Badian, Cebu


Badian, officially the Municipality of Badian, is a municipality in the province of Cebu, Philippines. According to the 2024 census, it has a population of 44,626 people.

Geography

Badian is bordered to the north by the town of Moalboal, to the west is the Tañon Strait, to the east is the town of Dalaguete, and to the south is the town of Alegria. It is from Cebu City.
Badian is one of the eight municipalities comprising the 7th Congressional District Cebu Province.

Barangays

Badian is politically subdivided into 29 barangays. Each barangay consists of puroks and some have sitios.

Poblacion

The main barangay of Badian is the Poblacion, located in the center of the town. It is the only urban barangay, and the most populous of Badian. It contains the hospital and the marketplace where most of the trading takes place. Many vendors from all over town trade here particularly at weekends.
Poblacion is where the local high school is located. Badian National High School is one of two high schools in Badian. This is also the larger of the two and many students come from neighboring towns to study here. The lower educational facility in Badian is the Badian Central Elementary School where all the younger children go to school.
Poblacion is also the location of the church of Santiago Apostle, whose feast day is celebrated each 25 July. Held together with the feast of Santiago Apostle is the Banig Festival, the town's flagship festival, celebrating the town's bed making industry.

Tourism

The Kawasan Falls, a three-layered waterfall, is one of the popular tourist destinations in the province, declared as top 6 Most Beautiful Waterfalls in the World by The Botique Adventurer Travel Blog. Canyoneering tours are offered upstream of the Kawasan Falls, where the Matutinao river flows through a secluded canyon, it is also awarded as the Best Adventure Destination of Cebu's Best by Sunstar. There is also the Badian mountain range and the popular trekking destination of Osmeña Peak located in Brgy. Patong along with Kandungaww Peak, located in Brgy. Sohoton.
The town's jurisdiction includes Zaragosa or Badian Island, where there is a white sandy private beach and which from there snorkeling and diving activities can be arranged. Nearby Pescador Island, Moalboal offers corals and marine life for divers.
Other tourist attractions of Badian include:
The town is also hailed as Cebu's "Banig Capital" due to the town's prime product, the "Banig", a woven mat made from Pandanus. The townsfolk are masters of the craft of Banig weaving as much of their skill and prowess in mat weaving was inherited by from forefathers. Because of the booming local economy in matt weaving, the town initiated a major religious-cultural endeavor that was meant to promote the Banigs of Badian. This endeavor came to be recognized as the "Banig Festival", a religious festival in honor of the town's patron saint, St. James the Great, which was also meant to be a major tourism endeavor to promote the mat and the town. The dancers in the participating festival contingents put on stylized and intricately cut and woven costumes made from Banig.

Education

The public schools in the town of Badian are administered by one school district under the .
Elementary schools:
  • Alawijao Primary School — Alawijao
  • Badian Central Elementary School — Poblacion
  • Banhigan Elementary School — Banhigan
  • Basak Elementary School — Basak
  • Basangpangpang Elementary School — Sitio Basangpangpang, Candiis
  • Basiao Elementary School — Basiao
  • Bato Elementary School — Bato
  • Bugas Elementary School — Bugas
  • Calangcang Elementary School — Calangcang
  • Candiis Elementary School — Candiis
  • Dagatan Elementary School — Dagatan
  • Lambug Elementary School — Lambug
  • Malabago Elementary School — Malabago
  • Malhiao Elementary School — Malhiao
  • Manduyong Elementary School — Manduyong
  • Matutinao Elementary School — Matutinao
  • Patong Elementary School — Patong
  • Sanlagan Elementary School — Sanlagan
  • Santicon Elementary School — Santicon
  • Sohoton Elementary School — Sohoton
  • Talayong Elementary School — Talayong
  • Taytay Elementary School — Taytay
  • Tigbao Elementary School — Tigbao
  • Tubod Elementary School — Tubod
High schools:
  • Badian National High School — Poblacion
  • Manduyong National High School — Manduyong
  • Sanlagan National High School — Sanlagan
  • Tubod National High School — Tubod
Integrated schools:
Private schools:
  • Saint James Academy — Poblacion