Badian, Cebu
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Badian, officially the Municipality of Badian (; ), is a
municipality A municipality is usually a single administrative division having municipal corporation, corporate status and powers of self-government or jurisdiction as granted by national and regional laws to which it is subordinate. The term ''municipality' ...
in the
province A province is an administrative division within a country or sovereign state, state. The term derives from the ancient Roman , which was the major territorial and administrative unit of the Roman Empire, Roman Empire's territorial possessions ou ...
of
Cebu Cebu ( ; ), officially the Province of Cebu (; ), is a province of the Philippines located in the Central Visayas region, and consists of a main island and 167 surrounding islands and islets. The coastal zone of Cebu is identified as a ...
,
Philippines The Philippines, officially the Republic of the Philippines, is an Archipelagic state, archipelagic country in Southeast Asia. Located in the western Pacific Ocean, it consists of List of islands of the Philippines, 7,641 islands, with a tot ...
. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 43,735 people.


Geography

Badian is bordered to the north by the town of Moalboal, to the west is the Tañon Strait, to the east is the town of
Dalaguete Dalaguete, officially the Municipality of Dalaguete (; ), is a municipality of the Philippines, municipality in the Philippine Province, province of Cebu, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 74,596 people. History ...
, and to the south is the town of Alegria. It is from
Cebu City Cebu City, officially the City of Cebu, is a Cities of the Philippines#Legal classification, highly urbanized city in the Central Visayas region of the Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 964,169 people, making ...
. Badian is one of the eight municipalities comprising the 7th Congressional District Cebu Province.


Barangays

Badian is politically subdivided into 29 barangays. Each barangay consists of
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s and some have
sitios A ''sitio'' (Spanish language, Spanish for "site") in the Philippines is a territorial enclave that forms part of a barangay. Typically rural, a ''sitios location is usually far from the center of the barangay itself and could be its own bar ...
.


Poblacion

The main barangay of Badian is the
Poblacion ''Poblacion'' (from Spanish '' población'', meaning "population"), sometimes abbreviated as Pob., is a term used in the Philippines to refer to the administrative center, downtown, old town, or commercial area of a city or municipality. It ...
, located in the center of the town. It is the only urban barangay, and the most populous of Badian. It contains the hospital and the marketplace where most of the trading takes place. Many vendors from all over town trade here particularly at weekends. Poblacion is where the local high school is located. Badian National High School (BNHS) is one of two high schools in Badian. This is also the larger of the two and many students come from neighboring towns to study here. The lower educational facility in Badian is the Badian Central Elementary School where all the younger children go to school. Poblacion is also the location of the church of Santiago Apostle, whose feast day is celebrated each 25 July. Held together with the feast of Santiago Apostle is the Banig Festival, the town's flagship festival, celebrating the town's bed making industry.


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Tourism

The
Kawasan Falls The Kawasan Falls is a three-stage cascade of clear turquoise water from mountain springs located in the jungles of the Cebu island. The falls are part of the Kawasan River in Badian, Cebu, in the Philippines The Philippines, officially ...
, a three-layered waterfall, is one of the popular tourist destinations in the province, declared as top 6 Most Beautiful Waterfalls in the World by The Botique Adventurer Travel Blog. Canyoneering tours are offered upstream of the Kawasan Falls, where the Matutinao river flows through a secluded canyon, it is also awarded as the Best Adventure Destination of Cebu's Best by Sunstar. There is also the Badian mountain range and the popular trekking destination of Osmeña Peak located in Brgy. Patong along with Kandungaww Peak, located in Brgy. Sohoton. The town's jurisdiction includes Zaragosa or Badian Island, where there is a white sandy private beach and which from there snorkeling and diving activities can be arranged. Nearby Pescador Island, Moalboal offers corals and marine life for divers. Other tourist attractions of Badian include: :* Cebu International Golf and Resort in Lambug (the only 18hole, par72 course golf course in the town) :*the manicured gardens of Terra Manna beach and camping resort :*Grandeur Beach Resort located in Lambug Beach :*crab hunting in the mangroves. :*Toong Spring Nature Park - On April 15, 2024, second placer, Badian, as
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lone winner, was awarded P20 million by the Department of Tourism's Tourism Champions Challenge, for the development of Toong Spring Nature Park in Barangay Poblacion. The
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is a
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and
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showcasing a butterfly garden, rock wall, Toong spring and walking paths among others. The town is also hailed as Cebu's " Banig Capital" due to the town's prime product, the "Banig", a woven mat made from
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. The townsfolk are masters of the craft of Banig weaving as much of their skill and prowess in mat weaving was inherited by from forefathers. Because of the booming local economy in matt weaving, the town initiated a major religious-cultural endeavor that was meant to promote the Banigs of Badian. This endeavor came to be recognized as the "Banig Festival", a religious festival in honor of the town's patron saint, St.
James the Great James the Great ( Koinē Greek: Ἰάκωβος, romanized: ''Iákōbos''; Aramaic: ܝܥܩܘܒ, romanized: ''Yaʿqōḇ''; died AD 44) was one of the Twelve Apostles of Jesus. According to the New Testament, he was the second of the apostles t ...
, which was also meant to be a major tourism endeavor to promote the mat and the town. The dancers in the participating festival contingents put on stylized and intricately cut and woven costumes made from Banig.


Education

The public schools in the town of Badian are administered by one school district under th
Schools Division of Cebu Province
Elementary schools: * Alawijao Primary School — Alawijao * Badian Central Elementary School — Poblacion * Banhigan Elementary School — Banhigan * Basak Elementary School — Basak * Basangpangpang Elementary School — Sitio Basangpangpang, Candiis * Basiao Elementary School — Basiao * Bato Elementary School — Bato * Bugas Elementary School — Bugas * Calangcang Elementary School — Calangcang * Candiis Elementary School — Candiis * Dagatan Elementary School — Dagatan * Lambug Elementary School — Lambug * Malabago Elementary School — Malabago * Malhiao Elementary School — Malhiao * Manduyong Elementary School — Manduyong * Matutinao Elementary School — Matutinao * Patong Elementary School — Patong * Sanlagan Elementary School — Sanlagan * Santicon Elementary School — Santicon * Sohoton Elementary School — Sohoton * Talayong Elementary School — Talayong * Taytay Elementary School — Taytay * Tigbao Elementary School — Tigbao * Tubod Elementary School — Tubod High schools: * Badian National High School — Poblacion * Manduyong National High School — Manduyong * Sanlagan National High School (formerly ''Badian NHS - Sanlagan Extension'') — Sanlagan * Tubod National High School — Tubod Integrated schools: * Zaragosa Integrated School — Zaragosa Private schools: * Saint James Academy — Poblacion


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External links

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