Medellin is a 2nd class municipality in the province of Cebu, Philippines. According to the 2010 census, it has a population of 50,047 people. The municipality of Medellin is one of the nine municipalities comprising the 4th Congressional District of Cebu Province. It is approximately 120 kilometres north from Cebu City via Barangay Curva and 113.3 kilometers via barangay Luy-a. The town is bounded on the north by the municipality of DaanBantayan; on the south by the municipality of San Remigio and city of Bogo; on the east by the Camotes Sea and on the west by the Tañon Strait. The... municipality is geographically situated between coordinates 123° 52” and 123° 59” latitudes and 11° 12” and 11° 10” longitudes. Based on cadastral survey, the municipality of Medellin has a total land area of 7,382.33 hectares covering 19 barangays. The name Medellin is of Spanish or Latin American origin which can be traced to a city with the same name in Colombia, South America. As a historical background, Medellin became a municipality by virtue of a royal decree promulgated by Queen Isabel of Spain on September 9, 1881. Medellin was formerly part of the town of Daanbantayan.
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