Alcantara, Cebu
Alcantara | |
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| Municipality of Alcantara | |
Alcantara, Cebu – National road | |
Map of Cebu with Alcantara highlighted | |
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Location within the Philippines | |
| Coordinates: 9°58′18″N 123°24′17″E / 9.971533°N 123.404678°E | |
| Country | Philippines |
| Region | Central Visayas |
| Province | Cebu |
| District | 7th district |
| Founded | 1830 |
| Named after | Alcántara, Spain |
| Barangays | 9 (see Barangays) |
| Government | |
| • Type | Sangguniang Bayan |
| • Mayor | Fritz A. Lastimoso |
| • Vice Mayor | Larry M. Llenos |
| • Representative | Peter John D. Calderon |
| • Municipal Council | Members |
| • Electorate | 12,612 voters (2025) |
| Area | |
• 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 (2020 census) | |
• Total | 16,910 |
| • Density | 480/km2 (1,200/sq mi) |
| • Households | 4,384 |
| Economy | |
| • Income class | 5th municipal income class |
| • Poverty incidence | 35.80 |
| • 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 | |
| IDD : area code | +63 (0)32 |
| Native languages | Cebuano Tagalog |
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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 2020 census, it has a population of 16,910 people.