Santander, Cebu

Santander
Tañong
Municipality of Santander
Fast craft terminal in Liloan
Fast craft terminal in Liloan
Official seal of Santander
Map of Cebu with Santander highlighted
Map of Cebu with Santander highlighted
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Santander is located in Philippines
Santander
Santander
Location within the Philippines
Coordinates: 9°27′N 123°20′E / 9.45°N 123.33°E / 9.45; 123.33
CountryPhilippines
RegionCentral Visayas
ProvinceCebu
District 2nd district
Founded1867
Named forSantander, Spain
Barangays10 (see Barangays)
Government
[1]
 • TypeSangguniang Bayan
 • MayorMarites B. Buscato (1Cebu)
 • Vice MayorMarilyn S. Wenceslao (1Cebu)
 • RepresentativeEdsel A. Galeos
 • Municipal Council
Members
 • Electorate13,255 voters (2022)
Area
 • Total35.67 km2 (13.77 sq mi)
Elevation
61 m (200 ft)
Highest elevation
510 m (1,670 ft)
Lowest elevation
0 m (0 ft)
Population
 (2020 census)[3]
 • Total18,527
 • Density520/km2 (1,300/sq mi)
 • Households
4,591
DemonymTañonganon
Economy
 • Income class4th municipal income class
 • Poverty incidence
35.13
% (2021)[4]
 • Revenue₱ 94.7 million (2020)
 • Assets₱ 424.9 million (2020)
 • Expenditure₱ 148 million (2020)
 • Liabilities₱ 77.96 million (2020)
Service provider
 • ElectricityCebu 1 Electric Cooperative (CEBECO 1)
Time zoneUTC+8 (PST)
ZIP code
6026
PSGC
IDD:area code+63 (0)32
Native languagesCebuano
Tagalog
Websitesantander.gov.ph

Santander, officially the Municipality of Santander (Cebuano: Lungsod sa Santander; Tagalog: Bayan ng Santander), is a 4th class municipality in the province of Cebu, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 18,527 people.[3]

Santander is the southernmost municipality of Cebu province 133 kilometres (83 mi) south of Cebu City. It serves as one of the sea ports connecting to the province of Negros Oriental with its passenger ferries making way to Sibulan in just 20 minutes.

Santander is bordered to the north by the towns of Oslob and Samboan, to the west is Tañon Strait, to the east is the Cebu Strait, and to the south is the province of Negros Oriental in Negros Island.

Roll-on roll-off (roro) barges of the Maayo Shipping Lines also carry motorcycles, cars, buses, and trucks between the ports of Liloan (in Santander) and Sibulan (in Negros Oriental) with trips taking about 30 minutes, and between Liloan and Larena (in Siquijor) in about 1 hour and 30 minutes.

  1. ^ Municipality of Santander | (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.