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Alcantara, Cebu

Coordinates: 9°58′18″N 123°24′17″E / 9.971533°N 123.404678°E / 9.971533; 123.404678
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Alcantara
Municipality
Municipality of Alcantara
Alcantara, Cebu – National road
Alcantara, Cebu – National road
Map of Cebu with Alcantara highlighted
Map of Cebu with Alcantara highlighted
OpenStreetMap
Map
Alcantara is located in Philippines
Alcantara
Alcantara
Location within the Philippines
Coordinates: 9°58′18″N 123°24′17″E / 9.971533°N 123.404678°E / 9.971533; 123.404678
Country Philippines
RegionCentral Visayas
ProvinceCebu
District7th District of Cebu
Founded1830
Barangays9 (see Barangays)
Government
 [1]
 • TypeSangguniang Bayan
 • MayorFritz A. Lastimoso
 • Vice MayorFeliciano B. Ferraren
 • CongressmanPeter John D. Calderon
 • Electorate11,853 voters (2022)
Area
 [2]
 • Total35.20 km2 (13.59 sq mi)
Elevation
47 m (154 ft)
Population
 (2020 census)[3]
 • Total16,910
 • Density480/km2 (1,200/sq mi)
 • Households
4,384
Economy
 • Income class5th municipal income class
 • Poverty incidence33.55% (2015)[4]
 • Revenue (₱)₱ 81.32 million (2020)
 • Assets (₱)₱ 238.4 million (2020)
 • Liabilities (₱)₱ 36.22 million (2020)
 • Expenditure (₱)₱ 83.19 million (2020)
Time zoneUTC+8 (PST)
ZIP code
6033
PSGC
072201000
IDD : area code +63 (0)32
Native languagesCebuano
Tagalog

Alcantara, officially the Municipality of Alcantara (Template:Lang-ceb; Template:Lang-tgl), is a 5th class municipality in the province of Cebu, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 16,910 people.[3]

Alcantara is bordered to the north by the town of Ronda, to the west is the Tañon Strait, to the east is the town of Argao, and to the south is the town of Moalboal.

Barangays

Alcantara comprises 9 barangays:

PSGC Barangay Population ±% p.a.
2020[3] 2010[5]
072201001 Cabadiangan 5.7% 968 913 ▴ 0.59%  
072201002 Cabil‑isan 5.1% 854 708 ▴ 1.89%  
072201003 Candabong 14.3% 2,421 2,142 ▴ 1.23%  
072201004 Lawaan 10.1% 1,706 1,438 ▴ 1.72%  
072201005 Manga 11.8% 1,995 1,693 ▴ 1.65%  
072201006 Palanas 15.7% 2,651 2,314 ▴ 1.37%  
072201007 Poblacion 14.4% 2,440 2,438 ▴ 0.01%  
072201008 Polo 8.9% 1,508 1,337 ▴ 1.21%  
072201009 Salagmaya 3.6% 617 573 ▴ 0.74%  
Total 16,910 13,556 ▴ 2.23%
Palanas: 2,651 (17.5%)Poblacion: 2,440 (16.1%)Candabong: 2,421 (16.0%)Manga: 1,995 (13.2%)Lawaan: 1,706 (11.3%)Polo: 1,508 (9.9%)Cabadiangan: 968 (6.4%)Cabil‑isan: 854 (5.6%)Salagmaya: 617 (4.1%)

Climate

Climate data for Alcantara, Cebu
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) 29
(84) 		30
(86) 		31
(88) 		32
(90) 		31
(88) 		30
(86) 		30
(86) 		30
(86) 		30
(86) 		29
(84) 		29
(84) 		29
(84) 		30
(86)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) 23
(73) 		22
(72) 		23
(73) 		24
(75) 		25
(77) 		25
(77) 		24
(75) 		24
(75) 		24
(75) 		24
(75) 		24
(75) 		23
(73) 		24
(75)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 42
(1.7) 		34
(1.3) 		40
(1.6) 		61
(2.4) 		124
(4.9) 		188
(7.4) 		190
(7.5) 		191
(7.5) 		189
(7.4) 		186
(7.3) 		124
(4.9) 		73
(2.9) 		1,442
(56.8)
Average rainy days 10.0 8.5 9.5 12.8 22.3 26.8 28.4 27.9 27.3 27.6 20.5 13.1 234.7
Source: Meteoblue [6]

Demographics

Alcantara public market
Population census of Alcantara
YearPop.±% p.a.
1903 4,698—    
1918 5,958+1.60%
1939 5,754−0.17%
1948 5,771+0.03%
1960 5,625−0.21%
1970 6,866+2.01%
1975 7,752+2.46%
1980 7,882+0.33%
1990 9,559+1.95%
1995 10,224+1.27%
2000 11,532+2.61%
2007 13,036+1.71%
2010 13,556+1.43%
2015 15,160+2.15%
Source: Philippine Statistics Authority[7][5][8]

References

  1. ^  Municipality of Alcantara | (DILG)
  2. ^ "Province: Cebu". PSGC Interactive. Quezon City, Philippines: Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved 12 November 2016.
  3. ^ a b c Census of Population (2020). "Region VII (Central Visayas)". Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved 8 July 2021.
  4. ^ "PSA releases the 2015 Municipal and City Level Poverty Estimates". Quezon City, Philippines. Retrieved 12 October 2019.
  5. ^ a b Census of Population and Housing (2010). "Region VII (Central Visayas)" (PDF). Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. National Statistics Office. Retrieved 29 June 2016.
  6. ^ "Alcantara: Average Temperatures and Rainfall". Meteoblue. Retrieved 9 May 2020.
  7. ^ Census of Population (2015). "Region VII (Central Visayas)". Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved 20 June 2016.
  8. ^ Censuses of Population (1903–2007). "Region VII (Central Visayas)". Table 1. Population Enumerated in Various Censuses by Province/Highly Urbanized City: 1903 to 2007. National Statistics Office.


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