Cebu's 2nd congressional district | |
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Constituency for the House of Representatives of the Philippines | |
Province | Cebu |
Region | Central Visayas |
Population | 257,658 (2020)[1] |
Electorate | 175,265 (2022)[2] |
Major settlements | |
Area | 740.67 km2 |
Current constituency | |
Created | 1907 |
Representative | Edsel Galeos |
Political party | Lakas-CMD |
Congressional bloc | Majority |
Cebu's 2nd congressional district is one of the seven congressional districts of the Philippines in the province of Cebu. It has been represented in the House of Representatives of the Philippines since 1916 and earlier in the Philippine Assembly from 1907 to 1916.[3] The district consists of the southern Cebu municipalities of Alcoy, Argao, Boljoon, Dalaguete, Oslob, Samboan and Santander. It is currently represented in the 19th Congress by Edsel Galeos of the Lakas-CMD.[4]
Prior to its second dissolution in 1972, the district encompassed the cities of Cebu, Lapu-Lapu, and Mandaue, and the eastern municipalities of Compostela, Consolacion, Cordova, and Liloan.