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Founding of Borbon
municipality of the Philippines in the province of Cebu
- 15 September 1862
- Southeast Asia
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municipality of the Philippines in the province of Cebu
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Borbon, officially the Municipality of Borbon (Cebuano: Lungsod sa Borbon; Tagalog: Bayan ng Borbon), is a municipality in the province of Cebu, Philippines. According to the 2024 census, it has a population of 40,097 people.
According to the Panublion publication, Borbon was established as a parish on 15 September 1862 and had San Sebastian as its patron saint. Today St. Sebastian's fiesta is celebrated every 20 January. Borbon was formerly a visita or an extension community of the town of Sogod. That is why many of the first settlers of Borbon were families whose roots can be traced back to relatives in Sogod.
In addition, Redondo 1886, p. 163 describes the Borbon church made of wood and tabique resting on a base of mortar, dimensions 22+1⁄2 by 7+1⁄2 fathoms (41 m × 14 m; 135 ft × 45 ft). The church was thatched with grass. The original church is believed to have been one of the oldest churches in Cebu prior to its demolition after World War II.
The town was said to have been named after the Spanish House of Bourbon, or a misinterpretation of the Cebuano term "Bonbon" which means pebbly sand, but the generally accepted history of its name is of legend.
Borbon is bordered on the north by the town of Tabogon, to the west by the town of Tabuelan, on the east by the Camotes Sea, and on the south by the town of Sogod.
Silmugi River is an eco-tourism site in northern Cebu. Located between the barangays of Poblacion and Cadaruhan, the river stretches for about 12 kilometres (7.5 mi) between barangays Vito and Suba. It is where the rainwater from the many mountain barangays cascades and discharges into the sea.
The river played a big part during Borbon's formation as a town because in the past the river was known to be so big and wide that many boats traveled it.
Borbon is politically subdivided into 19 barangays. Each barangay consists of puroks and some have sitios.
Poverty incidence of Borbon (%)
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2000 57.45
2003 40.80
2006 51.20
2009 43.66
2012 27.43
2015 29.08
2018 20.70
2021 39.78
2023 25.32
Source: Philippine Statistics Authority
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