Siquijor

Siquijor (sēkēhôrˈ) [key], island (133 sq mi/344 sq km), one of the Visayan Islands, the Philippines, just off the southeast coast of Negros. Fishing is its economy's mainstay; land use is primarily agricultural. The main town and chief seaport is also called Siquijor.

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