Carcar, Cebu

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Carcar is a 1st class municipality in the province of Cebu, Philippines. According to the 2000 census, it has a population of 89,199 people in 17,312 households.

In 2005, Metro Cebu's definition was expanded to include Danao City in the north and the municipalities of San Fernando and Carcar down south [1].

A resolution was passed recently in converting the municipality of Carcar into a component city of Cebu.

[edit] Geography

Carcar is located approximately 40 km south of Cebu City. It is bounded on the north by San Fernando; on the south by Sibonga; on the west by Barili and Aloguinsan; and on the east by the Bohol Strait. It has a land area of approximately 116.22 km².

The municipality's land is generally level with less than 18% slope composing of 78.7% of the total land area. Areas with slopes ranging from 18 to 50% cover 19.3% of the total land area and those over 50% slope comprise approximately 1.9%. The highest recorded elevation is a little over 660 meters above sea level, located within the barangay of Napo.

The wet season occurs during the months of May to October and the dry season, from January to May.

[edit] Barangays

Carcar is politically subdivided into 15 barangays.

• Bolinawan
• Buenavista
• Calidngan
• Can-asujan
• Guadalupe
• Liburon
• Napo
• Ocana
• Perrelos
• Valencia
• Valladolid
• Poblacion I
• Poblacion II
• Poblacion III
• Tuyom

[edit] External links

• DTI Cebu - Carcar
• Philippine Standard Geographic Code
• 2000 Philippine Census Information

Coordinates: 10°06′N 123°38′E