Located at the northernmost tip of the Province of Cebu, the Municipality of Daanbantayan as of December 3, 2008 is now a 1st class municipality composed of 20 barangays (2 island, 13 coastal and 5 inland) with a total land area of 10,455 hectares. It has a population of 78,452 as of profile year, whose main source of livelihood is farming and fishing, owing to its mostly agricultural and coastal areas.
GEOGRAPHICAL LOCATION: The Municipality of Daan Bantayan is located approximately 147 kms. at the northern most tip of Cebu City with about 3-4 travel time.
ACCESSIBILITY:
Nearest airport: Mactan-Ceby International Airport & 5 Feeder Airport
Nearest seaport: Cebu International port & 44 Domestic Ports.
TOURIST ATTRACTIONS: Malapascua Island, Sta. Rosa de Lima Parish Church, Virgin Beach Resort, JM Resort,
Isla De Gato, Town Plaza.
SCHOOLS/UNIVERSITY : Cebu Technological University - Agujo, Daan Bantayan, Cebu.
17 High Schools
24 Elementary Schools
BANK: Fairbank
HOSPITAL : Daan Bantayan District Hospital - Poblacion, Daan Bantayan,Cebu
FESTIVAL : Haladaya Festival
HISTORY :The town was formerly known as Kandaya – from the name of the leader of the first Malayan settler, Datu Daya. Kandaya was changed to Daanbantayan when the area was recognized as a municipality.
Daanbantayan was originally a visayan term for an old watchtower located in Brgy. Tapilon, which used to serve as a lookout for Moros marauding the coastal towns in the Visayas during the early Spanish times.
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There are no definite records to indicate the exact year of the founding of the town of Daanbantayan. However, from the book called “Reseñas Historicas de los Dioceses de Cebu” published in the year 1886 it is mentioned that a certain priest, Rev. Juan Protacio Gallares, had been doing periodic inspection in the parish of Daanbantayan. The parish was inaugurated on August 10, 1858. Due to the fact that during the Spanish regime, the church and the state were more or less one in essence, it is logically assumed by many that the establishment of the town was made to coincide with the date of the inauguration of the parish.
Located at the northernmost tip of the Province of Cebu, the Municipality of Daanbantayan as of December 3, 2008 is now a 1st class municipality composed of 20 barangays (2 island, 13 coastal and 5 inland) with a total land area of 10,455 hectares. It has a population of 78,452 as of profile year, whose main source of livelihood is farming and fishing, owing to its mostly agricultural and coastal areas.
GEOGRAPHICAL LOCATION: The Municipality of Daan Bantayan is located approximately 147 kms. at the northern most tip of Cebu City with about 3-4 travel time.
ACCESSIBILITY:
Nearest airport: Mactan-Ceby International Airport & 5 Feeder Airport
Nearest seaport: Cebu International port & 44 Domestic Ports.
TOURIST ATTRACTIONS: Malapascua Island, Sta. Rosa de Lima Parish Church, Virgin Beach Resort, JM Resort,
Isla De Gato, Town Plaza.
SCHOOLS/UNIVERSITY : Cebu Technological University - Agujo, Daan Bantayan, Cebu.
17 High Schools
24 Elementary Schools
BANK: Fairbank
HOSPITAL : Daan Bantayan District Hospital - Poblacion, Daan Bantayan,Cebu
FESTIVAL : Haladaya Festival
HISTORY :The town was formerly known as Kandaya – from the name of the leader of the first Malayan settler, Datu Daya. Kandaya was changed to Daanbantayan when the area was recognized as a municipality.
Daanbantayan was originally a visayan term for an old watchtower located in Brgy. Tapilon, which used to serve as a lookout for Moros marauding the coastal towns in the Visayas during the early Spanish times.
There are no definite records to indicate the exact year of the founding of the town of Daanbantayan. However, from the book called “Reseñas Historicas de los Dioceses de Cebu” published in the year 1886 it is mentioned that a certain priest, Rev. Juan Protacio Gallares, had been doing periodic inspection in the parish of Daanbantayan. The parish was inaugurated on August 10, 1858. Due to the fact that during the Spanish regime, the church and the state were more or less one in essence, it is logically assumed by many that the establishment of the town was made to coincide with the date of the inauguration of the parish.
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