Cebu's 2nd congressional district is one of the seven
congressional districts of the Philippines
Congressional districts of the Philippines ( fil, distritong pangkapulungan) refers to the electoral districts or constituencies in which the country is divided for the purpose of electing 253 of the 316 members of the House of Representatives ( ...
in the province of
Cebu
Cebu (; ceb, Sugbo), officially the Province of Cebu ( ceb, Lalawigan sa Sugbo; tl, Lalawigan ng Cebu; hil, Kapuroan sang Sugbo), is a province of the Philippines located in the Central Visayas region, and consists of a main island and 167 ...
. It has been represented in the
House of Representatives of the Philippines
The House of Representatives of the Philippines ( fil, Kapulungan ng mga Kinatawan ng Pilipinas, italic=unset, ''Kamara'' or ''Kamara de Representantes'' from the Spanish language, Spanish word ''cámara'', meaning "chamber") is the lower house ...
since 1916 and earlier in the
Philippine Assembly
The Philippine Assembly (sometimes called the Philippine National Assembly) was the lower house of the Philippine Legislature from 1907 to 1916, when it was renamed the House of Representatives of the Philippines. The Philippine Assembly wa ...
from 1907 to 1916.
The district consists of the southern Cebu municipalities of
Alcoy
Alcoy ( ca-valencia, Alcoi) is an industrial and university city, region and municipality located in the Valencian Community, Spain. The Serpis river crosses the municipal boundary of Alcoy. The local authority reported a population of 61,135 res ...
,
Argao
Argao, officially the Municipality of Argao ( ceb, Lungsod sa Argao; tgl, Bayan ng Argao), is a 1st class municipality in the province of Cebu, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 78,187 people.
Geography
The munic ...
,
Boljoon
Boljoon, officially the Municipality of Boljoon ( ceb, Lungsod sa Boljoon; tgl, Bayan ng Boljoon), is a 5th class municipality in the province of Cebu, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 17,525 people.
Geography
...
,
Dalaguete
Dalaguete, officially the Municipality of Dalaguete ( ceb, Lungsod sa Dalaguete; tgl, Bayan ng Dalaguete), is a 1st class municipality in the province of Cebu, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 74,596 people.
Lo ...
,
Oslob
Oslob, officially the Municipality of Oslob ( ceb, Lungsod sa Oslob; tgl, Bayan ng Oslob), is a 4th class municipality in the province of Cebu, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 29,264 people.
Oslob is bordered ...
,
Samboan
Samboan, officially the Municipality of Samboan ( ceb, Lungsod sa Samboan; tgl, Bayan ng Samboan), is a 5th class municipality in the province of Cebu, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 20,373 people.
It is loc ...
and
Santander
Santander may refer to:
Places
* Santander, Spain, a port city and capital of the autonomous community of Cantabria, Spain
* Santander Department, a department of Colombia
* Santander State, former state of Colombia
* Santander de Quilichao, a m ...
. It is currently represented in the
19th Congress by Edsel Galeos of the
Lakas-CMD.
Representation history
Election results
2022
2019
2016
2013
2010
See also
*
Legislative districts of Cebu
The legislative districts of Cebu are the representations of the province of Cebu
Cebu (; ceb, Sugbo), officially the Province of Cebu ( ceb, Lalawigan sa Sugbo; tl, Lalawigan ng Cebu; hil, Kapuroan sang Sugbo), is a province of the Phil ...
References
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Congressional districts of the Philippines
Politics of Cebu
1907 establishments in the Philippines
Congressional districts of Central Visayas
Constituencies established in 1907