Alcantara, Cebu
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Alcantara | |
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| Municipality of Alcantara | |
 Alcantara, Cebu – National road | |
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 Map of Cebu with Alcantara highlighted | |
 Interactive map of Alcantara | |
.svg)  Alcantara Location within the Philippines | |
| Coordinates: 9°58′18″N 123°24′17″E / 9.971533°N 123.404678°E | |
| Country | Philippines |
| Region | Central Visayas |
| Province | Cebu |
| District | 7th district |
| Founded | 1830 |
| Named after | Alcántara, Spain |
| Barangays | 9 (see Barangays) |
| Government | |
| • Type | Sangguniang Bayan |
| • Mayor | Fritz A. Lastimoso |
| • Vice Mayor | Larry M. Llenos |
| • Representative | Peter John D. Calderon |
| • Municipal Council | Members |
| • Electorate | 12,612 voters (2025) |
| Area | |
• Total | 35.20 km2 (13.59 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 47 m (154 ft) |
| Highest elevation | 297 m (974 ft) |
| Lowest elevation | 0 m (0 ft) |
| Population (2024 census)[3] | |
• Total | 17,490 |
| • Density | 496.9/km2 (1,287/sq mi) |
| • Households | 4,384 |
| Economy | |
| • Income class | 5th municipal income class |
| • Poverty incidence | 35.8 |
| • Revenue | ₱ 112.8 million (2022) |
| • Assets | ₱ 345.3 million (2022) |
| • Expenditure | ₱ 88.62 million (2022) |
| • Liabilities | ₱ 58.51 million (2022) |
| Service provider | |
| • Electricity | Cebu 1 Electric Cooperative (CEBECO 1) |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (PST) |
| ZIP code | 6033 |
| PSGC | |
| IDD : area code | +63 (0)32 |
| Native languages | Cebuano Tagalog |
Alcantara, officially the Municipality of Alcantara (Cebuano: Lungsod sa Alcantara; Tagalog: Bayan ng Alcantara), is a municipality in the province of Cebu, Philippines. According to the 2024 census, it has a population of 17,490 people.[5]
Barangays
Alcantara is bordered to the north by the town of Ronda, to the west is the Tañon Strait, to the east is the town of Argao, and to the south is the town of Moalboal. It is 95 kilometres (59 mi) from Cebu City.
Alcantara is one of the eight municipalities comprising the 7th Congressional District Cebu Province.
Alcantara is politically subdivided into 9 barangays. Each barangay consists of puroks and some have sitios.
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Climate
| Climate data for Alcantara, Cebu | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 29 (84) |
30 (86) |
31 (88) |
32 (90) |
31 (88) |
30 (86) |
30 (86) |
30 (86) |
30 (86) |
29 (84) |
29 (84) |
29 (84) |
30 (86) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 23 (73) |
22 (72) |
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) | 42 (1.7) |
34 (1.3) |
40 (1.6) |
61 (2.4) |
124 (4.9) |
188 (7.4) |
190 (7.5) |
191 (7.5) |
189 (7.4) |
186 (7.3) |
124 (4.9) |
73 (2.9) |
1,442 (56.8) |
| Average rainy days | 10.0 | 8.5 | 9.5 | 12.8 | 22.3 | 26.8 | 28.4 | 27.9 | 27.3 | 27.6 | 20.5 | 13.1 | 234.7 |
| Source: Meteoblue[8] | |||||||||||||
Demographics
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1903 | 4,698 | — |
| 1918 | 5,958 | +1.60% |
| 1939 | 5,754 | −0.17% |
| 1948 | 5,771 | +0.03% |
| 1960 | 5,625 | −0.21% |
| 1970 | 6,866 | +2.01% |
| 1975 | 7,752 | +2.46% |
| 1980 | 7,882 | +0.33% |
| 1990 | 9,559 | +1.95% |
| 1995 | 10,224 | +1.27% |
| 2000 | 11,532 | +2.61% |
| 2007 | 13,036 | +1.71% |
| 2010 | 13,556 | +1.43% |
| 2015 | 15,160 | +2.15% |
| 2020 | 16,910 | +2.33% |
| 2024 | 17,490 | +0.81% |
| Source: Philippine Statistics Authority[9][10][7][11] | ||
