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Alcantara, Cebu
Municipality in Cebu, Philippines From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Alcantara, officially the Municipality of Alcantara (Cebuano: Lungsod sa Alcantara; Tagalog: Bayan ng Alcantara), is a municipality in the province of Cebu, Philippines. According to the 2024 census, it has a population of 17,490 people.[5]
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Alcantara is bordered to the north by the town of Ronda, to the west is the Tañon Strait, to the east is the town of Argao, and to the south is the town of Moalboal. It is 95 kilometres (59 mi) from Cebu City.
Alcantara is one of the eight municipalities comprising the 7th Congressional District Cebu Province.
Barangays
Alcantara is politically subdivided into 9 barangays. Each barangay consists of puroks and some have sitios.
Climate
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Demographics
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Economy
Poverty incidence of Alcantara
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62.27 2003
34.89 2006
47.90 2009
51.16 2012
34.03 2015
33.55 2018
22.30 2021
35.80 Source: Philippine Statistics Authority[12][13][14][15][16][17][18][19] |
Education
The public schools in the town of Alcantara are administered by one school district under the Schools Division of Cebu Province.
Elementary schools:
- Alcantara Central Elementary School — Poblacion
- Cabil-isan Elementary School — Cabil-isan
- Candabong Elementary School — Candabong
- Lawaan Elementary School — Lawaan
- Manga Elementary School — Manga
- Palanas Elementary School — Palanas
- Polo Elementary School — Polo
- Salagmaya Elementary School — Salagmaya
High schools:
- Alcantara National High School — Poblacion
Integrated schools:
- Cabadiangan Integrated School — Cabadiangan
Private schools:
- Saint Augustine Academy, Inc. — Poblacion
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