Santander, Cebu
Santander
Tañong | |
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| Municipality of Santander | |
Fast craft terminal in Liloan | |
Map of Cebu with Santander highlighted | |
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Location within the Philippines | |
| Coordinates: 9°27′N 123°20′E / 9.45°N 123.33°E | |
| Country | Philippines |
| Region | Central Visayas |
| Province | Cebu |
| District | 2nd district |
| Founded | 1867 |
| Named after | Santander, Spain |
| Barangays | 10 (see Barangays) |
| Government | |
| • Type | Sangguniang Bayan |
| • Mayor | Marites B. Buscato (1Cebu) |
| • Vice Mayor | Marilyn S. Wenceslao (1Cebu) |
| • Representative | Edsel A. Galeos |
| • Municipal Council | Members |
| • Electorate | 13,642 voters (2025) |
| Area | |
• Total | 35.67 km2 (13.77 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 61 m (200 ft) |
| Highest elevation | 510 m (1,670 ft) |
| Lowest elevation | 0 m (0 ft) |
| Population (2020 census) | |
• Total | 18,527 |
| • Density | 520/km2 (1,300/sq mi) |
| • Households | 4,591 |
| Demonym | Tañonganon |
| Economy | |
| • Income class | 4th municipal income class |
| • Poverty incidence | 35.13 |
| • Revenue | ₱ 131.4 million (2022) |
| • Assets | ₱ 549.5 million (2022) |
| • Expenditure | ₱ 114.1 million (2022) |
| • Liabilities | ₱ 93.14 million (2022) |
| Service provider | |
| • Electricity | Cebu 1 Electric Cooperative (CEBECO 1) |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (PST) |
| ZIP code | 6026 |
| PSGC | |
| IDD : area code | +63 (0)32 |
| Native languages | Cebuano Tagalog |
| Website | santander |
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Santander, officially the Municipality of Santander (Cebuano: Lungsod sa Santander; Tagalog: Bayan ng Santander), is a municipality in the province of Cebu, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 18,527 people.
It serves as one of the sea ports connecting to the province of Negros Oriental with its passenger ferries making way to Sibulan in just 20 minutes.
Roll-on roll-off (roro) barges of the Maayo Shipping Lines also carry motorcycles, cars, buses, and trucks between the ports of Liloan (in Santander) and Sibulan (in Negros Oriental) with trips taking about 30 minutes, and between Liloan and Larena (in Siquijor) in about 1 hour and 30 minutes.