Santa Fe, officially the Municipality of Santa Fe (Cebuano: Lungsod sa Santa Fe; Tagalog: Bayan ng Santa Fe), is a 4th class municipality in the province of Cebu, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 34,471 people. [3]
Santa Fe | |
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Municipality | |
Municipality of Santa Fe | |
Og-tong beach area in Pooc with Mayet and Yooneek resorts | |
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Etymology: From Cogtong to Ogtong | |
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Coordinates: 11°09′N 123°48′E | |
Country | Philippines |
Region | Central Visayas |
Province | Cebu |
District | 4th district |
Barangays | 10 (see Barangays) |
Government | |
• Type | Sangguniang Bayan |
• Mayor | Ithamar P. Espinosa |
• Vice Mayor | Mary Greleigh P. Cabrera |
• Representative | Janice Z. Salimbangon |
• Municipal Council | Members
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• Electorate | 19,213 voters (2019) |
Area | |
• Total | 28.05 km2 (10.83 sq mi) |
Elevation | 3.0 m (9.8 ft) |
Highest elevation | 38 m (125 ft) |
Lowest elevation | 0 m (0 ft) |
Population | |
• Total | 34,471 |
• Density | 1,200/km2 (3,200/sq mi) |
• Households | 6,719 |
Economy | |
• Income class | 4th municipal income class |
• Poverty incidence | 24.90% (2018)[4] |
• Revenue | ₱137,263,513.34 (2020) |
• Assets | ₱279,155,107.96 (2020) |
• Expenditure | ₱123,955,871.45 (2020) |
• Liabilities | ₱37,946,931.39 (2020) |
Service provider | |
• Electricity | Bantayan Island Electric Cooperative (BANELCO) |
Time zone | UTC+8 (PST) |
ZIP code | 6047 |
PSGC | |
IDD : area code | +63 (0)32 |
Native languages | Cebuano Filipino Waray |
The municipality's territory occupies the southeastern portion of Bantayan Island (marching with the municipality of Bantayan), together with the islands of Guintacan (or Kinatarkan), Hilantagaan and Hilantagaan Diot (or Silion). Because the island's airport and principal ferry port are both located within the municipality, Santa Fe is considered the gateway to Bantayan and its islands.
Santa Fe is bordered to the north by the town of Bantayan, to the west also by Bantayan, to the east is the town of Medellin and to the south is the Tañon Strait
Santa Fe comprises 10 barangays:
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Climate data for Santa Fe, Cebu | |||||||||||||
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Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
Average high °C (°F) | 28 (82) |
29 (84) |
30 (86) |
31 (88) |
31 (88) |
30 (86) |
30 (86) |
30 (86) |
30 (86) |
29 (84) |
29 (84) |
28 (82) |
30 (85) |
Average low °C (°F) | 23 (73) |
23 (73) |
23 (73) |
24 (75) |
25 (77) |
25 (77) |
25 (77) |
25 (77) |
25 (77) |
25 (77) |
24 (75) |
23 (73) |
24 (75) |
Average precipitation mm (inches) | 70 (2.8) |
49 (1.9) |
62 (2.4) |
78 (3.1) |
138 (5.4) |
201 (7.9) |
192 (7.6) |
185 (7.3) |
192 (7.6) |
205 (8.1) |
156 (6.1) |
111 (4.4) |
1,639 (64.6) |
Average rainy days | 13.4 | 10.6 | 13.1 | 14.5 | 24.2 | 27.9 | 28.4 | 27.7 | 27.1 | 27.4 | 22.5 | 15.9 | 252.7 |
Source: Meteoblue[6] |
Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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1903 | 4,025 | — |
1918 | 5,781 | +2.44% |
1939 | 7,836 | +1.46% |
1948 | 10,311 | +3.10% |
1960 | 11,542 | +0.94% |
1970 | 13,096 | +1.27% |
1975 | 15,501 | +3.44% |
1980 | 15,787 | +0.37% |
1990 | 20,838 | +2.82% |
1995 | 21,720 | +0.78% |
2000 | 22,956 | +1.19% |
2007 | 26,826 | +2.17% |
2010 | 27,270 | +0.60% |
2015 | 28,603 | +0.91% |
2020 | 34,471 | +3.74% |
Source: Philippine Statistics Authority [7] [5] [8][9] |
Although there is some small-scale industry, the municipality's principal source of income is fishing and agriculture, and from holidaymakers who come in large numbers, most notably during Holy Week, to enjoy the particularly fine white sand and uncrowded beaches.
Bantayan Airport, serving the whole Bantayan Island, is located in Santa Fe. Air Juan operates scheduled flights between Mactan Airport three days a week. The town can also be reached by ferry from Hagnaya Wharf in San Remigio, Cebu.
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Cebu City (capital) | |
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Highly urbanized cities | (Administratively independent from the province but grouped under Cebu by the Philippine Statistics Authority. However, qualified voters in Mandaue are allowed to vote in elections for Cebu provincial officials by virtue of Republic Act No. 6641, in accordance with Section 452-c of the Local Government Code of 1991.) |
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