# Lazi, Siquijor

Lazi, officially the Municipality of Lazi (Cebuano: Lungsod sa Lazi; Tagalog: Bayan ng Lazi), is a municipality in the province of Siquijor, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 22,488.
Lazi Church is currently in the tentative list for UNESCO World Heritage Sites under the Baroque Churches of the Philippines (Extension). A proposal has been suggested by scholars to make a separate UNESCO inclusion for "Old Centre of Lazi which includes the Lazi Church".
Lazi is 32 kilometres (20 mi) from Siquijor.

## Geography
### Barangays

Lazi is politically subdivided into 18 barangays. Each barangay consists of puroks and some have sitios.
| PSGC | Barangay | Population | Population | Population | ±% p.a. | ±% p.a. |
| | | 2020 | 2020 | 2010 | | |
| 076103001 | Campalanas | 9.8% | 2,215 | 1,873 | ▴ | 1.69% |
| 076103002 | Cangclaran | 2.7% | 598 | 533 | ▴ | 1.16% |
| 076103003 | Cangomantong | 5.0% | 1,130 | 924 | ▴ | 2.03% |
| 076103004 | Capalasanan | 5.7% | 1,286 | 1,214 | ▴ | 0.58% |
| 076103005 | Catamboan (Pob.) | 8.0% | 1,809 | 1,617 | ▴ | 1.13% |
| 076103006 | Gabayan | 9.3% | 2,097 | 1,934 | ▴ | 0.81% |
| 076103007 | Kimba | 3.7% | 828 | 657 | ▴ | 2.34% |
| 076103008 | Kinamandagan | 4.6% | 1,039 | 922 | ▴ | 1.20% |
| 076103009 | Lower Cabangcalan | 4.7% | 1,053 | 866 | ▴ | 1.97% |
| 076103010 | Nagerong | 6.9% | 1,562 | 1,313 | ▴ | 1.75% |
| 076103011 | Po‑o | 3.3% | 746 | 711 | ▴ | 0.48% |
| 076103012 | Simacolong | 9.4% | 2,120 | 1,801 | ▴ | 1.64% |
| 076103013 | Tagmanocan | 4.1% | 930 | 853 | ▴ | 0.87% |
| 076103014 | Talayong | 2.9% | 661 | 608 | ▴ | 0.84% |
| 076103015 | Tigbawan (Pob.) | 7.3% | 1,642 | 1,696 | ▾ | −0.32% |
| 076103016 | Tignao | 4.3% | 957 | 887 | ▴ | 0.76% |
| 076103017 | Upper Cabangcalan | 3.4% | 770 | 658 | ▴ | 1.58% |
| 076103018 | Ytaya | 4.6% | 1,045 | 957 | ▴ | 0.88% |
| | Total | Total | 22,488 | 20,024 | ▴ | 1.17% |

### Climate

Climate data for Lazi, Siquijor :
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 29 (84) | 30 (86) | 31 (88) | 32 (90) | 31 (88) | 30 (86) | 30 (86) | 30 (86) | 30 (86) | 29 (84) | 29 (84) | 29 (84) | 30 (86) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 22 (72) | 22 (72) | 22 (72) | 23 (73) | 24 (75) | 24 (75) | 24 (75) | 24 (75) | 24 (75) | 24 (75) | 23 (73) | 23 (73) | 23 (74) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 26 (1.0) | 22 (0.9) | 28 (1.1) | 41 (1.6) | 95 (3.7) | 136 (5.4) | 147 (5.8) | 126 (5.0) | 132 (5.2) | 150 (5.9) | 98 (3.9) | 46 (1.8) | 1,047 (41.3) |
| Average rainy days | 7.5 | 6.7 | 8.9 | 10.4 | 21.6 | 25.6 | 26.3 | 25.0 | 24.1 | 26.2 | 19.2 | 12.1 | 213.6 |
| Source: Meteoblue ||||||||||||||

## Economy

Poverty incidence of Lazi
* 10
* 20
* 30
* 40
* 50
* 2000 36.35
* 2003 42.00
* 2006 40.10
* 2009 39.47
* 2012 28.63
* 2015 35.77
* 2018 20.30
* 2021 9.41
* Source: Philippine Statistics Authority

## Education

The public schools in the town of Lazi are administered by two school districts under the Schools Division of Siquijor.
Elementary schools:
* Cadoldolan Elementary School — Sitio Cadoldolan, Campalanas
* Campalanas Elementary School — Campalanas
* Cangclaran Elementary School — Cangclaran
* Cangomantong Elementary School — Cangomantong
* Capalasanan Elementary School — Capalasanan
* Dapdap Elementary School — Lower Cabangcalan
* Gabayan Elementary School — Gabayan
* Kimba Elementary School — Kimba
* Kinamandagan Elementary School — Kinamandagan
* Lazi Central Elementary School — Catamboan
* Po-o Elementary School — Po-o
* Simacolong Elementary School — Simacolong
* Tagmanocan Elementary School — Tagmanocan
* Tignao Elementary School — Tignao
* Ytaya Elementary School — Ytaya
High schools:
* Campalanas National High School — Campalanas
* Kinamandagan High School — Kinamandagan
* Lazi National Agricultural School — Tigbawan
* Leon Parami High School — Po-o

## Gallery

* San Isidro Labrador Convent
* The century-old Enchanted Balete Tree
* The wooden Gabaldon school
* Cambugahay Falls