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Catmon
Municipality
Municipality of Catmon
Beach in Panalipan, Catmon
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Anthem: Catmon March
Map of Cebu with Catmon highlighted
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CatmonLocation within the Philippines
Coordinates: 10°40′N 123°57′E / 10.67°N 123.95°E / 10.67; 123.95
Country	Philippines
Region	Central Visayas
Province	Cebu
District	5th district
Founded	1835
Barangays	20 (see Barangays)
Government
• Type	Sangguniang Bayan
• Mayor	Avis G. Monleon
• Vice Mayor	Armel Z. Poro
• Representative	Vincent Franco D. Frasco
• Municipal Council	Members Rowell G. Juban Sagrado P. Cadiz Ceasar C. Coloscos Estrella C. Aribal Jose B. Barte Dan M. Jusay George N. Molina Raul F. Sususco
• Electorate	20,986 voters (2022)
Area
• Total	109.64 km (42.33 sq mi)
Elevation	80 m (260 ft)
Highest elevation	455 m (1,493 ft)
Lowest elevation	0 m (0 ft)
Population
• Total	33,745
• Density	310/km (800/sq mi)
• Households	8,110
Economy
• Income class	4th municipal income class
• Poverty incidence	35.38% (2021)
• Revenue	₱ 125.5 million (2020), 55.03 million (2012), 61.42 million (2013), 68.4 million (2014), 79.93 million (2015), 86.79 million (2016), 99.78 million (2017), 111.2 million (2018), 114.1 million (2019), 141.4 million (2021), 199.1 million (2022)
• Assets	₱ 482.3 million (2020), 127.6 million (2012), 13.89 million (2013), 158.5 million (2014), 183.8 million (2015), 238 million (2016), 299.3 million (2017), 364.1 million (2018), 422.4 million (2019), 560.2 million (2021), 668.3 million (2022)
• Expenditure	₱ 88.49 million (2020), 41.64 million (2012), 44.57 million (2013), 45.97 million (2014), 46.87 million (2015), 51 million (2016), 59.45 million (2017), 67.98 million (2018), 75.56 million (2019), 87.46 million (2021), 109.8 million (2022)
• Liabilities	₱ 100.2 million (2020), 20.89 million (2012), 34.79 million (2013), 40.08 million (2014), 44.99 million (2015), 57.83 million (2016), 70.8 million (2017), 5.746 million (2018), 77.35 million (2019), 91.4 million (2021), 74.33 million (2022)
Service provider
• Electricity	Cebu 2 Electric Cooperative (CEBECO 2)
Time zone	UTC+8 (PST)
ZIP code	6006
PSGC	072216000
IDD : area code	+63 (0)32
Native languages	Cebuano Tagalog

Catmon, officially the Municipality of Catmon (Cebuano: Lungsod sa Catmon; Tagalog: Bayan ng Catmon), is a municipality in the province of Cebu, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 33,745 people.

The town fiesta is celebrated every February 10 in honor of their patron saint, St. William the Hermit. Part of the annual fiesta is the Budbod Kabog Festival and participated by the public schools.

Etymology

The municipality got its name from the presence of huge trees called katmon (Dillenia philippinensis) that thrive in this area. It was in 1835 that the town was founded under the Spaniards, but it was only in 1903 when the place became a municipality, after the Americans asked the leaders of Catmon and the nearby settlement of Sogod to merge into one, single municipality. 18 years after its establishment, in 1921, Sogod became a separate municipality.

Geography

Catmon is bordered on the north by the town of Sogod, to the west by the town of Tuburan, on the east by the Camotes Sea, and on the south by the town of Carmen. It is 57 kilometres (35 mi) from Cebu City.

Catmon's topography is generally mountainous and hilly but patches of flat lands can be found along the coastline and portion of the poblacion. The municipality's climate is of Coronas climate type IV, where rainfall is evenly distributed throughout the year. Mount Capayas (Kapayas) (also known as Tore Peak), Cebu's second highest peak, is located in Cambangkaya. Mount Capayas is one of the Key Biodiversity Areas (KBAs) of Cebu.

Barangays

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

Climate

Demographics

Economy

Poverty incidence of Catmon

References

1. "Catmon, Cebu: History of the Municipality".
2.  Municipality of Catmon | (DILG)
3. "2015 Census of Population, Report No. 3 – Population, Land Area, and Population Density" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. Quezon City, Philippines. August 2016. ISSN 0117-1453. Archived (PDF) from the original on May 25, 2021. Retrieved July 16, 2021.
4. ^ Census of Population (2020). "Region VII (Central Visayas)". Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved July 8, 2021.
5. "PSA Releases the 2021 City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates". Philippine Statistics Authority. April 2, 2024. Retrieved April 28, 2024.
6. Philippine Sun Star, Razel V. Cuizon (September 20, 2014). "LGUs agree to protect biodiversity hotspots". Cebu. Archived from the original on November 30, 2014.
7. ^ Census of Population and Housing (2010). "Region VII (Central Visayas)" (PDF). Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. National Statistics Office. Retrieved June 29, 2016.
8. "Catmon: Average Temperatures and Rainfall". Meteoblue. Retrieved May 10, 2020.
9. Census of Population (2015). "Region VII (Central Visayas)". Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved June 20, 2016.
10. Censuses of Population (1903–2007). "Region VII (Central Visayas)". Table 1. Population Enumerated in Various Censuses by Province/Highly Urbanized City: 1903 to 2007. National Statistics Office.
11. "Province of Cebu". Municipality Population Data. Local Water Utilities Administration Research Division. Retrieved December 17, 2016.
12. "Poverty incidence (PI):". Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved December 28, 2020.
13. "Estimation of Local Poverty in the Philippines" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. November 29, 2005.
14. "2003 City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. March 23, 2009.
15. "City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates; 2006 and 2009" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. August 3, 2012.
16. "2012 Municipal and City Level Poverty Estimates" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. May 31, 2016.
17. "Municipal and City Level Small Area Poverty Estimates; 2009, 2012 and 2015". Philippine Statistics Authority. July 10, 2019.
18. "PSA Releases the 2018 Municipal and City Level Poverty Estimates". Philippine Statistics Authority. December 15, 2021. Retrieved January 22, 2022.
19. "PSA Releases the 2021 City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates". Philippine Statistics Authority. April 2, 2024. Retrieved April 28, 2024.

External links

Media related to Catmon, Cebu at Wikimedia Commons

• Philippine Standard Geographic Code

v t e Places adjacent to Catmon
Sogod Tuburan Catmon Camotes Sea Carmen

v t e Province of Cebu
Cebu City (capital and largest city)
Municipalities	Alcantara Alcoy Alegria Aloguinsan Argao Asturias Badian Balamban Bantayan Barili Boljoon Borbon Carmen Catmon Compostela Consolacion Cordova Daanbantayan Dalaguete Dumanjug Ginatilan Liloan Madridejos Malabuyoc Medellin Minglanilla Moalboal Oslob Pilar Pinamungajan Poro Ronda Samboan San Fernando San Francisco San Remigio Santa Fe Santander Sibonga Sogod Tabogon Tabuelan Tuburan Tudela
Component cities	Bogo Carcar Danao Naga Talisay Toledo
Highly urbanized cities	Cebu City Lapu-Lapu Mandaue (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.)

• Municipalities of Cebu