Carcar | |
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| City of Carcar | |
 Carcar Old Town Plaza as seen from the bell tower of St. Catherine of Alexandria Church | |
 Seal | |
| Nickname: Heritage City of the South | |
| Motto(s): Sidlak Carcar!, Sadya Carcar! | |
| Anthem: Ganghaan sa habagatan English: Southern gate | |
 Map of Cebu with Carcar highlighted | |
OpenStreetMap OpenStreetMap  | |
.svg)  Carcar Location within the Philippines | |
| Coordinates: 10°07′N 123°38′E / 10.12°N 123.63°E | |
| Country | Philippines |
| Region | Central Visayas |
| Province | Cebu |
| District | 1st district |
| Founded | 1599 |
| Cityhood | July 1, 2007 (Lost cityhood in 2008 and 2010) |
| Affirmed Cityhood | February 15, 2011 |
| Barangays | 15 (see Barangays) |
| Government | |
| • Type | Sangguniang Panlungsod |
| • mayor of Carcar[*] | Mario Patricio P. Barcenas (1Cebu) |
| • Vice Mayor | Efren A. Quijano (1Cebu) |
| • Representative | Rhea Mae A. Gullas |
| • City Council | Members |
| • Electorate | 82,036 voters (2022) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 116.78 km2 (45.09 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 97 m (318 ft) |
| Highest elevation | 807 m (2,648 ft) |
| Lowest elevation | 0 m (0 ft) |
| Population (2020 census)[3] | |
| • Total | 136,453 |
| • Density | 1,200/km2 (3,000/sq mi) |
| • Households | 32,075 |
| Economy | |
| • Income class | 5th city income class |
| • Poverty incidence | 30.71 |
| • Revenue | ₱ 726.4 million (2020) |
| • Assets | ₱ 3,251 million (2020) |
| • Expenditure | ₱ 428.9 million (2020) |
| • Liabilities | ₱ 1,096 million (2020) |
| Service provider | |
| • Electricity | Cebu 1 Electric Cooperative (CEBECO 1) |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (PST) |
| ZIP code | 6019 |
| PSGC | |
| IDD : area code | +63 (0)32 |
| Native languages | Cebuano Tagalog |
Carcar, officially the City of Carcar (Cebuano: Dakbayan sa Carcar; Filipino: Lungsod ng Carcar), is a 5th class component city in the province of Cebu, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 136,453 people.[3]
Carcar City is bordered to the north by the town of San Fernando, to the west are the towns of Barili and Aloguinsan, to the east is the Cebu Strait, and to the south is the town of Sibonga.
Carcar lies on the southernmost part of Metro Cebu area.[5]
- ^ City of Carcar | (DILG)
- ^ "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.
- ^ a b Census of Population (2020). "Region VII (Central Visayas)". Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved July 8, 2021.
- ^ "PSA Releases the 2021 City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates". Philippine Statistics Authority. April 2, 2024. Retrieved April 28, 2024.
- ^ Sun–Star 2005.