Samboan
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 Samboan
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| Coordinates: 9°32′N 123°18′E / 9.53°N 123.3°E | |
| Country | Philippines |
| Region | Central Visayas (Region VII) |
| Province | Cebu |
| District | 2nd district of Cebu |
| Barangay |
15 (see § Barangays)
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| Government | |
| • Type | Sangguniang Bayan |
| • Mayor | Emerito Calderon (LP) |
| • Vice mayor | Emerito Calderon Jr |
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| • Representative | Wilfredo Caminero |
| Area | |
| • Total | 45.16 km2 (17.44 sq mi) |
| Population (2015 census) | |
| • Total | 20,884 |
| • Density | 460/km2 (1,200/sq mi) |
| • Voter (2016) | 12,577 |
| Time zone | PST (UTC+8) |
| ZIP code | 6027 |
| IDD : area code | +63 (0)32 |
| Income class | 5th class |
| PSGC | 072240000 |
Samboan is a 5th municipal income class municipality in the province of Cebu, Philippines, 150 kilometres (93 mi) south of Cebu City. According to the 2015 census, it has a population of 20,884. In the 2016 electoral roll, it had 12,577 registered voters.
Samboan is an abbreviation of the word sinamboang, which was a ritual dance performed by the people of the village.
Samboan is a small town on a hill. But it used to be a much bigger town, with Oslob and Alegria under its territorial jurisdiction. In fact, people of Alegria were made to render forced labor for the construction of the Samboan church. It was only some time during the middle of the 1880s that those two towns were separated from Samboan (the towns of Ginatilan and Malabuyoc, which now lie in between, were created after the separation).
Samboan comprises 15 barangays:
In the 2016 electoral roll, it had 12,577 registered voters, meaning that 60% of the population are aged 18 and over.
One aspect of interest is that of Samboan's cultural heritage left by the Spanish conquerors. St. Michael Archangel Church is one of the oldest Spanish-built churches in Cebu, with its façade made of coral stones.
The Watch Tower is another Spanish structure, also made up of blocks of coral stones. It was built on the side of the hill to watch out for Moro invaders approaching the island. It is the tallest watch tower in the entire island of Cebu, and best preserved.
Connecting the beach area with the Spanish Watch Tower is St. Jacob's Ladder (Escala de Jacobe). It is a flight of 147 stone steps built in 1878, which leads to the old watchtower on a plateau 65 metres (213 ft) above the town. From here, one can get a view of the Tañon Strait.
The Samboan WWII Volunteers Monument, at the center of Poblacion on the National Highway, was built in honor of the many volunteers who fought for the freedom of the Philippines.
The San Sebastian Stone Walls are old stone structures near San Sebastian Parish Church. This may be why this barangay is popularly known as 'Bato' (meaning "stone").
Another Spanish structure is an old coral stone believed to be a Spanish Boundary Post. It stands along the highway in Tangbo beside the Tangbo—Bonbon River Bridge. It was believed that it used to mark the boundary limit of old poblacion but now merely serves to mark the boundary between Bonbon and Tangbo barangays.
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