Samboan
Sign in to saveSamboan, officially the Municipality of Samboan (; ), is a municipality in the province of Cebu, Philippines. According to the 2024 census, it has a population of 20,736 people.
Key facts
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- Municipality of samboan.jpg
- Settlement.seal_size
- 100x80px
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- yes
- Settlement.pushpin_map
- Philippines
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- left
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- Location within the
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- Country
- Settlement.subdivision_name
- Philippines
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- Region
- Settlement.subdivision_type2
- Province
- Settlement.etymology
- Sinamboangan
- Settlement.native_name
- Canamucan
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- District
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- Founded
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- 1784
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- Barangays
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- para
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- (see Barangays)
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- municipality of the Philippines
- Official name
- Municipality of Samboan
- Country
- Philippines
- Located in
- Cebu
- Population
- 20736
- Area
- 45.16
- Elevation
- 156
- Shares border with
- Oslob
- Image
- Samboan Cebu.jpg
- Households
- 4862
- Dialing code
- 32
- Patron saint
- Archangel Michael
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- postal code
- 6027
- Köppen climate classification
- tropical rainforest climate
- Commons category
- Samboan
- language used
- Tagalog
- inception
- 1784-00-00
- poverty incidence
- 44.35
- fiscal/tax revenue
- 182940856.33
- total expenditure
- 112433980.52
- total assets
- 497747310.84
- total liabilities
- 85888880.51
- electorate
- 14612
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Encyclopedic overview
16 sectionsContents
- History
- Geography
- Barangays
- Climate
- Demographics
- Economy
- Culture
- Heritage buildings
- Tourism
- Natural attractions
- Town Fiesta
- Delicacies
- Education
- References
- Sources
- External links
Samboan, officially the Municipality of Samboan (; ), is a municipality in the province of Cebu, Philippines. According to the 2024 census, it has a population of 20,736 people.
==History== Samboan is popularly known as an abbreviation of the word sinamboang as a form of fishing during the Spanish time.
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