Ronda | |
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| Municipality of Ronda | |
 Ronda, Cebu | |
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| Coordinates:10°00′01″N123°24′34″E / 10.000256°N 123.409508°E /10.000256; 123.409508 | |
| Country | Philippines |
| Region | Central Visayas |
| Province | Cebu |
| District | 7th district |
| Founded | 1913 |
| Barangays | 14 (seeBarangays) |
| Government | |
| • Type | Sangguniang Bayan |
| • Mayor | Terence Mariano Y. Blanco |
| • Vice Mayor | Rocky T. Gabatan |
| • Representative | Peter John D. Calderon |
| • Municipal Council | Members
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| • Electorate | 15,920 voters (2025) |
| Area | |
• Total | 57.10 km2 (22.05 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 46 m (151 ft) |
| Highest elevation | 275 m (902 ft) |
| Lowest elevation | 0 m (0 ft) |
| Population (2024 census)[3] | |
• Total | 21,179 |
| • Density | 370.9/km2 (960.7/sq mi) |
| • Households | 5,450 |
| Economy | |
| • Income class | 5th municipal income class |
| • Poverty incidence | 38.96 |
| • Revenue | ₱ 97.63 million (2020), 39.82 million (2012), 57.52 million (2013), 53.06 million (2014), 57.24 million (2015), 62.92 million (2016), 71.65 million (2017), 120.4 million (2018), 84.57 million (2019), 110.6 million (2021) |
| • Assets | ₱ 290.7 million (2020), 61.24 million (2012), 75.86 million (2013), 69.72 million (2014), 88.83 million (2015), 124.1 million (2016), 177.7 million (2017), 336 million (2018), 247.2 million (2019), 352.7 million (2021) |
| • Expenditure | ₱ 129.4 million (2020), 15.19 million (2012), 16.66 million (2013), 13.95 million (2014), 47.05 million (2015), 45.94 million (2016), 61.58 million (2017), 108.8 million (2018), 78.04 million (2019), 82.62 million (2021) |
| • Liabilities | ₱ 48.64 million (2020), 15.19 million (2012), 20.29 million (2013), 25.91 million (2014), 18.17 million (2015), 28.65 million (2016), 53.94 million (2017), 79.48 million (2018), 52.51 million (2019), 57.57 million (2021) |
| Service provider | |
| • Electricity | Cebu 1 Electric Cooperative (CEBECO 1) |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (PST) |
| ZIP code | 6034 |
| PSGC | |
| IDD : area code | +63 (0)32 |
| Native languages | Cebuano Tagalog |
Ronda, officially theMunicipality of Ronda (Cebuano:Lungsod sa Ronda;Tagalog:Bayan ng Ronda), is amunicipality in theprovince ofCebu,Philippines. According to the 2024 census, it has a population of 21,179 people.[5]
Ronda (which is named aftera town inMalaga) is usually attributed to the Spanish word”ronda” which means”to round” or”to patrol” but evidence suggests Ronda is derived fromArunda, presumably ofCeltic origin however its meaning is uncertain.
Oral traditions suggest that the town was named“Holoyaw” before the Spanish conquest.‘’Holoyaw’’ refers to a type ofbanana that was abundant in the area. Others posit the name’s origin toJolo as the southern parts of theVisayas was infamous to being vulnerable to raids by Muslim pirates. However,Jolo is just a recent orthographic innovation from earlier“Xoló”, with the “x” being pronounced as /ʃ/ (thesh in Englishship).
Ronda is bordered to the north by the town ofDumanjug, to the west is theTañon Strait, to the east is the town ofArgao, and to the south is the town ofAlcantara. It is 91 kilometres (57 mi) fromCebu City and 43 kilometres (27 mi) from Argao.
Ronda is one of the eight municipalities comprising the7th Congressional District Cebu Province.
Ronda is politically subdivided into 14 barangays. Each barangay consists ofpuroks and some havesitios.
| PSGC | Barangay | Population | ±% p.a. | |||
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| 2024[6] | 2010[7] | |||||
| 072239001 | Butong | 7.6% | 1,617 | 1,610 | ▴ | 0.03% |
| 072239002 | Can‑abuhon | 4.4% | 930 | 780 | ▴ | 1.21% |
| 072239003 | Canduling | 6.4% | 1,353 | 1,329 | ▴ | 0.12% |
| 072239004 | Cansalonoy | 4.0% | 846 | 709 | ▴ | 1.22% |
| 072239005 | Cansayahon | 9.2% | 1,947 | 1,799 | ▴ | 0.54% |
| 072239006 | Ilaya | 7.7% | 1,630 | 1,455 | ▴ | 0.78% |
| 072239007 | Langin | 6.0% | 1,262 | 1,251 | ▴ | 0.06% |
| 072239008 | Libo‑o | 5.7% | 1,198 | 931 | ▴ | 1.74% |
| 072239009 | Malalay | 5.5% | 1,165 | 974 | ▴ | 1.24% |
| 072239010 | Palanas | 8.2% | 1,739 | 1,504 | ▴ | 1.00% |
| 072239011 | Poblacion | 9.4% | 1,992 | 1,990 | ▴ | 0.01% |
| 072239012 | Santa Cruz | 15.2% | 3,224 | 2,768 | ▴ | 1.05% |
| 072239013 | Tupas | 2.8% | 592 | 711 | ▾ | −1.25% |
| 072239014 | Vive | 4.1% | 865 | 771 | ▴ | 0.79% |
| Total | 21,179 | 18,582 | ▴ | 0.90% | ||
| Climate data for Ronda, 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) | 30 (86) | 31 (88) | 32 (90) | 32 (90) | 30 (86) | 30 (86) | 30 (86) | 30 (86) | 29 (84) | 29 (84) | 29 (84) | 30 (86) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 23 (73) | 22 (72) | 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) | 42 (1.7) | 34 (1.3) | 40 (1.6) | 61 (2.4) | 124 (4.9) | 188 (7.4) | 190 (7.5) | 191 (7.5) | 189 (7.4) | 186 (7.3) | 124 (4.9) | 73 (2.9) | 1,442 (56.8) |
| Average rainy days | 10.0 | 8.5 | 9.5 | 12.8 | 22.3 | 26.8 | 28.4 | 27.9 | 27.3 | 27.6 | 20.5 | 13.1 | 234.7 |
| Source: Meteoblue[8] | |||||||||||||
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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| 1903 | 9,662 | — |
| 1918 | 11,192 | +0.98% |
| 1939 | 11,936 | +0.31% |
| 1948 | 11,563 | −0.35% |
| 1960 | 10,565 | −0.75% |
| 1970 | 11,535 | +0.88% |
| 1975 | 12,006 | +0.81% |
| 1980 | 12,939 | +1.51% |
| 1990 | 15,264 | +1.67% |
| 1995 | 16,561 | +1.54% |
| 2000 | 16,808 | +0.32% |
| 2007 | 17,214 | +0.33% |
| 2010 | 18,582 | +2.82% |
| 2015 | 20,360 | +1.76% |
| 2020 | 21,005 | +0.66% |
| 2024 | 21,179 | +0.20% |
| Source:Philippine Statistics Authority[9][10][7][11][12] | ||
Poverty incidence of Ronda
Source:Philippine Statistics Authority[13][14][15][16][17][18][19][20]
The public schools in the town of Ronda are administered by one school district under theSchools Division of Cebu Province.
Elementary schools:
High schools:
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Places adjacent to Ronda, Cebu | |
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 Province ofCebu | |
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Cebu City (capital and largest city) | |
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| Highly urbanized cities | (Administratively independent from the province but grouped under Cebu by thePhilippine Statistics Authority. However, qualified voters in Mandaue are allowed to vote in elections for Cebu provincial officials by virtue of Republic Act No. 6641, in accordance with Section 452-c of the Local Government Code of 1991.) |
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