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'''Sinai''', ({{lang-ceb|Barrio sa Sinai}}; {{lang-tgl|Barangay ng Sinai}}) is a component [[barangay]] in the Municipality of [[Sibagat, Agusan del Sur|Sibagat]],<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|title=Official Website of the Municipality of Sibagat|url=https://sibagat.com/includes/Physical.php|access-date=2021-05-14|website=sibagat.com}}</ref> a 1st Class [[Municipalities of the Philippines|Municipality]] in the [[Provinces of the Philippines|province]] of [[Agusan del Sur]], [[Caraga|Caraga Region]], [[Mindanao]] Islands, [[Philippines]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=Sinai, Sibagat, Agusan del Sur, Caraga (Region XIII): 8503 {{!}} Philippines Postcode ✉️|url=https://phl.postcodebase.com/node/12823|access-date=2021-05-15|website=phl.postcodebase.com}}</ref> The barangay is located at the western part of [[Sibagat]] town.

== Etymology ==
''Barangay Sinai'' got its name from the biblical mountain in [[Egypt]] called ''"[[Mount Sinai (Bible)|Mount Sinai]]".'' In the [[Holy scripture]], ''"[[Mount Sinai (Bible)|Mount Sinai]]"'' is a [[sacred place]] and is renowned as the principal site of [[Revelation|Devine Revelation]], where [[God]] is purported to have appeared to [[Moses]] and given him the [[Ten Commandments]] ''(Exodus 20; Deuteronomy 5)''. The early inhabitants named the place also as ''"[[Mount Sinai (Bible)|Mount Sinai]]"'' referring to the one in the [[Bible]] since the place is also a mountainous area. When the village was created into a regular barangay, the word ''"Mount"'' was omitted and they used officially the name ''"Sinai"'' until the present time.

== History ==
In 1946, after the [[World War II]] liberation period, ''Sinai'' was declared as one of the de facto barangays of the Municipal District of Nuevo Sibagat under the jurisdiction of the then, Municipality of Butuan of [[Agusan (province)|Agusan Province]], now [[Butuan|Butuan City]].

On September 11, 1953, when the town of [[Esperanza, Agusan del Sur|Esperanza]] of the undivided [[Agusan (province)|Agusan Province]] was created by virtue of ''Executive Order No. 611'',<ref name=":02">{{Cite web|title=Executive Order No. 611 Organizing the Municipal Districts of Esperanza and other adjacent Municipal Districts in the Province of Agusan to create a Municipality to be known as the Municipality of Esperanza|url=https://www.officialgazette.gov.ph/1953/09/11/executive-order-no-611-s-1953/|url-status=live|access-date=2021-05-21|website=www.officialgazette.gov.ph}}</ref> all territories within the Municipal District of Nuevo Sibagat including ''Sinai'' were segregated from [[Butuan|Butuan City]] and transferred to the Municipality of [[Esperanza, Agusan del Sur|Esperanza]].<ref name=":02" />

On August 6, 1961, when the former Municipal District of [[Bayugan]] which was part of the Municipality of [[Esperanza, Agusan del Sur|Esperanza]] was created into an independent [[Municipalities of the Philippines|municipality]] by virtue of ''Executive Order No. 440'',<ref name=":12">{{Cite web|title=Executive Order No. 440, s. 1961 {{!}} GOVPH|url=https://www.officialgazette.gov.ph/1961/08/06/executive-order-no-440-s-1961/|access-date=2021-04-03|website=Official Gazette of the Republic of the Philippines|language=en-US}}</ref> Sinai and all other barrios and sitios within the territories of Nueva Sibagat were segregated from the town of [[Esperanza, Agusan del Sur|Esperanza]] and transferred to the jurisdiction of the newly created [[Municipalities of the Philippines|Municipality]] of [[Bayugan]], [[Agusan (province)|Agusan Province]].<ref name=":12" />

On February 1, 1980, [[Sibagat]] was created into an independent [[Municipalities of the Philippines|municipality]], all barrios and sitios comprising the northern and northwestern territories of [[Bayugan]] including ''Barangay Sinai,'' were separated from the Municipality of [[Bayugan]] and organized into the newly created [[Sibagat|Municipality of Sibagat]], [[Agusan del Sur|Province of Agusan del Sur]] through ''[[Batas Pambansa|Batas Pambansa Blg]]. 56''.<ref name=":22">{{Cite web|last=Juris|first=The Corpus|date=1980-02-01|title=B.P. Blg. 56: An Act Creating the Municipality of Sibagat, Agusan Del Sur|url=http://thecorpusjuris.com/legislative/batas-pambansa/bp-blg-56.php|access-date=2021-04-03|website=The Corpus Juris|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Batas Pambansa Blg. 56|url=https://www.lawphil.net/statutes/bataspam/bp1980/bp_56_1980.html|access-date=2021-05-20|website=www.lawphil.net}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Holding of a plebiscite to decide the creation of the municipality of Sibagat, Agusan Del Sur|url=https://www.officialgazette.gov.ph/1980/08/27/proclamation-no-1998-s-1980/|url-status=live|access-date=2021-05-18|website=www.officialgazette.gov.ph}}</ref>

== Geography ==
Sinai is situated at approximately 8.7860, 125.6676, in the island of [[Mindanao]]. Elevation at these coordinates is estimated at 107.0 meters or 351.05 feet above mean sea level.<ref>{{Cite web|last=|title=Elevation Map. Topographic Map of Sinai, Sibagat, Agusan del Sur, Philippines|url=https://elevationmap.net/|url-status=live|access-date=2021-05-15|website=elevationmap.net|language=en}}</ref>

''Sinai'' shares a common borders with the following barangay(s): Barangay [[Anahawan, Sibagat|Anahawan]], [[Sibagat|Sibagat, Agusan del Sur]] to the north; Barangay [[Kauswagan, Sibagat|Kauswagan]], [[Sibagat|Sibagat, Agusan del Sur]] to the northeast; Barangay [[Ilihan, Sibagat|Ilihan]], [[Sibagat|Sibagat, Agusan del Norte]] to the east and south; and Barangay Florida, [[Butuan|Butuan City]] to the west.

The barangay is {{Convert|38.5|km}} away from [[Butuan|Butuan City]], the Regional Center hub of [[Caraga Administrative Region]]; {{Convert|19.8|km}} from [[Bayugan|Bayugan City]], the only city in the province; and {{Convert|9.5|km}} away from the [[Municipal Government|Municipal Government Center]] in Barangay [[Poblacion, Sibagat|Poblacion]].

The ongoing construction of NRJ-Mayor Democrito Plaza II Avenue ([[Butuan|Butuan City]])-[[Las Nieves, Agusan del Norte|Las Nieves]]-[[Sibagat]] Road Project will pass at Barangay ''Sinai'' and Barangay [[Kauswagan, Sibagat|Kauswagan]] that covered the [[Sibagat]] Section of the project. The project is also called [[Agusan del Norte]]-[[Agusan del Sur]] [[Bypass (road)|Bypass Road]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=New Agusan del Norte-Agusan del Sur Bypass Road to open by December 2023 {{!}} Department of Public Works and Highways|url=https://www.dpwh.gov.ph/dpwh/news/18627|access-date=2021-05-15|website=www.dpwh.gov.ph}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=DPWH Caraga|first=Caraga|last2=|date=March 3, 2020|title=New Agusan del Norte-Agusan del Sur bypass road (Butuan-Las Nieves-Sibagat Road)|url=https://pia.gov.ph/news/articles/1035575|url-status=live|access-date=2021-05-15|website=pia.gov.ph|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=DPWH|first=Caraga|last2=|date=|title=The construction of the National Road Junction Mayor Democrito D. Plaza II Avenue - Las Nieves - Sibagat Road|url=https://www.butuan.gov.ph/cgbgov/news/construction-national-road-junction|url-status=live|access-date=2021-05-15|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=New Agusan del Norte-Agusan del Sur bypass road to open by December 2023|url=https://issuu.com/caragainfocus/docs/february_29-march_6__2020/s/10307104|access-date=2021-05-15|website=issuu}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=The new Agusan del Norte-Agusan del Sur Bypass Road to Open on December 2023|url=https://www.facebook.com/login/?next=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2Fdpwhph%2Fposts%2Fthe-4603-kilometer-nrj-mayor-democrito-d-plaza-ii-avenue-las-nieves-sibagat-road%2F2747404438706357%2F|url-status=live|access-date=2021-05-15|website=Facebook|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=The construction of the National Road Junction Mayor Democrito D. Plaza II Avenue - Las Nieves - Sibagat Road that will connect Agusan del Sur to Agusan del Norte|url=https://www.facebook.com/login/?next=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2Fbutuancitypioofficial%2Fposts%2Fthe-construction-of-the-national-road-junction-mayor-democrito-d-plaza-ii-avenue%2F2784810541567127%2F|url-status=live|access-date=2021-05-15|website=Facebook|language=en}}</ref>

== Demographics ==
Its population as determined by the 2015 Census was 551. This represents 1.81% of the total population of [[Sibagat]].{{PH census|2015}}<ref>{{Cite web|title=2015 Philippine Barangay Population|url=http://122.54.214.222/population/BgyPop.asp?prov=GUS&Mun=SIB&Munic=Sibagat|url-status=live|access-date=2021-05-14|website=122.54.214.222}}</ref>

According to the 2015 [[Census]]{{PH census|2015}}, the age group with the highest [[population]] is 5 to 9, with 72 individuals. Conversely, the age group with the lowest population is 75 to 79, with 4 individuals.

The population of Sinai grew from 402 in 1990 to 551 in 2015, an increase of 149 people. The latest census figures in 2015 denote a negative growth rate of 2.25%, or a decrease of 70 people, from the previous population of 621 in 2010.{{PH census|2015}}<ref>{{Cite web|title=2010 Census of Population and Housing in Caraga Region|url=https://psa.gov.ph/sites/default/files/attachments/hsd/pressrelease/Caraga.pdf|access-date=2021-05-15|website=PSA.GOVPH|language=en}}</ref>

Sinai has a total land area of 994 hectares based on cadastral survey or equivalent to 1.75% of the Total Municipal Land Area.{{PH census|2015}}<ref name=":0" />

== Economy ==

=== Agriculture ===
The economy of Sinai is dependent heavily on [[subsistence agriculture]]. Its major [[Agricultural production|agricultural products]] are [[coconut]], [[banana]], [[Maize|corn]], [[coffee]], [[fruit]]s, [[vegetable]]s, and [[root crops]].

=== Abaca Production ===
Sinai plays a major role in [[Abacá]] Industry in [[Agusan del Sur]] as well as in [[Caraga]] Region.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Sibagat|first=DILG|title=Sibagat|url=http://caraga.dilg.gov.ph/main/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=97&Itemid=91|access-date=2021-05-16|website=caraga.dilg.gov.ph|language=en}}</ref>

The Sibagat [[Federation]] of [[Abaca]] [[Weaving|Weavers]] [[Trade association|Association]] (SAWA), Inc. is a multi-group of Abaca Farmers and Weavers based in Barangay Sinai<ref>{{Cite web|title=SIBAGAT ABACA WEAVERS ASSOCIATION {{!}} Philippines Business Database 📚|url=https://phl.bizdirlib.com/phl-company/guid/2632|access-date=2021-05-16|website=phl.bizdirlib.com}}</ref><ref name=":1" /> — Sibagat town is leading and major producer of ''"sinamay"'' ([[woven]] [[abaca]] [[fiber]]) that played vital role in the growing and production of [[abaca]] products in the province.<ref name=":1">{{cite web|author=Agusan del Sur Provincial Agriculture Office (2007)|title=The Profile of Abaca in Agusan del Sur|url=http://agriculture.agusandelsur.gov.ph/pdf_files/abaca.pdf|publisher=System Information of Provincial Agriculture Office}}</ref> [[Abaca]] is identified as "[[One Town, One Product (Philippines)|One Town One Product]]" (OTOP).<ref>{{cite web|title=Provincial Agriculture Office 2009 Annual Report|url=http://agriculture.agusandelsur.gov.ph/annual_reports/2009_rep/hvcc_09.pdf|publisher=System Information of Provincial Agriculture Office}}</ref> Their major product is ''Sinamay'', a [[woven]] stalks of the [[abaca]] tree which [[fiber]] is stronger than [[cotton]] or [[silk]], and as a result of that ''sinamay'' holds a very firm shape. Sibagat ''"sinamay"'' shines every time they will participate in [[trade fairs]] in both regional and national events.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Caraga InFocus|date=|title=Sibagat town's Sinamay shines in "Buy Caraga by Caraga" product parade|url=https://issuu.com/caragainfocus/docs/may_27-june_02__2017|url-status=live|access-date=2021-05-16|website=Issuu|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Sibagat’s sinamay shines in the Buy Caraga by Caraga fair product parade|url=https://www.facebook.com/login/?next=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2FDTI.AgusandelSur%2Fposts%2Fsibagats-sinamay-shines-in-the-buy-caraga-by-caraga-fair-product-parade_________%2F1968282173408335%2F|url-status=live|access-date=2021-05-16|website=Facebook|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=PIA - Caraga Regional Office|title=Sibagat Sinamay Shines in Caraga Trade Fair|url=https://caraga6.rssing.com/chan-64387562/all_p15.html|url-status=live|access-date=2021-05-16|website=caraga6.rssing.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Feature: 4 of 6 Caraga producers who qualified for National Trade Fair 2009|url=http://archives.pia.gov.ph/?m=12&sec=reader&fi=p090217.htm&no=64|url-status=live|access-date=2021-05-16|website=archives.pia.gov.ph}}</ref> Members of Sibagat [[Abaca]] [[Weaving|Weavers]] [[Trade association|Association]] (SAWA) make rolls of [[fabric]] from ''sinamay'' or the first-class [[fiber]] from the Tagongon and Laylay varieties of [[abaca]]. The [[woven fabric]] is used as material for [[handicraft]], [[housewares]] and [[fashion]] accessories, which are sold in the home and export markets.<ref>{{cite web|author=Ronnel Domingo (March 11, 2007)|title=One Product, One Town|url=https://www.pinoyexchange.com/forums/showthread.php?t=294794|publisher=pinoyexchange.com}}</ref>

The Provincial Government of [[Agusan del Sur]] in partnerships with Oxfam Mindanao Programme and Integrated Conservation Solutions (ICS) extends full support to the [[Abacá]] production in Sinai and [[Sibagat]] in the product development and marketing of locally produced abaca fabric.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Ellorin|first=BenCyrus G.|date=2011-06-09|title=Agusan Sur’s abaca industry gets boost|url=https://www.mindanews.com/business/2011/06/agusan-sur%e2%80%99s-abaca-industry-gets-boost/|access-date=2021-05-16|website=MindaNews|language=en-US}}</ref> They also a recipient of support from the Australian Government.<ref>{{Cite web|title=One product, one town — Local and Foreign Issues|url=https://www.pinoyexchange.com/discussion/294794/one-product-one-town|access-date=2021-05-16|website=PinoyExchange|language=en}}</ref>

== Transportation ==
[[Motorcycle taxi]], locally known as ''[[Habal-habal]]'', a single motorcycle modified with outriggers to seat more than two persons that caters passengers from Barangay Sinai to adjacent barangays and remote villages with rough and steep terrain and vice versa. In [[Sibagat]] town, the more complex ''[[Habal-habal]]'' can seat up to ten to twelve persons or more including their baggage.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Mindanews|date=2012-09-30|title=habal habal|url=https://www.mindanews.com/habal-habal-2/|access-date=2021-05-21|website=MindaNews|language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=2014-04-06|title=Habal-Habal: The Philippine Motorcycle That Gives 10 People a Ride|url=https://globalvoices.org/2014/04/06/habal-habal-philippine-motorcycle-that-can-carry-10-passengers/|access-date=2021-05-21|website=Global Voices|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Senator Kiko Pangilinan Tweets Habal-habal in Agusan del Sur|url=https://twitter.com/kikopangilinan/status/705414286428930048|url-status=live|access-date=2021-05-21|website=Twitter|language=en}}</ref>

== Education ==
Sinai is host of the following schools under [[Sibagat]] District I, and part of the [[DepEd]] [[Agusan del Sur|Agusan del Sur Division]].

* Sinai Elementary School<ref>{{Cite web|title=Senai Elementary School, Sibagat, Agusan Del Sur|url=https://www.philippinesplace.com/listing/senai-elementary-school-sibagat-agusan-del-sur/|access-date=2021-05-15|website=Philippines Place|language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Senai Elementary School|url=http://www.pinoycode.com/public-school/131886-senai-elementary-school/|access-date=2021-05-15|website=www.pinoycode.com}}</ref> - Purok 3, Sinai

High School students from Barangay Sinai mostly enrolled at Marcos Calo National High School (MCNHS)<ref>{{Cite web|title=Marcos Calo National High School, Las Nieves, Agusan Del Norte|url=https://www.philippinesplace.com/listing/marcos-calo-national-high-school-las-nieves-agusan-del-norte/|access-date=2021-05-22|website=Philippines Place|language=en-US}}</ref> located in Barangay Marcos Calo, [[Las Nieves, Agusan del Norte]], the nearest secondary school situated just {{Convert|6|km}} away.

Other high school students opted to go to either in [[Sibagat]] [[National High School]] of Home Industries (SNHSHI)<ref>{{Cite web|title=SIBAGAT NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL OF HOME INDUSTRIES, Sibagat, Agusan Del Sur|url=https://www.philippinesplace.com/listing/sibagat-national-high-school-of-home-industries-sibagat-agusan-del-sur/|access-date=2021-05-22|website=Philippines Place|language=en-US}}</ref> or at Father Saturnino Urios College of Sibagat, Inc (FSUCSI),<ref>{{Cite web|title=Father Saturnino Urios College of Sibagat Inc.|url=https://www.facebook.com/FSUCSIofficial/|access-date=2021-05-22|website=www.facebook.com|language=en}}</ref> a public and private school respectively, located in Barangay [[Poblacion, Sibagat]], the second nearest secondary schools both situated just {{Convert|10.5|km}} away from Sinai.

Some students are also enrolled at the neighboring Las Nieves National High School (LNNHS)<ref>{{Cite web|title=Las Nieves National High School|url=http://www.pinoycode.com/secondary-public-school/304689-las-nieves-national-high-school/|access-date=2021-05-22|website=www.pinoycode.com}}</ref> located in Barangay [[Poblacion]], [[Las Nieves, Agusan del Norte]] situated just {{Convert|11.5|km}} away from Sinai.

College students from Barangay Sinai are mostly enrolled at the neighboring colleges and universities located in [[Butuan|Butuan City]] and [[Bayugan|Bayugan City]].

== People's Organization ==

* Sibagat [[Federation]] of [[Abaca]] [[Weaving|Weavers]] [[Trade association|Association]] (SAWA), Inc.
* Sibagat [[Abaca]] [[Weaving|Weavers]] [[Trade association|Association]] (SAWA), Inc.
* Sinai Abaca Farmers Association (SAFA), Inc.
* Sinai Sibagat Farmers Association

== Religious ==

=== Churches in Sinai ===

* Sinai [[Catholic Church|Catholic Chapel]] - Sinai

== References ==
{{Reflist}}

== External links ==

* [https://web.archive.org/web/20180209182342/https://www.agusandelsur.gov.ph/ Province of Agusan del Sur Official Webpage]
* [https://sibagat.com/index.php/ Municipality of Sibagat Official Website]
{{Geographic location|Centre=Sinai|North=[[Anahawan, Sibagat|Anahawan]], [[Sibagat, Agusan del Sur]]|Northeast=[[Kauswagan, Sibagat|Kauswagan]], [[Sibagat, Agusan del Sur]]|East=[[Ilihan, Sibagat|Ilihan]], [[Sibagat, Agusan del Sur]]|South=[[Ilihan, Sibagat|Ilihan]], [[Sibagat, Agusan del Sur]]|West=Florida, [[Butuan City]]}}{{Sibagat}}{{Agusan del Sur}}{{Authority control}}

[[Category:Barangays of Agusan del Sur]]
[[Category:Geography of Agusan del Sur]]

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