Poro, Cebu

Poro
Municipality

Poro town hall

Map of Cebu with Poro highlighted
Poro

Location within the Philippines

Coordinates: 10°38′N 124°25′E / 10.63°N 124.42°E / 10.63; 124.42Coordinates: 10°38′N 124°25′E / 10.63°N 124.42°E / 10.63; 124.42
Country Philippines
Region Central Visayas (Region VII)
Province Cebu
District 5th district of Cebu
Founded 17 December 1701
Barangay 20 (see § Barangays)
Government [1]
 • Type Sangguniang Bayan
 • Mayor Luciano Rama (BAKUD)
 • Vice mayor Edgar Rama
 • Town Council
 • Representative Red Durano
Areanscb
 • Total 63.59 km2 (24.55 sq mi)
Population (2015 census)[2]
 • Total 25,212
 • Density 400/km2 (1,000/sq mi)
 • Voter (2016)[3]  13,790
Time zone PHT (UTC+8)
ZIP code 6049
IDD : area code  +63 (0)32
Income class 4th class
PSGC nscb
Website elgu.ncc.gov.ph/ecommunity/poro-cebu/

Poro is a 4th municipal income class municipality on Camotes Islands in the province of Cebu, Philippines.[4] According to the 2015 census, it has a population of 25,212.[2] In the 2016 election, it had 13,790 registered voters.[3]

Poro, along with the municipality of Tudela, is located on Poro Island of the Camotes Islands.

The patronal feast of Poro is celebrated on the third Friday of January, in honour of the Santo Niño de Cebu.

Barangays

Poro comprises 17 barangays:[4]

PSGC Barangay Population ±% p.a.
2015[2] 2010[5]
072238001 Adela 6.9% 1,737 1,339 +5.08%
072238002 Altavista 3.8% 958 1,142 −3.29%
072238003 Cagcagan 12.4% 3,114 3,238 −0.74%
072238004 Cansabusab 2.3% 577 525 +1.81%
072238005 Daan Paz 3.7% 922 888 +0.72%
072238006 Eastern Poblacion 4.6% 1,158 886 +5.23%
072238007 Esperanza 13.2% 3,324 3,131 +1.15%
072238008 Libertad 5.2% 1,313 1,276 +0.55%
072238010 Mabini 5.0% 1,259 1,254 +0.08%
072238011 Mercedes 10.3% 2,585 2,294 +2.30%
072238012 Pagsa 4.7% 1,183 672 +11.37%
072238013 Paz 5.0% 1,252 1,206 +0.72%
072238014 Rizal 3.5% 871 817 +1.23%
072238015 San Jose 5.0% 1,255 1,136 +1.91%
072238016 Santa Rita 2.8% 705 860 −3.71%
072238018 Teguis 5.5% 1,397 1,323 +1.04%
072238019 Western Poblacion 6.4% 1,602 1,511 +1.12%
Total 25,212 23,498 +1.35%

Demographics

Population census of Poro
YearPop.±% p.a.
1990 19,150—    
1995 21,517+2.21%
2000 21,397−0.12%
YearPop.±% p.a.
2007 21,529+0.08%
2010 23,498+3.24%
2015 25,212+1.35%
Source: Philippine Statistics Office[2][5][6]

In the 2016 election, it had 13,790 registered voters, meaning that 55% of the population are aged 18 and over.[3]

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 Visayan languages, Filipino, 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.

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.

References

  1. ↑ "Municipality". Quezon City, Philippines: Department of the Interior and Local Government. Retrieved 31 May 2013.
  2. 1 2 3 4 "Region VII (CENTRAL VISAYAS)". Census of Population (2015): Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay (Report). PSA. Retrieved 20 June 2016.
  3. 1 2 3 "2016 National and Local Elections Statistics". Commission on Elections. 2016.
  4. 1 2
  5. 1 2 "Region VII (CENTRAL VISAYAS)". Census of Population and Housing (2010): Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay (Report). NSO. Retrieved 29 June 2016.
  6. ↑ "Region VII (CENTRAL VISAYAS)". Census of Population (1995, 2000 and 2007): Total Population by Province, City and Municipality (Report). NSO. Archived from the original on 24 June 2011.
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