San Remigio, Cebu

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San Remigio
Municipality
Municipality of San Remigio
Flag
Map of Cebu with San Remigio highlighted
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San Remigio Location within the Philippines
Coordinates: 11°00′N 123°57′E / 11°N 123.95°E / 11; 123.95
Country	Philippines
Region	Central Visayas
Province	Cebu
District	4th district
Founded	1863
Barangays	27 (see Barangays)
Government  [1]
• Type	Sangguniang Bayan
• Mayor	Alfonso C. Pestolante
• Vice Mayor	Mariano R. Martinez
• Representative	Janice Z. Salimbangon
• Municipal Council	Members Alphonsine Corominas-Gonzales Conrado A. Loon Maria Vida D. Pestolante Jay L. Olivar Herman Antonio M. Bascon Iluminado M. Ornopia Joycee L. Olivar Romeo L. Caayon
• Electorate	42,630 voters (2022)
Area [2]
• Total	95.27 km2 (36.78 sq mi)
Elevation	8.0 m (26.2 ft)
Highest elevation	81 m (266 ft)
Lowest elevation	0 m (0 ft)
Population  (2020 census)[3]
• Total	65,744
• Density	690/km2 (1,800/sq mi)
• Households	16,707
Economy
• Income class	3rd municipal income class
• Poverty incidence	35.14 % (2021)[4]
• Revenue	₱ 180.3 million (2020)
• Assets	₱ 512.3 million (2020)
• Expenditure	₱ 212.2 million (2020)
• Liabilities	₱ 173.1 million (2020)
Service provider
• Electricity	Cebu 2 Electric Cooperative (CEBECO 2)
Time zone	UTC+8 (PST)
ZIP code	6011
PSGC	072243000
IDD : area code	+63 (0)32
Native languages	Cebuano Tagalog
Website	sanremigio.gov.ph

San Remigio, officially called the Municipality of San Remigio (Cebuano: Lungsod sa San Remigio; Tagalog: Bayan ng San Remigio), is a municipality in the province of Cebu, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 65,744 people.^[3]

San Remigio celebrates its annual fiesta on 15 and 16 May in honor of their patron saints, St. Isidore the Farmer and St. John Nepomucene. The parish, which was founded in 1864, celebrated its 150th anniversary in May 2014.

San Remigio was formerly known as "Kanghagas", a kind of tree that grew in abundance in the area. When the Spanish conquistadores arrived, they identified a town site by clearing the kanghagas trees. At the time, Kanghagas was part of barangay Punta.

Initially, the chapel of ease (visita) of Kanghagas was within the jurisdiction of Bantayan. In 1850, the town of Bogo established a parish and took over civil governance of the three barrios of Kanghagas, Lambusan, and Victoria (formerly Maarat). Later, barangay Kanghagas was renamed Isabel after the queen of Spain, but was eventually changed in 1863 to its new and permanent name, San Remigio. The name San Remigio can be found in Florence, Italy called Church of San Remigio, a church building that was built in the 1100s and later rebuilt in the 1300s.^[5] In 1864, San Remigio and other barrios established their own parish, San Juan Nepomuceno Parish.^[6]

San Remigio is bordered to the north by Medellin, to the west is Tañon Strait then Bantayan Island, to the east is the City of Bogo and the town of Tabogon, and to the south is Tabuelan. It is 108 kilometres (67 mi) from Cebu City.

San Remigio is politically subdivided into 27 barangays. Each barangay consists of puroks and some have sitios.

PSGC	Barangay	Population			±% p.a.
		2020[3]		2010[7]
072243001	Anapog	3.0%	1,951	1,816	▴	0.72%
072243002	Argawanon	6.3%	4,118	3,996	▴	0.30%
072243003	Bagtic	1.6%	1,078	934	▴	1.44%
072243004	Bancasan	2.5%	1,644	1,423	▴	1.45%
072243005	Batad	2.3%	1,488	1,377	▴	0.78%
072243006	Busogon	2.4%	1,592	1,445	▴	0.97%
072243007	Calambua	2.2%	1,450	1,350	▴	0.72%
072243008	Canagahan	2.3%	1,489	1,377	▴	0.78%
072243009	Dapdap	2.8%	1,825	1,415	▴	2.58%
072243010	Gawaygaway	2.2%	1,423	1,426	▾	−0.02%
072243011	Hagnaya	6.3%	4,127	3,527	▴	1.58%
072243012	Kayam	2.1%	1,350	1,307	▴	0.32%
072243013	Kinawahan	1.3%	869	896	▾	−0.31%
072243014	Lambusan	3.8%	2,495	2,158	▴	1.46%
072243015	Lawis	1.9%	1,251	1,079	▴	1.49%
072243016	Libaong	1.8%	1,213	1,132	▴	0.69%
072243017	Looc	3.3%	2,201	2,021	▴	0.86%
072243018	Luyang	3.6%	2,343	2,152	▴	0.85%
072243019	Mano	5.6%	3,698	3,179	▴	1.52%
072243020	Poblacion	8.1%	5,356	4,309	▴	2.20%
072243021	Punta	4.8%	3,174	2,659	▴	1.79%
072243022	Sab‑a	1.6%	1,045	1,169	▾	−1.11%
072243023	San Miguel	2.6%	1,706	1,568	▴	0.85%
072243024	Tacup	3.6%	2,354	2,269	▴	0.37%
072243025	Tambongon	4.7%	3,100	2,727	▴	1.29%
072243026	To‑ong	2.0%	1,307	1,163	▴	1.17%
072243027	Victoria	2.9%	1,910	1,520	▴	2.31%
	Total		65,744	51,394	▴	2.49%

Population census of San Remigio

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1903	9,813	—
1918	17,141	+3.79%
1939	21,232	+1.02%
1948	20,645	−0.31%
1960	24,113	+1.30%
1970	25,569	+0.59%
1975	26,689	+0.86%
1980	29,412	+1.96%
1990	36,124	+2.08%
1995	38,501	+1.20%
2000	44,028	+2.92%
2007	48,516	+1.35%
2010	51,394	+2.12%
2015	57,557	+2.18%
2020	65,744	+2.65%
Source: Philippine Statistics Authority[9][7][10]

Poverty incidence of San Remigio

10 20 30 40 50 60 2006 50.80 2009 45.66 2012 27.28 2015 23.64 2018 15.90 2021 35.14 Source: Philippine Statistics Authority[11][12][13][14][15][16][17][18]

San Remigio has the longest shoreline of any municipality in Cebu. There are several beach resorts, as well as public beaches with long stretches of white sand and warm ocean. Beach Resorts in San Remigio include Casa Del Mar Beach Resort, Elegant Beach Resort, San Remigio Beach Club, and Hagnaya Beach Resort.

One significant destination in San Remigio is the Replica de Capelinha de Fatima located in Barangay Tacup, 13 kilometers drive from the Poblacion. The first replica in Asia and only in the Philippines.

Today, San Remigio has become a swimming and diving destination. There are a few marine sanctuaries, with new dive sites being developed. A PADI dive shop in San Remigio Beach Club caters to beginner and experienced divers who want to enjoy San Remigio's marine life.

The port of Hagnaya offers a frequent ferry service to Santa Fe and Bantayan Island as well as Masbate (particularly Cawayan and Placer).

The town of San Remigio has many public and private elementary and secondary schools.

There are many churches that hold services throughout the week and weekends.

Archaeological excavation in 2012 by archaeologist Jojo Bersales and his team. With permission from the archdiocese of Cebu and other authorities, his team conducted an excavation and unearthed a burial site that is believed to date back in the 1500s. Alongside human skeletons were carinated pots. These pots with flat designs and rounded base were a sign of the iron era. They were mainly intended for burial rituals and not for cooking as evidenced by their fragile design and quality. Each burial site with human remains had a carinated pot next to it. Back in the day, people believed that spirits travel through the ocean to their final resting place. These pots were filled with food for use on their travel. The archaeologists also noted that bodies were buried with their feet pointing to the ocean, affirming that ancient people believed that the final resting place was on the other side of the ocean.^[19]