Poro | |
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| Municipality of Poro | |
 Poro town hall | |
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.svg)  Poro Location within thePhilippines | |
| Coordinates:10°37′44″N124°24′25″E / 10.629°N 124.407°E /10.629; 124.407 | |
| Country | Philippines |
| Region | Central Visayas |
| Province | Cebu |
| District | 5th district |
| Founded | 17 December 1701 |
| Barangays | 17 (seeBarangays) |
| Government | |
| • Type | Sangguniang Bayan |
| • Mayor | Edgar G. Rama (One Cebu) |
| • Vice Mayor | Dina Z. Rama (One Cebu) |
| • Representative | Vincent Franco D. Frasco (One Cebu) |
| • Municipal Council | Members
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| • Electorate | 19,302 voters (2025) |
| Area | |
• Total | 63.59 km2 (24.55 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 48 m (157 ft) |
| Highest elevation | 377 m (1,237 ft) |
| Lowest elevation | 0 m (0 ft) |
| Population (2024 census)[3] | |
• Total | 26,908 |
| • Density | 423.1/km2 (1,096/sq mi) |
| • Households | 6,900 |
| Economy | |
| • Income class | 4th municipal income class |
| • Poverty incidence | 44.6 |
| • Revenue | ₱ 156.9 million (2022) |
| • Assets | ₱ 550.3 million (2022) |
| • Expenditure | ₱ 118.8 million (2022) |
| • Liabilities | ₱ 210.6 million (2022) |
| Service provider | |
| • Electricity | Camotes Electric Cooperative (CELCO) |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (PST) |
| ZIP code | 6049 |
| PSGC | |
| IDD : area code | +63 (0)32 |
| Native languages | Forohanon Cebuano |
Poro, officially theMunicipality of Poro (Cebuano:Lungsod sa Poro;Tagalog:Bayan ng Poro), is amunicipality in theprovince ofCebu,Philippines. According to the 2024 census, it has a population of 26,908 people.[5]
Thepatronalfeast of Poro is celebrated on the third Friday of January, in honour of theSanto Niño de Cebu.
Poro is bordered to the north by the province ofLeyte across theCamotes Sea; to the west by Pacijan Island, where the town ofSan Francisco is located; to the east by the town ofTudela; and to the south by theCamotes Sea.
Poro, along with the municipality ofTudela, is located onPoro Island of theCamotes Islands.
Poro is politically subdivided into 17 barangays. Each barangay consists ofpuroks and some havesitios.
| PSGC | Barangay | Population | ±% p.a. | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024[6] | 2010[7] | |||||
| 072238001 | Adela | 6.5% | 1,737 | 1,339 | ▴ | 1.90% |
| 072238002 | Altavista | 3.6% | 958 | 1,142 | ▾ | −1.27% |
| 072238003 | Cagcagan | 11.6% | 3,114 | 3,238 | ▾ | −0.28% |
| 072238004 | Cansabusab | 2.1% | 577 | 525 | ▴ | 0.69% |
| 072238005 | Daan Paz | 3.4% | 922 | 888 | ▴ | 0.27% |
| 072238006 | Eastern Poblacion | 4.3% | 1,158 | 886 | ▴ | 1.96% |
| 072238007 | Esperanza | 12.4% | 3,324 | 3,131 | ▴ | 0.43% |
| 072238008 | Libertad | 4.9% | 1,313 | 1,276 | ▴ | 0.21% |
| 072238010 | Mabini | 4.7% | 1,259 | 1,254 | ▴ | 0.03% |
| 072238011 | Mercedes | 9.6% | 2,585 | 2,294 | ▴ | 0.87% |
| 072238012 | Pagsa | 4.4% | 1,183 | 672 | ▴ | 4.18% |
| 072238013 | Paz | 4.7% | 1,252 | 1,206 | ▴ | 0.27% |
| 072238014 | Rizal | 3.2% | 871 | 817 | ▴ | 0.46% |
| 072238015 | San Jose | 4.7% | 1,255 | 1,136 | ▴ | 0.72% |
| 072238016 | Santa Rita | 2.6% | 705 | 860 | ▾ | −1.43% |
| 072238018 | Teguis | 5.2% | 1,397 | 1,323 | ▴ | 0.40% |
| 072238019 | Western Poblacion | 6.0% | 1,602 | 1,511 | ▴ | 0.42% |
| Total | 26,908 | 23,498 | ▴ | 0.99% | ||
| Climate data for Poro, Cebu | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 28 (82) | 28 (82) | 29 (84) | 30 (86) | 30 (86) | 30 (86) | 29 (84) | 29 (84) | 29 (84) | 29 (84) | 29 (84) | 28 (82) | 29 (84) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 22 (72) | 22 (72) | 22 (72) | 23 (73) | 25 (77) | 25 (77) | 25 (77) | 25 (77) | 25 (77) | 24 (75) | 24 (75) | 23 (73) | 24 (75) |
| Averageprecipitation mm (inches) | 78 (3.1) | 57 (2.2) | 84 (3.3) | 79 (3.1) | 118 (4.6) | 181 (7.1) | 178 (7.0) | 169 (6.7) | 172 (6.8) | 180 (7.1) | 174 (6.9) | 128 (5.0) | 1,598 (62.9) |
| Average rainy days | 16.7 | 13.8 | 17.3 | 18.5 | 23.2 | 26.5 | 27.1 | 26.0 | 26.4 | 27.5 | 24.6 | 21.0 | 268.6 |
| Source: Meteoblue[8] | |||||||||||||
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1903 | 4,991 | — |
| 1918 | 6,754 | +2.04% |
| 1939 | 11,520 | +2.58% |
| 1948 | 12,523 | +0.93% |
| 1960 | 13,736 | +0.77% |
| 1970 | 14,858 | +0.79% |
| 1975 | 16,535 | +2.17% |
| 1980 | 17,717 | +1.39% |
| 1990 | 19,150 | +0.78% |
| 1995 | 21,517 | +2.21% |
| 2000 | 21,397 | −0.12% |
| 2007 | 21,529 | +0.08% |
| 2010 | 23,498 | +3.24% |
| 2015 | 25,212 | +1.35% |
| 2020 | 26,232 | +0.84% |
| 2024 | 26,908 | +0.61% |
| Source:Philippine Statistics Authority[9][10][7][11] | ||
The town's name is derived from theWaray-Waray wordpuro meaning "island". This how Camotes Island is called by Warays and Leyteños. Before the first municipality to be established in Camotes,puro meant the name of all the islands.
Aside fromCebuano,Waray,Tagalog, andEnglish, the townsfolk also speak the localPorohanon language. Also known as Camotes Visayan, the language ismutually intelligible with other Visayan languages (e.g.Cebuano) spoken in the rest of the Camotes Islands, Cebu, other parts of the Visayas, and Northern Mindanao.
The town is home to thePorohanon language, one of the most endangered languages in the Visayas. The language is only used in the Poro islands. The language is classified as distinct from Cebuano by theKomisyon ng Wikang Filipino and is vital to the culture and arts of thePorohanon people. Porohanon is distinguished by the way the locals substitute/j/ sounds with/ʒ/, for instance Cebuanomaayong buntag ("good morning") vocalised asmaazong buntag in Porohanon. (Possibly occasions too a handover from theyeísmo phenomenon inSpanish.) Other dialectical variations include the Porohanonara dira instead of the standard Cebuanona-a diha.
Poverty incidence of Poro
Source:Philippine Statistics Authority[12][13][14][15][16][17][18][19]
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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.) |
