Bogo, Cebu

Bogo, officially the City of Bogo (Cebuano: Dakbayan sa Bogo; Tagalog: Lungsod ng Bogo), is a 6th class city in the province of Cebu, Philippines. According to the 2015 census, it has a population of 78,120 people. [3]

Bogo
Component city
City of Bogo
Capitancillo Island
Seal
Map of Cebu with Bogo highlighted
OpenStreetMap
Bogo
Location within the Philippines
Coordinates: 11°01′N 124°00′E
CountryPhilippines
RegionCentral Visayas (Region VII)
ProvinceCebu
District4th district of Cebu
Founded1850
Cityhood16 June 2007
Barangays29 (see Barangays)
Government
 • TypeSangguniang Panlungsod
 • MayorCarlo Jose A. Martinez
 • Vice MayorMaria Cielo A. Martinez
 • RepresentativeJanice Z. Salimbangon
 • Electorate53,235 voters (2019)
Area
 [2]
 • Total103.52 km2 (39.97 sq mi)
Elevation
18 m (59 ft)
Population
 (2015 census) [3]
 • Total78,120
 • Density750/km2 (2,000/sq mi)
 • Households
19,217
Economy
 • Income class6th city income class
 • Poverty incidence18.62% (2015)[4]
 • Revenue₱384,325,949.38 (2016)
Time zoneUTC+8 (PST)
ZIP code
6010
PSGC
072211000
IDD : area code +63 (0)32
Climate typetropical monsoon climate
Native languagesCebuano
Tagalog
Websitewww.cityofbogocebu.gov.ph

The plebiscite for the cityhood of Bogo was held on 16 June 2007 in which 97.82% of voters of Bogo voted for cityhood. Former representative Clavel Asas-Martinez announced that the cityhood of Bogo has been ratified. It became the sixth component city of Cebu province.[5]

Government center

The new Bogo City Hall was inaugurated on 19 April 2013 by President Benigno Aquino III.[6] Later that year, on 8 November, a powerful super typhoon Yolanda,[7][8] also known as Typhoon Haiyan, badly hit northern Cebu, where Bogo City is located, and the city was not spared in the ensuing widespread devastation. Typhoon Yolanda destroyed almost everything from infrastructure to agriculture, with 90% of the populace left homeless, plus thirteen local fatalities among the National death toll of more than 6,000. City Hall was one of the structures damaged: its roof got ripped off, many windows were broken, and other parts of the building were badly damaged.[9]

Geography

Bogo City is located in the northeastern coast of Cebu province, on the principal island of Cebu. It is 101 kilometres (63 mi) from Cebu City and is accessible by land and sea. Bogo has an area of 103.5 square kilometres (40.0 sq mi), which constitutes 2.3% of the area of Cebu island and 2.1% of the total land area of Cebu province.

Bogo City is bordered on the north by the town of Medellin, to the west by the town of San Remigio, on the east by the Camotes Sea, and on the south by the town of Tabogon.

Barangays

Bogo comprises 29 barangays:

PSGC Barangay Population ±% p.a.
2015 [3] 2010 [10]
072211002 Anonang Norte 2.0% 1,579 1,390 ▴ 2.46%
072211003 Anonang Sur 2.2% 1,748 1,346 ▴ 5.10%
072211004 Banban 2.9% 2,263 2,136 ▴ 1.11%
072211005 Binabag 2.6% 2,024 1,904 ▴ 1.17%
072211006 Bungtod (Poblacion) 3.0% 2,324 1,925 ▴ 3.65%
072211007 Carbon (Poblacion) 0.3% 263 392 ▾ −7.32%
072211008 Cayang 5.0% 3,883 3,360 ▴ 2.79%
072211001 Cogon (Poblacion) 3.4% 2,634 2,852 ▾ −1.50%
072211009 Dakit 6.9% 5,400 4,688 ▴ 2.73%
072211010 Don Pedro Rodriguez 4.6% 3,563 3,395 ▴ 0.92%
072211011 Gairan 12.5% 9,751 8,721 ▴ 2.15%
072211012 Guadalupe 4.5% 3,540 3,165 ▴ 2.15%
072211013 Lapaz 4.8% 3,743 3,084 ▴ 3.76%
072211014 La Purisima Concepcion (Poblacion) 1.2% 931 958 ▾ −0.54%
072211015 Libertad 5.2% 4,029 3,694 ▴ 1.67%
072211016 Lourdes (Poblacion) 0.6% 456 495 ▾ −1.55%
072211017 Malingin 3.4% 2,672 2,784 ▾ −0.78%
072211018 Marangog 2.4% 1,894 1,697 ▴ 2.11%
072211019 Nailon 7.8% 6,093 4,896 ▴ 4.25%
072211020 Odlot 3.2% 2,480 2,328 ▴ 1.21%
072211021 Pandan (Pandan Heights) 2.3% 1,789 1,425 ▴ 4.43%
072211022 Polambato 5.0% 3,881 3,052 ▴ 4.68%
072211023 Sambag (Poblacion) 2.1% 1,678 1,850 ▾ −1.84%
072211024 San Vicente (Poblacion) 0.7% 525 675 ▾ −4.67%
072211025 Santo Niño 1.4% 1,131 674 ▴ 10.36%
072211026 Santo Rosario (Poblacion) 1.6% 1,287 914 ▴ 6.73%
072211027 Siocon 2.2% 1,680 1,285 ▴ 5.24%
072211029 Sudlonon 0.9% 686 896 ▾ −4.96%
072211028 Taytayan 5.4% 4,193 3,930 ▴ 1.24%
Total 78,120 69,911 ▴ 2.14%

Climate
Climate data for Bogo City, Cebu
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Average high °C (°F) 28
(82)		 29
(84)		 29
(84)		 30
(86)		 30
(86)		 30
(86)		 29
(84)		 29
(84)		 29
(84)		 29
(84)		 29
(84)		 29
(84)		 29
(84)
Average low °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)
Average precipitation 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 [11]

Demographics
Population census of Bogo
YearPop.±% p.a.
1903 14,915—    
1918 23,464+3.07%
1939 27,517+0.76%
1948 26,132−0.57%
1970 38,055+1.72%
1975 39,144+0.57%
1980 42,444+1.63%
YearPop.±% p.a.
1990 51,083+1.87%
1995 57,509+2.24%
2000 63,869+2.27%
2007 69,123+1.10%
2010 69,911+0.41%
2015 78,120+2.14%
Source: Philippine Statistics Authority [3] [10] [12][13]

Fiestas and festivals
Piyesta sa Bogo

Bogo City celebrates two town fiestas in every year in honor of its patron saint, Saint Vincent Ferrer.

  • 5 April is the official feast day or the death anniversary of San Vicente Ferrer. Many pilgrims around the world will come to venerate the patron saint and almost all activities in this fiesta are religious activities only.
  • 26 - 27 May considered the biggest town fiesta celebration where most visitors come to witness the events, which include the search for Ms Bogo Festival Queen and the celebration of the official festival of Bogo City, the Pintos Festival.[lower-alpha 1] The Pintos Festival involves creative street dancing depicting the sangi (Planting) and thanksgiving of the abundant harvest and merrymaking through dancing the 'Kuyayang' – a Bogohanon courtship dance staged in front of the community during fiestas. Barangays all around Bogo join together to form fives cluster tribes.[14]
Bogo City Charter Day

Education

Media
Cable and TV stations
  • Bogo Cable TV, Inc.

Major TV networks based in Cebu City have signals in the city

Newspapers

National and local daily newspapers, tabloids and magazines are available in the city.

City hall contact number +639179719977
City of Bogo has its own quarterly official publication "KANAAS" (Gikan sa Amihanan – A Whisper from the North).[16]

Blogs
  • The Bogo Times

City landmarks
The Archdiocesan Shrine of St. Vincent Ferrer
  • The Archdiocesan Shrine of St. Vincent Ferrer
  • The Shrine of the Our Lady of the Miraculous Medal - Lapaz, Bogo City
  • Bogo City Hall
  • Capitancillo Islet
  • Bogo City Plaza Park
  • Bogo City Public Library and Museum
  • Our Lady of Remedies in Odlot

Notable people

City hymn

The Bogo City council has passed an ordinance requiring all schools in Bogo to sing the Bogo Hymn in all flag-raising ceremonies and school programs just like the Philippine National Anthem, "Lupang Hinirang". Radio Stations based in Bogo are also required to play the hymn every sign-on and sign-off.[20] City legislation prohibits the alteration of the lyrics, tempo and tune in the rendition of Bogo hymn entitled "Padayon Bogo".[21]

Notes
  1. "Pintos" is a popular delicacy made from ground corn and wrapped in corn husk.

References
  1.  City of Bogo | (DILG)
  2. "Province: Cebu". PSGC Interactive. Quezon City, Philippines: Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved 12 Nov 2016.
  3. Census of Population (2015). "Region VII (Central Visayas)". Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. PSA. Retrieved 20 Jun 2016.
  4. "PSA releases the 2015 Municipal and City Level Poverty Estimates". Quezon City, Philippines. Retrieved 12 Oct 2019.
  5. Philippine Daily Inquirer 2007.
  6. Media ng Bayan, Eddie O Barrita (19 Apr 2013). "PNoy to campaign for local bets in Cebu on Friday, to open Bogo's P250M city hall". Archived from the original on 3 Nov 2013.CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  7. Philippine Star 2013.
  8. Yolanda hits northern Cebu – CNN iReport Archived 2014-07-14 at the Wayback Machine, CNN News. Retrieved 8 May 2014.
  9. Devastation in Northern Cebu, Philippines, Sunstar Daily. Retrieved on 2 January 2014.
  10. Census of Population and Housing (2010). "Region VII (Central Visayas)". Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. NSO. Retrieved 29 Jun 2016.
  11. "Bogo: Average Temperatures and Rainfall". Meteoblue. Retrieved 10 May 2020.
  12. Censuses of Population (1903–2007). "Region VII (Central Visayas)". Table 1. Population Enumerated in Various Censuses by Province/Highly Urbanized City: 1903 to 2007. NSO.
  13. "Province of Cebu". Municipality Population Data. Local Water Utilities Administration Research Division. Retrieved 17 Dec 2016.
  14. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 28 Sep 2011. Retrieved 1 Jun 2011.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  15. Nationwide and local holidays list, Official Gazette of the Republic of the Philippines. Retrieved on 2 January 2014.
  16. NCC (1 Apr 2013). ""Kanaas" Gikan sa Amihanan". National Computer Center. Archived from the original on 17 Dec 2014.CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  17. Manila Standard Today, Ronnie Nathanielsz (8 Sep 2013). "Remembering one of the greatest The Flash Elorde story". Archived from the original on 4 Nov 2014. Retrieved 14 Jan 2015.
  18. RA7160 1991.
  19. Bogo Online 1965.
  20. The Bogo City Hymn: A song that every true Bogohanon should know by the author Dante Mayor on 20 April 2010., Dante Mayor Post. Retrieved on 2 January 2014.
  21. City of Bogo Official Website

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