Samboan

Samboan, officially the Municipality of Samboan (; ), is a municipality in the province of Cebu, Philippines. According to the 2024 census, it has a population of 20,736 people.

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Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
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Settlement.subdivision_type1: Region
Settlement.subdivision_type2: Province
Settlement.etymology: Sinamboangan
Settlement.native_name: Canamucan
Settlement.subdivision_type3: District
Settlement.established_title: Founded
Settlement.established_date: 1784
Settlement.parts_type: Barangays
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Settlement.p1: (see Barangays)

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Wikidata facts

Official name: Municipality of Samboan
Population: 20736
Area: 45.16
Elevation: 156
Image: Samboan Cebu.jpg
Households: 4862
Dialing code: 32

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postal code: 6027
Commons category: Samboan
inception: 1784-00-00
poverty incidence: 44.35
fiscal/tax revenue: 182940856.33
total expenditure: 112433980.52
total assets: 497747310.84
total liabilities: 85888880.51
electorate: 14612

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Samboan, officially the Municipality of Samboan (; ), is a municipality in the province of Cebu, Philippines. According to the 2024 census, it has a population of 20,736 people.

==History== Samboan is popularly known as an abbreviation of the word sinamboang as a form of fishing during the Spanish time.