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Barili

Barili, officially the Municipality of Barili (Cebuano: Lungsod sa Barili; Tagalog: Bayan ng Barili), is a 2nd class municipality in the province of Cebu, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 80,715 people.[3]

History

The word barili comes from the name of a local grass called balili. The municipality was founded in 1632, though the parish of Barili was established in 1614. A cross was erected by conquistadores on their arrival at 1602, and still exists today.

It was in Barili that the Japanese forces captured Chief Justice José Abad Santos while on his way to Toledo as his escape route to Negros.

In 2006, the town became the first municipality in Cebu province to give protections to its heritage sites through Municipal Ordinance No. 04-06-01, s. 2006, declaring certain shrines, houses, buildings, monuments, markers and other areas as cultural properties of the municipality.

Geography

The town is situated on the Balili river, about two miles from its mouth.[5]

Barili is bordered to the north by the town of Aloguinsan, to the west is the Tañon Strait, to the east is the city of Carcar and the town of Sibonga, and to the south is the town of Dumanjug. It is 116 kilometres (72 mi) from Cebu City.

Barangays

Barili is politically subdivided into 42 barangays. Each barangay consists of puroks and some have sitios.


Climate

Demographics

Economy

Poverty incidence of Barili

Barili is an agricultural town, and its economic output is more on food security. Farming and animal husbandry are the main livelihood of people residing in the town. They focus on rice and corn farming, animal husbandry such as hog, cattle and poultry, fruit farming and even vegetable gardening. Barili has its established Mantalongon Livestock Market[19] where you can buy live animals which collectively come from Southern parts of Cebu and even from Negros Province. Barili is also known for its Japitan Fish Port.[20] located in Barangay Japitan, 4–5 km away from its public market. Barangay Guiwanon of the same town is known for production of hand-weaved 'native hats made from leaves of the buri tree and other weaved native products.[21]

Tourism

Mantayupan Falls are located close to the eastern end of the Carcar—Barili Road where it connects to the national highway.[22] The falls are approximately 61 metres (200 ft) high but do not have a direct descent. Pools at various heights flow into the basin.[23] The waterfall is one of three main tourist attractions in the interior barangays of Barili.[24]

Education

The public schools in the town of Barili are administered by two school districts under the Schools Division of Cebu Province.

Elementary schools:

High schools:

Gallery

See also

References

  1. ^  Municipality of Barili | (DILG)
  2. ^ "2015 Census of Population, Report No. 3 – Population, Land Area, and Population Density" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. Quezon City, Philippines. August 2016. ISSN 0117-1453. Archived (PDF) from the original on May 25, 2021. Retrieved July 16, 2021.
  3. ^ a b c Census of Population (2020). "Region VII (Central Visayas)". Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved 8 July 2021.
  4. ^ "PSA Releases the 2021 City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates". Philippine Statistics Authority. 2 April 2024. Retrieved 28 April 2024.
  5. ^ Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Barili" . Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 3 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. p. 418.
  6. ^ a b Census of Population and Housing (2010). "Region VII (Central Visayas)" (PDF). Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. National Statistics Office. Retrieved 29 June 2016.
  7. ^ "Barili: Average Temperatures and Rainfall". Meteoblue. Retrieved 10 May 2020.
  8. ^ Census of Population (2015). "Region VII (Central Visayas)". Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved 20 June 2016.
  9. ^ Censuses of Population (1903–2007). "Region VII (Central Visayas)". Table 1. Population Enumerated in Various Censuses by Province/Highly Urbanized City: 1903 to 2007. National Statistics Office.{{cite encyclopedia}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  10. ^ "Province of Cebu". Municipality Population Data. Local Water Utilities Administration Research Division. Retrieved 17 December 2016.
  11. ^ "Poverty incidence (PI):". Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved December 28, 2020.
  12. ^ "Estimation of Local Poverty in the Philippines" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. 29 November 2005.
  13. ^ "2003 City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. 23 March 2009.
  14. ^ "City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates; 2006 and 2009" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. 3 August 2012.
  15. ^ "2012 Municipal and City Level Poverty Estimates" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. 31 May 2016.
  16. ^ "Municipal and City Level Small Area Poverty Estimates; 2009, 2012 and 2015". Philippine Statistics Authority. 10 July 2019.
  17. ^ "PSA Releases the 2018 Municipal and City Level Poverty Estimates". Philippine Statistics Authority. 15 December 2021. Retrieved 22 January 2022.
  18. ^ "PSA Releases the 2021 City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates". Philippine Statistics Authority. 2 April 2024. Retrieved 28 April 2024.
  19. ^ "Ground Breaking Ceremony of the Mantalongon Livestock Market". Facebook. Retrieved 2019-03-01.
  20. ^ "fish port japitan barili cebu - Google Search". www.google.com. Retrieved 2019-03-01.
  21. ^ "Mother continues business for workers". Philippine Daily Inquirer. Retrieved 2019-03-01.
  22. ^ 10°6′24″N 123°31′16″E / 10.10667°N 123.52111°E / 10.10667; 123.52111
  23. ^ sparksph (2022-04-08). "Mantayupan Falls: The Tallest Waterfall in Cebu". Suroy.ph. Retrieved 2022-07-24.
  24. ^ Cabigas 2011.

Sources

External links

Media related to Barili at Wikimedia Commons