Poro, Cebu

Poro
Poro
Municipality
	Poro town hall
	Map of Cebu with Poro highlighted
Country	Philippines
Region	Central Visayas (Region VII)
Province	Cebu
District	5th district of Cebu
Founded	17 December 1701
Barangay	20 (see § Barangays)
Government
• Type	Sangguniang Bayan
• mayor of Poro[*]	Luciano Rama (BAKUD)
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• Municipal Council	Members
Area
• Total	63.59 km2 (24.55 sq mi)
Population (2020 census)
• Total	26,232
• Density	410/km2 (1,100/sq mi)
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Time zone	UTC+8 (PHT)
ZIP code	6049
IDD : area code	+63 (0)32
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PSGC	072238000

Poro is a [[Template:PH plural of the Philippines#Income classification|4th municipal income class municipality]] on Camotes Islands in the province of Cebu, Philippines.^[2] According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 26,232.^[3] Template:PH electorate

Poro, along with the municipality of Tudela, is located on Poro Island of the Camotes Islands.

The patronal feast of Poro is celebrated on the third Friday of January, in honour of the Santo Niño de Cebu.

Barangays

Poro comprises 17 barangays:^[2]

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Demographics

Population census of Poro
Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1990	19,150	—
1995	21,517	+2.21%
2000	21,397	−0.12%
2007	21,529	+0.08%
2010	23,498	+3.24%
Source: National Statistics Office^[4]^[5]

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Etymology and languages

The town's name is derived from the Waray-Waray word puro meaning "island". This how Camotes Island is called by Warays and Leyteños. Before the first municipality to be established in Camotes, puro meant the name of all the islands.

Aside from Visayan languages, Filipino, and English, the townsfolk also speak the local Porohanon language. Also known as Camotes Visayan, the language is mutually intelligible with other Visayan languages (e.g. Cebuano) spoken in the rest of the Camotes Islands, Cebu, other parts of the Visayas, and Northern Mindanao.

Porohanon is distinguished by the way the locals substitute /j/ sounds with /ʒ/, for instance Cebuano maayong buntag ("good morning") vocalised as maazong buntag in Porohanon. (Possibly occasions too a handover from the yeísmo phenomenon in Spanish.) Other dialectical variations include the Porohanon ara dira instead of the standard Cebuano na-a diha.

References

^ Municipality of Poro | (DILG)
^ ^a ^b ^c "Municipal: Poro, Cebu". PSGC Interactive. Quezon City, Philippines: Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved 8 January 2016.
^ ^a ^b Census of Population (2020). "Region VII (Central Visayas)". Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved 8 July 2021.
^ 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.
^ 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.

External links

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[1] Municipality of Poro | (DILG)

[nscb-2] "Municipal: Poro, Cebu". PSGC Interactive. Quezon City, Philippines: Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved 8 January 2016.

[PSA20–07-3] Census of Population (2020). "Region VII (Central Visayas)". Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved 8 July 2021.

[NSO10–07-4] 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.

[NSO07-07-5] 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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v t e Province of Cebu
Cebu City (capital and largest city)
Municipalities	Alcantara Alcoy Alegria Aloguinsan Argao Asturias Badian Balamban Bantayan Barili Boljoon Borbon Carmen Catmon Compostela Consolacion Cordova Daanbantayan Dalaguete Dumanjug Ginatilan Liloan Madridejos Malabuyoc Medellin Minglanilla Moalboal Oslob Pilar Pinamungajan Poro Ronda Samboan San Fernando San Francisco San Remigio Santa Fe Santander Sibonga Sogod Tabogon Tabuelan Tuburan Tudela
Component cities	Bogo Carcar Danao Naga Talisay Toledo
Highly urbanized cities	Cebu City Lapu-Lapu Mandaue (Administratively independent from the province but grouped under Cebu by the Philippine Statistics Authority. However, qualified voters in Mandaue are allowed to vote in elections for Cebu provincial officials by virtue of Republic Act No. 6641, in accordance with Section 452-c of the Local Government Code of 1991.)