Daanbantayan, Philippines
Daanbantayan is a town of 95,080 people in Central Visayas, Philippines, founded in 1886.
Why visit Daanbantayan
Townapedia lists 2 museums and landmarks, 1 park or trail, 5 places to eat, 2 places to stay and 1 attraction in and around town.
Weather in Daanbantayan
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About Daanbantayan
Daanbantayan, officially the Municipality of Daanbantayan (Cebuano: Lungsod sa Daanbantayan; Tagalog: Bayan ng Daanbantayan), is a municipality in the province of Cebu, Philippines. According to the 2024 census, it has a population of 95,080 people.
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Things to do1
Museums and landmarks2
Parks, trails and playgrounds1
Restaurants and cafes5
Sugbo Maya
Restaurant · 6.2 km
Good restaurant with local and international cuisine
History
The name Daanbantayan was derived from two words: the word "daan", which means "old" in Cebuano, and the word "bantayan", which refers to a place that served as a look out for Moro raiders during the Pre-Hispanic Philippines. The original site of the town might have been at an elevated vantage point near Punta, in Tapilon.
On 8 November 2013, 9 people were killed and 50 injured when Super Typhoon Haiyan (known as Yolanda within the Philippine area of responsibility) passed over Daanbantayan.
From the History section of Daanbantayan on Wikipedia, under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Where to stay2
Churches and places of worship12
Senior Sto Niño Chapel
Church · Catholic · 4.3 km
Balidbid, Tominjao, Daan Bantayan
Tapilon Seventh Day Adventist Church
Church · Seventh Day Adventist · 2.3 km
Bogo – Curva – Medellin – Daanbantayan – Maya Road
Shopping1
Gas and EV charging5
Schools, colleges and libraries37
Cebu Technological University - Daanbantayan Campus
School · 2.3 km
Bogo – Curva – Medellin – Daanbantayan – Maya Road, Daanbantayan
Healthcare2
Map of Daanbantayan
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Getting there and nearby towns
Ormoc Airport (OMC) is the nearest airport with scheduled flights listed in OpenStreetMap, 64 km away.
- Pajo 1 km southwest, about 1 min by car
- Lanao 1 km northeast, about 1 min by car
- Tapilon 4 km northeast, about 4 min by car
- Medellin 14 km southwest, about 14 min by car
- Palompon 46 km southeast, about 46 min by car
- Ormoc 70 km east, about 1 h 15 min by car
- Escalante 72 km southwest, about 1 h 15 min by car
- Sagay 73 km southwest, about 1 h 15 min by car
- Danao 81 km south, about 1 h 15 min by car
- Cadiz 86 km southwest, about 1 h 30 min by car
Drive times are estimates from straight-line distance, not routes.
Local news
Headlines from INDB.
Reviews, tips and questions
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Sources and licences
- GeoNames (CC BY 4.0): population, coordinates, regions and time zone
- OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL 1.0): places, airports, map data
- Wikidata (CC0 1.0): elevation, founding date, time zone, website
- Wikimedia Commons (see each image): photos
- Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0): overview and history text
Photo credits
- Maya Daanbantayan, P199, Public domain
- A boat in Daanbantayan, Cebu Province, Aerous, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Titan Triggerfish imported from iNaturalist photo 357894468 on 3 November 2024, (c) Slunky, some rights reserved (CC BY), CC BY 4.0
- Panulirus ornatus 366791621, AnnLazaro, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Panulirus ornatus 366791612, AnnLazaro, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Panulirus ornatus 366791578, AnnLazaro, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Panulirus ornatus 366791604, AnnLazaro, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Panulirus ornatus 366791592, AnnLazaro, CC BY-SA 4.0
- ISS038-E-893 - View of the Philippines, Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit , Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center, Public domain
- ISS038-E-1062 - View of Earth, Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit , Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center, Public domain
- ISS038-E-891 - View of the Philippines, Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit , Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center, Public domain
- ISS047-E-24066 - View of Earth, Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit , Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center, Public domain
- ISS047-E-24067 - View of Earth, Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit , Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center, Public domain
- ISS047-E-48445 - View of Earth, Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit , Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center, Public domain
- ISS038-E-1060 - View of Earth, Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit , Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center, Public domain
- ISS038-E-892 - View of the Philippines, Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit , Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center, Public domain
- ISS046-E-7652 - View of Earth, Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit , Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center, Public domain
- ISS038-E-1061 - View of Earth, Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit , Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center, Public domain
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