# San Miguel, Iloilo

San Miguel, officially the Municipality of San Miguel (Hiligaynon: Banwa sang San Miguel, Kinaray-a: Banwa kang San Miguel, Tagalog: Bayan ng San Miguel), is a municipality in the province of Iloilo, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 30,115 people.
It is the site of Aganan River Dam, which is an agricultural purpose dam used for irrigation of the ricefields in the surrounding towns. Pepsi Bottlers Philippines Inc. has a bottling plant in San Miguel, which supplies Pepsi products in Panay Island.
San Miguel is a part of the Metro Iloilo–Guimaras area, centered on Iloilo City.

## Geography

San Miguel is 17 kilometres (11 mi) northeast of Iloilo City and 8 kilometres (5.0 mi) from Alimodian. The municipality is bordered by Cabatuan in the north, Santa Barbara and Pavia in the east, Alimodian and Leon in the west, and by Oton in the south. Southeast of San Miguel is Mandurriao district of Iloilo City.

### Barangays

San Miguel is politically subdivided into 24 barangays.  Each barangay consists of puroks and some have sitios.
* Barangay 1 Poblacion (Roxas St.)
* Barangay 2 Poblacion (Salvilla Santo Rosario)
* Barangay 3 Poblacion (A.S. Suarez St. Zone 1)
* Barangay 4 Poblacion (A.S. Suarez East)
* Barangay 5 Poblacion (Santiago St. North)
* Barangay 6 Poblacion (Santiago St. South)
* Barangay 7 Poblacion (San Roque St. South)
* Barangay 8 Poblacion (Montaño-San Roque)
* Barangay 9 Poblacion (Salazar San Jose)
* Barangay 10 Poblacion (R.V. Sanchez St. South)
* Barangay 11 Poblacion (R.V. Sanchez St. North)
* Barangay 12 Poblacion (Sales Malaga Saliedo)
* Barangay 13 Poblacion (SantaRita-Saclauso St.)
* Barangay 14 Poblacion (San Miguel North)
* Barangay 15 Poblacion (San Miguel South)
* Barangay 16 Poblacion (San Agustin St.)
* Consolacion
* Igtambo
* San Antonio
* San Jose
* Santa Cruz
* Santa Teresa
* Santo Angel
* Santo Niño

### Climate

Climate data for San Miguel, Iloilo :
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 30 (86) | 31 (88) | 32 (90) | 33 (91) | 32 (90) | 30 (86) | 29 (84) | 29 (84) | 29 (84) | 29 (84) | 30 (86) | 30 (86) | 30 (87) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 21 (70) | 21 (70) | 22 (72) | 23 (73) | 24 (75) | 25 (77) | 24 (75) | 24 (75) | 24 (75) | 24 (75) | 23 (73) | 22 (72) | 23 (74) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 19 (0.7) | 17 (0.7) | 26 (1.0) | 37 (1.5) | 119 (4.7) | 191 (7.5) | 258 (10.2) | 260 (10.2) | 248 (9.8) | 196 (7.7) | 97 (3.8) | 39 (1.5) | 1,507 (59.3) |
| Average rainy days | 7.2 | 5.2 | 8.3 | 11.9 | 22.3 | 26.5 | 28.3 | 28.2 | 27.3 | 26.4 | 18.7 | 11.8 | 222.1 |
| Source: Meteoblue ||||||||||||||

## Demographics

In the 2020 census, the population of San Miguel, Iloilo, was 30,115 people, with a density of 940 inhabitants per square kilometre or 2,400 inhabitants per square mile.

### Languages

Hiligaynon is the main language used by the residents. Karay-a is also spoken as a secondary language, especially in the northeastern part bordering the municipalities of Cabatuan and Leon. Tagalog and English are also spoken.

### Religion

Roman Catholicism is the most dominant religion in this municipality.

## Economy

Poverty incidence of San Miguel
* 5
* 10
* 15
* 20
* 2006 18.40
* 2009 17.90
* 2012 14.26
* 2015 18.92
* 2018 13.99
* 2021 12.05
* Source: Philippine Statistics Authority

## List of Mayors

| Mayor | Terms in Office | No. of Terms |
| Marina Luz Sanchez Gorriceta | 2016–present | 3 Terms |
| Dunstan Claudio Sale | 2013 - 2016 | 1 Term (appointed) |
| Engr. Victor Suarez Saclauso | 2010 - 2013 | 2 Terms |
| Greg S. Villarico | 2001 - 2010 | 3 Terms |
| Atty. Avito S. Sacluaso | 1992 - 2001 | 3 Terms |