Bantayan, Cebu

Bantayan
Municipality of Bantayan
Bantayan municipality from far end of quay
Bantayan municipality from far end of quay
Flag of Bantayan
Official seal of Bantayan
Map of Cebu with Bantayan highlighted
Map of Cebu with Bantayan highlighted
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Bantayan is located in Philippines
Bantayan
Bantayan
Location within the Philippines
Coordinates: 11°12′N 123°44′E / 11.2°N 123.73°E / 11.2; 123.73
CountryPhilippines
RegionCentral Visayas
ProvinceCebu
District 4th district
Barangays25 (see Barangays)
Government
[1]
 • TypeSangguniang Bayan
 • MayorArthur E. Despi
 • Vice MayorAntonio Y. Montemar
 • RepresentativeJanice Z. Salimbangon
 • Municipal Council
Members
 • Electorate49,413 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
 • Density1,100/km2 (2,700/sq mi)
 • Households
19,493
Economy
 • Income class1st municipal income class
 • Poverty incidence
41.28
% (2021)[4]
 • 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
 • ElectricityBantayan Island Electric Cooperative (BANELCO)
Time zoneUTC+8 (PST)
ZIP code
6052
PSGC
IDD:area code+63 (0)32
Native languagesBantayanon
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.

  1. ^ Municipality of Bantayan | (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.