Sogod, officially the Municipality of Sogod ( ceb, Lungsod sa Sogod; tgl, Bayan ng Sogod), is a 4th class
municipality
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The term ''municipality'' may also mean the ...
in the
province
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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 16 ...
,
Philippines
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. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 39,447 people.
It is north of
Cebu City
Cebu City, officially the City of Cebu ( ceb, Dakbayan sa Sugbo; fil, Lungsod ng Cebu; hil, Dakbanwa sang Sugbo), is a 1st class highly urbanized city in the Central Visayas region of the Philippines and capital of the Cebu Province. Ac ...
and is bordered on the north by the town of
Borbon, to the west by the town of
Tuburan, on the east by the
Camotes Sea
The Camotes Sea is a small sea within the Philippine archipelago, situated between the Central Visayan and the Eastern Visayan regions. It separates Cebu from Leyte hence is bordered by Cebu to the west, Leyte to the east and north, and Bohol ...
, and on the south by the town of
Catmon.
Geography
Barangays
Sogod comprises 18 barangays:
Climate
Demographics
Tourism
*St.
James the Great
James the Great, also known as James, son of Zebedee, Saint James the Great, Saint James the Greater, Saint James the Elder, or Saint Jacob ( Aramaic ܝܥܩܘܒ ܒܪ ܙܒܕܝ, Arabic يعقوب, Hebrew בן זבדי , '' Yaʿăqōḇ'', Latin ...
Parish
*Bagatayam Falls
*Binaliw Cold Spring
References
External links
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Philippine Standard Geographic Code
The Philippines (; fil, Pilipinas, links=no), officially the Republic of the Philippines ( fil, Republika ng Pilipinas, links=no),
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* ceb, Republika sa Pilipinas
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* hil, Republ ...
Municipalities of Cebu
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