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Daanbantayan
Municipality
Maya, Daanbantayan – northernmost point of Cebu island
Maya, Daanbantayan – northernmost point of Cebu island
Official seal of Daanbantayan
Seal
Map of Cebu with Daanbantayan highlighted
Map of Cebu with Daanbantayan highlighted
CountryPhilippines
RegionCentral Visayas (Region VII)
ProvinceCebu
District4th district of Cebu
Founded1886
Barangay20 (see § Barangays)
Government
 [1]
 • TypeSangguniang Bayan
 • MayorVicente Loot (United Nationalist Alliance)
 • Vice mayorGilbert Arrabis
 • Municipal Council
Members
 • RepresentativeBenhur Salimbangon
Area
[2]
 • Total92.27 km2 (35.63 sq mi)
Population
 (2020 census)[3]
 • Total93,502
 • Density1,000/km2 (2,600/sq mi)
 • Voter (2022)[4] 
56,557
 • Language
Cebuano
Tagalog
Time zoneUTC+8 (PST)
ZIP code
6013
IDD : area code +63 (0)32
Income class1st class
PSGC072221000

Daanbantayan is a [[Template:PH plural of the Philippines#Income classification|1st municipal income class municipality]] in the province of Cebu, Philippines,[2] the northern tip of Cebu island. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 93,502.[3] Template:PH electorate

Daanbantayan celebrates its annual fiesta along with the Haladaya Festival starting on the 21st of August and ends with a street-dancing on the 30th, in honor of Datu Daya, the legendary founder of the town.

Etymology

The name Daanbantayan was derived from two words: the word "daan", which means "old" in Cebuano, and the word "bantayan", which refers to a place that served as a watchtower to look out for Moro raiders during the Prehespanic period in the Philippines. Older usages have the two words separately, as "Daan Bantayan". The original site of the town might have been at an elevated vantage point near Punta, in Barangay Tapilon.

History

In 1945, the Philippine Commonwealth Army troops of the 3rd, 8th, 81st, 82nd, 83rd, 85th and 86th Infantry Division of the Philippine Army entered the town of Daanbantayan, supported by the Cebuano guerrillas, and were attacked by the Japanese forces in the Battle of Daanbantayan during World War II.[citation needed]

On 8 November 2013, 9 people were killed and 50 injured when Super Typhoon Haiyan (Yolanda in Philippines area of responsibility) passed over Daanbantayan.[5]

Geography

Islands and thalassic attractions

There are several small islands / islets and diving spots some distance from Cebu island:

Barangays

Daanbantayan comprises 20 barangays:

PSGC Barangay Population ±% p.a.
2020[3] 2010[6]
072221001 Agujo 6.1% 5,726 4,836 ▴ 1.70%
072221002 Bagay 4.9% 4,549 4,015 ▴ 1.26%
072221003 Bakhawan 2.7% 2,540 2,267 ▴ 1.14%
072221004 Bateria 3.9% 3,664 3,252 ▴ 1.20%
072221005 Bitoon 5.1% 4,753 4,350 ▴ 0.89%
072221006 Calape 2.4% 2,233 2,518 ▾ −1.19%
072221007 Carnaza 2.4% 2,259 2,360 ▾ −0.44%
072221008 Dalingding 2.3% 2,137 2,069 ▴ 0.32%
072221009 Lanao 3.5% 3,313 2,968 ▴ 1.11%
072221010 Logon 6.1% 5,720 4,496 ▴ 2.44%
072221011 Malbago 4.7% 4,408 3,311 ▴ 2.90%
072221012 Malingin 1.7% 1,600 1,512 ▴ 0.57%
072221013 Maya 9.4% 8,822 7,815 ▴ 1.22%
072221014 Pajo 3.9% 3,634 2,970 ▴ 2.04%
072221015 Paypay 3.1% 2,888 2,741 ▴ 0.52%
072221016 Poblacion 8.3% 7,794 7,144 ▴ 0.87%
072221017 Talisay 4.6% 4,297 3,802 ▴ 1.23%
072221018 Tapilon 8.9% 8,323 7,281 ▴ 1.35%
072221019 Tinubdan 2.1% 2,002 2,050 ▾ −0.24%
072221020 Tominjao 4.0% 3,768 3,149 ▴ 1.81%
Total 93,502 74,897 ▴ 2.24%

Demographics

Population census of Daanbantayan
YearPop.±% p.a.
1990 58,771—    
1995 64,845+1.86%
2000 69,336+1.45%
YearPop.±% p.a.
2007 73,254+0.76%
2010 74,897+0.81%
2015 84,430+2.31%
Source: Philippine Statistics Office[7][6][8]

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Transportation

Ceres Liner, Rough Riders and Cebu Autobus are among the bus companies with regular service to and from Cebu city (North Bus Terminal). Jeepneys, tricycles, and trisikads are the main modes of transportation within the town.

Tourism

Malapascua island from the air
Approaching Gato Islet

Daanbantayan is now known for its pristine, white powder-like sandy beaches – one of which is Malapascua Island. With its vast and rich marine resources, it hosts a long string of dive sites offering unique marine life and beauty.

As a tourist destination, Daanbantayan stages the Haladaya Festival every year as an added attraction to local vacationers, holidaymakers, Filipino expatriates, and foreign tourists from as far away as North America, South America, and Europe.

Attractions
  • Municipal hall – built in 1916.
  • Sta. Rosa de Lima parish church – inaugurated on 10 April 1858 and finished in 1886. Its façade is still intact with its original design.[9]
  • Town plaza – site of a battle between the so-called Daanbantayan Volunteers and 19 well-armed bandits led by Capitan Berinoin 1898.[9]
  • San Pedro River - its northern bank has an abandoned Muslim settlement founded by Datu Daya during the pre-Spanish era.[9]
  • Tapilon point (also known as Punta Sampero) – site of the watchtower of Kandaya, called "daang bantayanan". But there are no remains of the watchtower.[9]
  • Malapascua Island – is situated across a shallow strait from the northernmost tip of Cebu. This small island is known for its wide white sand beach, Bounty Beach; it has also become known as a superior diving destination.
  • Gato Cave and Islet – a small sharp rocky island rising in the middle of the Visayan Sea, about 15 kilometres (9 miles) from Malapascua. The 83-metre-high (272 ft) island is home to nesting seabirds, a colony of flying foxes, soft coral canyons, and rare and unusual nudibranchs.[9]
  • Monad Shoal – a 20-metre-deep (66 ft) seamount known for its thresher sharks, making the shoal popular for recreational divers. The common thresher shark (alopias vulpinus) and pelagic thresher shark (alopias pelagicus) normally live in depths as deep as 350 metres (1,148 feet), but the shoal offers opportunities to see them in less than 20 metres of water.[9]

References

  1. ^  Municipality of Daanbantayan | (DILG)
  2. ^ a b "Municipal: Daanbantayan". PSGC Interactive. Quezon City, Philippines: Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved 8 January 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. ^ "Number of Registered Voters by Sex : 2019 National and Local Elections" (PDF). Commission on Elections. 2019.
  5. ^ The Economist (16 November 2013). "Typhoon Haiyan Damage Is 'Worse Than Hell'". Business Insider Australia. Archived from the original on 18 November 2013. {{cite news}}: Invalid |ref=harv (help); Unknown parameter |dead-url= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  6. ^ 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.
  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.{{cite encyclopedia}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  9. ^ a b c d e f "Local Heritage". Municipality of Daanbantayan, Cebu. Archived from the original on March 8, 2016. Retrieved 5 April 2013. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
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