Carcar

Carcar
City of Carcar
Carcar Old Town Plaza as seen from the bell tower of St. Catherine of Alexandria Church
Carcar Old Town Plaza as seen from the bell tower of St. Catherine of Alexandria Church
Official seal of Carcar
Nickname: 
Heritage City of the South
Motto(s): 
Sidlak Carcar!, Sadya Carcar!
Anthem: Ganghaan sa habagatan
English: Southern gate
Map of Cebu with Carcar highlighted
Map of Cebu with Carcar highlighted
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OpenStreetMap
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Carcar is located in Philippines
Carcar
Carcar
Location within the Philippines
Coordinates: 10°07′N 123°38′E / 10.12°N 123.63°E / 10.12; 123.63
CountryPhilippines
RegionCentral Visayas
ProvinceCebu
District 1st district
Founded1599
CityhoodJuly 1, 2007 (Lost cityhood in 2008 and 2010)
Affirmed CityhoodFebruary 15, 2011
Barangays15 (see Barangays)
Government
[1]
 • TypeSangguniang Panlungsod
 • MayorMario Patricio P. Barcenas (1Cebu)
 • Vice MayorEfren A. Quijano (1Cebu)
 • RepresentativeRhea Mae A. Gullas
 • City Council
Members
 • Electorate82,036 voters (2022)
Area
 • Total116.78 km2 (45.09 sq mi)
Elevation
97 m (318 ft)
Highest elevation
807 m (2,648 ft)
Lowest elevation
0 m (0 ft)
Population
 (2020 census)[3]
 • Total136,453
 • Density1,200/km2 (3,000/sq mi)
 • Households
32,075
Economy
 • Income class5th city income class
 • Poverty incidence
30.71
% (2021)[4]
 • Revenue₱ 726.4 million (2020)
 • Assets₱ 3,251 million (2020)
 • Expenditure₱ 428.9 million (2020)
 • Liabilities₱ 1,096 million (2020)
Service provider
 • ElectricityCebu 1 Electric Cooperative (CEBECO 1)
Time zoneUTC+8 (PST)
ZIP code
6019
PSGC
IDD:area code+63 (0)32
Native languagesCebuano
Tagalog

Carcar, officially the City of Carcar (Cebuano: Dakbayan sa Carcar; Hiligaynon: Dakbanwa sang Carcar; Filipino: Lungsod ng Carcar), is a 5th class component city in the province of Cebu, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 136,453 people.[3]

Carcar City is bordered to the north by the town of San Fernando, to the west are the towns of Barili and Aloguinsan, to the east is the Cebu Strait, and to the south is the town of Sibonga.

Carcar lies on the southernmost part of Metro Cebu area.[5]

  1. ^ City of Carcar | (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. ^ a b Census of Population (2020). "Region VII (Central Visayas)". Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved July 8, 2021.
  4. ^ "PSA Releases the 2021 City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates". Philippine Statistics Authority. April 2, 2024. Retrieved April 28, 2024.
  5. ^ Sun–Star 2005.

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