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Malabuyoc, Philippines
Malabuyoc is a town of 2,812 people in Central Visayas, Philippines, founded in 1832.
Why visit Malabuyoc
Townapedia lists 1 park or trail, 2 places to eat, 6 places to stay and 4 attractions in and around town.
Weather in Malabuyoc
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About Malabuyoc
Malabuyoc, officially the Municipality of Malabuyoc (Cebuano: Lungsod sa Malabuyoc; Tagalog: Bayan ng Malabuyoc), is a municipality in the province of Cebu, Philippines. According to the 2024 census, it has a population of 20,378 people.
From the Wikipedia article Malabuyoc (this version), under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Things to do4
Parks, trails and playgrounds1
Restaurants and cafes2
Where to stay6
History
According to a popular story, once Malabuyoc grew plenty of fruit trees like mangoes, lanzones, cacaos, and others. So much that the branches of the trees bent down (buyoc in Visaya) under their weight. On account of this, the place came to be called Buyoc.
Malabuyoc is the mother town for Alegria and a contributor town to Ginatilan. Some barangays of both Alegria and Ginatilan were originated from Malabuyoc. Almost half or more than half of the current jurisdictions of Alegria and Ginatilan respectively originally belonged to the jurisdiction of Malabuyoc. If the town of Ginatilan had not been created, Malabuyoc would have been the claimant for the 2nd Filipino Saint: Pedro Calungsod
It was officially established as the original municipality of Alegria and Ginatilan. Though the municipality of Ginatilan is a daughter town of Samboan, Malabuyoc was a contributor to Ginatilan. Malabuyoc separated its parish from Samboan in 1832. Its Parish Church was finished in 1834.
Roman Catholic Parishes for these 3 municipalities in the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Cebu are,
San Nicolas De Tolentino Parish (F-1834), Malabuyoc, Cebu 6029
From the History section of Malabuyoc on Wikipedia, under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Churches and places of worship5
Gas and EV charging1
Schools, colleges and libraries21
Cebu Technological University - Malabuyoc Extension
School
Santander - Barili - Toledo Road, Malabuyoc
Map of Malabuyoc
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Getting there and nearby towns
Dumaguete-Sibulan Airport (DGT) is the nearest airport with scheduled flights listed in OpenStreetMap, 36 km away.
- Oslob 19 km southeast, about 19 min by car
- Bais 23 km west, about 23 min by car
- Tanjay 24 km southwest, about 24 min by car
- Pamplona 30 km southwest, about 30 min by car
- Sibulan 33 km south, about 33 min by car
- Moalboal 33 km north, about 33 min by car
- Dumaguete 39 km south, about 39 min by car
- Panglao 47 km east, about 47 min by car
- Guihulñgan 52 km north, about 52 min by car
- Tagbilaran City 58 km east, about 58 min by car
Drive times are estimates from straight-line distance, not routes.
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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
- Malabuyoc, Storm.crypt ( talk ) ( Uploads ), CC BY-SA 3.0
- Malabuyoc Church in Malabuyoc, Cebu 01, Carlo Joseph Moskito, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Malabuyoc Church 01, Carlo Joseph Moskito, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Malabuyoc Church in Malabuyoc, Cebu 02, Carlo Joseph Moskito, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Malabuyoc Church historical marker (cropped), Carlo Joseph Moskito, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Malabuyoc Church historical marker, Carlo Joseph Moskito, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Tañon Strait portected seascape, Erick John M. Cuevas, CC BY-SA 4.0
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