Dalaguete

Dalaguete
Municipality of Dalaguete
St William of Aquitaine church
St William of Aquitaine church
Official seal of Dalaguete
Map of Cebu with Dalaguete highlighted
Map of Cebu with Dalaguete highlighted
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Dalaguete is located in Philippines
Dalaguete
Dalaguete
Location within the Philippines
Coordinates: 9°45′40″N 123°32′06″E / 9.7612°N 123.5349°E / 9.7612; 123.5349
CountryPhilippines
RegionCentral Visayas
ProvinceCebu
District 2nd district
Founded1711
Barangays33 (see Barangays)
Government
[1]
 • TypeSangguniang Bayan
 • MayorRonald Allan G. Cesante (PDPLBN)
 • Vice MayorWilliam O. Lagahid (PDPLBN)
 • RepresentativeEdsel A. Galeos
 • Municipal Council
Members
 • Electorate45,110 voters (2022)
Area
 • Total154.96 km2 (59.83 sq mi)
Elevation
84 m (276 ft)
Highest elevation
608 m (1,995 ft)
Lowest elevation
0 m (0 ft)
Population
 (2020 census)[3]
 • Total74,596
 • Density480/km2 (1,200/sq mi)
 • Households
17,201
Economy
 • Income class1st municipal income class
 • Poverty incidence
45.03
% (2021)[4]
 • Revenue₱ 224.4 million (2020)
 • Assets₱ 693.7 million (2020)
 • Expenditure₱ 205.7 million (2020)
 • Liabilities₱ 226.8 million (2020)
Service provider
 • ElectricityCebu 1 Electric Cooperative (CEBECO 1)
Time zoneUTC+8 (PST)
ZIP code
6022
PSGC
IDD:area code+63 (0)32
Native languagesCebuano
Tagalog
Websitedalaguete.gov.ph

Dalaguete, officially the Municipality of Dalaguete (Cebuano: Lungsod sa Dalaguete; Tagalog: Bayan ng Dalaguete), is a 1st class municipality in the province of Cebu, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 74,596 people.[3]

Located 84 kilometers (52 mi) south of Cebu City, Dalaguete is bordered to the north by the town of Argao, to the west are the towns of Badian and Alegria, to the east is the Cebu Strait, and to the south is the town of Alcoy.

Dalaguete offers one of the trails to Cebu's highest mountain, the Osmeña Peak.

  1. ^ Municipality of Dalaguete | (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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