Poro, Cebu

Poro
Municipality of Poro
Poro town hall
Poro town hall
Map of Cebu with Poro highlighted
Map of Cebu with Poro highlighted
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Poro is located in Philippines
Poro
Poro
Location within the Philippines
Coordinates: 10°37′44″N 124°24′25″E / 10.629°N 124.407°E / 10.629; 124.407
CountryPhilippines
RegionCentral Visayas
ProvinceCebu
District 5th district
Founded17 December 1701
Barangays17 (see Barangays)
Government
[1]
 • TypeSangguniang Bayan
 • MayorEdgar G. Rama
 • Vice MayorDina Z. Rama
 • RepresentativeVincent Franco D. Frasco
 • Municipal Council
Members
 • Electorate17,158 voters (2022)
Area
 • Total63.59 km2 (24.55 sq mi)
Elevation
48 m (157 ft)
Highest elevation
377 m (1,237 ft)
Lowest elevation
0 m (0 ft)
Population
 (2020 census)[3]
 • Total26,232
 • Density410/km2 (1,100/sq mi)
 • Households
6,900
Economy
 • Income class4th municipal income class
 • Poverty incidence
44.60
% (2021)[4]
 • Revenue₱ 110.7 million (2020)
 • Assets₱ 417.2 million (2020)
 • Expenditure₱ 103.7 million (2020)
 • Liabilities₱ 171.2 million (2020)
Service provider
 • ElectricityCamotes Electric Cooperative (CELCO)
Time zoneUTC+8 (PST)
ZIP code
6049
PSGC
IDD:area code+63 (0)32
Native languagesForohanon
Cebuano

Poro, officially the Municipality of Poro (Cebuano: Lungsod sa Poro; Tagalog: Bayan ng Poro), is a 4th class municipality in the province of Cebu, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 26,232 people.[3]

Poro, along with the municipality of Tudela, is located on Poro Island of the Camotes Islands.

Poro is bordered to the north by the Province of Leyte in the Camotes Sea, to the west is by the island of Pacijan Island With the town of San Francisco, to the east is the town of Tudela and to the south is the Camotes Sea

The patronal feast of Poro is celebrated on the third Friday of January, in honour of the Santo Niño de Cebu.

  1. ^ Municipality of Poro | (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 8 July 2021.
  4. ^ "PSA Releases the 2021 City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates". Philippine Statistics Authority. 2 April 2024. Retrieved 28 April 2024.

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