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Catmon, Cebu

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Country
  
Philippines

Barangay
  
20 (see § Barangays)

ZIP code
  
6006

Province
  
Cebu

District
  
5th district of Cebu

Time zone
  
PST (UTC+8)

Area
  
109.6 km²

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Region
  
Central Visayas (Region VII)

Neighborhoods
  
Macaas, Panalipan, Corazon, Catmondaan

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Catmon is a 4th municipal income class municipality in the province of Cebu, Philippines. According to the 2015 census, it has a population of 30,471. In the 2016 electoral roll, it had 17,150 registered voters.

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Map of Catmon, Cebu, Philippines

It is located along the coast of the Camotes Sea, 57 km (35 mi) north of Cebu City. Bounded on the north by Sogod; on the south by Carmen; on the west by Tuburan; and on the east by Camotes Sea, Catmon's topography is generally mountainous and hilly but patches of flat lands can be found along the coastline and portion of the poblacion.

The municipality's climate is of Coronas climate type IV, where rainfall is evenly distributed throughout the year.

Mount Capayas (Kapayas) (also known as Tore Peak), Cebu's second highest peak, is located in Cambangkaya. Mount Capayas is one of the Key Biodiversity Areas (KBAs) of Cebu.

The municipality got its name from the presence of huge trees called katmon (dillenia philippinensis) that thrive in this area.

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Barangays

Catmon comprises 20 barangays:

Demographics

In the 2016 electoral roll, it had 17,150 registered voters, meaning that 56% of the population are aged 18 and over.

References

Catmon, Cebu Wikipedia