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Sipalay, Philippines
Sipalay is a town of 73,847 people in Western Visayas, Philippines, founded in December 20, 1948.
Why visit Sipalay
Townapedia lists 10 museums and landmarks, 10 parks and trails, 14 places to eat, 21 places to stay and 9 attractions in and around town.
Highlights include Cabadiangan Mountain and Calangcang Mountain.
Weather in Sipalay
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About Sipalay
Sipalay, officially the City of Sipalay (Hiligaynon: Dakbanwa/Syudad sang Sipalay; Filipino: Lungsod ng Sipalay; Cebuano: Dakbayan sa Sipalay), is a component city in the province of Negros Occidental, Philippines. According to the 2024 census, it has a population of 73,847 people.
From the Wikipedia article Sipalay (this version), under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Travel tips from other travellers: Sipalay on Wikivoyage (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Things to do9
Museums and landmarks10
Parks, trails and playgrounds10
Restaurants and cafes14
GROOGIES' soup and grill
Restaurant · Filipino
Alvarez Street
Mo-Su 09:00-02:00
Green Land Restaurant
Restaurant · 13.0 km
Sitio Totong Brgy. Talacagay, hinoba-an
Mo-Su 08:00-10:00
2 more on the map.
History
Sipalay's history can be traced back to the undated time of early settlements of the native Tumandok who discovered the lowland plains very fertile, arable and fully vegetated by trees. The areas was well dissected by river tributaries, which accounted for the fertility of the lowland.
Records from the Spanish era suggest that the town had existed as early as 1618. During the Spanish era, the area was further discovered and developed by sailing adventurers from the neighboring island of Panay, being the group who resented the Kintos System enacted by the ruling Spaniards by then.
Growth and development flourished as Chinese merchants came to barter their wares with staple food, particularly rice, which was commonly called by the settlers as paray and by the Chinese, due to the difficulty of pronouncing r, as palay which was the word to have been popularly associated with the place. Thus the area came to be known as Sipalay.
At the advent of the American regime, Sipalay was a full pledge barrio of the Municipality of Cauayan. In the early 1920s the political structure was already in place.
During the World War II, Sipalay was made an emergency town and after the war. On November 20, 1948, then President Elpidio Quirino signed Executive Order No. 185 proclaiming Sipalay as a town. The official inauguration of the town was on December 20, 1948.
From the History section of Sipalay on Wikipedia, under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Where to stay21
Churches and places of worship4
Gas and EV charging4
Schools, colleges and libraries52
Healthcare1
Map of Sipalay
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Getting there and nearby towns
Dumaguete-Sibulan Airport (DGT) is the nearest airport with scheduled flights listed in OpenStreetMap, 109 km away.
- Maricalom 5 km south, about 5 min by car
- Canturay 7 km northeast, about 7 min by car
- Cartagena 8 km north, about 8 min by car
- Cabadiangan 8 km east, about 8 min by car
- Cayhagan 9 km south, about 9 min by car
- Manlucahoc 10 km east, about 10 min by car
- Nabulao 12 km southeast, about 12 min by car
- Kabankalan 52 km northeast, about 52 min by car
- Bayawan 61 km southeast, about 1 h by car
- Himamaylan 64 km northeast, about 1 h by car
Drive times are estimates from straight-line distance, not routes.
Local news
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Sources and licences
- GeoNames (CC BY 4.0): population, coordinates, regions and time zone
- OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL 1.0): places, airports, map data
- Wikidata (CC0 1.0): elevation, founding date, time zone, website
- Wikimedia Commons (see each image): photos
- Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0): overview and history text
Photo credits
- Sipalay Beach (Negros Occidental, Philippines), Paolobon140, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Sipalay Mines, Angeliquelayer77, CC BY-SA 4.0
- ISS049-E-2040 - View of Earth, Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit , Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center, Public domain
- ISS049-E-2039 - View of Earth, Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit , Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center, Public domain
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