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Ginatilan
Municipality
Municipality of Ginatilan
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GinatilanLocation within the Philippines
Coordinates: 9°36′N 123°21′E / 9.6°N 123.35°E / 9.6; 123.35
Country	Philippines
Region	Central Visayas
Province	Cebu
District	7th district
Founded	1847
Barangays	14 (see Barangays)
Government
• Type	Sangguniang Bayan
• Mayor	Roy Vincent P. Singco
• Vice Mayor	Dean Michael P. Singco
• Representative	Peter John D. Calderon
• Municipal Council	Members Jose Ramon O. Gornez Abigail Tolabing-Miller Ma. Riza A. Barriga Wilfie John T. Singco Kirby Cesar D. Ibo Rodrigo D. Gusarin Jan Walter F. Tocao Calvin C. Belocura
• Electorate	13,172 voters (2022)
Area
• Total	70.10 km (27.07 sq mi)
Elevation	174 m (571 ft)
Highest elevation	766 m (2,513 ft)
Lowest elevation	0 m (0 ft)
Population
• Total	16,906
• Density	240/km (620/sq mi)
• Households	3,974
Economy
• Income class	5th municipal income class
• Poverty incidence	41.73% (2021)
• Revenue	₱ 84.58 million (2020)
• Assets	₱ 265.4 million (2020)
• Expenditure	₱ 90.16 million (2020)
• Liabilities	₱ 75.94 million (2020)
Service provider
• Electricity	Cebu 1 Electric Cooperative (CEBECO 1)
Time zone	UTC+8 (PST)
ZIP code	6026
PSGC	072225000
IDD : area code	+63 (0)32
Native languages	Cebuano Tagalog

Ginatilan, officially the Municipality of Ginatilan (Cebuano: Lungsod sa Ginatilan; Tagalog: Bayan ng Ginatilan), is a municipality in the province of Cebu, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 16,906 people.

Geography

Ginatilan is bordered to the north by the town of Malabuyoc, to the west is the Tañon Strait, to the east is the town of Oslob, and to the south is the town of Samboan. It is 148 kilometres (92 mi) from Cebu City and 4 kilometres (2.5 mi) from Samboan.

Ginatilan is one of the eight municipalities comprising the 7th Congressional District Cebu Province.

Barangays

Ginatilan is politically subdivided into 14 barangays. Each barangay consists of puroks and some have sitios.

Climate

Demographics

Economy

Poverty incidence of Ginatilan

Attractions

Inambakan Falls is the municipality's most visited natural attraction. Hidden in a river valley in the middle of Ginatilan's highlands, the towering 100-foot (30 m) waterfall can be reached via motorcycles for hire.

Mount Hambubuyog straddles the border of Ginatilan and Samboan. The summit offers views of Tañon Strait and Negros Island.

Local delicacies include palagsing, tinumpi, and kinugay, made from buli tree.

Every March is annual festival in honor of the patron St. Gregory the Great.

Livelihood includes farming, fishing, government, and business.

Ginatilan is the hometown of Catholic martyr and second Filipino saint, St. Pedro Calungsod, who was killed during his missionary work in Guam with Diego Luis de San Vitores in 1672.

Education

The public schools in the town of Ginatilan are administered by one school district under the Schools Division of Cebu Province.

Elementary schools:

• Anao Elementary School — Anao
• Cambagte Elementary School — Cambagte
• Campisong Elementary School — Campisong
• Canorong Elementary School — Cañorong
• Guiwanon Elementary School — Looc
• Kabatuan Elementary School — Caseres Road, Poblacion
• Kagsing Elementary School — Cagsing
• Salamanca Elementary School — Salamanca

High schools:

• Guiwanon National High School — Guiwanon
• Salamanca National High School — Salamanca

Integrated schools:

• Ginatilan Integrated School (formerly Ginatilan CES) — San Roque
• Mangaco Integrated School — Mangaco
• Palanas Integrated School — Palanas

Private schools:

• Holy Trinity School of Ginatilan, Inc. — San Roque

References

1.  Municipality of Ginatilan | (DILG)
2. "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.
3. ^ Census of Population (2020). "Region VII (Central Visayas)". Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved 8 July 2021.
4. "PSA Releases the 2021 City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates". Philippine Statistics Authority. 2 April 2024. Retrieved 28 April 2024.
5. ^ Census of Population and Housing (2010). "Region VII (Central Visayas)" (PDF). Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. National Statistics Office. Retrieved 29 June 2016.
6. "Ginatilan: Average Temperatures and Rainfall". Meteoblue. Retrieved 10 May 2020.
7. Census of Population (2015). "Region VII (Central Visayas)". Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved 20 June 2016.
8. 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.
9. "Province of Cebu". Municipality Population Data. Local Water Utilities Administration Research Division. Retrieved 17 December 2016.
10. "Poverty incidence (PI):". Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved December 28, 2020.
11. "Estimation of Local Poverty in the Philippines" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. 29 November 2005.
12. "2003 City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. 23 March 2009.
13. "City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates; 2006 and 2009" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. 3 August 2012.
14. "2012 Municipal and City Level Poverty Estimates" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. 31 May 2016.
15. "Municipal and City Level Small Area Poverty Estimates; 2009, 2012 and 2015". Philippine Statistics Authority. 10 July 2019.
16. "PSA Releases the 2018 Municipal and City Level Poverty Estimates". Philippine Statistics Authority. 15 December 2021. Retrieved 22 January 2022.
17. "PSA Releases the 2021 City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates". Philippine Statistics Authority. 2 April 2024. Retrieved 28 April 2024.
18. sparksph (2022-06-02). "Exploring the Breathtaking Beauty of Inambakan Falls". Suroy.ph. Retrieved 2022-07-20.
19. Mount Hambubuyog

External links

• Philippine Standard Geographic Code

v t e Places adjacent to Ginatilan
Malabuyoc Boljoon Tañon Strait Ginatilan Oslob Samboan

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