Compostela, Cebu

Compostela
Municipality of Compostela
Compostela skyline
Compostela skyline
Flag of Compostela
Anthem: Mabuhi ka Compostela
English: long live Compostela
Map of Cebu with Compostela highlighted
Map of Cebu with Compostela highlighted
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Compostela is located in Philippines
Compostela
Compostela
Location within the Philippines
Coordinates: 10°28′N 123°58′E / 10.47°N 123.97°E / 10.47; 123.97
CountryPhilippines
RegionCentral Visayas
ProvinceCebu
District 5th district
Founded
Chartered
26 December 1878
17 January 1919
Barangays17 (see Barangays)
Government
[1]
 • TypeSangguniang Bayan
 • MayorFelijur P. Quiño
 • Vice MayorFroilan Quiño
 • RepresentativeVincent Franco D. Frasco
 • Municipal Council
Members
 • Electorate36,622 voters (2022)
Area
 • Total53.90 km2 (20.81 sq mi)
Elevation
35 m (115 ft)
Highest elevation
335 m (1,099 ft)
Lowest elevation
0 m (0 ft)
Population
 (2020 census)[3]
 • Total55,874
 • Density1,000/km2 (2,700/sq mi)
 • Households
13,612
Economy
 • Income class3rd municipal income class
 • Poverty incidence
24.79
% (2021)[4]
 • Revenue₱ 173.5 million (2020)
 • Assets₱ 459.2 million (2020)
 • Expenditure₱ 194.1 million (2020)
 • Liabilities₱ 82.66 million (2020)
Service provider
 • ElectricityCebu 2 Electric Cooperative (CEBECO 2)
Time zoneUTC+8 (PST)
ZIP code
6003
PSGC
IDD:area code+63 (0)32
Native languagesCebuano
Tagalog

Compostela, officially the Municipality of Compostela (Cebuano: Lungsod sa Compostela; Tagalog: Bayan ng Compostela), is a 3rd class municipality in the province of Cebu, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 55,874 people.[3]

Compostela is within the Metro Cebu area.

  1. ^ Municipality of Compostela | (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. ^ 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.
  4. ^ "PSA Releases the 2021 City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates". Philippine Statistics Authority. 2 April 2024. Retrieved 28 April 2024.