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Carcar
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Also known as Carcar City, City of Carcar, Carcar, Cebu, Carcar City, Cebu

Carcar, officially the City of Carcar (; ), is a component city in the province of Cebu, Philippines. According to the 2024 census, it has a population of 140,308 people.

Key facts

Settlement.name
Carcar
Settlement.image_caption
Carcar Old Town Plaza as seen from the bell tower of St. Catherine of Alexandria Church
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Carcar seal.jpg
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100x80px
Settlement.mapframe
yes
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Philippines
Settlement.pushpin_label_position
left
Settlement.pushpin_map_caption
Location within the
Settlement.subdivision_type
Country
Settlement.subdivision_name
Philippines
Settlement.subdivision_type1
Region
Settlement.subdivision_type2
Province
Settlement.official_name
City of Carcar
Settlement.nickname
Heritage City of the South
Settlement.motto
Sidlak Carcar!, Sadya Carcar!
Settlement.anthem
Ganghaan sa habagatanEnglish: Gateway to the South
Settlement.subdivision_type3
District
Settlement.established_title
Founded

via Wikipedia infobox

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Encyclopedic overview

20 sections
Contents
  • History
  • Spanish rule
  • World War II and the Koga papers
  • Cityhood
  • Geography
  • Barangays
  • Climate
  • Demographics
  • Economy
  • Tourism
  • Education
  • Elementary schools
  • High schools
  • Integrated Schools
  • Colleges
  • Notable personalities
  • Gallery
  • References
  • Sources
  • External links

Carcar, officially the City of Carcar (; ), is a component city in the province of Cebu, Philippines. According to the 2024 census, it has a population of 140,308 people.

==History==

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Carcar” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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