Alcantara | |
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Municipality of Alcantara | |
Location within the Philippines | |
Coordinates: 9°58′18″N123°24′17″E / 9.971533°N 123.404678°E | |
Country | Philippines |
Region | Central Visayas |
Province | Cebu |
District | 7th district |
Founded | 1830 |
Named for | Alcántara, Spain |
Barangays | 9 (see Barangays) |
Government | |
• Type | Sangguniang Bayan |
• Mayor | Fritz A. Lastimoso |
• Vice Mayor | Larry M. Llenos |
• Representative | Peter John D. Calderon |
• Municipal Council | Members |
• Electorate | 11,853 voters (2022) |
Area | |
• 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 | 22.30 |
• 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 | |
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 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 one of the eight municipalities comprising the 7th Congressional District Cebu Province. It is 95 kilometres (59 mi) from Cebu City.
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.
Alcantara is politically subdivided into 9 barangays. Each barangay consists of puroks and some have sitios.
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Climate data for Alcantara, Cebu | |||||||||||||
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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] |
Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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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] |
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The public schools in the town of Alcantara are administered by one school district under the Schools Division of Cebu Province.
Elementary schools:
High schools:
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