Country Philippines Barangay ZIP code 6029 Local time Sunday 7:28 AM | District 2nd district of Cebu Time zone PST (UTC+8) Area 69.27 km² Province Cebu | |
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Region Central Visayas (Region VII) Weather 26°C, Wind N at 18 km/h, 82% Humidity | ||
Malabuyoc is a 5th municipal income class municipality in the province of Cebu, Philippines. According to the 2015 census, it has a population of 19,373. In the 2016 electoral roll, it had 12,814 registered voters.
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Map of Malabuyoc, Cebu, Philippines
Malabuyoc is situated in the southwestern coast of the island of Cebu and is about 125 kilometres (80 mi) from Cebu City.
History
The popular story tells that that once Malabuyoc grew plenty of fruit trees like mangoes, lanzones, cacaos and others. Some much that the branches of trees bent heavily down (buyoc in Visaya). On account of this, the place came to be called Buyoc.
Barangays
Malabuyoc comprises 14 barangays:
Demographics
In the 2016 electoral roll, it had 12,814 registered voters, meaning that 66% of the population are aged 18 and over.
Economy
The main economy is agriculture, in particular fruit-bearing trees.