Oslob, Cebu
| Oslob | |
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| Municipality | |
Baluarte (watchtower)
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 Map of Cebu with Oslob highlighted |
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 Oslob
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| Coordinates: 9°33′N 123°24′E / 9.55°N 123.4°E | |
| Country | Philippines |
| Region | Central Visayas (Region VII) |
| Province | Cebu |
| District | 2nd district of Cebu |
| Barangay |
21 (see § Barangays)
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| Government | |
| • Type | Sangguniang Bayan |
| • Mayor | Jun Tumulak (LP) |
| • Vice mayor | Ronald Guaren |
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Members
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| • Representative | Wilfredo Caminero |
| Area | |
| • Total | 134.75 km2 (52.03 sq mi) |
| Highest elevation | 800 m (2,600 ft) |
| Population (2015 census) | |
| • Total | 27,893 |
| • Density | 210/km2 (540/sq mi) |
| • Voter (2016) | 18,886 |
| Time zone | PST (UTC+8) |
| ZIP code | 6025 |
| IDD : area code | +63 (0)32 |
| Income class | 4th class |
| PSGC | 072235000 |
Oslob is a 4th municipal income class municipality in the province of Cebu, Philippines. According to the 2015 census, it has a population of 27,893. In the 2016 electoral roll, it had 18,886 registered voters.
Generally, topography of the area is hilly and rolling, dominated by open grasslands and second growth forest. 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.
The municipality of Oslob belongs to Coronas climate type III with a dry season from February to September and the wet season from October.
Faraon clay steep phase; Medellin clay Lugo clay
Oslob comprises 21 barangays:
In the 2016 electoral roll, it had 18,886 registered voters, meaning that 68% of the population are aged 18 and over.
Public Markets: 2
Schools (public & private):
The official festival of Oslob is the annual Toslob Festival which coincides with the feast of the Immaculate Concepcion in December.
The official was originally named Sadsad Festival (which started as a barangay festival of Poblacion) and then was renamed to Sadsadayon Festival, but was changed again to Toslob Festival.
The Baluarte (Spanish for watchtower) 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. Just near the cuartel, 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.
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 that 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.
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