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Oslob | |
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| Municipality of Oslob | |
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.svg)  Oslob Location within thePhilippines | |
| Coordinates:9°33′N123°24′E / 9.55°N 123.4°E /9.55; 123.4 | |
| Country | Philippines |
| Region | Central Visayas |
| Province | Cebu |
| District | 2nd district |
| Founded | 1848 |
| Barangays | 21 (seeBarangays) |
| Government | |
| • Type | Sangguniang Bayan |
| • Mayor | Ronald L. Guaren (1Cebu) |
| • Vice mayor | Friedel Ricardo G. Nazareno (1Cebu) |
| • Representative | Edsel Galeos (Lakas) |
| • Municipal Council | Members
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| • Electorate | 21,303 voters (2025) |
| Area | |
• Total | 134.75 km2 (52.03 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 142 m (466 ft) |
| Highest elevation | 726 m (2,382 ft) |
| Lowest elevation | 0 m (0 ft) |
| Population (2024 census)[3] | |
• Total | 29,378 |
| • Density | 218.02/km2 (564.67/sq mi) |
| • Households | 6,995 |
| Economy | |
| • Income class | 1st municipal income class |
| • Poverty incidence | 42.83 |
| • Revenue | ₱ 229.9 million (2022) |
| • Assets | ₱ 1,090 million (2022) |
| • Expenditure | ₱ 138.4 million (2022) |
| • Liabilities | ₱ 109.1 million (2022) |
| Service provider | |
| • Electricity | Cebu 1 Electric Cooperative (CEBECO 1) |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (PST) |
| ZIP code | 6025 |
| PSGC | |
| IDD : area code | +63 (0)32 |
| Native languages | Cebuano Tagalog |
Oslob, officially theMunicipality of Oslob (Cebuano:Lungsod sa Oslob;Tagalog:Bayan ng Oslob), is amunicipality in theprovince ofCebu,Philippines. According to the 2024 census, it has a population of 29,378 people.[5]
Oslob is bordered to the north by the town ofBoljoon, to the west are the towns ofGinatilan andSamboan, to the east is theCebu Strait, and to the south is the town ofSantander. It is 116 kilometres (72 mi) fromCebu City.
Generally, the area's topography is hilly and rolling, dominated by open grasslands and second-growth forests. There are fairly level and rolling plateaus and valleys spread throughout the interior. These are some of the most suitable areas for upland agriculture. The highest mountain peak is 800 metres (2,600 ft) above sea level.
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Oslob is politically subdivided into 21 barangays. Each barangay consists ofpuroks and some havesitios.
| PSGC | Barangay | Population | ±% p.a. | |||
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| 2024[6] | 2010[7] | |||||
| 072235001 | Alo | 4.1% | 1,196 | 1,389 | ▾ | −1.08% |
| 072235002 | Bangcogon | 4.2% | 1,231 | 952 | ▴ | 1.88% |
| 072235003 | Bonbon | 5.3% | 1,555 | 1,226 | ▴ | 1.74% |
| 072235004 | Calumpang | 3.5% | 1,024 | 941 | ▴ | 0.61% |
| 072235005 | Canangca‑an | 1.6% | 481 | 603 | ▾ | −1.63% |
| 072235009 | Cansalo‑ay | 2.3% | 681 | 487 | ▴ | 2.46% |
| 072235007 | Can‑ukban | 2.0% | 584 | 525 | ▴ | 0.78% |
| 072235006 | Cañang | 3.4% | 1,009 | 1,010 | ▾ | −0.01% |
| 072235010 | Daanlungsod | 5.9% | 1,736 | 1,556 | ▴ | 0.80% |
| 072235011 | Gawi | 6.4% | 1,876 | 1,509 | ▴ | 1.59% |
| 072235012 | Hagdan | 2.5% | 731 | 670 | ▴ | 0.63% |
| 072235014 | Lagunde | 11.1% | 3,273 | 2,829 | ▴ | 1.06% |
| 072235015 | Looc | 4.0% | 1,183 | 1,048 | ▴ | 0.88% |
| 072235016 | Luka | 4.1% | 1,210 | 1,106 | ▴ | 0.65% |
| 072235017 | Mainit | 4.6% | 1,339 | 1,312 | ▴ | 0.15% |
| 072235018 | Manlum | 1.4% | 411 | 456 | ▾ | −0.75% |
| 072235019 | Nueva Caceres | 4.0% | 1,189 | 991 | ▴ | 1.33% |
| 072235020 | Poblacion | 15.1% | 4,446 | 4,037 | ▴ | 0.70% |
| 072235021 | Pungtod | 5.3% | 1,567 | 1,421 | ▴ | 0.71% |
| 072235023 | Tan‑awan | 5.1% | 1,512 | 1,169 | ▴ | 1.88% |
| 072235024 | Tumalog | 3.5% | 1,030 | 879 | ▴ | 1.16% |
| Total | 29,378 | 26,116 | ▴ | 0.86% | ||
| Climate data for Oslob, Cebu | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 29 (84) | 29 (84) | 30 (86) | 32 (90) | 31 (88) | 30 (86) | 30 (86) | 30 (86) | 30 (86) | 29 (84) | 29 (84) | 29 (84) | 30 (86) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 23 (73) | 23 (73) | 23 (73) | 24 (75) | 25 (77) | 25 (77) | 24 (75) | 24 (75) | 24 (75) | 24 (75) | 24 (75) | 23 (73) | 24 (75) |
| Averageprecipitation mm (inches) | 35 (1.4) | 28 (1.1) | 38 (1.5) | 51 (2.0) | 125 (4.9) | 195 (7.7) | 194 (7.6) | 173 (6.8) | 180 (7.1) | 192 (7.6) | 121 (4.8) | 64 (2.5) | 1,396 (55) |
| Average rainy days | 9.2 | 8.2 | 9.9 | 11.3 | 22.5 | 27.3 | 28.0 | 27.2 | 27.1 | 26.9 | 19.7 | 12.7 | 230 |
| Source: Meteoblue[8] | |||||||||||||
The municipality of Oslob belongs toCoronas climate type III with a dry season from February to September and the wet season from October.
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Poverty incidence of Oslob
Source:Philippine Statistics Authority[13][14][15][16][17][18][19][20]
Public Markets: 2
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The official festival of Oslob is the annual Toslob Festival, which coincides with the feast of theImmaculate Concepcion in December.[21] It was originally named Sadsad Festival (which started as a barangay festival of Poblacion) and then was renamed to Sadsadayon Festival, and changed once more to its current name.
The Baluarte of Oslob was built in 1788. Its main purpose was to provide a safe place wherein guards could observe the surrounding area. It was a part of the defense system in dispelling the Moro raiders of the past, which included 6 other watchtowers along the coastline of Oslob.[22] Just near thecuartel, are the ruins of an ancient watchtower. So effective was this system that in 1815, the townspeople of Oslob were able to repel one such attack and remain at peace ever since. This prompted them to relocate the town to its present site from their fortified settlement in Daanglungsod, which is now in ruins but still breathtaking.[22]
Oslob was established as a visita of Boljoon in 1690 and became an independent parish in 1848 with the Immaculate Conception as its patroness. The present-day church of cut coral stone was started in 1830 and finished 18 years later. The buttresses were added between 1848 and 1850. The adjacent bell tower was built in 1858. The church was burned down during the Second World War liberating Philippine Commonwealth troops and Cebuano guerillas against the Japanese in Oslob in 1945, and 1955 but was eventually restored.
Outside the walls are the remains of a watchtower, one of the many that line the southeastern coast of Cebu.
The church is connected to the parish house orconvento which still has its original clay-tiled roof. Across the road from the church is the former mortuary chapel with a pediment decorated with a relief of a human skeleton. North of the complex is a small road that leads to the old cemetery.
In 2008, a fire gutted the 19th-century church's interior, including the altar and adjacent rectory, but it spared the image of Our Lady of Immaculate Conception, which is inside a glass case, and the 73 other icons near the door to the bell tower.[23]
Located front right of the church of Oslob, just outside the perimeter stone fence and near the sea, at the intersection ofCalle Aeternidad and the end ofCalle Aragones, stands an unfinished building made of coral blocks resembling a Spanish-era barracks. This was intended to be thecuartel, barracks for Spanish soldiers orguardia civil. It was started about 1860, but remained unfinished at the end of Spanish occupation in 1898.[24]
Sumilon Island is a 24-hectare (59-acre) coral island off the coast of Bancogon, Oslob, Cebu.[25] The island hosts the Sumilon Bluewater Island Resort.[26]
The island of Sumilon is located in the southeastern tip of Oslob. It is the first marine protected area in the Philippines; created as a marine sanctuary in 1974 under the guidance of theSilliman University Marine Reserve of Dumaguete in the nearby province of Negros Oriental.[27]
Sumilon has four major dive sites, which are Garden Eel Plaza, Nikki's Wall, Coral Landscape and Julie's Rock. The island's diving sites are famous for their superb visibility, stunning reefs and abundance of varied tropical marine species that provide an ideal and memorable dive. There are occasional sightings of black tip sharks during dives. A popular attraction in Sumilon Island is its sandbar because of its changing shapes and shifting locations around the island depending on the season. Other places of interest in the island are a natural lagoon with high mangroves and natural caves used by fishermen to seek refuge during storms, and a lake. On the south portion of the island, a lighthouse rests on a protected tree park, and beside it is a "baluarte", a historical watchtower built as part of a warning system to thwart slavers andmarauders in the 19th century.[28]
Besides diving, there is also bird-watching, picnicking, fishing, hiking, island tours, paddling and trekking. The island is 125 kilometres (78 mi) from Cebu City and separated from the mainland by the Cebu Strait. It is also close toDumaguete in the nearby island province ofNegros Oriental.
From the port of Oslob, there are various boats to the island. Another route to Sumilon Island is via Dumaguete since it is also close to the island.[29]
Whale sharks can be spotted in Tan‑awan, which is 10 kilometres (6.2 mi) from the center of the town. It has become a popular tourist attraction, though this has drawn criticism for poor tourist management practices that can harmfully impact not only the sharks themselves but the surrounding ecosystems as well.[30][31]
Tumalog Falls, also called as "Toslob falls" or "Mag-ambak falls", is situated in barangay Luka. It takes approximately three and a half hours to get to the area fromCebu City.[32] Most tourists who go whale shark swimming in Tanawan include this waterfall in their itinerary.[33]
The public schools in the town of Oslob are administered by one school district under theSchools Division of Cebu ProvinceArchived 7 October 2023 at theWayback Machine.
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