Alcantara, Cebu

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]

Alcantara
Municipality
Municipality of Alcantara
Alcantara, Cebu – National road
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Map of Cebu with Alcantara highlighted
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Alcantara Location within the Philippines
Coordinates: 9°58′18″N 123°24′17″E
Country	Philippines
Region	Central Visayas
Province	Cebu
District	7th district
Founded	1830
Named after	Alcántara, Spain
Barangays	9 (see Barangays)
Government  [1]
• Type	Sangguniang Bayan
• Mayor	Fritz A. Lastimoso
• Vice Mayor	Larry M. Llenos
• Representative	Peter John D. Calderon
• Municipal Council	Members Florencio T. Basilisco Julio A. Bayato Marvin T. Pulgo Beatriz Y. Caburnay Joshua Jeff B. Catapusan Richard C. Pulgo Andres T. Timtim Henry C. Rabino
• Electorate	12,612 voters (2025)
Area [2]
• Total	35.20 km2 (13.59 sq mi)
Elevation	47 m (154 ft)
Highest elevation	297 m (974 ft)
Lowest elevation	0 m (0 ft)
Population  (2024 census)[3]
• Total	17,490
• Density	500/km2 (1,300/sq mi)
• Households	4,384
Economy
• Income class	5th municipal income class
• Poverty incidence	35.8 % (2021)[4]
• Revenue	₱ 112.8 million (2022)
• Assets	₱ 345.3 million (2022)
• Expenditure	₱ 88.62 million (2022)
• Liabilities	₱ 58.51 million (2022)
Service provider
• Electricity	Cebu 1 Electric Cooperative (CEBECO 1)
Time zone	UTC+8 (PST)
ZIP code	6033
PSGC	072201000
IDD : area code	+63 (0)32
Native languages	Cebuano Tagalog

Geography

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.

PSGC Barangay Population ±% p.a. 2024[6] 2010[7] 072201001 Cabadiangan 5.5% 968 913 ▴ 0.41%   072201002 Cabil‑isan 4.9% 854 708 ▴ 1.32%   072201003 Candabong 13.8% 2,421 2,142 ▴ 0.86%   072201004 Lawaan 9.8% 1,706 1,438 ▴ 1.20%   072201005 Manga 11.4% 1,995 1,693 ▴ 1.16%   072201006 Palanas 15.2% 2,651 2,314 ▴ 0.96%   072201007 Poblacion 14.0% 2,440 2,438 ▴ 0.01%   072201008 Polo 8.6% 1,508 1,337 ▴ 0.85%   072201009 Salagmaya 3.5% 617 573 ▴ 0.52%   Total 17,490 13,556 ▴ 1.80%

Climate

Climate data for Alcantara, Cebu
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Year
Mean daily maximum °C (°F)	29 (84)	30 (86)	31 (88)	32 (90)	31 (88)	30 (86)	30 (86)	30 (86)	30 (86)	29 (84)	29 (84)	29 (84)	30 (86)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F)	23 (73)	22 (72)	23 (73)	24 (75)	25 (77)	25 (77)	24 (75)	24 (75)	24 (75)	24 (75)	24 (75)	23 (73)	24 (75)
Average precipitation mm (inches)	42 (1.7)	34 (1.3)	40 (1.6)	61 (2.4)	124 (4.9)	188 (7.4)	190 (7.5)	191 (7.5)	189 (7.4)	186 (7.3)	124 (4.9)	73 (2.9)	1,442 (56.8)
Average rainy days	10.0	8.5	9.5	12.8	22.3	26.8	28.4	27.9	27.3	27.6	20.5	13.1	234.7
Source: Meteoblue[8]

Demographics

Alcantara Public Market

Population census of Alcantara

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1903	4,698	—
1918	5,958	+1.60%
1939	5,754	−0.17%
1948	5,771	+0.03%
1960	5,625	−0.21%
1970	6,866	+2.01%
1975	7,752	+2.46%
1980	7,882	+0.33%
1990	9,559	+1.95%
1995	10,224	+1.27%
2000	11,532	+2.61%
2007	13,036	+1.71%
2010	13,556	+1.43%
2015	15,160	+2.15%
2020	16,910	+2.33%
2024	17,490	+0.81%
Source: Philippine Statistics Authority[9][10][7][11]

Economy

Poverty incidence of Alcantara

10 20 30 40 50 60 70 2000 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