Badian, Cebu

Badian
Municipality
Kawasan Falls c. 1997
Map of Cebu with Badian highlighted
Badian Location within the Philippines
Coordinates: 09°52′N 123°24′E / 9.867°N 123.400°E / 9.867; 123.400Coordinates: 09°52′N 123°24′E / 9.867°N 123.400°E / 9.867; 123.400
Country	Philippines
Region	Central Visayas (Region VII)
Province	Cebu
Congr. district	2nd district of Cebu
Barangays	29
Government[1]
• Mayor	Robburt D. Librando
Area[2]
• Total	110.07 km2 (42.50 sq mi)
Population (2010)[3]
• Total	37,699
• Density	340/km2 (890/sq mi)
Time zone	PST (UTC+8)
ZIP code	6031
Dialing code	32

Badian is a third class municipality in the province of Cebu, Philippines. According to the 2010 census, it has a population of 37,699 people.^[3] The Municipality of Badian is located 98 kilometres (61 mi) southwest of Cebu City. It is bounded on the north by the municipality of Moalboal; on the south by the municipality of Alegria; on the east by the municipalities of Dalaguete and Argao; and on the west by Tanon Strait.

Barangays

Badian is administratively subdivided into 29 barangays.^[2]

Poblacion

The main barangay of Badian town is the poblacion, located in the center of the town. It is the only urban and the most populous barangay in all of Badian. Its has a population of 4002 persons as of the 2010 census,^[3] up from 3854 in 2007. It is home to the Town Hospital and the marketplace where most of the trading takes place. Many vendors from all over town will show up mostly on Saturdays and Sundays for the trading.

The poblacion is where the local high school is located called Badian National High School (BNHS) is one of the two high schools in the town of Badian. This is also the largest of the two and many students from the neighboring town just like Moalboal, Alcantara and Ronda come to study in this high school. The lower educational facility in Badian is the Badian Central Elementary School where basically all the younger children go to school for the simple fact that it is completely free and the only elementary school and the biggest one in town.

The poblacion is also the location where the Church of Santiago Apostol is located, which is celebrated its Fest on the 25th of July every year. Together with the Feast of Santiago Apostle is the Banig Festival which was started about 3 years ago. Poblacion is also where the Municipal Hall is located in sitio sawang.

Current Mayor: Robburt Librando

Demographics

Fish ponds in Badian

References

External links

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• Philippine Standard Geographic Code
• Philippine Census Information

		Moalboal	Argao
	Tañon Strait		Dalaguete
	Badian
		Alegria

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