Malabuyoc, officially the Municipality of Malabuyoc, is a 4th class municipality in the province of Cebu, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 19,770 people. Malabuyoc is one of the eight municipalities comprising the 7th congressional district of Cebu. It is 139 km from Cebu City.

History

According to a popular story, once Malabuyoc grew plenty of fruit trees like mangoes, lanzones, cacaos, and others. So much that the branches of the trees bent down (buyoc in Visaya) under their weight. On account of this, the place came to be called Buyoc. Malabuyoc is the mother town for Alegria and a contributor town to Ginatilan. Some barangays of both Alegria and Ginatilan were originated from Malabuyoc. Almost half or more than half of the current jurisdictions of Alegria and Ginatilan respectively originally belonged to the jurisdiction of Malabuyoc. If the town of Ginatilan had not been created, Malabuyoc would have been the claimant for the 2nd Filipino Saint: Pedro Calungsod It was officially established as the original municipality of Alegria and Ginatilan. Though the municipality of Ginatilan is a daughter town of Samboan, Malabuyoc was a contributor to Ginatilan. Malabuyoc separated its parish from Samboan in 1832. Its Parish Church was finished in 1834. Roman Catholic Parishes for these 3 municipalities in the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Cebu are,

Geography

Malabuyoc is bordered by Alegria in the north, The Tañon Strait in the west, Boljoon in the east, and Ginatilan in the south.

Barangays

Malabuyoc is politically subdivided into 14 barangays. Each barangay consists of puroks and some have sitios.

Climate

Demographics

Economy

The main economy is agriculture in particular fruit-bearing trees. There is a cement plant located within, and a power station planned.

Tourism

The municipality of Malabuyoc launched the Binuyocan Festival on 10 September 2004, in time for the annual town fiesta. Local contingents paraded the streets. Binuyocan Festival has been part of the fiesta celebration in honor of Saint Nicholas of Tolentino since then. Tourist spots:

Education

Tertiary schools: The public schools in the town of Malabuyoc are administered by one school district under the Schools Division of Cebu Province. Elementary schools: High schools: Integrated schools: Private schools: