Barili

Barili, officially the Municipality of Barili (; ), is a municipality in the province of Cebu, Philippines. According to the 2024 census, it has a population of 82,427 people.

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. The 1818 census showed the tributes representing 1,943 native families and 14 Spanish-Filipino families.

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.

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 from Cebu City.

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

Climate

Demographics

Economy

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 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. 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.

Tourism

are located close to the eastern end of the Carcar—Barili Road where it connects to the national highway. The falls are approximately high but do not have a direct descent. Pools at various heights flow into the basin. The waterfall is one of three main tourist attractions in the interior barangays of Barili.

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

Elementary schools:

Balao Elementary School — Balao Barili I Central Elementary School — M. Zosa Street, Poblacion Bolocboloc Elementary School — Bolocboloc Budbud Elementary School — Budbud Bugtong Kawayan Elementary School — Bugtong Kawayan Cabcaban Elementary School — Cabcaban Cenon & Ciriaca Marinas Memorial Elementary School — Kangdampas Dakit Elementary School — Dakit Dita Primary School — Sitio Dita, Luyo Federico & Solidad Villaflor Elementary School — Luhod Giloctog Elementary School — Giloctog Guibuangan Central Elementary School — Guibuangan Gunting Elementary School — Gunting Hilasgasan Elementary School — Hilasgasan Japitan Elementary School — Japitan Kandugay Elementary School — Candugay Lamak Elementary School — Sitio Lamak, Mayana Loyo Elementary School — Luyo Maghanoy Elementary School — Maghanoy Maigang Elementary School — Maigang Malolos Elementary School — Malolos Mantalongon Elementary School — Mantalongon Mantayupan Elementary School — Mantayupan M.H. Paras Memorial Elementary School — Campangga Minolos Elementary School — Minolos Pancil Elementary School — Pancil Pangpang Elementary School — Pangpang Paril Elementary School — Paril Patupat Elementary School — Azucena Primo Villegas Elementary School — Cagay Sayaw Elementary School — Sayaw Tal-ot Elementary School — Tal-ot Tubod Elementary School — Tubod Vito Elementary School — Vito

High schools: Balao National High School — Balao Bartolome & Manuela Pañares Memorial National High School — F. Paras Street, Poblacion Cagay National High School — Cagay Federico & Soledad Villaflor Memorial National High School — Luhod Giloctog National High School — Giloctog Guibuangan National High School — Guibuangan Lamak National High School — Sitio Lamak, Mayana Malolos National High School — Malolos Mantalongon National High School — Mantalongon Patupat National High School — Azucena Teotimo A. Abellana Sr. Memorial National High School — Bolocboloc

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