Bacayan

Bacayan is a small barangay which it is situated 12 kilometers north

of Cebu City. Barangay Bacayan has several sitio within it. It is originally
named Sitio Talamban where it was known for its bamboo and it was a
place for cockfighting activities. The name of the barangay was taken from
the native word “Tigbakayan” which means an open place where cockfights
were usually held. Some old folks say the name derived from the word
“bagacay” which means a place where bamboo trees abound. Bacayan
represented as the official name of the barangay as it is closer to the
descriptions of the place passed on from one generation to another. The
story of how it was named still lives on up to this day in almost all of the
residents in the barangay. It originates from two different words and
meaning but it was still named after where it was known then to be.

The story of how it came to be comes from the original settlers

descendants who up til now still resides on the place continuing to tell the
story to the newer generation.