Poro | |
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Municipality of Poro | |
![]() Poro town hall | |
![]() Map of Cebu with Poro highlighted | |
Location within the Philippines | |
Coordinates: 10°37′44″N 124°24′25″E / 10.629°N 124.407°E | |
Country | Philippines |
Region | Central Visayas |
Province | Cebu |
District | 5th district |
Founded | 17 December 1701 |
Barangays | 17 (see Barangays) |
Government | |
• Type | Sangguniang Bayan |
• Mayor | Edgar G. Rama |
• Vice Mayor | Dina Z. Rama |
• Representative | Vincent Franco D. Frasco |
• Municipal Council | Members |
• Electorate | 17,158 voters (2022) |
Area | |
• Total | 63.59 km2 (24.55 sq mi) |
Elevation | 48 m (157 ft) |
Highest elevation | 377 m (1,237 ft) |
Lowest elevation | 0 m (0 ft) |
Population (2020 census)[3] | |
• Total | 26,232 |
• Density | 410/km2 (1,100/sq mi) |
• Households | 6,900 |
Economy | |
• Income class | 4th municipal income class |
• Poverty incidence | 44.60 |
• Revenue | ₱ 110.7 million (2020) |
• Assets | ₱ 417.2 million (2020) |
• Expenditure | ₱ 103.7 million (2020) |
• Liabilities | ₱ 171.2 million (2020) |
Service provider | |
• Electricity | Camotes Electric Cooperative (CELCO) |
Time zone | UTC+8 (PST) |
ZIP code | 6049 |
PSGC | |
IDD : area code | +63 (0)32 |
Native languages | Forohanon Cebuano |
Poro, officially the Municipality of Poro (Cebuano: Lungsod sa Poro; Tagalog: Bayan ng Poro), is a 4th class municipality in the province of Cebu, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 26,232 people.[3]
Poro, along with the municipality of Tudela, is located on Poro Island of the Camotes Islands.
Poro is bordered to the north by the Province of Leyte in the Camotes Sea, to the west is by the island of Pacijan Island With the town of San Francisco, to the east is the town of Tudela and to the south is the Camotes Sea
The patronal feast of Poro is celebrated on the third Friday of January, in honour of the Santo Niño de Cebu.
Geography
Barangays
Poro is politically subdivided into 17 barangays. Each barangay consists of puroks and some have sitios.
PSGC | Barangay | Population | ±% p.a. | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2020[3] | 2010[5] | |||||
072238001 | Adela | 6.6% | 1,737 | 1,339 | 2.64% | |
072238002 | Altavista | 3.7% | 958 | 1,142 | −1.74% | |
072238003 | Cagcagan | 11.9% | 3,114 | 3,238 | −0.39% | |
072238004 | Cansabusab | 2.2% | 577 | 525 | 0.95% | |
072238005 | Daan Paz | 3.5% | 922 | 888 | 0.38% | |
072238006 | Eastern Poblacion | 4.4% | 1,158 | 886 | 2.71% | |
072238007 | Esperanza | 12.7% | 3,324 | 3,131 | 0.60% | |
072238008 | Libertad | 5.0% | 1,313 | 1,276 | 0.29% | |
072238010 | Mabini | 4.8% | 1,259 | 1,254 | 0.04% | |
072238011 | Mercedes | 9.9% | 2,585 | 2,294 | 1.20% | |
072238012 | Pagsa | 4.5% | 1,183 | 672 | 5.82% | |
072238013 | Paz | 4.8% | 1,252 | 1,206 | 0.37% | |
072238014 | Rizal | 3.3% | 871 | 817 | 0.64% | |
072238015 | San Jose | 4.8% | 1,255 | 1,136 | 1.00% | |
072238016 | Santa Rita | 2.7% | 705 | 860 | −1.97% | |
072238018 | Teguis | 5.3% | 1,397 | 1,323 | 0.55% | |
072238019 | Western Poblacion | 6.1% | 1,602 | 1,511 | 0.59% | |
Total | 26,232 | 23,498 | 1.11% |
Climate
Climate data for Poro, Cebu | |||||||||||||
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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) |
30 (86) |
30 (86) |
30 (86) |
29 (84) |
29 (84) |
29 (84) |
29 (84) |
29 (84) |
28 (82) |
29 (84) |
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 22 (72) |
22 (72) |
22 (72) |
23 (73) |
25 (77) |
25 (77) |
25 (77) |
25 (77) |
25 (77) |
24 (75) |
24 (75) |
23 (73) |
24 (75) |
Average precipitation mm (inches) | 78 (3.1) |
57 (2.2) |
84 (3.3) |
79 (3.1) |
118 (4.6) |
181 (7.1) |
178 (7.0) |
169 (6.7) |
172 (6.8) |
180 (7.1) |
174 (6.9) |
128 (5.0) |
1,598 (62.9) |
Average rainy days | 16.7 | 13.8 | 17.3 | 18.5 | 23.2 | 26.5 | 27.1 | 26.0 | 26.4 | 27.5 | 24.6 | 21.0 | 268.6 |
Source: Meteoblue[6] |
Demographics
Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
---|---|---|
1903 | 4,991 | — |
1918 | 6,754 | +2.04% |
1939 | 11,520 | +2.58% |
1948 | 12,523 | +0.93% |
1960 | 13,736 | +0.77% |
1970 | 14,858 | +0.79% |
1975 | 16,535 | +2.17% |
1980 | 17,717 | +1.39% |
1990 | 19,150 | +0.78% |
1995 | 21,517 | +2.21% |
2000 | 21,397 | −0.12% |
2007 | 21,529 | +0.08% |
2010 | 23,498 | +3.24% |
2015 | 25,212 | +1.35% |
2020 | 26,232 | +0.78% |
Source: Philippine Statistics Authority[7][5][8] |
Etymology and languages
The town's name is derived from the Waray-Waray word puro meaning "island". This how Camotes Island is called by Warays and Leyteños. Before the first municipality to be established in Camotes, puro meant the name of all the islands.
Aside from Cebuano, Waray, Tagalog, and English, the townsfolk also speak the local Porohanon language. Also known as Camotes Visayan, the language is mutually intelligible with other Visayan languages (e.g. Cebuano) spoken in the rest of the Camotes Islands, Cebu, other parts of the Visayas, and Northern Mindanao.
The town is home to the Porohanon language, one of the most endangered languages in the Visayas. The language is only used in the Poro islands. The language is classified as distinct from Cebuano by the Komisyon ng Wikang Filipino and is vital to the culture and arts of the Porohanon people. Porohanon is distinguished by the way the locals substitute /j/ sounds with /ʒ/, for instance Cebuano maayong buntag ("good morning") vocalised as maazong buntag in Porohanon. (Possibly occasions too a handover from the yeísmo phenomenon in Spanish.) Other dialectical variations include the Porohanon ara dira instead of the standard Cebuano na-a diha.
Economy
Poverty incidence of Poro
10
20
30
40
50
2006
49.30 2009
45.08 2012
30.07 2015
34.09 2018
21.00 2021
44.60 Source: Philippine Statistics Authority[9][10][11][12][13][14][15][16] |
References
- ^ Municipality of Poro | (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 8 July 2021.
- ^ "PSA Releases the 2021 City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates". Philippine Statistics Authority. 2 April 2024. Retrieved 28 April 2024.
- ^ 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 29 June 2016.
- ^ "Poro: Average Temperatures and Rainfall". Meteoblue. Retrieved 10 May 2020.
- ^ Census of Population (2015). "Region VII (Central Visayas)". Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved 20 June 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.
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: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ "Poverty incidence (PI):". Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved December 28, 2020.
- ^ "Estimation of Local Poverty in the Philippines" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. 29 November 2005.
- ^ "2003 City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. 23 March 2009.
- ^ "City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates; 2006 and 2009" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. 3 August 2012.
- ^ "2012 Municipal and City Level Poverty Estimates" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. 31 May 2016.
- ^ "Municipal and City Level Small Area Poverty Estimates; 2009, 2012 and 2015". Philippine Statistics Authority. 10 July 2019.
- ^ "PSA Releases the 2018 Municipal and City Level Poverty Estimates". Philippine Statistics Authority. 15 December 2021. Retrieved 22 January 2022.
- ^ "PSA Releases the 2021 City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates". Philippine Statistics Authority. 2 April 2024. Retrieved 28 April 2024.
Further reading
- The Freeman, Clarence Paul Oaminal (30 April 1962) [2015]. "Macapagal visited Cebu months after the elections in 1961". Archived from the original on 15 August 2015.