Samboan
| Municipality of Samboan | |||
| Location of Samboan in the province of Cebu | |||
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| Basic data | |||
| Region : | Central Visayas | ||
| Province : | Cebu | ||
| Barangays : | 15th | ||
| District: | 2. District of Cebu | ||
| PSGC : | 072240000 | ||
| Income class : | 5th income bracket | ||
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May 1, 2000 census
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| Population : | 20,884 August 1, 2015 census
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| Population density : | 462.4 inhabitants per km² | ||
| Area : | 45.16 km² | ||
| Coordinates : | 9 ° 32 ' N , 123 ° 18' E | ||
| Postal code : | 6027 | ||
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Samboan is a metropolitan municipality in the Province of Cebu on the island of Cebu in the Philippines . It has 20,884 inhabitants (August 1, 2015 census) who live in 15 barangays . It belongs to the fifth income bracket of the communities in the Philippines and is described as partially urbanized . the name of the community is derived from the word Sinamboang which simply means 'to fish' in Cebuano .
geography
It is located on the west coast of the island of Cebu on the Tanon Strait , opposite the island of Negros . Cebu City is about 140 km northeast of the municipality and can be reached via the coastal road via Toledo City . The neighboring communities are Ginatilan in the north, Oslob in the east and Santander in the south. The topography of the city is described as mountainous and steep except for a small stretch of coast.
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