Madridejos
Lawis | |
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Municipality of Madridejos | |
Location within the Philippines | |
Coordinates: 11°16′N 123°44′E / 11.27°N 123.73°E | |
Country | Philippines |
Region | Central Visayas |
Province | Cebu |
District | 4th district |
Founded | 2 January 1917 |
Barangays | 14 (see Barangays) |
Government | |
• Type | Sangguniang Bayan |
• Mayor | Romeo A. Villaceran |
• Vice Mayor | Vincent Y. Villacrucis |
• Representative | Janice Z. Salimbangon |
• Municipal Council | Members |
• Electorate | 28,535 voters (2022) |
Area | |
• Total | 23.95 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] | |
• Total | 42,039 |
• Density | 1,800/km2 (4,500/sq mi) |
• Households | 10,046 |
Demonym | Lawisanon |
Economy | |
• Income class | 4th municipal income class |
• Poverty incidence | 34.41 |
• Revenue | ₱ 97.32 million (2016) |
• Assets | ₱ 57.67 million (2012) |
• Expenditure | ₱ |
• Liabilities | ₱ |
Service provider | |
• Electricity | Bantayan Island Electric Cooperative (BANELCO) |
Time zone | UTC+8 (PST) |
ZIP code | 6053 |
PSGC | |
IDD : area code | +63 (0)32 |
Native languages | Cebuano 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.