Daanbantayan

Daanbantayan
Municipality of Daanbantayan
Maya, Daanbantayan – northernmost point of Cebu island
Maya, Daanbantayan – northernmost point of Cebu island
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Official seal of Daanbantayan
Map of Cebu with Daanbantayan highlighted
Map of Cebu with Daanbantayan highlighted
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Daanbantayan is located in Philippines
Daanbantayan
Daanbantayan
Location within the Philippines
Coordinates: 11°15′N 124°00′E / 11.25°N 124°E / 11.25; 124
CountryPhilippines
RegionCentral Visayas
ProvinceCebu
District 4th district
Founded1886
Barangays20 (see Barangays)
Government
 • TypeSangguniang Bayan
 • MayorSun J. Shimura
 • Vice MayorElver Ali B. Abucay
 • RepresentativeJanice Z. Salimbangon
 • Municipal Council
Members
 • Electorate56,557 voters (2022)
Area
 • Total92.27 km2 (35.63 sq mi)
Elevation
11 m (36 ft)
Highest elevation
120 m (390 ft)
Lowest elevation
0 m (0 ft)
Population
 (2020 census)[3]
 • Total93,502
 • Density1,000/km2 (2,600/sq mi)
 • Households
22,289
Economy
 • Income class1st municipal income class
 • Poverty incidence
35.82
% (2021)[4]
 • Revenue₱ 447.6 million (2020)
 • Assets₱ 979.6 million (2020)
 • Expenditure₱ 376.5 million (2020)
 • Liabilities₱ 329.4 million (2020)
Service provider
 • ElectricityCebu 2 Electric Cooperative (CEBECO 2)
Time zoneUTC+8 (PST)
ZIP code
6013
PSGC
IDD:area code+63 (0)32
Native languagesCebuano
Tagalog

Daanbantayan, officially the Municipality of Daanbantayan (Cebuano: Lungsod sa Daanbantayan; Tagalog: Bayan ng Daanbantayan), is a 1st class municipality in the province of Cebu, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 93,502 people.[3]

Located at the northern tip of Cebu island, Daanbantayan celebrates its annual fiesta along with the Haladaya Festival which starts 21 August and ends with street-dancing on 30 August, in honor of Datu Daya, the legendary founder of the town.

Daanbantayan is bordered on the north by the Visayan Sea, to the west by Bantayan Island, on the east by the Camotes Sea, and on the south by the town of Medellin. It is 136 kilometres (85 mi) from Cebu City.

  1. ^ Municipality of Daanbantayan | (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 25 May 2021. Retrieved 16 July 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.