Moalboal is a 4th class municipality in the province of Cebu, Philippines. According to the 2000 census, it has a population of 23,402 people in 4,790 households. Image File history File links Map of Cebu showing the location of Moalboal, Cebu. ... 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. ... Year 2000 (MM) was a leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full 2000 Gregorian calendar). ...

Extending as a peninsula in the Southwestern tip of Cebu, Moalboal is bordered to the west by the Tañon Strait. From the western shoreline, the island of Negros can be seen. Moalboal is located 89 kilometers from Cebu City, about 2.5 hours by bus. Tanon Strait lies between the islands of Negros and Cebu in the Philippines. ... Map of the Philippines showing the location of Negros. ... Nickname: Map of Cebu showing the location of Cebu City Coordinates: 10°17 N 123°54 E Country Region Province Cebu (capital) Districts 1st and 2nd districts of Cebu City Barangays 80 Incorporated (town) 1565 Incorporated (city) February 24, 1937 Government  - Mayor Tomas D.R. Osmeña (BO-PK/Lakas...

Moalboal is nestled between the towns of Alcantara and Badian. From the tulay, an unfinished bridge located in Moalboal's town proper, Badian Island can be clearly seen, as well as the popular tourist attraction, Pescador Island. Alcantara is a 5th class municipality in the province of Cebu, Philippines. ... Badian is a 4th class municipality in the province of Cebu, Philippines. ... Pescador Island is a small limestone island in the Tañon Strait, 3km of the western coast of Cebu Island in the Philippines. ...

Demographics

The people of Moalboal are members of the Cebuano linguistic group, which is a mix of Austronesian, Spanish, and Chinese ancestry. Locals often call themselves Moalboalanons, taken from the name of their town. The "Moalboalanons" said they came from the "Boholanon" decscents. Cebuano, also known as Sugbuanon, is an Austronesian language spoken in the Philippines by about 18,000,000 people and is a subgroup or member of Bisaya, Visayan and Binisayâ. The name came from the Philippine island of Cebu, with the Spanish suffix -ano meaning native, of a place, added... The Austronesian people are a population group in Oceania and Southeast Asia who speak or had ancestors who spoke one of the Austronesian languages. ...

Though majority of the people in Moalboal are Cebuanos, a few members of cultural minorities have found their way in her shores. Bajaus who are similar to Muslim nomads, are often seen in the streets, especially during the holiday season, as some of them make their living by begging. There is no evidence though that the badjaos have taken their permanent residence in the town. The first settlers was said^{[Please name specific person or group]} to be a legendary Boholano fugitive named Laguno Sabanal. The Bajau are an indigenous ethnic group residing in Sabah, eastern Malaysia, Brunei, Indonesia, the Philippines and parts of Sarawak. ...

The dominant language of the town is Cebuano. However, being separated by several mountain ranges from their Northern neighbors, the Cebuano in Moalboal has some subtle differences from that spoken in the city. For instance, terms such as asgad, which means salty, is not used by many Cebuanos in the city, using the more common term of parat instead. The intonation is also different from that of the city dwelling Cebuanos. They start at a low range voice and ends in a high range tone, similar to Boholanon. Cebuano, also known as Sinugboanon, is an Austronesian language spoken in the Philippines by about 20,000,000 people (according to Ethnologue). ...

Economy

Industry and trade

Moalboal is a peninsula and as such, it is a town almost entirely surrounded by water. Majority of the people who live in the flat lands engage in fishing as their main mode of livelihood. Those who live in the mountain regions, like Agbalanga and Bala, live through farming.

The common mode of transportation is by motorcycles with side cars, known locally as pedicabs or, depending on the distance, tricycles with side cars, called tri-sikad. However, due to the burgeoning economy of the whole province, tiny jeepneys or multicabs can now be seen in many of the rural areas, transporting people from Moalboal to many of its nearby towns.

Tourism

Coral reef of Moalboal

Since the 1970s, Moalboal has developed a tourism industry based on diving and beaches. The municipality had the sole two white sand beaches on the western shore of Cebu Island, but in the 70s the Panagsama Beach in Basdiot was washed away during a typhoon although some excellent dive spots remain. The remaining beach, Basdako Beach (meaning Big Sand), is located in the barangay of Saavedra. Interestingly enough, Basdiot where Panagsama Beach is located means Little Sand. Image File history File linksMetadata Download high resolution version (1024x768, 204 KB) Summary Coral Reef of Moalboal http://www. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Download high resolution version (1024x768, 204 KB) Summary Coral Reef of Moalboal http://www. ... The 1970s decade refers to the years from 1970 to 1979, also called The Seventies. ...

Though the beach in Panagsama is practically gone, cottages and resorts dot the shoreline, mostly catering to tourists who come to the town to scuba dive and engage in watersports.

Basdako Beach, which used to be a quieter beach that locals frequent, has only recently developed, due perhaps to the overcrowding that resulted in the other beach. Basdako now has a number of resorts and several cottages where tourists can stay.

Tourists wanting to stay in Moalboal can easily take a taxi from Cebu Intl. airport. It should cost less than 2000 Pesos. Other ways to get to Moalboal would be to take a taxi to the Liberando bus terminal and then bus 3h.

In Moalboal all tourists stay at Panagsama Beach. There is plenty of accommodation on the beach. The tri-cycle drivers normally drop you off at the main square. At the main square you will find Eve’s kiosk, a bungalow hotel and Nelsons Dive Shop. Both are high class and you can always leave your baggage at the safe dive shop to look for other accommodation.

Some of the best diving in the world can be had in Moalboal. Do NOT leave before you have done a dive at Pescadore Island.

Entertainment is laid back and not for clubbers. The most popular bar at the moment is ‘’Chili Bar’’, you can have a beer for less than 50 Cent US there.

Other than diving there’s White Beach for a tan. Planet Action Adventure will take you for mountain climbing, river climbing, horse back riding or just a bit of mountain biking.

Barangays

Moalboal is politically subdivided into 15 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. ...

• Agbalanga
• Bala
• Balabagon
• Basdiot
• Batadbatad
• Bugho
• Buguil
• Busay
• Lanao
• Poblacion East
• Poblacion West
• Saavedra
• Tomonoy
• Tuble
• Tunga

History

According to lore, Moalboal has a spring where many of the locals get their water. Once, a foreigner asked a woman with a cleft what the place was called. The woman thought he was asking her about the spring so she said that it was a bukal-bukal. However, because of her speech impediment, her words came out sounding like Moalboal and that was how the town got its name. Look up cleft lip and palate in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ...

Another story is one of Laguno, a local warrior who was exiled from his hometown in Bohol. He and his family eventually came to the shores of Moalboal and settled there. Laguno had a yam-yam or oracion, a native prayer used to repel his enemies, and he used this to protect his home when moro invaders came. Legend goes that Laguno instructed his men to throw coconut husks into the water, then with the use of yam-yam, Laguno made it appear that the coconut husks were real men. Seeing that there were many warriors ready to defend the settlement, the moro invaders left. Laguno was reverred by his people after that and when he died, it was said^{[Please name specific person or group]} that his body was buried near a freshwater spring located, strangely enough, on the beach. His men placed a large tree trunk over his burial ground so as not to disturb him and it is said^{[Please name specific person or group]} that even today, that trunk still exists. Whenever anyone tried to chop the trunk, it would bleed. REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES Province of Bohol Region: Central Visayas (Region VII) Capital: Tagbilaran City Founded: March 25, 1565 Population: 2000 census—1,137,268 (18th largest) Density—276 per km² (25th highest) Area: 4,117. ...

The street fronting the Municipal Hall of Moalboal is called Laguno Street in honor of the warrior. Laguno's burial ground is said^{[Please name specific person or group]} to be located underneath the mangroves near the tulay. The spring still exists today.

External links

• Philippine Standard Geographic Code
• 2000 Philippine Census Information
• Multicab/ Car in Moalboal

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