Ginatilan, officially the Municipality of Ginatilan ( ceb, Lungsod sa Ginatilan; tgl, Bayan ng Ginatilan), is a 5th class

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in the

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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 ...

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. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 16,906 people. Ginatilan is bordered to the north by the town of

Malabuyoc Malabuyoc, officially the Municipality of Malabuyoc ( ceb, Lungsod sa Malabuyoc; tgl, Bayan ng Malabuyoc), is a 5th class municipality in the province of Cebu, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 19,770 people. Mala ...

, to the west is the

Tañon Strait The Tañon Strait ( fil, Kipot ng Tañon) is a body of water, separating the islands of Negros and Cebu in the Visayas, Philippines. The strait, which is about long, connects the Visayan Sea in the north to the Bohol Sea in the south. Its width ...

, to the east is the town of

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 ...

, and to the south is the town of

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 ...

. It is from

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Geography

Barangays

Ginatilan comprises 14 barangays:

Climate

Demographics

Economy

Attractions

Inambakan Falls is the municipality's most visited natural attraction. Hidden in a river valley in the middle of Ginatilan's highlands, the towering waterfall can be reached via motorcycles for hire. Mount Hambubuyog straddles the border of Ginatilan and Samboan.Mount Hambubuyog
/ref> The summit offers views of Tañon Strait and Negros Island. Local delicacies include ''palagsing'', ''tinumpi'', and ''kinugay'', made from ''buli'' tree. Every March is annual festival in honor of the patron

St. Gregory the Great Pope Gregory I ( la, Gregorius I; – 12 March 604), commonly known as Saint Gregory the Great, was the bishop of Rome from 3 September 590 to his death. He is known for instigating the first recorded large-scale mission from Rome, the Gregoria ...

. Livelihood includes farming, fishing, government, and business. Ginatilan is the hometown of Catholic martyr and second Filipino saint, St.

Pedro Calungsod Pedro Calungsod ( es, Pedro Calúñgsod or archaically ; mid-1650s – April 2, 1672), also known as Peter Calungsod and Pedro Calonsor, was a Catholic Filipino-Visayan migrant, sacristan and missionary catechist who, along with the Spanish J ...

, who was killed during his missionary work in

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with

Diego Luis de San Vitores Diego Luis de San Vitores, SJ (November 12, 1627 – April 2, 1672) was a Spanish Jesuit missionary who founded the first Catholic church on the island of Guam. He is responsible for establishing the Christian presence in the Mariana Islands. He ...

in 1672.

References

External links

* Philippine Standard Geographic Code {{Authority control Municipalities of Cebu