Daanbantayan

Daanbantayan
Municipality of Daanbantayan
Maya, Daanbantayan – northernmost point of Cebu island
Maya, Daanbantayan – northernmost point of Cebu island
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Official seal of Daanbantayan
Map of Cebu with Daanbantayan highlighted
Map of Cebu with Daanbantayan highlighted
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Daanbantayan is located in Philippines
Daanbantayan
Daanbantayan
Location within the Philippines
Coordinates: 11°15′N 124°00′E / 11.25°N 124°E / 11.25; 124
CountryPhilippines
RegionCentral Visayas
ProvinceCebu
District 4th district
Founded1886
Barangays20 (see Barangays)
Government
 • TypeSangguniang Bayan
 • MayorSun J. Shimura
 • Vice MayorElver Ali B. Abucay
 • RepresentativeJanice Z. Salimbangon
 • Municipal Council
Members
 • Electorate56,557 voters (2022)
Area
 • Total92.27 km2 (35.63 sq mi)
Elevation11 m (36 ft)
Highest elevation120 m (390 ft)
Lowest elevation0 m (0 ft)
Population
(2020 census)
 • Total93,502
 • Density1,000/km2 (2,600/sq mi)
 • Households22,289
Economy
 • Income class1st municipal income class
 • Poverty incidence
17.80
% (2018)
 • Revenue₱ 447.6 million (2020)
 • Assets₱ 979.6 million (2020)
 • Expenditure₱ 376.5 million (2020)
 • Liabilities₱ 329.4 million (2020)
Service provider
 • ElectricityCebu 2 Electric Cooperative (CEBECO 2)
Time zoneUTC+8 (PST)
ZIP code
6013
PSGC
IDD:area code+63 (0)32
Native languagesCebuano
Tagalog

Daanbantayan, officially the Municipality of Daanbantayan (Cebuano: Lungsod sa Daanbantayan; Tagalog: Bayan ng Daanbantayan), is a 1st class municipality in the province of Cebu, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 93,502 people.

Located at the northern tip of Cebu island, Daanbantayan celebrates its annual fiesta along with the Haladaya Festival which starts 21 August and ends with street-dancing on 30 August, in honor of Datu Daya, the legendary founder of the town.

Daanbantayan is bordered on the north by the Visayan Sea, to the west by Bantayan Island, on the east by the Camotes Sea, and on the south by the town of Medellin. It is 136 kilometres (85 mi) from Cebu City.

History

The name Daanbantayan was derived from two words: the word "daan", which means "old" in Cebuano, and the word "bantayan", which refers to a place that served as a look out for Moro raiders during the Pre-Hispanic Philippines. The original site of the town might have been at an elevated vantage point near Punta, in Tapilon.

On 8 November 2013, 9 people were killed and 50 injured when Super Typhoon Haiyan (Yolanda in Philippines area of responsibility) passed over Daanbantayan.

Geography

Islands and thalassic attractions

There are several small islands / islets and diving spots, with the list below arranged by latitude from nearest to farthest from Cebu island:

Barangays

Daanbantayan is politically subdivided into 20 barangays. Each barangay consists of puroks and some have sitios.


PSGC Barangay Population ±% p.a.
2020 2010
072221001 Aguho 6.1% 5,726 4,836 1.70%
072221002 Bagay 4.9% 4,549 4,015 1.26%
072221003 Bakhawan 2.7% 2,540 2,267 1.14%
072221004 Bateria 3.9% 3,664 3,252 1.20%
072221005 Bitoon 5.1% 4,753 4,350 0.89%
072221006 Calape 2.4% 2,233 2,518 −1.19%
072221007 Carnaza 2.4% 2,259 2,360 −0.44%
072221008 Dalingding 2.3% 2,137 2,069 0.32%
072221009 Lanao 3.5% 3,313 2,968 1.11%
072221010 Logon 6.1% 5,720 4,496 2.44%
072221011 Malbago 4.7% 4,408 3,311 2.90%
072221012 Malingin 1.7% 1,600 1,512 0.57%
072221013 Maya 9.4% 8,822 7,815 1.22%
072221014 Pajo 3.9% 3,634 2,970 2.04%
072221015 Paypay 3.1% 2,888 2,741 0.52%
072221016 Poblacion 8.3% 7,794 7,144 0.87%
072221017 Talisay 4.6% 4,297 3,802 1.23%
072221018 Tapilon 8.9% 8,323 7,281 1.35%
072221019 Tinubdan 2.1% 2,002 2,050 −0.24%
072221020 Tominjao 4.0% 3,768 3,149 1.81%
Total 93,502 74,897 2.24%

Climate

Climate data for Daanbantayan, Cebu
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) 28
(82)
29
(84)
29
(84)
31
(88)
31
(88)
30
(86)
30
(86)
30
(86)
30
(86)
29
(84)
29
(84)
29
(84)
30
(85)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) 22
(72)
22
(72)
22
(72)
23
(73)
24
(75)
25
(77)
25
(77)
25
(77)
25
(77)
24
(75)
24
(75)
23
(73)
24
(75)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 73
(2.9)
56
(2.2)
75
(3.0)
71
(2.8)
114
(4.5)
174
(6.9)
172
(6.8)
163
(6.4)
167
(6.6)
161
(6.3)
158
(6.2)
125
(4.9)
1,509
(59.5)
Average rainy days 15.2 12.5 16.2 17.3 23.9 27.3 28.4 26.9 26.9 27.1 23.8 19.3 264.8
Source: Meteoblue (modeled/calculated data, not measured locally)

Demographics

Population census of Daanbantayan
YearPop.±% p.a.
1903 14,735—    
1918 21,334+2.50%
1939 24,198+0.60%
1948 29,484+2.22%
1960 34,599+1.34%
YearPop.±% p.a.
1970 40,649+1.62%
1975 43,228+1.24%
1980 45,926+1.22%
1990 58,771+2.50%
1995 64,845+1.86%
YearPop.±% p.a.
2000 69,336+1.45%
2007 73,254+0.76%
2010 74,897+0.81%
2015 84,430+2.31%
2020 93,502+2.03%
Source: Philippine Statistics Authority

Economy


Transportation

Ceres Liner (And Sugbo Transit), White Stallion Express (Subsidiary Of Rough Riders) and Cebu Autobus are among the bus companies with regular service to and from Cebu city (North Bus Terminal). Jeepneys, tricycles, and trisikads are the main modes of transportation within the town.

Tourism

Daanbantayan is now known for its pristine, white powder-like sandy beaches – one of which is Malapascua Island. With its vast and rich marine resources, it hosts a long string of dive sites offering unique marine life and beauty.

As a tourist destination, Daanbantayan stages the Haladaya Festival every year as an added attraction to local vacationers, holidaymakers, Filipino expatriates, and foreign tourists from as far away as North America, South America, and Europe.

Attractions
  • Municipal hall – built in 1916.
  • Santa Rosa de Lima parish church – inaugurated on 10 April 1858 and finished in 1886. Its façade is still intact with its original design.
  • Town plaza – site of a battle between the so-called Daanbantayan Volunteers and 19 well-armed bandits led by Capitan Berinoin 1898.
  • San Pedro River - its northern bank has an abandoned Muslim settlement founded by Datu Daya during the pre-Spanish era.
  • Tapilon point (also known as Punta Sampero) – site of the watchtower of Kandaya, called "daang bantayanan". But there are no remains of the watchtower.
  • Malapascua Island – is situated across a shallow strait from the northernmost tip of Cebu. This small island is known for its wide white sand beach, Bounty Beach; it has also become known as a superior diving destination.
  • Gato Cave and Islet – a small sharp rocky island rising in the middle of the Visayan Sea, about 15 kilometres (9 miles) from Malapascua. The 83-metre-high (272 ft) island is home to nesting seabirds, a colony of flying foxes, soft coral canyons, and rare and unusual nudibranchs.
  • Monad Shoal – a 20-metre-deep (66 ft) seamount known for its thresher sharks, making the shoal popular for recreational divers. The common thresher shark (alopias vulpinus) and pelagic thresher shark (alopias pelagicus) normally live in depths as deep as 350 metres (1,148 feet), but the shoal offers opportunities to see them in less than 20 metres of water.

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