Daanbantayan, Cebu

Daanbantayan
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Location within the Philippines
Coordinates:
Country	[[{{safesubst:#property:P17}}]]
Region	Central Visayas (Region VII)
Province	[[{{safesubst:#property:P131}}|{{safesubst:#property:P131}}]]
District	4th district of Cebu
Founded	{{safesubst:#property:P571}}
Barangay	20 (see § Barangays)
Government
•	Augusto Corro (LP)
• Vice {{safesubst:#property:P1313}}	Gilbert Arrabis
• Council	Members Xhona De Leon Zenaida Abucay Ma Bregidorietta Tancawan Marylou Pepito Samuel Moralde Juanito Ybañez Jupiter Rosell Emmanuel Benatiro Commission on Elections
Area
• Total	{{safesubst:#property:P2,046}} km2 ( sq mi)
Population ( )
• Total	{{safesubst:#property:P1,082}}
• Voter  (2013)	{{safesubst:#property:P1,831}}
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Time zone	PST (UTC+8)
ZIP code	{{safesubst:#property:P281}}
IDD : area code	+63 (0){{safesubst:#property:P473}}
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Daanbantayan is a income class in the province of [[{{safesubst:#property:P131}}|{{safesubst:#property:P131}}]], Philippines, the northern tip of Cebu island. According to the , it has a population of {{safesubst:#property:P1082}}. In the 2013 election, it had {{safesubst:#property:P1,831}} registered voters.

Daanbantayan celebrates the Haladaya Festival every Easter Sunday and ends with a street-dancing on the seventh day after Easter, in honor of Datu Daya, the legendary founder of the town.

Barangays

Daanbantayan comprises 20 barangays:

• Agujo
• Bagay
• Bakhawan
• Bateria
• Bitoon
• Calape
• Carnaza
• Dalingding
• Lanao
• Logon
• Malbago
• Malingin
• Maya
• Pajo
• Paypay
• Poblacion
• Talisay
• Tapilon
• Tinubdan
• Tominjao

Islands and thalassic attractions

There are several small islands / islets and diving spots some distance from Cebu island:

• Carnaza 175 ha (432 acres) 11°30′50″N 124°05′58″E
• Chocolate 11°18'20"N 124°03'48"E
• Gato cave and islet 4.5 ha (11 acres) 11°26′48″N 124°01′13″E
• Malapascua 600 ha (1,483 acres) 11°20′00″N 124°07′00″E
• Maria 1.5 ha (4 acres) 11°29′34″N 124°06′13″E
• Monad Shoal (seamount) 11°18′30″N 124°11′30″E

History

The name Daanbantayan was derived from two words: the word "daan", which means "old" in Cebuano, and the word "bantayan", which refers to a place that served as a tower to look out for Moro raiders before Spain took control of the Philippines. Older usages have the two words separately, as "Daan Bantayan". The original site of the town might have been at an elevated vantage point near Punta, in brgy Tapilon.

In 1942, the Japanese Imperial forces occupied the town of Daanbantayan. Built of the Japanese military garrisons and concentration camps here in the town of Daanbantayan.

In 1942–1945, Cebuano guerrilla groups was fall of four year main conflicts and insurgencies in the town of Daanbantayan and attacking Japanese. After the conflicts, the Cebuano resistance groups goes to retreating by the Japanese and start the liberated and the Battle of Daanbantayan on 1945 by the local Filipino forces of the Philippine Commonwealth Army units and aiding the Cebuano guerrillas and defeats Japanese.

In 1945, the Philippine Commonwealth Army troops of the 3rd, 8th, 81st, 82nd, 83rd, 85th and 86th Infantry Division of the Philippine Army entered the town of Daanbantayan, supported by the Cebuano guerrillas, and were attacked by the Japanese forces in the Battle of Daanbantayan during World War II.

On 8 November 2013, 9 people were killed and 50 injured when Super Typhoon Haiyan (Yolanda in Philippines area of responsibility) passed over Daanbantayan.

Demographics

Population census of Daanbantayan
Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1990	58,771	—
1995	64,845	+1.86%
2000	69,336	+1.45%
2007	73,254	+0.76%
2010	74,897	+0.81%
Source: National Statistics Office

In the 2013 election, it had {{safesubst:#property:P1,831}} registered voters, meaning that % of the population are aged 18 and over.

Tourism

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Sta Rosa de Lima parish church

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Malapascua island from the air

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Approaching Gato Islet

Daanbantayan is now known for its pristine, white powder-like sandy beaches – one of which is Malapascua Island. With its vast and rich marine resources, it hosts a long string of dive sites offering unique marine life and beauty.

As a tourist destination, Daanbantayan stages the Haladaya Festival every year as an added attraction to local vacationers, holidaymakers, Filipino expatriates, and foreign tourists from as far away as North America, South America, and Europe.

Attractions

• Municipal hall – built in 1916.
• Sta. Rosa de Lima parish church – inaugurated on 10 April 1858 and finished in 1886. Its façade is still intact with its original design.
• Town plaza – site of a battle between the so-called Daanbantayan Volunteers and 19 well-armed bandits led by Capitan Berinoin 1898.
• San Pedro River - its northern bank has an abandoned Muslim settlement founded by Datu Daya during the pre-Spanish era.
• Tapilon point (also known as Punta Sampero) – site of the watchtower of Kandaya, called "daang bantayanan". But there are no remains of the watchtower.
• Malapascua Island – is situated across a shallow strait from the northernmost tip of Cebu. This small island is known for its wide white sand beach, Bounty Beach; it has also become known as a superior diving destination.
• Gato Cave and Islet – a small sharp rocky island rising in the middle of the Visayan Sea, about 15 kilometres (9 miles) from Malapascua. The 83-metre-high (272 ft) island is home to nesting seabirds, a colony of flying foxes, soft coral canyons, and rare and unusual nudibranchs.
• Monad Shoal – a 20-metre-deep (66 ft) seamount known for its thresher sharks, making the shoal popular for recreational divers. The common thresher shark (alopias vulpinus) and pelagic thresher shark (alopias pelagicus) normally live in depths as deep as 350 metres (1,148 feet), but the shoal offers opportunities to see them in less than 20 metres of water.

Transportation

Ceres Liner, Rough Riders and Cebu Autobus are among the bus companies with regular service to and from Cebu city (North Bus Terminal). Jeepneys, tricycles, and trisikads are the main modes of transportation within the town.