Catmon, officially the Municipality of Catmon (Cebuano: Lungsod sa Catmon; Tagalog: Bayan ng Catmon), is a 4th class municipality in the province of Cebu, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 33,745 people.[4]
Catmon | |
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| Municipality of Catmon | |
Beach in Panalipan, Catmon | |
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Flag | |
| Anthem: Catmon March | |
Map of Cebu with Catmon highlighted | |
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Catmon Location within the Philippines | |
| Coordinates: 10°40′N 123°57′E / 10.67°N 123.95°E | |
| Country | Philippines |
| Region | Central Visayas |
| Province | Cebu |
| District | 5th district |
| Founded | 1835[1] |
| Barangays | 20 (see Barangays) |
| Government | |
| • Type | Sangguniang Bayan |
| • Mayor | Avis G. Monleon |
| • Vice Mayor | Armel Z. Poro |
| • Representative | Vincent Franco D. Frasco |
| • Municipal Council | Members |
| • Electorate | 20,986 voters (2022) |
| Area | |
• Total | 109.64 km2 (42.33 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 80 m (260 ft) |
| Highest elevation | 455 m (1,493 ft) |
| Lowest elevation | 0 m (0 ft) |
| Population (2020 census)[4] | |
• Total | 33,745 |
| • Density | 310/km2 (800/sq mi) |
| • Households | 8,110 |
| Economy | |
| • Income class | 4th municipal income class |
| • Poverty incidence | 35.38 |
| • Revenue | ₱ 125.5 million (2020), 55.03 million (2012), 61.42 million (2013), 68.4 million (2014), 79.93 million (2015), 86.79 million (2016), 99.78 million (2017), 111.2 million (2018), 114.1 million (2019), 141.4 million (2021), 199.1 million (2022) |
| • Assets | ₱ 482.3 million (2020), 127.6 million (2012), 13.89 million (2013), 158.5 million (2014), 183.8 million (2015), 238 million (2016), 299.3 million (2017), 364.1 million (2018), 422.4 million (2019), 560.2 million (2021), 668.3 million (2022) |
| • Expenditure | ₱ 88.49 million (2020), 41.64 million (2012), 44.57 million (2013), 45.97 million (2014), 46.87 million (2015), 51 million (2016), 59.45 million (2017), 67.98 million (2018), 75.56 million (2019), 87.46 million (2021), 109.8 million (2022) |
| • Liabilities | ₱ 100.2 million (2020), 20.89 million (2012), 34.79 million (2013), 40.08 million (2014), 44.99 million (2015), 57.83 million (2016), 70.8 million (2017), 5.746 million (2018), 77.35 million (2019), 91.4 million (2021), 74.33 million (2022) |
| Service provider | |
| • Electricity | Cebu 2 Electric Cooperative (CEBECO 2) |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (PST) |
| ZIP code | 6006 |
| PSGC | |
| IDD : area code | +63 (0)32 |
| Native languages | Cebuano Tagalog |
The town fiesta is celebrated every February 10 in honor of their patron saint, St. William the Hermit. Part of the annual fiesta is the Budbod Kabog Festival and participated by the public schools.
Etymology
editThe municipality got its name from the presence of huge trees called katmon (Dillenia philippinensis) that thrive in this area. It was in 1835 that the town was founded under the Spaniards, but it was only in 1903 when the place became a municipality, after the Americans asked the leaders of Catmon and the nearby settlement of Sogod to merge into one, single municipality. 18 years after its establishment, in 1921, Sogod became a separate municipality.
Geography
editCatmon is bordered on the north by the town of Sogod, to the west by the town of Tuburan, on the east by the Camotes Sea, and on the south by the town of Carmen. It is 57 kilometres (35 mi) from Cebu City.
Catmon's topography is generally mountainous and hilly but patches of flat lands can be found along the coastline and portion of the poblacion. The municipality's climate is of Coronas climate type IV, where rainfall is evenly distributed throughout the year. Mount Capayas (Kapayas) (also known as Tore Peak), Cebu's second highest peak, is located in Cambangkaya. Mount Capayas is one of the Key Biodiversity Areas (KBAs) of Cebu.[6]
Barangays
editCatmon is politically subdivided into 20 barangays. Each barangay consists of puroks and some have sitios.
| PSGC | Barangay | Population | ±% p.a. | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020[4] | 2010[7] | |||||
| 072216001 | Agsuwao | 3.0% | 1,008 | 1,004 | 0.04% | |
| 072216002 | Amancion | 0.6% | 190 | 210 | −1.00% | |
| 072216003 | Anapog | 1.0% | 324 | 327 | −0.09% | |
| 072216004 | Bactas | 2.6% | 867 | 878 | −0.13% | |
| 072216006 | Basak | 3.8% | 1,286 | 1,163 | 1.01% | |
| 072216007 | Binongkalan | 4.7% | 1,587 | 1,417 | 1.14% | |
| 072216005 | Bongyas | 0.9% | 300 | 317 | −0.55% | |
| 072216008 | Cabungaan | 4.2% | 1,413 | 1,265 | 1.11% | |
| 072216009 | Cambangkaya | 2.2% | 758 | 768 | −0.13% | |
| 072216010 | Can‑ibuang | 1.2% | 398 | 419 | −0.51% | |
| 072216011 | Catmondaan | 9.1% | 3,086 | 2,792 | 1.01% | |
| 072216019 | Corazon (Poblacion) | 8.9% | 2,994 | 2,836 | 0.54% | |
| 072216012 | Duyan | 2.0% | 684 | 549 | 2.22% | |
| 072216020 | Flores (Poblacion) | 9.0% | 3,023 | 2,865 | 0.54% | |
| 072216013 | Ginabucan | 2.4% | 809 | 874 | −0.77% | |
| 072216014 | Macaas | 10.1% | 3,394 | 3,093 | 0.93% | |
| 072216015 | Panalipan | 10.5% | 3,544 | 3,161 | 1.15% | |
| 072216018 | San Jose Pob. (Catadman) | 9.6% | 3,250 | 2,832 | 1.39% | |
| 072216016 | Tabili | 2.3% | 764 | 719 | 0.61% | |
| 072216017 | Tinabyonan | 2.3% | 775 | 831 | −0.70% | |
| Total | 33,745 | 28,320 | 1.77% | |||
Climate
edit| Climate data for Catmon, Cebu | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 28 (82) |
28 (82) |
29 (84) |
31 (88) |
31 (88) |
30 (86) |
29 (84) |
30 (86) |
29 (84) |
29 (84) |
29 (84) |
28 (82) |
29 (85) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 22 (72) |
22 (72) |
23 (73) |
23 (73) |
25 (77) |
25 (77) |
24 (75) |
24 (75) |
24 (75) |
24 (75) |
23 (73) |
23 (73) |
24 (74) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 70 (2.8) |
49 (1.9) |
62 (2.4) |
78 (3.1) |
138 (5.4) |
201 (7.9) |
192 (7.6) |
185 (7.3) |
192 (7.6) |
205 (8.1) |
156 (6.1) |
111 (4.4) |
1,639 (64.6) |
| Average rainy days | 13.4 | 10.6 | 13.1 | 14.5 | 24.2 | 27.9 | 28.4 | 27.7 | 27.1 | 27.4 | 22.5 | 15.9 | 252.7 |
| Source: Meteoblue [8] | |||||||||||||
Demographics
edit| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1903 | 7,027 | — |
| 1918 | 18,646 | +6.72% |
| 1939 | 11,738 | −2.18% |
| 1948 | 11,761 | +0.02% |
| 1960 | 13,412 | +1.10% |
| 1970 | 14,837 | +1.01% |
| 1975 | 15,923 | +1.43% |
| 1980 | 17,357 | +1.74% |
| 1990 | 19,773 | +1.31% |
| 1995 | 21,647 | +1.71% |
| 2000 | 25,083 | +3.21% |
| 2007 | 27,330 | +1.19% |
| 2010 | 28,320 | +1.30% |
| 2015 | 30,471 | +1.40% |
| 2020 | 33,745 | +2.03% |
| Source: Philippine Statistics Authority[9][7][10][11] | ||
Economy
editPoverty incidence of Catmon
10
20
30
40
50
2006
43.70 2009
39.88 2012
27.47 2015
25.97 2018
16.10 2021
35.38 Source: Philippine Statistics Authority[12][13][14][15][16][17][18][19] |
References
edit- ^ "Catmon, Cebu: History of the Municipality".
- ^ Municipality of Catmon | (DILG)
- ^ "2015 Census of Population, Report No. 3 – Population, Land Area, and Population Density" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. Quezon City, Philippines. August 2016. ISSN 0117-1453. Archived (PDF) from the original on May 25, 2021. Retrieved July 16, 2021.
- ^ a b c Census of Population (2020). "Region VII (Central Visayas)". Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved July 8, 2021.
- ^ "PSA Releases the 2021 City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates". Philippine Statistics Authority. April 2, 2024. Retrieved April 28, 2024.
- ^ Philippine Sun Star, Razel V. Cuizon (September 20, 2014). "LGUs agree to protect biodiversity hotspots". Cebu. Archived from the original on November 30, 2014.
- ^ a b Census of Population and Housing (2010). "Region VII (Central Visayas)" (PDF). Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. National Statistics Office. Retrieved June 29, 2016.
- ^ "Catmon: Average Temperatures and Rainfall". Meteoblue. Retrieved May 10, 2020.
- ^ Census of Population (2015). "Region VII (Central Visayas)". Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved June 20, 2016.
- ^ Censuses of Population (1903–2007). "Region VII (Central Visayas)". Table 1. Population Enumerated in Various Censuses by Province/Highly Urbanized City: 1903 to 2007. National Statistics Office.
- ^ "Province of Cebu". Municipality Population Data. Local Water Utilities Administration Research Division. Retrieved December 17, 2016.
- ^ "Poverty incidence (PI):". Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved December 28, 2020.
- ^ "Estimation of Local Poverty in the Philippines" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. November 29, 2005.
- ^ "2003 City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. March 23, 2009.
- ^ "City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates; 2006 and 2009" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. August 3, 2012.
- ^ "2012 Municipal and City Level Poverty Estimates" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. May 31, 2016.
- ^ "Municipal and City Level Small Area Poverty Estimates; 2009, 2012 and 2015". Philippine Statistics Authority. July 10, 2019.
- ^ "PSA Releases the 2018 Municipal and City Level Poverty Estimates". Philippine Statistics Authority. December 15, 2021. Retrieved January 22, 2022.
- ^ "PSA Releases the 2021 City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates". Philippine Statistics Authority. April 2, 2024. Retrieved April 28, 2024.
External links
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