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Municipality

Poro

Poro is a municipality in Cebu, Central Visayas, Philippines. Its population was 26,908 in the 2024 census, and it has 17 barangays.

  • Population: 2024 Census
  • Places: PSGC 2Q 2026
  • Checked by Scene: October 8, 2026
  • Page updated: October 9, 2026
Colour byColours the map of Poro by the figure chosen; the key beside it says what each colour means.
San FranciscoTudelaAdela: 2,011 people, 313 per km², 3.40% a yearAltavista: 983 people, 169 per km², −0.86% a yearCagcagan: 3,339 people, 589 per km², −0.09% a yearCansabusab: 574 people, 122 per km², 0.00% a yearDaan Paz: 1,074 people, 426 per km², 7.09% a yearEastern Poblacion: 1,026 people, 766 per km², −2.60% a yearEsperanza: 3,469 people, 520 per km², −0.13% a yearLibertad: 1,239 people, 286 per km², 0.45% a yearMabini: 1,325 people, 605 per km², −0.05% a yearMercedes: 3,034 people, 553 per km², 0.49% a yearPagsa: 1,041 people, 327 per km², 5.43% a yearPaz: 1,302 people, 416 per km², 0.09% a yearRizal: 836 people, 447 per km², 1.49% a yearSan Jose: 1,389 people, 465 per km², 0.24% a yearSanta Rita: 864 people, 219 per km², −3.35% a yearTeguis: 1,847 people, 452 per km², 1.10% a yearWestern Poblacion: 1,555 people, 869 per km², 0.42% a year

People · 2024 Census

  • Under 690
  • 690 to 1,100
  • 1,100 to 1,800
  • 1,800 to 3,100
  • 3,100 and over

The same steps colour every map of barangays in the Atlas, so a colour means the same range everywhere.

Density · people per km², 2024

  • Under 160
  • 160 to 340
  • 340 to 700
  • 700 to 2,600
  • 2,600 and over

The same steps colour every map of barangays in the Atlas, so a colour means the same range everywhere.

Growth a year · 2020–2024

  • Fell by more than 1% a year
  • Fell, by up to 1% a year
  • Grew, by under 1% a year
  • Grew by 1 to 2% a year
  • Grew by 2% a year or more

Each place's yearly change between the 2020 and 2024 censuses, on the same steps as every map in the Atlas.

Borders from UN OCHA (PSA and NAMRIA), a guide and not the legal boundary[3]Open in OpenStreetMap

  • PeopleSources

    26,908

    people counted in the 2024 censusCensusA count of every person in the country, all on one day. The 2024 census counted people as they were on 1 July 2024.More in the glossary

    Up 14.5% from 2010 to 2024

  • Rank by peopleSources

    42nd

    of the 53 cities and municipalities of Cebu by population, 2024Rank and shareWorked out by Scene from the PSA's counts: where a place stands among the places listed with it, and how many of every 100 of its parent's people live in it.More in the glossary

    About 8 of every 1,000 people in Cebu lived in Poro in 2024 (0.79%)

  • Inside itSources

    17

    barangays

  • LandSources

    67.09 km²

    of land, 2019 masterlistLand areaThe land inside the place's official boundary. A square kilometre is a square 1 km on each side, about the size of 140 football fields.Explained by Scene: Poro's land would fill a square about 8.2 km on each side. That is only a way to picture its size: its real shape is on the map.More in the glossary

    Average density, 2024: 401 people per km²Population densityHow crowded a place is on average: its people divided by its land area. 1,000 people per square kilometre is 10 people per hectare, a square of 100 by 100 metres.Explained by Scene: About 4 people per hectare if everyone were spread evenly across the land. In fact people live closer together in towns and farther apart in the countryside.More in the glossary

  • HomesSources

    7,534

    households in 2024HouseholdA person living alone, or people who sleep in the same home and share their meals. A family may be one household or several.More in the glossary

    3.6 people in each, on average, in 2024

  • Town or countrySources

    9.6%

    About 10 of every 100 people lived in urban barangays in 2024Urban barangayThe PSA counts a barangay as urban when it has 5,000 people or more, or a big employer, or several businesses and public services close by. Every barangay in Metro Manila is urban.More in the glossary

PSGC codePSGC codeThe code the Philippine Statistics Authority gives every place, so each one is known exactly, even when two share a name.More in the glossary
0702238000[4]Formerly 072238000
ZIP code
6049[17, 18]

People

Poro had 26,908 people in the 2024 census, up 14.5% from 2010.
People at each census since 1960

Counts from 2000 on are on today’s borders; earlier counts are as the place was then, so the line may step where a border moved.

Poro had the 42nd most people of the 53 cities and municipalities of Cebu in 2024[1]
  1. 39Catmon34,608
  2. 40Tabuelan29,662
  3. 41Oslob29,378
  4. 42Poro26,908
  5. 43Alegria26,520
  6. 44Ronda21,179
  7. 45Samboan20,736
All 53 cities and municipalities of Cebu
In 2024, the 10 barangays with the most people held about 76 of every 100 of its people[2]
  1. Esperanza3,46913 in 100
  2. Cagcagan3,33912 in 100
  3. Mercedes3,03411 in 100
  4. Adela2,0117 in 100
  5. Teguis1,8477 in 100
  6. Western Poblacion1,5556 in 100
  7. San Jose1,3895 in 100
  8. Mabini1,3255 in 100
  9. Paz1,3025 in 100
  10. Libertad1,2395 in 100
See all 17 barangays of Poro
Age structure · 2020 Census[35]People living in households, by age and sex
  • About 31 of every 100 are children under 15 (30.8%)
  • About 61 of every 100 are of working age, 15 to 64 (60.6%)
  • About 9 of every 100 are 65 or older (8.6%)
MenWomen

The figures by age

People by age group, men and women
AgePeopleMenWomen
0 - 42,6101,3321,278
5 - 92,6981,3861,312
10 - 142,7491,4611,288
15 - 192,5211,3341,187
20 - 242,0531,087966
25 - 291,9671,011956
30 - 341,747911836
35 - 391,472804668
40 - 441,397728669
45 - 491,259655604
50 - 541,272660612
55 - 591,147573574
60 - 641,045534511
65 - 69809395414
70 - 74626283343
75 - 79405180225
80 years and over424160264

Every figure, census by census

People, 2024 CensusCensusA count of every person in the country, all on one day. The 2024 census counted people as they were on 1 July 2024.More in the glossary
26,908[1, 2]
Households, 2024HouseholdA person living alone, or people who sleep in the same home and share their meals. A family may be one household or several.More in the glossary
7,534[1, 2]
People in each household, 2024
3.6 on average[1, 2]
Share of Cebu, 2024Rank and shareWorked out by Scene from the PSA's counts: where a place stands among the places listed with it, and how many of every 100 of its parent's people live in it.More in the glossary
0.79%[1]
In urban barangays, 2024Urban barangayThe PSA counts a barangay as urban when it has 5,000 people or more, or a big employer, or several businesses and public services close by. Every barangay in Metro Manila is urban.More in the glossary
9.6% (2,581 people)[5]
Men and women, 2020
13,494 men, 12,707 women[35]People living in households
Population at each census, with its source
CensusPopulationGrowth since the census beforeHouseholdsPeople per household
2024as of July 1, 202426,908[1, 2]0.61% a year7,5343.6
2020as of May 1, 202026,232[1]0.84% a year——
2015as of August 1, 201525,212[1]1.35% a year——
2010as of May 1, 201023,498[1]———
2007as of August 1, 2007; as it was then21,529[33]0.08% a year——
2000as of May 1, 2000; on today’s borders21,397[33, 34]−0.12% a year——
1995as of September 1, 1995; as it was then21,517[33]2.21% a year——
1990as of May 1, 1990; as it was then19,150[33]0.78% a year——
1980as of May 1, 1980; as it was then17,717[33]1.39% a year——
1975as of May 1, 1975; as it was then16,535[33]2.17% a year——
1970as of May 6, 1970; as it was then14,858[33]0.77% a year——
1960as of February 15, 1960; as it was then13,736[33]———

Barangays

Poro is made up of 17 barangays.
Barangays of Poro. Each column heading sorts the table.
[2, 3, 5, 6, 7]Share (2024)Urban or rural
Adela2,0117.47%3.40% a yearabout 6.43 km²Rural
Altavista9833.65%−0.86% a yearabout 5.80 km²Rural
Cagcagan3,33912.41%−0.09% a yearabout 5.67 km²Rural
Cansabusab5742.13%0.00% a yearabout 4.71 km²Rural
Daan Paz1,0743.99%7.09% a yearabout 2.52 km²Rural
Eastern Poblacion1,0263.81%−2.60% a yearabout 1.34 km²Urban
Esperanza3,46912.89%−0.13% a yearabout 6.67 km²Rural
Libertad1,2394.6%0.45% a yearabout 4.33 km²Rural
Mabini1,3254.92%−0.05% a yearabout 2.19 km²Rural
Mercedes3,03411.28%0.49% a yearabout 5.49 km²Rural
Pagsa1,0413.87%5.43% a yearabout 3.18 km²Rural
Paz1,3024.84%0.09% a yearabout 3.13 km²Rural
Rizal8363.11%1.49% a yearabout 1.87 km²Rural
San Jose1,3895.16%0.24% a yearabout 2.99 km²Rural
Santa Rita8643.21%−3.35% a yearabout 3.95 km²Rural
Teguis1,8476.86%1.10% a yearabout 4.09 km²Rural
Western Poblacion1,5555.78%0.42% a yearabout 1.79 km²Urban

Areas are approximate: each is measured inside the barangay's border on UN OCHA's map, which is a guide, not the legal boundary.

Land & Environment

Poro covers 67.09 km² of land, 401 people for every km² in 2024. Its land rises to 385 m above the sea and it has 28.3 km of coast.
Land areaLand areaThe land inside the place's official boundary. A square kilometre is a square 1 km on each side, about the size of 140 football fields.More in the glossary
67.09 km²[6]As listed in the 2019 Masterlist of Land Areas (LMB, DENR)
Average density, 2024Population densityHow crowded a place is on average: its people divided by its land area. 1,000 people per square kilometre is 10 people per hectare, a square of 100 by 100 metres.More in the glossary
401 people per km²[6]
Coordinates
10.67182° N, 124.42748° E[3]The point inside its border farthest from every edge, so it always falls within the place.
Height above the sea[30]
Lowest
Sea level
Average
97 m
Highest
385 m

Heights from the Copernicus DEM, a 30 m model of the surface: it reads the tops of trees and roofs, not the bare ground, over the land inside the border, the sea left out. Produced using Copernicus WorldDEM-30 © DLR e.V. 2010-2014 and © Airbus Defence and Space GmbH 2014-2018 provided under COPERNICUS by the European Union and ESA; all rights reserved.

Water, coast and peaks

28.3 km of coastline[31]

Peaks[31]

  1. Mount Three Peaksheight not mapped

Named rivers, lakes and peaks as OpenStreetMap mapped them on 30 September 2026, and the coast within 150 m of the border. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors, under the Open Database License.

Climate

Climate typeClimate typePAGASA sorts the country's climate into four types by when the rain falls. Type I has a dry season from November to April and a wet one for the rest of the year; Type II has no dry season, with the most rain from December to February; Type III has a short dry season; Type IV has rain spread through the year.More in the glossary

Type IV[32]

Rain spread fairly evenly through the year, with no dry season.

Covers about 94 of every 100 parts of its land. Read by Scene off PAGASA's climate map, so approximate: the type that covers most of the place's land.

Life & Economy

About 45 of every 100 people lived below the poverty line in 2021.
Poverty, 2021Poverty incidenceHow many of every 100 people live in families whose income is below the poverty line: what a person needs in a year for food and other basic needs, as the PSA sets it for each province. It is an estimate, from a survey or, for a town, a statistical model, so the PSA gives a range it is likely to fall in.More in the glossary
44.6% of people[21]Below the poverty line, by the PSA's estimate for every town.
Income classIncome classThe Department of Finance sorts provinces, cities and municipalities into classes by their average yearly income over recent years: 1st class has the most. It measures the local government's income, not how well off its people are.More in the glossary
3rd class[4]
About 45 of every 100 people in Poro lived below the poverty line in 2021 (44.6%)[21]

The PSA's model for every town puts it between 38.2% and 51.0%, with 90% confidence.

Public places

  • 17government offices
  • 22schools
  • 3places of worship
  • 2markets
  • 1station or terminal
  • 1park

Counted from OpenStreetMap[3, 8]. Schools, places of worship, barangay halls and places known only by a common name, such as a chapel, are listed on each barangay's page.

As OpenStreetMap maps them on September 30, 2026. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors, under the Open Database License.

Government & Leaders

A mayor leads Poro. Its local laws, called ordinances, are passed by the Sangguniang Bayan (the municipal council), led by the vice mayor. The mayor, the vice mayor and the council's elected members serve three-year terms, and none may serve more than three in a row.[15, 16]

Legislative districtLegislative districtThe area that elects one member of the House of Representatives. A big province or city may have several.More in the glossary
5th district of Cebu[19, 20]

Leaders

The mayor and vice mayor elected at each election since 2001, as COMELEC's lists of the elected name them.

  1. 2022–2025

    Mayor
    Edgar Gadingan Rama[22]
    Vice mayor
    Dina Zurita Rama[22]

  2. 2019–2022

    Mayor
    Edgar Gadingan Rama[23]
    Vice mayor
    Luciano Donasco Rama Jr.[23]

  3. 2016–2019

    Mayor
    Luciano Donasco Rama Jr.[24]
    Vice mayor
    Edgar Gadingan Rama[24]

  4. 2013–2016

    Mayor
    Luciano Donasco Rama Jr.[25]
    Vice mayor
    Edgar Gadingan Rama[25]

  5. 2010–2013

    Mayor
    Luciano Donasco Rama Jr.[26]
    Vice mayor
    Edgar Gadingan Rama[26]

  6. 2007–2010

    Mayor
    Edgar Gadingan Rama[27]
    Vice mayor
    Roel Payot Morata[27]

  7. 2004–2007

    Mayor
    Edgar Rama[28]
    Vice mayor
    Ronald Carcellar[28]

  8. 2001–2004

    Mayor
    Edgar G. Rama[29]
    Vice mayor
    Ronaldo P. Carcellar[29]
Mayors and vice mayors of Poro, by term
TermMayorVice mayor
2022–2025Edgar Gadingan Rama[22]Dina Zurita Rama[22]
2019–2022Edgar Gadingan Rama[23]Luciano Donasco Rama Jr.[23]
2016–2019Luciano Donasco Rama Jr.[24]Edgar Gadingan Rama[24]
2013–2016Luciano Donasco Rama Jr.[25]Edgar Gadingan Rama[25]
2010–2013Luciano Donasco Rama Jr.[26]Edgar Gadingan Rama[26]
2007–2010Edgar Gadingan Rama[27]Roel Payot Morata[27]
2004–2007Edgar Rama[28]Ronald Carcellar[28]
2001–2004Edgar G. Rama[29]Ronaldo P. Carcellar[29]

History & Identity

Created
Executive Order No. 73, issued at Manila on 18 October 1912, separated the former municipality of Poro from Tudela and reorganized it as its own municipality again. The separation took effect on 1 January 1913.[9]

How it got its name

Local traditionThe town's own history page says the name Poro comes from the Waray word “puro”, meaning island.[10]

Its story

The town's own history page says Poro was founded on 15 December 1701 but won Spanish recognition only on 16 January 1780, through Pedro Estrera, who was named its first captain.[10]

Local traditionA local story on the same page tells how two settlements, Maktang and Tag-Anito, disputed which should be the seat of government, so their people set out on foot toward one another and met at what is now the Poblacion, about eight kilometers from each.[10]

The page adds that Poro's founding was followed by new parishes on Camotes at Pilar in 1859, at San Francisco in 1863 and at Tudela in 1898.[10]

Act No. 952 of 1903 merged Poro into Tudela, and Executive Order No. 73 of 1912 separated the two again.[9, 11]

Timeline

  1. 15 December 1701

    Poro is founded, according to the town's own history page.[10]

  2. 16 January 1780

    The Spanish colonial government gives Poro recognition, and Pedro Estrera is named its first captain, says the town's history page.[10]

  3. 1859

    A parish is created at Pilar on Camotes, after Poro's.[10]

  4. 1863

    A parish is created at San Francisco on Camotes.[10]

  5. 1898

    A parish is created at Tudela on Camotes.[10]

  6. 22 October 1903

    Act No. 952 reduces the municipalities of Cebu province from fifty-seven to forty-one; Poro is joined to Tudela.[11]

  7. 22 October 1903

    Sources differThe town's history page dates Act No. 952 to 22 October 1902, but the Act itself is dated 22 October 1903.[10, 11]

  8. 1908

    Executive Order No. 90 moves the seat of government of Tudela, Cebu, to the poblacion of the former municipality of Poro, to take effect at the start of the next year.[12]

  9. 1909

    Sources differThe town's history page says Poro was re-established as a municipality in 1909 with the seat of government in Tudela until 1914; the executive orders instead show Tudela's seat moved to Poro's poblacion from the start of 1909 and Poro separated from Tudela from the start of 1913.[9, 10]

  10. 22 June 1957

    Republic Act No. 1894 sets up a school of fisheries in Poro, named the Camotes School of Fisheries.[13]

  11. 21 June 1969

    Republic Act No. 5595 renames barrios of Poro, including Tiguis as Martinez and Cagcagan as Garciano.[14]

Nearby

Poro shares a border with San Francisco and Tudela.

How it compares

Poro beside Cebu, and where it stands among the cities and municipalities of Cebu.

Poro beside Cebu
FigurePoroCebuRank among the cities and municipalities of Cebu
People, 2024CensusA count of every person in the country, all on one day. The 2024 census counted people as they were on 1 July 2024.More in the glossary26,908[1, 2]3,400,52242nd of 53
Growth a year, 2020–2024Growth a yearHow fast the number of people changed each year between two censuses. 1% a year means about 1 more person for every 100 people, each year.More in the glossary0.61% a year[1, 2]faster0.54% a year25th of 53
People per km², 2024Population densityHow crowded a place is on average: its people divided by its land area. 1,000 people per square kilometre is 10 people per hectare, a square of 100 by 100 metres.More in the glossary401[6]less crowded77538th of 53
Land areaLand areaThe land inside the place's official boundary. A square kilometre is a square 1 km on each side, about the size of 140 football fields.More in the glossary67.09 km²[6]4,389.23 km²33rd of 53
People in each household, 2024HouseholdA person living alone, or people who sleep in the same home and share their meals. A family may be one household or several.More in the glossary3.6[1, 2]lower3.8not ranked
In urban barangays, 2024Urban barangayThe PSA counts a barangay as urban when it has 5,000 people or more, or a big employer, or several businesses and public services close by. Every barangay in Metro Manila is urban.More in the glossary9.6%[5]lower55.1%not ranked

How far, in a straight line[3]

Cebu City, the capital of Cebu
70.3 km southwest
Manila
573.8 km northwest

In a straight line between the points inside each place farthest from its edges, not by road.

The nearest towns and cities[3]

  1. TudelaCebu6.4 km east
  2. San FranciscoCebu10.9 km west
  3. PilarCebu14.2 km northeast
  4. IsabelLeyte29.7 km north
  5. MeridaLeyte32.4 km north
  6. PalomponLeyte39.9 km north

Sources

Page updated October 9, 2026. Sources checked by Scene October 8, 2026.
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