map of Cebu showing the location of Argao

The municipality of Argao is located at the southeastern portion of the province of Cebu, approximately 68 kilometres (42 mi) from Cebu City. Argao is exactly between Cebu City and the southern tip of the island (Santander). It is approximately 26 kilometres (16 mi) from Carcar, from Alcoy, and from Loon which is across the Bohol or Cebu Strait. The rectangle that is Argao (approximately 20 X 40 km) is bounded, clockwise, in the west by Badian, Alcantara, Ronda, and Dumanjug; in the north by Sibonga; in the east by the Bohol Strait; and in the south by Dalaguete.