Sikatuna, officially the Municipality of Sikatuna (Cebuano: Munisipalidad sa Sikatuna; Tagalog: Bayan ng Sikatuna), is a 5th class municipality in the province of Bohol, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 6,906 people.

Located 17 kilometres (11 mi) from Tagbilaran, it has a total area of 3,822 hectares (9,440 acres), making it the smallest municipality in Bohol. The town is named after Datu Sikatuna, the ancient chieftain of Bohol, although there is no evidence he lived in the area.

The town of Sikatuna,Bohol celebrates its feast on June 12–13, to honor the town patron Saint Anthony De Padua.

History

Sikatuna was formerly a part of the towns of Baclayon and Alburquerque. While part of Baclayon, Sikatuna was known as barrio Cambojod. Once Alburquerque became a town, Sikatuna was made a part of its new territory and given the name Cornago. Sikatuna became its own town in 1917. The ten barangays that now comprise Sikatuna were taken from three neighboring old municipalities: Alburquerque, Loboc, and Balilihan. In the original municipal ordinance converting barrio Cornago into a municipality, the municipal boundary was defined as barrio Cornago plus four northern barrios of Alburquerque: Libjo, Abucay Sur, Abucay Norte, and Can-agong. However, Senator Jose A. Clarin helped increase the territorial boundary by taking two barrios from Loboc: Cambuac Sur and Cambuac Norte; and two barrios from Balilihan: Badiang and Bahay-bahay. Cornago was divided into Poblacion I and Poblacion II.

World War II

During the Japanese occupation of the Philippines, Japanese forces established a garrison at the municipal building and installed a puppet mayor. During this time, Sikatuna became a haven for evacuees, both from neighboring towns and from nearby Cebu. The most famous evacuee was Don Mariano Jesus Cuenco who, after the war, became Senator and later, Secretary of Public Works. In 1945, Sikatuna was entered by Philippine Commonwealth Army soldiers and Boholano guerrillas fought against the Japanese Imperial forces during the Second Battle of Bohol.

Barangays

Sikatuna politically subdivided into 10 barangays. Each barangay consists of puroks and some have sitios.

Currently, Barangay Poblacion I is classified as urban and the rest are rural.

PSGC	Barangay	Population			±% p.a.		Area		PD 2020
		2020		2010			ha	acre	/km	/sq mi
071241001	Abucay Norte	7.5%	516	460	▴	1.16%	149	368	350	900
071241002	Abucay Sur	9.6%	666	582	▴	1.36%	194	479	340	890
071241003	Badiang	8.7%	599	605	▾	−0.10%	409	1,011	150	380
071241004	Bahaybahay	6.2%	430	396	▴	0.83%	290	717	150	380
071241005	Cambuac Norte	10.0%	688	632	▴	0.85%	421	1,040	160	420
071241006	Cambuac Sur	17.0%	1,174	1,173	▴	0.01%	297	734	400	1,000
071241007	Canagong	9.2%	635	689	▾	−0.81%	299	739	210	550
071241008	Libjo	7.0%	480	466	▴	0.30%	310	766	150	400
071241009	Poblacion I	16.5%	1,141	1,009	▴	1.24%	202	499	560	1,500
071241010	Poblacion II	5.7%	397	368	▴	0.76%	251	620	160	410
	Total		6,906	6,380	▴	0.80%	3,822	9,444	180	470

Climate

Demographics

Population census of Sikatuna

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1918	4,452	—
1939	4,600	+0.16%
1948	4,713	+0.27%
1960	4,781	+0.12%
1970	4,658	−0.26%
1975	5,169	+2.11%
1980	5,244	+0.29%
1990	5,525	+0.52%
1995	6,030	+1.65%
2000	6,602	+1.96%
2007	6,335	−0.57%
2010	6,380	+0.26%
2015	6,726	+1.01%
2020	6,906	+0.52%
Source: Philippine Statistics Authority

Economy

Poverty incidence of Sikatuna

10 20 30 40 50 2006 38.00 2009 45.92 2012 28.98 2015 19.36 2018 15.60 2021 16.81 Source: Philippine Statistics Authority