Ginatilan, Cebu

Ginatilan
Municipality

Coastal view

Map of Cebu with Ginatilan highlighted
Ginatilan

Location within the Philippines

Coordinates: PH 9°36′N 123°21′E / 9.6°N 123.35°E / 9.6; 123.35Coordinates: PH 9°36′N 123°21′E / 9.6°N 123.35°E / 9.6; 123.35
Country Philippines
Region Central Visayas (Region VII)
Province Cebu
District 2nd district of Cebu
Barangay 14 (see § Barangays)
Government [1]
 • Type Sangguniang Bayan
 • Mayor Dean Singco (1‑Cebu)
 • Vice mayor Jose Gornez
 • Town Council
Area [2]  
 • Total 70.10 km2 (27.07 sq mi)
Population (2010 census)[3]
 • Total 15,327
 • Density 220/km2 (570/sq mi)
 • Voter  (2013) [4] 10,168
Demonym(s) Ginatilanon
Time zone PHT (UTC+8)
ZIP code 6026
IDD : area code  +63 (0)32
Income class 5th class
PSGC 072225000
Website www.ginatilan.gov.ph

Ginatilan is a fifth income class municipality in the province of Cebu, Philippines.[2] According to the 2010 census, it has a population of 15,327.[3] In the 2013 election, it had 10,168 registered voters.[4]

Local delicacies include palagsing, tinumpi, and kinugay, made from buli tree.

Every March is annual festival in honor of the patron St. Gregory the Great.

Livelihoods include farming, fishing, government, and business.

Ginatilan was the hometown of Catholic martyr and second Filipino saint, St. Pedro Calungsod, who was killed during his missionary work in Guam with Diego Luis de San Vitores in 1672.

Barangays

Ginatilan comprises 14 barangays:[2]

  • Anao
  • Cagsing
  • Calabawan
  • Cambagte
  • Campisong
  • Canorong
  • Guiwanon
  • Looc
  • Malatbo
  • Mangaco
  • Palanas
  • Poblacion
  • Salamanca
  • San Roque

Demographics

Population census of Ginatilan
YearPop.±% p.a.
1990 11,160—    
1995 11,924+1.25%
2000 14,073+3.62%
2007 13,654−0.42%
2010 15,327+4.30%
Source: National Statistics Office[3][5]

In the 2013 election, it had 10,168 registered voters, meaning that 66% of the population are aged 18 and over.[4]

Attractions

Inambakan Falls is the municipality's most popular natural attraction. Hidden in a river valley in the middle of Ginatilan's highlands, the towering 100-foot waterfall can be reached via motorcycles for hire. [6]

Mt. Hambubuyog straddles the border of Ginatilan and Samboan. The summit offers spectacular view of Tañon Strait and Negros Island. [7]

References

  1. ↑ "Municipality". Quezon City, Philippines: Department of the Interior and Local Government. Retrieved 31 May 2013.
  2. 1 2 3 "Municipal: Ginatilan, Cebu". PSA. Philippines: National Statistical Coordination Board. Retrieved 8 January 2016.
  3. 1 2 3 "Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay: as of May 1, 2010" (PDF). 2010 Census of Population and Housing. National Statistics Office. Retrieved 1 April 2013.
  4. 1 2 3 "2013 National and Local Elections Statistics" (PDF). Commission on Elections. 2015.
  5. ↑ "Population and Annual Growth Rates by Province, City and Municipality: Central Visayas: 1995, 2000 and 2007" (PDF). National Statistics Office. Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 June 2011.
  6. ↑ http://adrenalineromance.com/2015/03/13/inambakan-falls-natural-grandeur-in-ginatilan-south-cebu/
  7. ↑ http://adrenalineromance.com/2015/03/23/mt-hambubuyog-revisiting-and-rediscovering-a-local-treasure/

External links

 Malabuyoc Boljoon
Tañon Strait Oslob
   Ginatilan  
Samboan
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