Lazi, Siquijor
Lazi | |
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| Municipality of Lazi | |
Lazi municipal hall | |
Map of Siquijor with Lazi highlighted | |
OpenStreetMap | |
Location within the Philippines | |
| Coordinates: 9°07′41″N 123°38′02″E / 9.128°N 123.634°E | |
| Country | Philippines |
| Region | Negros Island Region |
| Province | Siquijor |
| District | Lone district |
| Founded | 1857 |
| Named after | Manuel Pavia y Lacy |
| Barangays | 18 (see Barangays) |
| Government | |
| • Type | Sangguniang Bayan |
| • Mayor | Phil Moore D. Largo (PDPLBN) |
| • Vice Mayor | Rose Mae B. Dalaygon (PDPLBN) |
| • Representative | Zaldy S. Villa |
| • Municipal Council | Members |
| • Electorate | 16,597 voters (2025) |
| Area | |
• Total | 70.64 km2 (27.27 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 28 m (92 ft) |
| Highest elevation | 599 m (1,965 ft) |
| Lowest elevation | 0 m (0 ft) |
| Population (2020 census) | |
• Total | 22,488 |
| • Density | 320/km2 (820/sq mi) |
| • Households | 5,654 |
| Economy | |
| • Income class | 4th municipal income class |
| • Poverty incidence | 9.41 |
| • Revenue | ₱ 143.4 million (2022) |
| • Assets | ₱ 355.7 million (2022) |
| • Expenditure | ₱ 74.93 million (2022) |
| • Liabilities | ₱ 649.9 million (2022) |
| Service provider | |
| • Electricity | Province of Siquijor Electric Cooperative (PROSIELCO) |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (PST) |
| ZIP code | 6228 |
| PSGC | |
| IDD : area code | +63 (0)35 |
| Native languages | Cebuano Tagalog |
| Patron saint | Saint Isidore the Farmer |
| Website | lazi-siquijor |
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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.