Ronda, Cebu

Ronda, officially the Municipality of Ronda (Lungsod sa Ronda; ), is a 5th class municipality in the province of Cebu, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 21,005 people.

Ronda is one of the eight municipalities comprising the 7th Congressional District Cebu Province. It is 91 km from Cebu City.

Etymology
Ronda (which is named after a town in Malaga) is usually attributed to the Spanish word ”ronda” which means ”to round” or ”to patrol” but evidence suggests Ronda is derived from Arunda, presumably of Celtic origin however its meaning is uncertain.

Oral traditions suggest that the town was named “Holoyaw” before the Spanish conquest. ‘’Holoyaw’’ refers to a type of banana that was abundant in the area. Others posit the name’s origin to Jolo as the southern parts of the Visayas was infamous to being vulnerable to raids by Muslim pirates. However, Jolo is just a recent orthographic innovation from earlier “Xoló”, with the “x” being pronounced as /ʃ/ (the sh in English ship).

Geography
Ronda is bordered to the north by the town of Dumanjug, to the west is the Tañon Strait, to the east is the town of Argao, and to the south is the town of Alcantara.

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

Education
The public schools in the town of Ronda are administered by one school district under the Schools Division of Cebu Province.

Elementary schools:
 * Butong Elementary School — Butong
 * Can-abujon Elementary School — Can-abujon
 * Cansalonoy Elementary School — Cansalonoy
 * Cansayahon Elementary School — Cansayahon
 * Langin Elementary School — Langin
 * Liboo Elementary School — Libo-o
 * Madanglog Elementary School — Vive
 * Ronda Central Elementary School — Palanas
 * Sta. Cruz Elementary School — Sta. Cruz
 * Tupas Elementary School — Libo-o

High schools:
 * Langin National High School — Vive
 * Ronda National High School — Palanas

Private schools:
 * Academia de Nuestra Señora, Inc. — J.P. Rizal Street, Poblacion