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Danao, officially the City of Danao ( ceb, Dakbayan sa Danao; fil, Lungsod ng Danao), is a 3rd class component city in the
province A province is almost always an administrative division within a country or state. The term derives from the ancient Roman ''provincia'', which was the major territorial and administrative unit of the Roman Empire's territorial possessions out ...
of
Cebu Cebu (; ceb, Sugbo), officially the Province of Cebu ( ceb, Lalawigan sa Sugbo; tl, Lalawigan ng Cebu; hil, Kapuroan sang Sugbo), is a province of the Philippines located in the Central Visayas region, and consists of a main island and 16 ...
,
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. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 156,321 people. Danao is within the Metro Cebu area.


Geography

Danao is in the Metro Cebu area and is from
Cebu City Cebu City, officially the City of Cebu ( ceb, Dakbayan sa Sugbo; fil, Lungsod ng Cebu; hil, Dakbanwa sang Sugbo), is a 1st class highly urbanized city in the Central Visayas region of the Philippines and capital of the Cebu Province. Ac ...
. It is bordered on the north by
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, on the west by Asturias, on the south by Compostela and to the east by the Camotes Sea.


Barangays

Danao City comprises 42
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Climate


Demographics


Economy


Mining


Railways

The Cebu railway ran from Danao south to
Argao Argao, officially the Municipality of Argao ( ceb, Lungsod sa Argao; tgl, Bayan ng Argao), is a 1st class municipality in the province of Cebu, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 78,187 people. Geography The munic ...
. During
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, the bridges, tracks and Central Station were bombed so extensively that the railway never recovered, and it closed in 1942. After that, whatever was left after the war was dug up to become the Cebu North Road. Now a new light railway is to be built in
Cebu Cebu (; ceb, Sugbo), officially the Province of Cebu ( ceb, Lalawigan sa Sugbo; tl, Lalawigan ng Cebu; hil, Kapuroan sang Sugbo), is a province of the Philippines located in the Central Visayas region, and consists of a main island and 16 ...
.


Sugar

The old system of milling sugar cane used to produce sugar, called ''"intosan"''. Although the railway was originally to move coal, it was soon used too to move sugar cane to the docks.


Gun industry

Danao City was well known for its gun industry. The industry started around 1905–06. When World War II came, the Danao gunsmiths went underground, joined the guerrilla movement or were inducted into the United States Army Forces in the Far East. Their main task was to re-chamber the Japanese
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rifles to fit the US .30 caliber round or to keep the original Japanese rifle in good service. The industry went on, still underground. In the 1960s, the term '' paltik'' was given to the homemade (and illegal) guns. In the early 1990s the industry was legalized by the government, with the creation of two organizations of local gunsmiths. The organization now left with proper permit is Workers League of Danao Multi-purpose Cooperative (World MPC), in Dungguan, Danao City. World MPC was incorporated in October 1994 with twenty-five initial members. In November 1996 it was given license to manufacture handguns from caliber .22 to .45 by the Philippine National Police (PNP). The organization had been a potent group in working for the legalization of gun-making industry in the country with the aim to upgrade the technology and skills of gun makers, to provide job security and additional revenue for the government. The gun-making industry in Danao was pioneered using brass or copper as materials. The Chairman of World MPC was in charge of the compliance of the requirements of the Firearms Explosives Security Service Agency and Guards Supervisory Section (FESSAGES) until his death in 2010 after which World MPC itself was then shutdown for non-compliance of FESSAGES policies.


Holiday industry

Tourism in the area is still in its infancy. All along the eastern seaboard of Cebu there are family-owned resorts. In 2017, Danao hosted the Xterra Off-road Triathlon. This was held at the Coco Palms resort.


Mitsumi

Mitsumi is one of the largest employers in northern Cebu.


Metro Cebu Expressway

Work for the ₱50 billion,
Metro Cebu Expressway The Metro Cebu Expressway is a expressway in Cebu, Philippines. The expressway, once completed, will connect the Cebu North Road ( N8) in Danao to the Naga–Uling Road ( N81) in Naga. and will serve as an alternative north–south backbone h ...
, started in 2018. It will connect Naga City in the south to Danao City in the north.


Gallery

Danao, Cebu 2017-01-05 02.jpg , City hall Danao, Cebu 2017-05 09.jpg , Father of Danao City Danao, Cebu 2017-05 01.jpg , Roadside ornament Palengke - Danao City 01 by Hulagway.jpg, Danao City market Palengke - Danao City Public Market 02 by Hulagway.jpg, Danao City Public Market Ferry port, City Hall, Danao city, Cebu.jpg, Port for ferries to Camotes and Leyte Tomas de Villanueva church, Danao city, Cebu 1.jpg, Sto Tomas de Villanueva church Danao, Cebu 2017-05 06.jpg , Old cannon with a more recent setting


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* {{Use mdy dates, date=July 2022, cs1-dates=ss Cities in Cebu Cities in Metro Cebu Populated places established in 1570 Component cities in the Philippines