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Medellin | |
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Municipality of Medellin | |
Location within the Philippines | |
Coordinates: 11°07′43″N 123°57′44″E / 11.1286°N 123.9622°E | |
Country | Philippines |
Region | Central Visayas |
Province | Cebu |
District | 4th district |
Founded | 9 September 1881 |
Named for | Medellín, Spain |
Barangays | 19 (see Barangays) |
Government | |
• Type | Sangguniang Bayan |
• Mayor | Joven J. Mondigo Jr. |
• Vice Mayor | Juan Alfonso L. Lim |
• Representative | Janice Z. Salimbangon |
• Municipal Council | Members |
• Electorate | 40,009 voters (2022) |
Area | |
• Total | 73.19 km2 (28.26 sq mi) |
Elevation | 13 m (43 ft) |
Highest elevation | 115 m (377 ft) |
Lowest elevation | 0 m (0 ft) |
Population (2020 census)[3] | |
• Total | 59,605 |
• Density | 810/km2 (2,100/sq mi) |
• Households | 14,149 |
Economy | |
• Income class | 2nd municipal income class |
• Poverty incidence | 39.08 |
• Revenue | ₱ 173.4 million (2020) |
• Assets | ₱ 536.9 million (2020) |
• Expenditure | ₱ 205.2 million (2020) |
• Liabilities | ₱ 281.7 million (2020) |
Service provider | |
• Electricity | Cebu 2 Electric Cooperative (CEBECO 2) |
Time zone | UTC+8 (PST) |
ZIP code | 6012 |
PSGC | |
IDD : area code | +63 (0)32 |
Native languages | Cebuano Tagalog |
Website | www |
Medellin, officially the Municipality of Medellin (Cebuano: Lungsod sa Medellin; Tagalog: Bayan ng Medellin), is a 1st class municipality in the province of Cebu, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 59,605 people.[3]
Medellin is one of the nine municipalities comprising the 4th Congressional District Cebu Province. It is 119 kilometres (74 mi) north from Cebu City.
Medellin is bordered on the north by the town of Daanbantayan, to the west by the Tañon Strait, on the east by the Camotes Sea, on the southwest by the town of San Remigio and the southeast by the city of Bogo.