Moalboal
Moalboal | |
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| Municipality of Moalboal | |
Poblacion (town center) | |
| Nickname: Dagway sa Paraiso | |
| Anthem: Moalboal Hymn | |
Map of Cebu with Moalboal highlighted | |
OpenStreetMap | |
Location within the Philippines | |
| Coordinates: 9°57′N 123°24′E / 9.95°N 123.4°E | |
| Country | Philippines |
| Region | Central Visayas |
| Province | Cebu |
| District | 7th district |
| Founded | 6 February 1852 |
| Barangays | 15 (see Barangays) |
| Government | |
| • Type | Sangguniang Bayan |
| • Mayor | Inocentes G. Cabaron |
| • Vice mayor | Paz A. Rozgoni |
| • Representative | Peter John D. Calderon |
| • Municipal Council | Members |
| • Electorate | 24,546 voters (2025) |
| Area | |
• Total | 124.86 km2 (48.21 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 30 m (100 ft) |
| Highest elevation | 253 m (830 ft) |
| Lowest elevation | 0 m (0 ft) |
| Population (2020 census) | |
• Total | 36,930 |
| • Density | 300/km2 (770/sq mi) |
| • Households | 8,582 |
| Demonym | Moalboalanon |
| Economy | |
| • Income class | 4th municipal income class |
| • Poverty incidence | 33.46 |
| • Revenue | ₱ 278.7 million (2022) |
| • Assets | ₱ 572.3 million (2022) |
| • Expenditure | ₱ 178.7 million (2022) |
| • Liabilities | ₱ 138.3 million (2022) |
| Service provider | |
| • Electricity | Cebu 1 Electric Cooperative (CEBECO 1) |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (PST) |
| ZIP code | 6032 |
| PSGC | |
| IDD : area code | +63 (0)32 |
| Native languages | Cebuano Tagalog |
| Major religions | Roman Catholicism |
| Patron saint | John of Nepomuk |
| Website | www |
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Moalboal ([moʔˈalboʔˌal]), officially the Municipality of Moalboal (Cebuano: Lungsod sa Moalboal; Tagalog: Bayan ng Moalboal), is a municipality in the Philippine province of Cebu. According to the 2020 census, it had a population of 36,930 people.
Pescador Island, a popular tourist attraction, is part of the municipality and is one of the best-known diving sites in the Philippines.