Bantayan | |
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Municipality of Bantayan | |
Location within the Philippines | |
Coordinates: 11°12′N 123°44′E / 11.2°N 123.73°E | |
Country | Philippines |
Region | Central Visayas |
Province | Cebu |
District | 4th district |
Barangays | 25 (see Barangays) |
Government | |
• Type | Sangguniang Bayan |
• Mayor | Arthur E. Despi |
• Vice Mayor | Antonio Y. Montemar |
• Representative | Janice Z. Salimbangon |
• Municipal Council | Members |
• Electorate | 49,413 voters (2022) |
Area | |
• Total | 81.68 km2 (31.54 sq mi) |
includes outlying islands | |
Elevation | 8.0 m (26.2 ft) |
Population (2020 census)[3] | |
• Total | 86,247 |
• Density | 1,100/km2 (2,700/sq mi) |
• Households | 19,493 |
Economy | |
• Income class | 1st municipal income class |
• Poverty incidence | 41.28 |
• Revenue | ₱ 279.5 million (2020), 118.5 million (2012), 121.6 million (2013), 137.8 million (2014), 159.6 million (2015), 177.6 million (2016), 200.4 million (2017), 221.6 million (2018), 232.1 million (2019), 293.6 million (2021), 392.3 million (2022) |
• Assets | ₱ 582.7 million (2020), 192.2 million (2012), 208.9 million (2013), 262.4 million (2014), 337.7 million (2015), 347.6 million (2016), 413.2 million (2017), 453 million (2018), 520.8 million (2019), 601.2 million (2021), 709.9 million (2022) |
• Expenditure | ₱ 282.5 million (2020), 98.37 million (2012), 112.2 million (2013), 110.6 million (2014), 510.9 million (2015), 143.4 million (2016), 154.3 million (2017), 188.4 million (2018), 203.1 million (2019), 278.7 million (2021), 338.5 million (2022) |
• Liabilities | ₱ 168.6 million (2020), 39.53 million (2012), 46.81 million (2013), 75.7 million (2014), 133.4 million (2015), 88.27 million (2016), 107.8 million (2017), 114.3 million (2018), 149.4 million (2019), 160.3 million (2021), 196 million (2022) |
Service provider | |
• Electricity | Bantayan Island Electric Cooperative (BANELCO) |
Time zone | UTC+8 (PST) |
ZIP code | 6052 |
PSGC | |
IDD : area code | +63 (0)32 |
Native languages | Bantayanon Cebuano Tagalog |
Bantayan, officially the Municipality of Bantayan (Cebuano: Lungsod sa Bantayan; Tagalog: Bayan ng Bantayan), is a 1st class municipality in the province of Cebu, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 86,247 people,[3] making it the island's most populous town as well as the largest.