Madridejos, Cebu

Madridejos
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Municipality of Madridejos
Fishing boats at Kota beach
Fishing boats at Madridejos
Flag of Madridejos
Official seal of Madridejos
Map of Cebu with Madridejos highlighted
Map of Cebu with Madridejos highlighted
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Madridejos is located in Philippines
Madridejos
Madridejos
Location within the Philippines
Coordinates: 11°16′N 123°44′E / 11.27°N 123.73°E / 11.27; 123.73
CountryPhilippines
RegionCentral Visayas
ProvinceCebu
District 4th district
Founded2 January 1917
Barangays14 (see Barangays)
Government
[1]
 • TypeSangguniang Bayan
 • MayorRomeo A. Villaceran
 • Vice MayorVincent Y. Villacrucis
 • RepresentativeJanice Z. Salimbangon
 • Municipal Council
Members
 • Electorate28,535 voters (2022)
Area
 • Total23.95 km2 (9.25 sq mi)
Elevation
2.0 m (6.6 ft)
Highest elevation
35 m (115 ft)
Lowest elevation
0 m (0 ft)
Population
 (2020 census)[3]
 • Total42,039
 • Density1,800/km2 (4,500/sq mi)
 • Households
10,046
DemonymLawisanon
Economy
 • Income class4th municipal income class
 • Poverty incidence
34.41
% (2021)[4]
 • Revenue₱ 97.32 million (2016)
 • Assets₱ 57.67 million (2012)
 • Expenditure₱ 
 • Liabilities₱ 
Service provider
 • ElectricityBantayan Island Electric Cooperative (BANELCO)
Time zoneUTC+8 (PST)
ZIP code
6053
PSGC
IDD:area code+63 (0)32
Native languagesCebuano
Tagalog

Madridejos, officially the Municipality of Madridejos (Cebuano: Lungsod sa Madridejos; Tagalog: Bayan ng Madridejos), is a 4th class municipality in the province of Cebu, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 42,039 people.[3]

It is one of the three municipalities that make up the island of Bantayan, which lies to the west of the northern tip of Cebu. Madridejos is bordered to the north and west by the Visayan Sea, to the east is the town of Daanbantayan and to the south is the town of Bantayan.

There is a light station – LS Madridejos[5] – about 50 metres (160 ft) north of the mean highwater mark at Kota point 11°18′08″N 123°43′45″E / 11.30222°N 123.72917°E / 11.30222; 123.72917.

  1. ^ Municipality of Madridejos | (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.
  5. ^ Philippine Coast Guard - LIGHTSTATIONS - CENTRAL EASTERN VISAYAS