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Cortes | |
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Municipality of Cortes | |
Location within the Philippines | |
Coordinates: 9°43′N 123°53′E / 9.72°N 123.88°E | |
Country | Philippines |
Region | Central Visayas |
Province | Bohol |
District | 1st district |
Barangays | 14 (see Barangays) |
Government | |
• Type | Sangguniang Bayan |
• Mayor | Lynn Iven P. Lim |
• Vice Mayor | Rodrigo Dennis Butawan Uy |
• Representative | Edgardo M. Chatto |
• Municipal Council | Members |
• Electorate | 11,748 voters (2022) |
Area | |
• Total | 27.32 km2 (10.55 sq mi) |
Elevation | 41 m (135 ft) |
Highest elevation | 354 m (1,161 ft) |
Lowest elevation | 0 m (0 ft) |
Population (2020 census)[3] | |
• Total | 18,344 |
• Density | 670/km2 (1,700/sq mi) |
• Households | 4,165 |
Economy | |
• Income class | 5th municipal income class |
• Poverty incidence | 14.49 |
• Revenue | ₱ 92.31 million (2020) |
• Assets | ₱ 224.5 million (2020) |
• Expenditure | ₱ 89.15 million (2020) |
• Liabilities | ₱ 32.09 million (2020) |
Service provider | |
• Electricity | Bohol 1 Electric Cooperative (BOHECO 1) |
Time zone | UTC+8 (PST) |
ZIP code | 6341 |
PSGC | |
IDD : area code | +63 (0)38 |
Native languages | Boholano dialect Cebuano Tagalog |
Cortes, officially the Municipality of Cortes (Cebuano: Munisipalidad sa Cortes; Tagalog: Bayan ng Cortes), is a 5th class municipality in the province of Bohol, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 18,344 people.[3]
The town fiesta is held every 16 January in honor of the holy child Jesus, the Santo Niño.[5]