amlan; Tagalog: Bayan ng Amlan), is a 4th class municipality in the province of Negros Oriental, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 25,513 people.[3]

Amlan was formerly known as Ayuquitan.[5]

Amlan is 21 kilometres (13 mi) from Dumaguete.

  1. ^ Municipality of Amlan | (DILG)
  2. ^ "2015 Census of Population, Report No. 3 – Population, Land Area, and Population Density" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. Quezon City, Philippines. August 2016. ISSN 0117-1453. Archived (PDF) from the original on May 25, 2021. Retrieved July 16, 2021.
  3. ^ a b Census of Population (2020). "Region VII (Central Visayas)". Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved 8 July 2021.
  4. ^ "PSA Releases the 2018 Municipal and City Level Poverty Estimates". Philippine Statistics Authority. 15 December 2021. Retrieved 22 January 2022.
  5. ^ "An act to change the name of the municipality of New Ayuquitan, province of Negros Oriental, to "Amlan" and the name of barrio Old Ayuquitan to "Ayuquitan"". LawPH.com. Retrieved 2011-04-09.