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Compostela | |
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Municipality of Compostela | |
Compostela skyline | |
Anthem: Mabuhi ka Compostela English: long live Compostela | |
![]() Map of Cebu with Compostela highlighted | |
Location within the Philippines | |
Coordinates: 10°28′N 123°58′E / 10.47°N 123.97°E | |
Country | Philippines |
Region | Central Visayas |
Province | Cebu |
District | 5th district |
Founded Chartered | 26 December 1878 17 January 1919 |
Barangays | 17 (see Barangays) |
Government | |
• Type | Sangguniang Bayan |
• Mayor | Felijur P. Quiño |
• Vice Mayor | Froilan Quiño |
• Representative | Vincent Franco D. Frasco |
• Municipal Council | Members |
• Electorate | 36,622 voters (2022) |
Area | |
• Total | 53.90 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] | |
• Total | 55,874 |
• Density | 1,000/km2 (2,700/sq mi) |
• Households | 13,612 |
Economy | |
• Income class | 3rd municipal income class |
• Poverty incidence | 24.79 |
• Revenue | ₱ 173.5 million (2020) |
• Assets | ₱ 459.2 million (2020) |
• Expenditure | ₱ 194.1 million (2020) |
• Liabilities | ₱ 82.66 million (2020) |
Service provider | |
• Electricity | Cebu 2 Electric Cooperative (CEBECO 2) |
Time zone | UTC+8 (PST) |
ZIP code | 6003 |
PSGC | |
IDD : area code | +63 (0)32 |
Native languages | Cebuano 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.
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