Alcantara, Cebu

Alcantara
Municipality
Municipality of Alcantara
Alcantara, Cebu – National road
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Map of Cebu with Alcantara highlighted
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Alcantara Location within the Philippines
Coordinates: 9°58′18″N123°24′17″E / 9.971533°N 123.404678°E / 9.971533; 123.404678
Country	Philippines
Region	Central Visayas
Province	Cebu
District	7th district
Founded	1830
Named for	Alcántara, Spain
Barangays	9 (see Barangays)
Government   [1]
• Type	Sangguniang Bayan
•  Mayor	Fritz A. Lastimoso
•  Vice Mayor	Larry M. Llenos
•  Representative	Peter John D. Calderon
•  Municipal Council	Members Florencio T. Basilisco Julio A. Bayato Marvin T. Pulgo Beatriz Y. Caburnay Joshua Jeff B. Catapusan Richard C. Pulgo Andres T. Timtim Henry C. Rabino
•  Electorate	11,853 voters (2022)
Area [2]
• Total	35.20 km2 (13.59 sq mi)
Elevation	47 m (154 ft)
Highest elevation	297 m (974 ft)
Lowest elevation	0 m (0 ft)
Population  (2020 census) [3]
• Total	16,910
• Density	480/km2 (1,200/sq mi)
•  Households	4,384
Economy
•  Income class	5th municipal income class
•  Poverty incidence	35.80 % (2021) [4]
•  Revenue	₱ 81.32 million (2020)
•  Assets	₱ 238.4 million (2020)
•  Expenditure	₱ 83.19 million (2020)
•  Liabilities	₱ 36.22 million (2020)
Service provider
• Electricity	Cebu 1 Electric Cooperative (CEBECO 1)
Time zone	UTC+8 (PST)
ZIP code	6033
PSGC	072201000
IDD  :  area code	+63 (0)32
Native languages	Cebuano Tagalog

Alcantara, officially the Municipality of Alcantara (Cebuano : Lungsod sa Alcantara; Tagalog : Bayan ng Alcantara), is a municipality in the province of Cebu, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 16,910 people. ^[3]

Geography

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. It is 95 kilometres (59 mi) from Cebu City.

Alcantara is one of the eight municipalities comprising the 7th Congressional District Cebu Province.

Barangays

Alcantara is politically subdivided into 9 barangays. Each barangay consists of puroks and some have sitios.

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%

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

Year	Pop.	±% 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%
2020	16,910	+2.17%
Source: Philippine Statistics Authority [7] [5] [8]

Economy

Poverty incidence of Alcantara

10 20 30 40 50 60 2006 47.90 2009 51.16 2012 34.03 2015 33.55 2018 22.30 2021 35.80 Source: Philippine Statistics Authority [9] [10] [11] [12] [13] [14] [15] [16]

Education

The public schools in the town of Alcantara are administered by one school district under the Schools Division of Cebu Province.

Elementary schools:

• Alcantara Central Elementary School — Poblacion
• Cabil-isan Elementary School — Cabil-isan
• Candabong Elementary School — Candabong
• Lawaan Elementary School — Lawaan
• Manga Elementary School — Manga
• Palanas Elementary School — Palanas
• Polo Elementary School — Polo
• Salagmaya Elementary School — Salagmaya

High schools:

• Alcantara National High School — Poblacion

Integrated schools:

• Cabadiangan Integrated School — Cabadiangan

Private schools:

• Saint Augustine Academy, Inc. — Poblacion

References

1.   Municipality of Alcantara | (DILG)
2. "2015 Census of Population, Report No. 3 – Population, Land Area, and Population Density" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. Quezon City, Philippines. August 2016. ISSN   0117-1453. Archived (PDF) from the original on May 25, 2021. Retrieved July 16, 2021.
3. 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 2021 City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates". Philippine Statistics Authority. 2 April 2024. Retrieved 28 April 2024.
5. 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.
9. "Poverty incidence (PI):". Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved December 28, 2020.
10. "Estimation of Local Poverty in the Philippines" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. 29 November 2005.
11. "2003 City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. 23 March 2009.
12. "City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates; 2006 and 2009" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. 3 August 2012.
13. "2012 Municipal and City Level Poverty Estimates" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. 31 May 2016.
14. "Municipal and City Level Small Area Poverty Estimates; 2009, 2012 and 2015". Philippine Statistics Authority. 10 July 2019.
15. "PSA Releases the 2018 Municipal and City Level Poverty Estimates". Philippine Statistics Authority. 15 December 2021. Retrieved 22 January 2022.
16. "PSA Releases the 2021 City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates". Philippine Statistics Authority. 2 April 2024. Retrieved 28 April 2024.

External links

• Philippine Standard Geographic Code