Bantayan is a 2nd class municipality in the province of Cebu, Philippines. According to the 2000 census, it has a population of 68,125 people in 13,213 households. Image File history File links Ph_locator_cebu_bantayan. ... A municipality (bayan, sometimes munisipalidad, in Filipino) is a local government unit in the Philippines. ... Map of the Philippines showing all the regions and their provinces. ... Cebu is an island province of the Philippines located in the Central Visayas region. ... This article is about the year 2000. ...
Barangays
Bantayan is politically subdivided into 25 barangays. A barangay (Tagalog: baranggay , pronounced as ba-rang-gai, gai as in guy), also known by its former name, the barrio, is the smallest local government unit in the Philippines and is the native Filipino term for a village, district or ward. ...
Cebu is known for its narrow coastlines, limestone plateaus, and coastal plains, all characteristics of a typical tropical island.
Cebu is one of the most developed provinces in the country and the main center of commerce, trade, education and industry in the central and southern parts of the archipelago.