▁% ▁of ▁the ▁total ▁land ▁area ▁of ▁C eb u ▁province . ▁ ▁B ogo ▁City ▁is ▁border ed ▁on ▁the ▁north ▁by ▁the ▁town ▁of ▁Med ell in , ▁to ▁the ▁west ▁by ▁the ▁town ▁of ▁San ▁Rem ig io , ▁on ▁the ▁east ▁by ▁the ▁Cam otes ▁Sea , ▁and ▁on ▁the ▁south ▁by ▁the ▁town ▁of ▁ ▁Tab og on . ▁ ▁Bar ang ays ▁ ▁B ogo ▁compr ises ▁ 2 9 ▁bar ang ays : ▁ ▁History ▁ ▁The ▁year ▁ 1 6 0 0 ▁saw ▁the ▁found ing ▁of ▁a ▁real ▁settlement ▁which ▁was ▁subsequently ▁transformed ▁into ▁a ▁bar ang ay ▁with ▁small ▁h uts ▁made ▁of ▁c og on ▁grass ▁and ▁b am bo o , ▁standing ▁where ▁the ▁B ogo ▁Central ▁Ext ension ▁now ▁stands . ▁While ▁the ▁bar ang ay ▁was ▁then ▁part ▁of ▁another ▁community ▁in ▁the ▁north ▁( today ' s ▁town ▁of ▁Da an b ant ay an ), ▁the ▁n atives ▁enjoyed ▁t ac it ▁freedom ▁of ▁self - rule ▁although ▁they ▁continued ▁to ▁pay ▁t ributes ▁and ▁tax es ▁to ▁the ▁ch ie ft ain ▁of ▁Da an b ant ay an . ▁This ▁bar ang ay ▁grew ▁in ▁prom in ence ▁and ▁for ▁this ▁reason , ▁it ▁was ▁separated ▁from ▁Da an b ant ay an . ▁In ▁January ▁ 1 8 5 0 ▁the ▁Bishop ▁of ▁C eb u , ▁appointed ▁Spanish ▁fri ar ▁Fr ▁Ja ime ▁M ical ot ▁as ▁the ▁first ▁parish ▁priest ▁of ▁B