Malabuyoc, officially the Municipality of Malabuyoc (Cebuano: Lungsod sa Malabuyoc; Tagalog: Bayan ng Malabuyoc), is a 5th class municipality in the province of Cebu, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 19,770 people. [3] Malabuyoc is situated in the southwestern coast of the island of Cebu and is 139 kilometres (86 mi) from Cebu City.
Malabuyoc | |
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Municipality | |
Municipality of Malabuyoc | |
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Coordinates: 9°39′N 123°20′E | |
Country | Philippines |
Region | Central Visayas |
Province | Cebu |
District | 7th district |
Founded | 1832 |
Barangays | 14 (see Barangays) |
Government | |
• Type | Sangguniang Bayan |
• Mayor | Erlinda Q. Piedad |
• Vice Mayor | Anna Devorah D. Allosada |
• Representative | Peter John D. Calderon |
• Municipal Council | Members
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• Electorate | 14,449 voters (2022) |
Area | |
• Total | 69.27 km2 (26.75 sq mi) |
Elevation | 152 m (499 ft) |
Highest elevation | 718 m (2,356 ft) |
Lowest elevation | 0 m (0 ft) |
Population | |
• Total | 19,770 |
• Households | 4,463 |
Demonym | Malabuyocanon |
Economy | |
• Income class | 5th municipal income class |
• Poverty incidence | 27.00% (2018)[4] |
• Revenue | ₱92,540,588.33 (2020) |
• Assets | ₱260,857,181.08 (2020) |
• Expenditure | ₱72,447,744.25 (2020) |
• Liabilities | ₱68,974,055.66 (2020) |
Service provider | |
• Electricity | Cebu 1 Electric Cooperative (CEBECO 1) |
Time zone | UTC+8 (PST) |
ZIP code | 6029 |
PSGC | |
IDD : area code | +63 (0)32 |
Native languages | Cebuano Tagalog |
Malabuyoc is bordered by Alegria in the north, The Tañon Strait in the west, Boljoon in the east, and Ginatilan in the south.
According to a popular story, once Malabuyoc grew plenty of fruit trees like mangoes, lanzones, cacaos, and others. So much that the branches of the trees bent down (buyoc in Visaya) under their weight. On account of this, the place came to be called Buyoc.
Malabuyoc is the mother town for Alegria and a contributor town to Ginatilan. Some barangays of both Alegria and Ginatilan were originated from Malabuyoc. Almost half or more than half of the current jurisdictions of Alegria and Ginatilan respectively originally belonged to the jurisdiction of Malabuyoc. If the town of Ginatilan had not been created, Malabuyoc would have been the claimant for the 2nd Filipino Saint: Pedro Calungsod
It was officially established as the original municipality of Alegria and Ginatilan. Though the municipality of Ginatilan is a daughter town of Samboan, Malabuyoc was a contributor to Ginatilan. Malabuyoc separated its parish from Samboan in 1832. Its Parish Church was finished in 1834.
Roman Catholic Parishes for these 3 municipalities in the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Cebu are,
Malabuyoc comprises 14 barangays:
PSGC | Barangay | Population | ±% p.a. | |||
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2020 [3] | 2010 [5] | |||||
072229001 | Armeña (Cansilongan) | 4.8% | 950 | 1,016 | ▾ | −0.63% |
072229015 | Barangay I (Poblacion) | 9.0% | 1,773 | 1,638 | ▴ | 0.75% |
072229016 | Barangay II (Poblacion) | 5.9% | 1,173 | 1,189 | ▾ | −0.13% |
072229005 | Cerdeña (Ansan) | 10.2% | 2,011 | 1,993 | ▴ | 0.09% |
072229006 | Labrador (Bulod) | 3.8% | 744 | 733 | ▴ | 0.14% |
072229008 | Lombo | 6.7% | 1,327 | 1,441 | ▾ | −0.78% |
072229007 | Looc | 5.9% | 1,173 | 1,218 | ▾ | −0.36% |
072229009 | Mahanlud | 3.1% | 605 | 554 | ▴ | 0.84% |
072229010 | Mindanao (Pajo) | 2.7% | 533 | 532 | ▴ | 0.02% |
072229011 | Montañeza (Inamlang) | 16.2% | 3,212 | 3,229 | ▾ | −0.05% |
072229012 | Salmeron (Bulok) | 3.9% | 774 | 763 | ▴ | 0.14% |
072229013 | Santo Niño (Salering) | 13.8% | 2,721 | 2,509 | ▴ | 0.77% |
072229014 | Sorsogon (Balikmaya) | 5.9% | 1,159 | 1,015 | ▴ | 1.27% |
072229004 | Tolosa (Calatagan) | 8.2% | 1,615 | 1,374 | ▴ | 1.54% |
Total | 19,770 | 18,426 | ▴ | 0.67% |
Climate data for Malabuyoc, Cebu | |||||||||||||
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Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
Average high °C (°F) | 29 (84) |
29 (84) |
30 (86) |
32 (90) |
31 (88) |
30 (86) |
30 (86) |
30 (86) |
30 (86) |
29 (84) |
29 (84) |
29 (84) |
30 (86) |
Average low °C (°F) | 23 (73) |
23 (73) |
23 (73) |
24 (75) |
25 (77) |
25 (77) |
24 (75) |
24 (75) |
24 (75) |
24 (75) |
24 (75) |
23 (73) |
24 (75) |
Average precipitation mm (inches) | 35 (1.4) |
28 (1.1) |
38 (1.5) |
51 (2.0) |
125 (4.9) |
195 (7.7) |
194 (7.6) |
173 (6.8) |
180 (7.1) |
192 (7.6) |
121 (4.8) |
64 (2.5) |
1,396 (55) |
Average rainy days | 9.2 | 8.2 | 9.9 | 11.3 | 22.5 | 27.3 | 28.0 | 27.2 | 27.1 | 26.9 | 19.7 | 12.7 | 230 |
Source: Meteoblue [7] |
Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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1903 | 11,781 | — |
1918 | 14,894 | +1.58% |
1939 | 13,855 | −0.34% |
1948 | 14,096 | +0.19% |
1960 | 11,883 | −1.41% |
1970 | 12,628 | +0.61% |
1975 | 13,993 | +2.08% |
1980 | 13,740 | −0.36% |
1990 | 14,628 | +0.63% |
1995 | 17,090 | +2.96% |
2000 | 17,015 | −0.09% |
2007 | 18,117 | +0.87% |
2010 | 18,426 | +0.62% |
2015 | 19,373 | +0.96% |
2020 | 19,770 | +0.40% |
Source: Philippine Statistics Authority [8] [5] [9][10] |
The main economy is agriculture in particular fruit-bearing trees. There is a cement plant located within, and a power station planned.[18][19][20][21][22]
The municipality of Malabuyoc launched the Binuyocan Festival on 10 September 2004, in time for the annual town fiesta. Local contingents paraded the streets. Binuyocan Festival has been part of the fiesta celebration in honor of Saint Nicholas of Tolentino since then.
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