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DUMANJUG, a municipality (with administration centre and 32 barrios or districts), of the province and island of Cebu, Philippine islands, on the west coast, at the mouth of the Duman jug river, about 4o m. S.W. of Cebu, the provincial capital. Pop. (1918), 23,678, of whom none were white. Communication with Sibonga, a municipality situated on the opposite shore of the island is accomplished through one of the few passes of the mountains in the interior. Corn and sugar are grown in the neigh bouring region and there is an important coastwise trade. There is little industry, aside from agriculture. In it had four schools, all public. The language is Cebu-Bisayan.

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