Carcar
| Carcar | |
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| Component City | |
| City of Carcar | |
Carcar from the bell tower of St. Catherine of Alexandria church
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 Map of Cebu with Carcar highlighted |
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| Coordinates: 10°06′N 123°38′E / 10.1°N 123.63°ECoordinates: 10°06′N 123°38′E / 10.1°N 123.63°E | |
| Country | Philippines |
| Region | Central Visayas (Region VII) |
| Province | Cebu |
| District | 1st district of Cebu |
| Founded Cityhood |
1599 2007 |
| Barangay | 15 (see § Barangays) |
| Government | |
| • Type | Sangguniang Panlungsod |
| • Mayor | Nicepuro Apura (NP) |
| • Vice mayor | Patrick Barcenas |
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| • Representative | Gerald Gullas |
| Area | |
| • Total | 116.78 km2 (45.09 sq mi) |
| includes Bolinawan Islet (26 ha) | |
| Highest elevation | 660 m (2,170 ft) |
| Population (2015 census) | |
| • Total | 119,664 |
| • Density | 1,000/km2 (2,700/sq mi) |
| • Voter (2016) | 63,285 |
| Demonym(s) | Carcaranon |
| Time zone | PHT (UTC+8) |
| ZIP code | 6019 |
| IDD : area code | +63 (0)32 |
| Income class | 5th class |
| PSGC | 072214000 |
Carcar, officially the City of Carcar (Cebuano: Dakbayan sa Carcar; Filipino Lungsod ng Carcar), is a 5th city income class component city in the province of Cebu, Philippines. According to the 2015 census, it has a population of 119,664. In the 2016 electoral roll, it had 63,285 registered voters.
Carcar lies within Metro Cebu area.
Carcar was known as "Sialao" since before the Spanish colonization. It became a municipality in 1599.
Carcar is considered one of the oldest towns in Cebu, with its Spanish influence lasted more than 300 years ago.
During the 11th Congress (1998–2001), Congress enacted into law 33 bills converting 33 municipalities into cities. However, Congress did not act on a further 24 bills converting 24 other municipalities into cities.
During the 12th Congress (2001–2004), Congress enacted into law Republic Act No. 9009 (RA 9009), which took effect on 30 June 2001. RA 9009 amended Section 450 of the Local Government Code by increasing the annual income requirement for conversion of a municipality into a city from ₱20 million to ₱100 million. The rationale for the amendment was to restrain, in the words of Senator Aquilino Pimentel, "the mad rush" of municipalities to convert into cities solely to secure a larger share in the Internal Revenue Allotment despite the fact that they are incapable of fiscal independence.
After RA 9009 went into effect, the House of Representatives of the 12th Congress adopted Joint Resolution No. 29, which sought to exempt from the ₱100 million income requirement in RA 9009 the 24 municipalities whose cityhood bills were not approved in the 11th Congress. However, the 12th Congress ended without the Senate having approved Joint Resolution No. 29.
During the 13th Congress (2004–2007), the House of Representatives re-adopted former Joint Resolution No. 29 as Joint Resolution No. 1 and forwarded it to the Senate for approval. However, the Senate again failed to approve the Joint Resolution. Following the suggestion of Senator Aquilino Pimentel (Senate President), 16 municipalities filed, through their respective sponsors, individual cityhood bills. The 16 cityhood bills each contained a common provision exempting it from the ₱100 million income requirement of RA 9009 –
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