Medellin, Cebu

Medellin
Municipality of Medellin
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Medellin is located in Philippines
Medellin
Medellin
Location within the Philippines
Coordinates: 11°07′43″N 123°57′44″E / 11.1286°N 123.9622°E / 11.1286; 123.9622
CountryPhilippines
RegionCentral Visayas
ProvinceCebu
District 4th district
Founded9 September 1881
Named forMedellín, Spain
Barangays19 (see Barangays)
Government
[1]
 • TypeSangguniang Bayan
 • MayorJoven J. Mondigo Jr.
 • Vice MayorJuan Alfonso L. Lim
 • RepresentativeJanice Z. Salimbangon
 • Municipal Council
Members
 • Electorate40,009 voters (2022)
Area
 • Total73.19 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]
 • Total59,605
 • Density810/km2 (2,100/sq mi)
 • Households
14,149
Economy
 • Income class2nd municipal income class
 • Poverty incidence
39.08
% (2021)[4]
 • Revenue₱ 173.4 million (2020)
 • Assets₱ 536.9 million (2020)
 • Expenditure₱ 205.2 million (2020)
 • Liabilities₱ 281.7 million (2020)
Service provider
 • ElectricityCebu 2 Electric Cooperative (CEBECO 2)
Time zoneUTC+8 (PST)
ZIP code
6012
PSGC
IDD:area code+63 (0)32
Native languagesCebuano
Tagalog
Websitewww.medellin.gov.ph

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.

  1. ^ Municipality of Medellin | (DILG)
  2. ^ "2015 Census of Population, Report No. 3 – Population, Land Area, and Population Density" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. Quezon City, Philippines. August 2016. ISSN 0117-1453. Archived (PDF) from the original on May 25, 2021. Retrieved July 16, 2021.
  3. ^ a b Census of Population (2020). "Region VII (Central Visayas)". Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved July 8, 2021.
  4. ^ "PSA Releases the 2021 City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates". Philippine Statistics Authority. April 2, 2024. Retrieved April 28, 2024.