Tudela, Cebu

Tudela
—  Municipality  —
Coordinates: 10.638°N 124.474°E / 10.638; 124.474
Country	Philippines
Region	Central Visayas (Region VII)
Province	Cebu
District	5th District
Barangays	11
Government
• Mayor	Erwin Polancos Yu
Area
• Total	33.02 km2 (12.75 sq mi)
Population (2007)
• Total	11,266
• Density	340/km2 (880/sq mi)
Time zone	PHT (UTC+8)
ZIP Code

Tudela is a 5th class municipality in the province of Cebu, Philippines. According to the 2007 census, it has a population of 11,266 people.

Tudela is 8 kilometres (5.0 mi) east from the town center of Poro. Along with the town of Poro, Tudela is located on Poro Island. Roman Catholics are dominant in the town and annually celebrate the fiesta of parish patron Our Lady of the Immaculate Conception on December 8. Local dialect (Cebuano) is entirely spoken all over the town which is exactly similar with the mainland's vernacular dialect.

The town proper is divided into two barangays: Northern and Southern Poblacion. The nearly symmetrical arrangement of the streets allows pedestrians to navigate easily while viewing old houses (ca. 1900s) standing side-by-side with new ones.

Transportation

Tudela may be reached by boat through Poro port. A large pump boat typically takes 3½ hours from Danao City pier. A fastcraft (called Golden Bridge) takes 1½ hour from Pier 1, Cebu City. The slowest option is a ship that takes 5 hours from Pier 1, Cebu City. Motorcycles and an occasional jeepney or two are available for ground transportation. A fare of 50 pesos (PHP) per person (motorcycle or jeepney) is enough for the ride from Poro to Tudela (fare rate as of June 2008).

Barangays

Tudela is politically subdivided into 11 barangays:

• Buenavista
• Calmante
• Old Secante
• General
• McArthur
• Northern Poblacion
• Puertobello
• Santander
• New Secante
• Southern Poblacion
• Villahermosa

External links

• Philippine Standard Geographic Code
• 2007 Philippine Census Information