Samboan

Samboan
Canamucan
Municipality of Samboan
Rotunda, Samboan
Rotunda, Samboan
Official seal of Samboan
Etymology: Sinamboangan
Map of Cebu with Samboan highlighted
Map of Cebu with Samboan highlighted
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Samboan is located in Philippines
Samboan
Samboan
Location within the Philippines
Coordinates: 9°31′44″N 123°18′23″E / 9.528753°N 123.306431°E / 9.528753; 123.306431
CountryPhilippines
RegionCentral Visayas
ProvinceCebu
District 2nd district
Founded1784
Barangays15 (see Barangays)
Government
[1]
 • TypeSangguniang Bayan
 • mayor of Samboan[*]Emerito Emmanuel D. Calderon Jr. (1Cebu)
 • Vice MayorIrving P. Gamallo (1Cebu)
 • RepresentativeEdsel A. Galeos
 • Municipal Council
Members
 • Electorate13,984 voters (2022)
Area
 • Total45.16 km2 (17.44 sq mi)
Elevation
156 m (512 ft)
Highest elevation
693 m (2,274 ft)
Lowest elevation
0 m (0 ft)
Population
 (2020 census)[3]
 • Total20,373
 • Density450/km2 (1,200/sq mi)
 • Households
4,862
Economy
 • Income class5th municipal income class
 • Poverty incidence
44.35
% (2021)[4]
 • Revenue₱ 119.8 million (2020)
 • Assets₱ 374.4 million (2020)
 • Expenditure₱ 83.19 million (2020)
 • Liabilities₱ 42.61 million (2020)
Service provider
 • ElectricityCebu 1 Electric Cooperative (CEBECO 1)
Time zoneUTC+8 (PST)
ZIP code
6027
PSGC
IDD:area code+63 (0)32
Native languagesCebuano
Tagalog

Samboan, officially the Municipality of Samboan (Cebuano: Lungsod sa Samboan; Tagalog: Bayan ng Samboan), is a 4th class municipality in the province of Cebu, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 20,373 people.[3]

It is located 150 kilometres (93 mi) south of Cebu City.

Samboan is bordered to the north by the town of Ginatilan, to the west is the Tañon Strait, to the east is the town of Oslob, and to the south is the town of Santander.

  1. ^ Municipality of Samboan | (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.