Barili, Cebu

Barili
—  Municipality  —
Map of Cebu showing the location of Barili.
Barili
Location in the Philippines
Coordinates:
Country  Philippines
Region Central Visayas (Region VII)
Province Cebu
District 3rd district of Cebu
Founded
Barangays 42
Government
 • Mayor
Area
 • Total 117.15 km2 (45.2 sq mi)
Population (2007)
 • Total 60,430
 • Density 515.8/km2 (1,336/sq mi)
Time zone PST (UTC+8)
ZIP code
Income class 3rd class town; partially urban

Barili is a 3rd class municipality in the province of Cebu, Philippines. According to the 2007 census, it has a population of 60,430 people. Barili is located 61 kilometers southwest of Cebu City. It is bounded on the south by the municipality of Dumanjug; on the north by the municipality of Aloguinsan; on the east by the municipalities of Carcar and Sibonga; and on the west by the Tañon Strait. It is the hometown of the Abad, Aguilar, Lozada, Paras and Zosa families. It is also home to its main tourist attraction, the Mantayupan Falls.

Contents

Economy

The economic output of Barili is mainly rice, maize, bananas, vegetables and coconuts.

Barangays

Barili is administratively subdivided into 42 barangays:

  • Azucena
  • Bagakay
  • Balao
  • Bolocboloc
  • Budbud
  • Bugtong Kawayan
  • Cabcaban
  • Campangga
  • Dakit
  • Giloctog
  • Guibuangan
  • Giwanon
  • Gunting
  • Hilasgasan
  • Japitan
  • Cagay
  • Kalubihan
  • Kangdampas
  • Candugay
  • Luhod
  • Lupo
  • Luyo
  • Maghanoy
  • Maigang
  • Malolos
  • Mantalongon
  • Mantayupan
  • Mayana
  • Minolos
  • Nabunturan
  • Nasipit
  • Pancil
  • Pangpang
  • Paril
  • Patupat
  • Poblacion
  • San Rafael
  • Santa Ana
  • Sayaw
  • Tal-ot
  • Tubod
  • Vito

History

The word Barili comes from the name of a local grass called balili. The municipality was founded in 1632, though the parish of Barili was established in 1614. A cross was planted by Spaniards led by Captain Juan Juarado at their arrival at 1602, and still exists today.

Mayors

Capitanes Municipales (Spanish Times)

  1. Jose Aguilar
  2. Agustin Paras
  3. Emerenciano Carreon
  4. Gerardo Aguilar
  5. Pollcarpio Paras
  6. Romualdo Trinidad
  7. Pedro Jurado
  8. Hipolito Paras
  9. Ambrosio Alquizalas
  10. Aniceto Paras
  11. Tiburcio Paras
  12. Francisco Cabaton
  13. Felix Paras
  14. Raymundo Aguilar
  15. Tobias Vergara
  16. Lazaro Abad
  17. Leon Vergara
  18. Jacinto Alquizola
  19. Carlos Alquizola
  20. Claro Causin(g) - Became a representative of the sixth district of Cebu at the First Philippine Assembly in 1907.
  21. Ciriaco Paras
  22. Hilarion Alquizola
  23. Procopio Paras
  24. Natalio Abad
  25. Mariano Fajardo

Capitan Municipal (Revolutionary Period)

  1. Mariano Fajardo

Presidentes Municipales (American Regime)

  1. Mariano Fajardo
  2. Cloudualdo Rocamora
  3. Hilarion Alquizola
  4. Domingo Alcoseba
  5. Hilarion Buhay Pineda
  6. Bartolome Pañares
  7. Regino Barcenilla
  8. Miguel Abad
  9. Tomas Estrada
  10. Maximo Aguilar
  11. Isidro Abad
  12. Tomas Delgado
  13. Justino Causin
  14. Vicente Gonzales

Presidente Municipal (Japanese Occupation)

  1. Justino Causin

Presidente Municipal (since World War II)

  1. Vicente Vergara
  2. Jose Paras
  3. Justino Causin
  4. Alfonso Ch. Veloso
  5. Jose Paras
  6. Librada L. Pace
  7. Antonio Zosa
  8. Antonio Villaflor
  9. Jose Estrada
  10. Librada L. Pace
  11. Sergio Antonio V. Paras, Jr.
  12. Robert V. Alquizola
  13. Teresito P. Mariñas

External links

Aloguinsan Carcar
Tañon Strait
   Barili    
Dumanjug Sibonga
Municipalities
Component cities
Highly urbanized cities
(Except Mandaue City, all are administratively independent from the province, but grouped under Cebu by the National Statistics Office)