Danao, Cebu

Danao
Component city
Aerial view of Danao
Seal
Map of Cebu with Danao highlighted
Country	Philippines
Region	Central Visayas (Region VII)
Province	Cebu
District	5th district of Cebu
Founded encomienda Parish Municipality Cityhood	1570
Barangay	Template:PH barangay parts
Government
• Type	Sangguniang Panlungsod
• Mayor	Nito Durano (LP)
• Vice mayor	Mix Durano
• City Council	Members Jerard Almendras Dukea Duterte Jose Roble Kristine Camaongay Rodrigo Giango Jovelina Enriquez Roland Reyes Celso Meca Onel Canson Edmund Lao
• Representative	Red Durano
Area
• Total	107.30 km2 (41.43 sq mi)
• Cadastral	121.78 km2 (47.02 sq mi)
Population  (2020 census)
• Total	156,321
• Density	1,500/km2 (3,800/sq mi)
• Voter (2022)	96,794
• Language	Cebuano Tagalog
Time zone	UTC+8 (PHT)
ZIP code	6004
IDD : area code	+63 (0)32
Income class	3rd class
PSGC	072223000
Website	www.danaocity.gov.ph

Danao is a [[Template:PH plural of the Philippines#Income classification|3rd city income class component city]] in the province of Cebu, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 156,321. Template:PH electorate

Danao lies within Metro Cebu area.

History

The area of what is now Danao used to be the Cebuano Kingdom of Nahalin before the conquest of Cebu by the Spanish starting in 1565. In 1570 it became an ecomienda or a farmland controlled by certain Spanish officials, only to be abolished in the 18th century as abuses to the native workers became apparent. In 1609 Danao was made a parish by the Recollects, and much later in 1773 it officially became a municipality.

Much physical changes occurred in Danao as it went and passed through the 20th century. Mining, cement making and gun making industries made the once sleepy town of Danao so prosperous that in 1961 a national charter was passed to convert it into a city.

Barangays

Danao City comprises 42 barangays:

PSGC	Barangay	Population			±% p.a.		Area		PD 2020
		2020		2010			ha	acre	/km2	/sq mi
072223001	Baliang	1.2%	1,843	1,728	▴	0.65%	527	1,302	350	910
072223002	Bayabas	0.5%	714	609	▴	1.60%	220	544	320	840
072223004	Binaliw	1.7%	2,635	2,341	▴	1.19%	121	299	2,200	5,600
072223006	Cabungahan	1.5%	2,317	2,201	▴	0.51%	130	321	1,800	4,600
072223007	Cagat-Lamac	0.8%	1,253	1,023	▴	2.05%	121	299	1,000	2,700
072223008	Cahumayan	2.7%	4,162	3,506	▴	1.73%	1,260	3,114	330	860
072223009	Cambanay	2.3%	3,526	2,818	▴	2.27%	336	830	1,000	2,700
072223010	Cambubho	0.6%	940	594	▴	4.70%	165	408	570	1,500
072223011	Cogon-Cruz	2.7%	4,188	3,034	▴	3.28%	281	694	1,500	3,900
072223012	Danasan	0.9%	1,350	1,266	▴	0.64%	516	1,275	260	680
072223013	Dungga	0.8%	1,273	1,017	▴	2.27%	256	633	500	1,300
072223014	Dunggoan	4.0%	6,310	5,313	▴	1.73%	241	596	2,600	6,800
072223015	Guinacot	3.1%	4,853	4,089	▴	1.73%	300	741	1,600	4,200
072223016	Guinsay	5.9%	9,152	7,887	▴	1.50%	376	929	2,400	6,300
072223017	Ibo	0.7%	1,171	964	▴	1.96%	194	479	600	1,600
072223018	Langosig	0.7%	1,020	750	▴	3.12%	126	311	810	2,100
072223019	Lawaan	1.1%	1,679	1,352	▴	2.19%	418	1,033	400	1,000
072223020	Licos	1.2%	1,852	1,581	▴	1.59%	251	620	740	1,900
072223021	Looc	6.1%	9,543	9,200	▴	0.37%	305	754	3,100	8,100
072223022	Magtagobtob	0.3%	453	382	▴	1.72%	324	801	140	360
072223023	Malapoc	0.8%	1,256	974	▴	2.57%	153	378	820	2,100
072223024	Manlayag	1.0%	1,638	1,578	▴	0.37%	426	1,053	380	1,000
072223025	Mantija	0.9%	1,447	1,233	▴	1.61%	337	833	430	1,100
072223026	Masaba	2.0%	3,090	2,743	▴	1.20%	223	551	1,400	3,600
072223027	Maslog	6.4%	9,929	9,892	▴	0.04%	323	798	3,100	8,000
072223028	Nangka	0.3%	413	446	▾	−0.77%	306	756	130	350
072223029	Oguis	0.4%	634	600	▴	0.55%	92	227	690	1,800
072223030	Pili	0.5%	777	677	▴	1.39%	184	455	420	1,100
072223031	Poblacion	5.8%	9,090	8,710	▴	0.43%	131	324	6,900	18,000
072223032	Quisol	0.9%	1,461	1,255	▴	1.53%	173	428	840	2,200
072223033	Sabang	8.0%	12,431	9,945	▴	2.26%	343	848	3,600	9,400
072223034	Sacsac	0.4%	618	514	▴	1.86%	184	455	340	870
072223035	Sandayong Norte	1.0%	1,490	1,454	▴	0.24%	71	175	2,100	5,400
072223036	Sandayong Sur	2.0%	3,069	2,808	▴	0.89%	404	998	760	2,000
072223037	Santa Rosa	1.0%	1,559	1,151	▴	3.08%	218	539	720	1,900
072223038	Santican	0.8%	1,218	1,014	▴	1.85%	290	717	420	1,100
072223039	Sibacan	0.4%	635	519	▴	2.04%	326	806	190	500
072223040	Suba	4.8%	7,523	6,785	▴	1.04%	40	99	19,000	49,000
072223041	Taboc	3.5%	5,482	4,880	▴	1.17%	126	311	4,400	11,000
072223042	Taytay	2.5%	3,914	3,618	▴	0.79%	31	77	13,000	33,000
072223043	Togonon	1.0%	1,619	1,394	▴	1.51%	1,100	2,718	150	380
072223044	Tuburan Sur	4.4%	6,944	5,407	▴	2.53%	229	566	3,000	7,900
	Total		156,321	119,252	▴	2.74%	10,730	26,514	1,500	3,800

Demographics

Population census of Danao

Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1903 16,173 —     1918 22,581 +2.25% 1939 28,387 +1.10% 1948 26,461 −0.78% 1970 47,662 +2.71% 1975 50,260 +1.07% 1980 56,967 +2.54%	Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1990 73,358 +2.56% 1995 79,932 +1.62% 2000 98,781 +4.64% 2007 109,354 +1.41% 2010 119,252 +3.20% 2015 136,471 +2.60%
Source: Philippine Statistics Office

Economy

Mining

Further information: Coal mining in the Philippines

Railways

Further information: Rail transport in the Philippines and Panay Railways § Cebu line

The railway ran from the northern end at Danao to the southern end at Argao. During World War II, the bridges, tracks and Central Station were all struck by bombs with damage so extensively that the railway never recovered, and it closed in 1942. After that, what was left was dug up to become the Cebu North Road.

Only now is there interest to make a new light railway.

Sugar

Further information: Sugar industry of the Philippines

The industrial mill is now a decorated relic; the old sugar cane intosan is now a resort

The old system of milling sugar cane used to produce sugar, called "intosan". Although the railway was originally to move coal, it was soon used too to move sugar cane to the docks.

Gun industry

Danao City was well-known for its gun industry. The industry started around 1905–1906. When World War II came, the Danao gunsmiths went underground, joined the guerrilla movement or were inducted into the USAFFE. Their main task was to re-chamber the Japanese Arisaka rifles to fit the US .30 caliber round or to keep the original Japanese rifle in good service.

The industry went on, still underground. In the 1960s, the term paltik was given to the homemade (and illegal) guns. In the early 1990s the industry was legalized by the government, with the creation of two organizations of local gunsmiths. The organization now left with proper permit is Workers League of Danao Multi-purpose Cooperative (World MPC), in Dungguan, Danao City.

World MPC was incorporated on October 1994 with twenty-five initial members. In November 1996 it was given license to manufacture handguns from caliber .22 to .45 by the Philippine National Police (PNP). The organization had been a potent group in working for the legalization of gun-making industry in the country with the aim to upgrade the technology and skills of gun makers, to provide job security and additional revenue for the government. The gun-making industry in Danao was pioneered using brass or copper as materials. The Chairman of World MPC was in charge of the compliance of the requirements of the Firearms Explosives Security Service Agency and Guards Supervisory Section (FESSAGES) until his death in 2010 after which World MPC itself was then shutdown for non-compliance of FESSAGES policies.

Mitsumi

In Maslog, Mitsumi is one of the largest employers in northern Cebu.

Holiday industry

Tourism is still at its infancy. All along the eastern seaboard of Cebu there are plenty of family-owned resorts. They generally have no facilities; that part of the coast has no beach, and the water is not clean to swim.

There are a few good resorts, such as El Salvador in Sabang, which are large enough to hold conferences during the week, weddings at the weekend. They can bring in large amounts of income into the local economy.

Metro Cebu Expressway

"Work for the ₱50 billion, 74-kilometre (46 mi) Metro Cebu Expressway, will start year (2018). It will connect Naga City in the south to Danao City in the north."

Gallery

• 
  City hall
• 
  Father of Danao City
• 
  Roadside ornament
• 
  Danao City market
• 
  Danao City Public Market

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  Port for ferries to Camotes and Leyte
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  Sto Tomas de Villanueva church
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  Old cannon with a more recent setting
• 
  El Salvador resort, Sabang

Sources

• Rama, Karlon N. (24 April 2007). "Boboy and Danao's thunder things". Retrieved 6 October 2007. {{cite news}}: Invalid |ref=harv (help)
• Sun–Star, Oscar C. Pineda (20 January 2004). "Danao's gunmakers seek government aid". Archived from the original on 7 February 2004. {{cite news}}: Invalid |ref=harv (help); Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
• Sun–Star (8 October 2005). "RDC enlarges Metro Cebu". Archived from the original on 30 September 2007. {{cite news}}: Invalid |ref=harv (help); Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
• The Freeman, Erica Jean Palmera (15 May 2014). "The old Cebu Railway". Archived from the original on 19 May 2014. {{cite news}}: Invalid |ref=harv (help); Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
• The Freeman, Mitchelle L. Palaubsanon (4 May 2017). "Construction of P50B road starts next year". Archived from the original on 20 May 2017. {{cite news}}: Invalid |ref=harv (help); Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)

External links

• Danao City Community Website
• Danao Association USA, Inc.