Boljoon, Cebu

Boljoon
—  Municipality  —
Coordinates: 9°38′N 123°29′E
Country	Philippines
Region	Central Visayas (Region VII)
Province	Cebu
District
Government
• Mayor
Population (2007)
• Total	14,877
Time zone	PHT (UTC+8)
ZIP Code
Website	boljoon.com

Boljoon (also spelled Boljo-on, pronounced bull-who-on) is a 5th class municipality in the province of Cebu, Philippines. According to the 2007 census, it has a population of 14,877 people.

Boljoon has a total land area of 111.2 km². (11,500 hectares). It is bounded by Alcoy in the north, Oslob in the south, Malabuyoc in the west, and Bohol Strait in the east.

Barangays

Boljoon is administratively subdivided into 11 barangays. Six of these barangays are coastal (including the Poblacion) while the rest are upland.

• Poblacion
• El Pardo
• Baclayan
• Arbor
• Granada
• South Granada
• Lower Becerril
• Upper Becerril
• San Antonio
• Lunop
• Nangka

Boljoon Church

Boljoon Church shows old and intricate carvings and bass relief. It is in a pseudo-baroque rococo style. The interior is decorated beautifully. It has a main nave, a transcript, and twenty-eight pillars which support the walls. The walls are as thick as the pillars which are two meters thick and made of mortar and lime. A communion rail with ornate silverworks was stolen from the church.

The Boljoon Church is the oldest remaining original stone church in Cebu. In 1999, the National Historical Institute declared it a National Historical Landmark. The following year, the National Museum declared it as a National Cultural Treasure.

Discovery of 16th-century artifacts

On February, 2008, archaeologists discovered 26 human remains (with China plates on top of heads) and 16th-century artifacts at the front lawn of Boljoon Church.

External links

• Hometown Boljoon
• Philippine Standard Geographic Code
• 2007 Philippine Census Information